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College of Information at the University of North Texas
The College of Information was created on October 1, 2008, by consolidating two existing academic units. The college comprises two departments: Learning Technologies (formerly in the College of Education) and Library and Information Sciences (formerly the School of Library and Information Sciences). The college situates itself at the intersection of people, technology, and information. It comprises faculty, staff, and students who invest in innovative research, collaborative partnerships and student-centered education to serve a global information society. The college is dedicated to serving the state, region, nation,
The college has three research centers and an excellent and growing record of success in obtaining research funding. Faculty and graduate students are highly productive in a wide variety of research efforts related to human information seeking, learning, and use behaviors; human-computer interactions; development, delivery, and evaluation of information and education systems and services; and information and education policies and ethics in public and private sectors.
The Texas Center for Digital Knowledge (TxCDK) is a dynamic, entrepreneurial research and consulting services organization focusing on digital knowledge in the networked environment. Its mission is to stimulate and support interdisciplinary research encompassing theoretical frameworks and practical applications that can enhance the creation, storage, organization, retrieval, use, and evaluation of information in a wide variety of digital formats. TxCDK sponsors lectures and workshops and provides research support services for faculty and graduate students.
The Institute for the Integration of Technology into Teaching and Learning (IITTL) promotes the infusion of information technologies into daily teaching/learning practices. IITTL conducts research in the field of teaching and learning at the local, national and international levels.
The Texas Center for Educational Technology (TCET) is designed to promote research and development collaboration among universities, school districts, the Educational Service Centers and the technology industry for the purpose of integrating the use of technology into Texas schools. Educational technology information and products are disseminated statewide via monthly publications transmitted in print and electronically. Research projects focusing on technology development, use and quality are supported.
Programs of Study
The college offers undergraduate and graduate programs in the following areas:
*Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences with a major in applied technology and performance improvement;
*Bachelor of Science with a major in Information Science.
*Master of Science with majors in applied technology and performance improvement; computer education and cognitive systems; library science; and information science.
*Doctor of Philosophy with majors in applied technology and performance improvement; educational computing; and information science.
The college also offers teacher and librarian certifications, graduate academic certificates, and a post-master's certificate of advanced study. General requirements for each undergraduate degree and certification are listed in the appropriate departmental section of this catalog.
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