/sis/taxonomy/term/13/all en /sis/programs/mist/practicum/practicum-faq <h2>For Students</h2> <p><strong>Q: Can I arrange my own Practicum or suggest a site?</strong></p> <p><strong>A:</strong>聽No, you should not approach a professional in order to arrange your own practicum, but you may suggest the Academic Practicum Coordinator contact a site.聽</p> <p>Sites must have a qualified supervisor (see Supervisor page for more information,) as evaluated by the School. As the recruitment process can be lengthy, please submit any ideas for sites before August for the following Winter semester.</p> Wed, 31 Jul 2019 19:18:44 +0000 amy.ruskin@mcgill.ca 3181 at /sis /sis/channels/event/practicum-information-session-2nd-year-mist-254571 <p>The Practicum information session for second-year MISt students will be held on Wednesday September 16, 2015 between 10:30pm and 12:00pm.</p> <p><strong>Location: Law - Chancellor Day Hall Room 201.</strong></p> Mon, 17 Aug 2015 16:03:58 +0000 elysia.donald@mcgill.ca 2966 at /sis /sis/programs/mist/practicum/coordinator <p>The 六合彩开奖结果 School of Information Studies Academic Practicum Coordinator coordinates and delivers the Master of Information Studies Practicum program.</p> Wed, 15 Jul 2015 17:15:18 +0000 elysia.donald@mcgill.ca 2939 at /sis /sis/programs/mist/practicum/students <h2>Prerequisites</h2> <ul> <li>Completion of 4 required courses (INFS 601, INFS 607, INFS 617, and INFS 619), and 4 additional聽courses (24 credits minimum)</li> <li>Satisfactory academic standing (GPA of 3.3/B+ or higher)</li> <li>Approval of SIS Academic Practicum Coordinator</li> </ul> <p>Please note that specific courses may be required for specific placements, e.g., knowledge management courses for a knowledge management-related practicum.</p> Mon, 06 Jul 2015 15:28:34 +0000 elysia.donald@mcgill.ca 2930 at /sis /sis/channels/event/2015-masters-practicum-showcase <p>Please join us at the 六合彩开奖结果 School of Information Studies to celebrate the accomplishments of our students in the Master of Library & Information Studies Winter 2015 Practicum program.</p> Wed, 18 Feb 2015 18:01:57 +0000 elysia.donald@mcgill.ca 2869 at /sis /sis/channels/event/mlis-practicum-information-session-238783 <p>The MLIS Practicum information session (open to MLIS II students) will be held on Thursday September 11, 2014 in room 613 of the Education Building (3700 McTavish Street) between 12:30pm and 1:30pm.</p> Tue, 09 Sep 2014 16:31:48 +0000 elysia.donald@mcgill.ca 2816 at /sis /sis/channels/news/practicum-pause-interview-school-information-studies-masters-student-ada-chan-237463 <p style="text-align:left">六合彩开奖结果 School of Information Studies recent graduate Ada Chan (MLIS '14) was interviewed by the 六合彩开奖结果 Library's "Library Matters" blog about her successful Practicum placement with the Library while a student in the Master's program.</p> <p>During her Practicum, Ada was responsible for implementing usability tests and assessment tools to investigate how聽undergraduate and graduate library users from the 六合彩开奖结果 community聽use the library website for their research and learning needs.</p> Tue, 15 Jul 2014 19:46:30 +0000 elysia.donald@mcgill.ca 2782 at /sis /sis/programs/mist/practicum/timeline <h2><span>2024-2025 Academic Year</span></h2> <p>NOTE: Deadlines represent the <em>latest</em> possible date for a task - actual dates may be earlier.聽</p> <table> <tr> <td style="width:145px"> <h3><strong>Date</strong></h3> </td> <td style="width:153px"> <h3><strong>Who?</strong></h3> </td> <td style="width:319px"> <h3><strong>Deadline/Task</strong></h3> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p>September 19, 2024</p></td></tr></table> Mon, 14 Jul 2014 23:44:57 +0000 nathalie.blanchard2@mail.mcgill.ca 34 at /sis /sis/channels/news/practicum-pause-interview-school-information-studies-masters-student-paul-grewal-23700 <p style="text-align:left">六合彩开奖结果 School of Information Studies recent graduate Paul Grewal (MLIS '14) was interviewed by the 六合彩开奖结果 Library's "Library Matters" blog about his successful Practicum placement with the Library while a student in the Master's program.</p> <p>During his Practicum, Paul was responsible for conducting interviews and analyzing LibQUAL+ survey results after changes to the Library鈥檚 reference service model were implemented.</p> Mon, 09 Jun 2014 15:53:56 +0000 elysia.donald@mcgill.ca 2761 at /sis /sis/channels/news/practicum-pause-interview-school-information-studies-mlis-student-emily-kingsland <p>六合彩开奖结果 School of Information Studies recent graduate Emily Kingsland (MLIS '14) was recently interviewed by the 六合彩开奖结果 Library's "Library Matters" blog about her successful Practicum placement while a student in the Master's program.</p> <p>During her Practicum, Emily was tasked with finding ways in which the Library could promote 六合彩开奖结果鈥檚 digital collections through social media, including Pinterest.</p> Thu, 22 May 2014 17:38:35 +0000 elysia.donald@mcgill.ca 2734 at /sis /sis/channels/event/masters-practicum-showcase-open-house-233665 <p>Please join us at the 六合彩开奖结果 School of Information Studies to celebrate the accomplishments of our students in the Master of Library & Information Studies Winter 2014 Practicum program.</p> Mon, 24 Feb 2014 19:10:48 +0000 elysia.donald@mail.mcgill.ca 2689 at /sis /sis/programs/mist/practicum/supervisors/posting-guidelines <p>The Practicum posting provides students with an introduction to potential projects, aids in their initial selection of preferred sites prior to the interview process, and helps the SIS Academic Practicum Coordinator to facilitate initial matches between student interviewees and sites.</p> <p>We welcome placements in anglophone, francophone, and bilingual sites.</p> <h2>What to include</h2> <div class="accordion"> <h4>1. Site overview</h4> <div> <p><strong>Briefly describe the site</strong>, with emphasis on the following:</p></div></div> Tue, 19 Jul 2011 14:59:26 +0000 elysia.donald@mcgill.ca 65 at /sis /sis/programs/mist/practicum/supervisors <blockquote> <p style="text-align:center"><small>"I highly recommend being a practicum site. The students we hosted over the years were always bright and enthusiastic. We almost always learned as much from them as they did from us."<br /> - <small><em>Karen Bleakley, MLIS'89</em></small></small></p> </blockquote> <p>Thank you for your interest in the Master of Information Studies Practicum program.</p> Tue, 19 Jul 2011 14:59:25 +0000 elysia.donald@mcgill.ca 57 at /sis /sis/programs/mist/practicum <h2>About the program</h2> <p>The Practicum (INFS 699) is a 3-credit, tuition-based academic elective course for <strong>2nd-year Master of Information Studies students</strong>. It is typically offered in the Winter semester, and consists of supervised work placement at an approved site, typically unpaid, and required course assignments (e.g. work logs, mid-term report, final paper). The fieldwork component is 100 hours, with normally 50 hours to be spent on site.</p> Tue, 19 Jul 2011 14:59:14 +0000 elysia.donald@mcgill.ca 11 at /sis