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Hans Jochen Scholl
LIS 580
Seattle Campus

Management for Information Organizations

Introduction to internal and external management issues and practices in information organizations. Internal issues include organizational behavior, organizational theory, personnel, budgeting, planning. External issues include organizational environments, politics, marketing, strategic planning, funding sources. Prerequisite: LIS 500, which may be taken concurrently.

Class description

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The course highlights the four areas of management, that is, planning, organizing, leading, and controlling. It discusses these areas in the context of libraries and information organizations. The online material and the class website are password protected.

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The information above is intended to be helpful in choosing courses. Because the instructor may further develop his/her plans for this course, its characteristics are subject to change without notice. In most cases, the official course syllabus will be distributed on the first day of class.

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Last Update by Hans Jochen Scholl
Date: 03/15/2006