Bachelor of Arts in Information Studies
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Bachelor of Arts in Information Studies
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This page provides the mission, goals and objectives for the BAIS Program. The complete vision, mission, goals and objectives statements for SLIS is available here.
Mission Statement:
The primary focus of Information Studies is the information enterprise broadly defined. Graduates will be prepared to explore and analyze information needs and work within the organizational context to develop appropriate and effective approaches to satisfying those needs. The central theme of the Information Studies program is facilitating the link between people, whether individuals or groups, and the information necessary to their success.
The goals of the Information Studies program are
- to provide a broadly based liberal arts education focused on the knowledge, skills, and values required to design, implement, and manage information operations in any organizational setting, and
- to prepare graduates for careers in an increasingly information-rich and information-based global society.
The School’s student goal and objectives for the Bachelor of Arts in Information Studies program focus on intermediation between information, information systems, and information users.
Goal: Facilitate linkages between information technology workers and information users in a global society
Upon completion of the program, the student will be able to:
- Understand the global context of information systems in culture and society.
- Explore and analyze information needs within various organizational contexts.
- Develop appropriate and effective approaches to satisfying information needs of diverse organizations.
- Enable use of information needed for individual and organizational success.