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Prospective Students
Core Courses
Core courses offered at the University of Oregon in Portland at the White Stag Block meet one night a week for seven weeks; asynchronous online courses are available 24/7 and also run for seven weeks. All students must take each of the following courses in addition to five short courses to earn the AIM degree:
Orientation Module
Virtual Learning and Teams
This course, designed to maximize your success in online courses, introduces you to online learning theory and practice. Topics include virtual teams, multiple intelligences, teaching styles, facilitative teaching, and self-directed learning. This course is required for students in both the Online and Portland AIM Programs. Virtual Learning and Teams (VLT) is a prerequisite for all AIM Online courses. This course is delivered via the Web. (3 credits; pass/no pass; 7 weeks)
Electronic Information and Research
This course provides instruction in how to carry out purposeful and sophisticated research using electronic sources. In addition, the development of electronic information is used to examine how information is produced, constructed and validated. This course is delivered via the Web. Prerequisite: Virtual Learning and Teams. (2 credits; graded; 4 weeks)
Writing for Research
Introduces students to the form and style of formal research writing. Examines the processes and products of formal research as they impact effective written research presentation. Students will develop a small research project as a means of creating writing samples, and will engage in a small team project. This course is delivered via the Web. Prerequisite: Electronic Information and Research. (2 credits; graded; 4 weeks)
Information Management Component
Data Management and Communications
Learn fundamental data management and communications concepts useful for the information manager. Topics include: terminology, major communications issues and trends, and analysis of a variety of real-life professional settings. (3 credits; graded; 7 weeks)
Information Systems and Management
Examine the role of management and the structure of organizations relative to information technology strategy. Topics include: strategic positioning, management/ leadership principles, technology infrastructure design, and interrelationships among stakeholders. (3 credits; graded; 7 weeks)
Project Management
This course presents theoretical and practical applications of scheduling and project management. Topics include: planning, budgeting and evaluation using project management tools. (3 credits; graded; 7 weeks)
Business Management Component
Creating Business Solutions
Examine how organizations can operate to maintain advantage in a dynamic and competitive electronic business environment. Topics focus on current and emerging technology and information management concepts. (3 credits; graded; 7 weeks)
Management of Organizations
Delve into critical business issues and explore the framework for redesigning organizations in response to change. Topics include: market trends, workforce changes, developing technologies and environmental conditions. (3 credits; graded; 7 weeks)
Marketing Management and Planning
Investigate marketing program design, the nature and behavior of markets, marketing decisions, marketing and the law, evaluation of marketing efficiency, and marketing issues involving technology such as Web advertising. (3 credits; graded; 7 weeks)
Information Design Component
Information Design and Communication
Familiarizes you with the concepts, vocabulary, tools, and technologies of the design and presentation of electronically processed and print information. Practical exercises increase visual literacy and demonstrate what is needed to create documents that are noticed, read, and understood. (3 credits; graded; 7 weeks)
Information Design Trends
Examines critical information design trends impacting information design standards and Website implementation. Gives you a project manager's perspective on content management, intellectual property, personalization and emerging technology. (3 credits; graded; 7 weeks)
Managing Information Assets
Explore how to identify, integrate and manage types of information resources and knowledge assets that exist within an enterprise. Topics include: findability, metadata, information standards and enterprise-wide search and navigation. (3 credits; graded; 7 weeks)
Applied Research Component
Research Methods
This course discusses research as a formalized inquiry, stressing the variety of forms inquiry may take when addressing various types of problems. Learn to locate resources, analyze research, and formulate research problems. Design and implementation of a small-scale study familiarizes you with common data collection and analytical approaches. This course is delivered via the Web. Prerequisite: Writing for Research. (4 credits; graded; 7 weeks)
AIM Capstone
Capstone is designed to support selection of a research topic and development of a formal research document. This course is delivered via online learning and communication systems, including the Blackboard platform and e-mail. (6 credits; pass/no pass; 14 weeks).
For currently available courses, see Courses and Registration.
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