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Master of Information Management

Master of Information Management. Brian Butler (MIM Director) bsbutler@umd.edu Susan Winter ( Asst MIM Director) sjwinter@umd.edu. Tetyana Bezbabna (MIM Coordinator) mimcoordinator@umd.edu Vedat Diker ( iSchool at Shady Grove) vdiker@umd.edu. Making the MOST of the MIM.

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Master of Information Management

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  1. Master of Information Management Brian Butler (MIM Director) bsbutler@umd.edu Susan Winter (Asst MIM Director) sjwinter@umd.edu TetyanaBezbabna (MIM Coordinator) mimcoordinator@umd.edu VedatDiker (iSchool at Shady Grove) vdiker@umd.edu

  2. Making the MOSTof the MIM

  3. How to waste two years (and lots of money)… • Find out the MIM degree requirements • Pick courses to fulfill the MIM requirements • Take courses to fulfill the MIM requirements • Pick electives based on what day they are offered • Complete the paperwork to graduate • Get your degree

  4. Basis of Professional Success in the 21st Century • Specific organizations • Job titles • Technical skills • Degrees and credentials • Being an Expert

  5. Being an Expert • Knowledge – Do you understand it? • Practice – Can you do it? • Learning – Can you figure it out? • Dialogue – Can you talk about it? • Networking – Do you know other experts? • Reputation – Are you known as an expert? It takes 10 years to become an expert!

  6. Becoming an Expert • What are you becoming an expert in? • What specific activities will you do over the next two years to develop yourself as an expert? • Knowledge • Practice • Learning • Dialogue • Networking • Reputation

  7. MIM Courses & Curriculum Goals Program requirements core courses MIM specializations

  8. MIM Curriculum Goals • The goal of the MIM program is to develop your ability to recognize and capitalize on opportunities to use information and technology to improve organizations. • The MIM curriculum contributes to this goal by providing: • Broad knowledge of technologies, design approaches, and management techniques for addressing information management problems • In depth study of one or more aspects of information management • Project and practice-based learning experiences where you integrate theory and practice to take a thought leadership role in information management

  9. MIM Curriculum Structure • Core Classes (12 credits) • Practice Courses • Information Management Experience(3 credits) • Information Management Capstone Experience (3 credits) • Specializations and electives (18 credits)

  10. MIM CORE Courses • OBJECTIVE: Coverage of core information management theories, technologies, and techniques • INFM 600: Information Environments • INFM 603: Information Technology and Organizational Context • INFM 605: Users and Use Context • INFM 612: Management of Information Programs and Services • Core course waivers • http://mim.umd.edu/courses/core-courses-waiver-criteria-and-process/

  11. MIM Information Management Experience • OBJECTIVE: Practice applying information management theories, technologies, and techniques in context • INFM 736: Information Management Experience • Taken in Summer semester • External vs. “In-Place” internships • INFM 736 Course waiver • http://ischool.umd.edu/sites/default/files/page_content_files/infm_736_waiver_criteria_2.pdf • Start your planning now! • Identify your internship goals • Learn about career services http://mim.umd.edu/career-services/ • Prepare your resume • Identify Fall internship recruiting events

  12. MIM Capstone Project • OBJECTIVE: Practice adapting and extending information management theories, technologies, and techniques • INFM 737 Information Management Capstone Experience • Taken during last year in the program • Project definition and thought-leadership

  13. MIM Thesis (Optional) Objective: Practice conducting research that advances the state-of-the-art/state-of-the-practice in information technology and management. • Identify a faculty advisor • Inform MIM Coordinator of your thesis plan • Take INST 701 Introduction to Research Methods • Develop a proposal, thesis committee, and complete a research project (INFM 799 x 2) • Thesis Option Replaces • MIM Internship (INFM 736) • MIM Capstone Experience (INFM 737)

  14. MIM Specializations • OBJECTIVE: Develop depth of knowledge in a particular aspect of information management • Curriculum guides • Labels and descriptions of expertise Flexible & Open Defined & Specified

  15. MIM Specializations • Data Analytics (DA) • Focuses on manipulation and mobilization of data for high-impact applications and decisions. • Data scientist, data analyst, or information analyst • User Interface/User Experience (UI/UX) • Focuses on designing and implementing user interfaces. • UI/UX designer, usability analyst, and front-end website developer • Organizational and Process Analysis (OPA) • Focused on diagnosing and solving problems with critical organizational activities • Business analyst, systems analyst, and process consultant. • Project Management (PM) • Focuses on planning, leading, and executing projects • Project manager, program manager, and consulting lead

  16. MIM Specializations (cont.) • Curation and Management of Digital Assets (CMDA) • Focuses on creating, managing, and preserving digital assets in a variety of sectors of the economy. • Digital asset manager, digital content specialist, or director of digital curationservices • Information Management Research (IMR) • Focuses on conducting research that advances the state-of-the-art/state-of-the-practice in information technology and management. • Advanced study in information science doctoral programs and careers in cutting-edge corporate or entrepreneurial environments

  17. MIM Specializations (cont.) • Strategic Management of Information (SMI) • Focuses on the managerial, administrative, and organizational aspects of information management • Technology Development and Deployment (TDD) • Focuses you the development, implementation, and maintenance of technical systems in support of information management. • Individualized Program Plan (IPP) • Combine technical and managerial coursework to create a program of study customized to your interests and needs.

