History
Archives and Special Collections
An overview, for the historian, of how archives and special collections work, with projects to further the Marshall University Archives.
Project: Photography Collection Organizing
History of Sexuality
A look at the historical record in terms of sexualities, with an American focus.
Paper: The Origins of Harley Quinn
Baseball in the Americas
An independent study with thesis advisor, Dr. Kat Williams, to better understand the history of baseball in the Americas to further the research for thesis work.
Women’s Baseball History
A look at a collection of materials, through independent study, to better understand the historical place of women in the game of baseball.
Project: Debbie Pierson Collection Finding Aid
Seminar in Reconstruction
A discussion of American Reconstruction with weekly subjects focusing on different perspectives.
Paper: Northern Women and Education
Seminar in WWII and the Homefront
A seminar in looking at the American Homefront of WWII, with weekly topics on different aspects of the times at home.
Paper and Presentation: Societal Reimaging
Thesis
Independent study hours to focus on the development of the Master’s Thesis.
Thesis: Creating the Female Athlete
Social & Economic Problems in American Colonial Virginia
A social and economic historical approach to the colonies, specifically Virginia.
Paper: The Lords Baltimore
History of LGBT Peoples
A discussion on the queer community through the historical lense.
Paper and Presentation: Portrayals of Homosexuality in Comic Books
Methodology
Historical methodology in preparation of research papers of original work.
Paper: Perceptions of Female Athletes
Spies History and Film
A look at history, film, and books on the subject of spies, from the fictional to the real.
Information
Library and Archives Assessment
In place of a thesis, this capstone project put assessment skills to use in a real world project.
Project: Room Reservations of the AADL
Collection Development and Management
An overview of Library collection development and overview.
Information Resources and Services
An introduction to the Reference Interview and how to provide excellent customer service as an information professional.
See portfolio for project overviews.
Managing and Leading the IT Organization
A project-based course that introduced the IT Organization on a large scale and the problems that come with it.
Networked Computing
An introduction to Python and how networked computing is integral to information professionals today.
Programming 1
Year 1 programming, using Python, to better understand program development and database creation.
Contextual Inquiry
A group project introducing the basics to contextualizing problems and offering recommendations to clients.
Project: AACTMD
Needs Assessment and Usability Evaluation
An introduction to usability testing, using real world clients.
Project: Clinton Macomb Library Phone App Evaluation
Instructional Skills for Information Professionals
An introduction to instruction, from planning and development to implementation.
See portfolio for project overviews.
Research Methods for Information Professionals
A step-by-step approach to creating project proposals for information professionals.
Project: Library Resource Access and the Diversity of Graduate Research
Introduction to Statistics
Computational statistics overview for information professionals, using R.
Czech Language Year 1
An introduction to the Czech language.
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