Fall 2025 Courses
Information Literacy and Research Skills
INFS 1000
This course is an introduction to information literacy and research skills, including how information is produced, organized and disseminated within a societal context. You will learn how to organize a strategy for finding information, how to use print and digital sources to locate information, and how to analyze and evaluate information found.
Research Methods with Ethical and Civic Responsibility Focus
INFS 2009
This course introduces information literacy and research skills with a focus on ethical and civic responsibility issues. You will learn how to organize a strategy for finding information, how to use digital and print resources to locate information, and how to analyze and evaluate information found. Your research will focus on the ethical dimensions of political, social and personal life and understanding the ways in which you can exercise responsible and productive citizenship.
Artificial Intelligence and Society
INFS 2540
This course explores the ethical considerations, implications, and societal impacts of AI technologies in education, work, and everyday life. Course topics include: effectively creating useful AI prompts and evaluating AI-generated material; exploring ways to use AI-generated content ethically and responsibly; exploring ethical concerns surrounding data collection, bias, privacy, surveillance, and intellectual property rights in AI systems. You will discuss readings and case studies, explore and assess existing AI apps and complete assignments to prepare you to navigate the evolving landscape of AI with a strong ethical foundation, fostering responsible innovation and use in future careers and everyday life.
Ideas, Censorship and Politics
INFS 2600
This course provides an introduction to print culture and the role of print media in the cultural and political life of communities throughout the world and throughout time. You will explore intellectual history and the role of the printed word in shaping culture. You will explore concepts such as censorship, bibliocide and libricide (the destruction of books and libraries), and the history of scholarship and knowledge production.