  18. Next Steps • Designing a plan of study that explicitly support your professional development goals and aspirations • Sequence the MIM core • Select a specialization (and rationale) • Construct your ideal course plan • What are two specific questions that you have about the MIM curriculum/courses/registration process? • How are you going to get them answered?

  19. Academic integrity

  20. Academic Dishonesty • Cheating - Intentionally using or attempting to use unauthorized materials, information, or study aids in any academic exercise. • Fabrication - Intentional and unauthorized falsification or invention of any information or citation in an academic exercise. • Facilitating academic dishonesty - Intentionally or knowingly helping or attempting to help another to violate any provision of this Code. • Plagiarism- Intentionally or knowingly representing the words or ideas of another as one’s own in any academic exercise. • Improper Use of Previous Published Materials – Using materials from existing sources for any academic purpose without appropriate markers and attribution.

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  23. Academic Integrity: What you should do? • Familiarize yourself with generally accepted practices for quoting, paraphrasing and summarizing (https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/563/01/) • Review the general and course-specific requirements found in the course syllabi and assignments • If you have any questions, contact your instructor and ask for clarification BEFORE submitting an assignment or project deliverable

  24. Academic Integrity: What We Do? • Provide you with resources about proper use of external sources and appropriate attribution will be added to MIM Central (e.g. https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/563/01/) • All instructors have been encouraged to remind you about the general and course-specific practices that you should you follow • Keep a record of all incidents within the MIM program • This list is maintained by the MIM program for the purpose of documenting the extent of the problem within the MIM and provide information for high-impact interventions • Where necessary, we refer cases to the University Student Honor Counsel for adjudication and sentencing.

  25. Academic Dishonesty: Consequences • Academic Consequences • Academic probation • Suspension from the university • Expulsion from the university • Immigration Consequences • Loss of immigration status • Departure from the USA • Professional Consequences • Negative reputation • Legal liability

  26. Career planning & International student services

  27. Career Planning and Support • University Career Center • Hornbake Building 2nd Floor • MIM Career Events Calendar • Career Related Workshops • The MIM Speaker Series

  28. Career Planning and Support, Cont. • UMD CAREER CENTER • http://www.careercenter.umd.edu/section.cfm?section_id=1 • 3100 Hornbake Library, South Wing 3rd Floor • UMD CAREERS (GRADUATE ASSISTANTSHIPS) • https://ejobs.umd.edu/ • University Human Recourses - 1100 Chesapeake Bldg • UMD LIBRARIES (GRADUATE ASSISTANTSHIPS) • http://www.lib.umd.edu/hr/employment-opportunities/home • THE UNIVERSITIES AT SHADY GROVE (GRADUATE ASSISTANTSHIPS) • http://www.shadygrove.umd.edu/jobs • MIM CENTRAL (GRADUATE ASSISTANTSHIPS, INTERNSHIPS, JOB OPPORTUNITIES) • http://mim.umd.edu/

  29. International Student Services • 3109 Susquehanna Hall, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742 • TEL 301.314.7740 • http://globalmaryland.umd.edu/offices/international-students-scholar-services

  30. Joining the MIM Community

  31. The MIM Community • Incoming students (MIM, MLS, HCIM, Doctoral) • Continuing students (2nd year and beyond) • iSchoolfaculty & staff • MIM Alumni

  32. MIM Specific Contacts • Brian Butler (MIM Director) • Susan Winter (MIM Assistant Director) • Tetyana Bezbabna (MIM Program Coordinator) • VedatDiker (Program Director, Shady Grove Programs) • Hussain Abbas (Shady Grove Coordinator) • MIM Committee • Michael Kurtz (MIM Committee member. Faculty) • Vikas Sahasrabudhe (MIM Committee member. Faculty) • NiklasElmqvist (MIM Committee member. Faculty) • Vanessa Frias Martinez (MIM Committee member. Faculty) • Katy Lawley (MIM Committee member. Faculty) • Jessica Vitak (MIM Committee member. Faculty) • Andrea Wiggins (MIM Committee member. Faculty) • Yla Tausczik (MIM Committee member. Faculty) • Richard Marciano (MIM Committee member. Faculty)

  33. Participating IN the MIM Community • MIM • MIM Central - http://mim.umd.edu/ • iSchool • iSchoolDiscuss and iSchoolAnnouce • Centers (HCIL, iPac, CASCI) • University of Maryland • DC & Baltimore • Meetup (general) - http://www.meetup.com/find/ • Data Science DC - http://www.meetup.com/Data-Science-DC/

  34. Contributing TOthe MIM Community • What can you do? • Propose course and curriculum ideas • Organize a group trip • Be a MIM student representative on the MIM committee • Participate in the MIM student organization • Most importantly you can… • Ask questions… • Have ideas… • Take initiative… • Make things better!

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