LIS 590 Practicum An Opportunity for Personal Leadership and Professional Socialization Growth Fall Term: September 01 – December 07, 2015 Brown Bag, April 2015 Alvin M Schrader, PhD Practicum Instructor [email protected] Practicum Course Objectives – develop personal leadership & self-leadership skills through selfawareness and professional socialization – experience the work culture, vision, mission & values of the organization – learn how to acquire tacit knowledge of workplace – get to know local professionals – apply classroom theory & textbook knowledge to professional practice – explore differences between classroom and workplace – gain practical experience – observe the analysis of & solutions to challenges arising in professional work settings – learn by participating in professional activities & interacting with colleagues Guidelines for Practicum Credit • must be a new learning experience for the student • simultaneous Practicum & paid or volunteer work in the same work unit/department/functional area are not possible for pedagogical reasons – no remuneration for Practicum • can be taken only once during the MLIS program • satisfactory performance at the practicum site • satisfactory completion of forms & assignments • credit/no credit course – no grade assigned • pre-requisites LIS 501, LIS 502, LIS 503, LIS 505, either LIS 508 or LIS 504, & 2 other LIS (three credit) electives Previous Placements • Alberta Government Library • Edmonton Public Library – Castle Downs Branch – Lois Hole Branch – Stanley Milner (Main) Branch (adult; children’s) – Strathcona Branch – Whitemud Crossing Branch • Centre for Public Legal Education Alberta • Learning Centre Literacy Assn • University of Alberta – Museums & Collections – Institute of Health Economics • • • • • Provincial Archives of Alberta City of Edmonton Archives MacEwan University Library Concordia University Library University of Alberta Libraries – – – – – – Bruce Peel Special Collections Coutts Education Humanities & Social Sciences J.W. Scott Health Sciences Science & Technology Winspear Business Reference • Other – School libraries – Corporate libraries Assignments • Satisfactory completion of 100 hours of workplace experience • • • • • • • exploratory meeting by end of August – student & prospective site supervisor practicum placement agreement form – drafted by student in consultation with site supervisor organizational planning meeting & monthly discussion seminars with Practicum Instructor – Sept 1; Sept. 29; Oct. 27; Nov. 24 [tbc] journal submission – due every 20 hrs covering each work experience site visit – arranged by student for Practicum Instructor with student & site supervisor – at half to two-thirds point through exit interview between student & site supervisor; practicum completion form; consent to publish name form reflective paper – due Dec. 7 Application Process By May 1, 2015, e-mail following 2 documents to Sophia Sherman, Practicum Administrator, at [email protected] • “Practicum Application Form” (available online on the course webpage on the SLIS website) • Student Resume Practicum Application Form • Type of work setting requested: (e.g., gov't library, academic library, archives, etc., or no preference) • Placement requested: 1. ___ 2. ___ 3. ___ • Workplace focus: (e.g., mostly reference, mostly web development, mostly cataloguing, etc., or no preference) • Placement learning goals: • MLIS courses completed: pre-requisites; electives • Proposed courses: fall, winter • Resume [attach] Pre-Course Readings “Best Practices for LIS 590 Practicum: A Holistic Approach,” by Alvin Schrader “Hitchhiking Across Cultures from the Classroom to the Workplace,” by Alvin Schrader (Feliciter 54.2, 2008), http://www.cla.ca/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Vol_54_No_2&Template=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm &ContentID=5255 Start thinking about your Practicum Adventure! Application deadline May 1, 2015 For details, please visit LIS 590: Practicum Course webpage on SLIS Website GOOD LUCK!!!
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