| Home School | The University of Illinois |
| Class Name | Topic Maps: Theory & Practice |
| Class Number | LIS 590 |
| Course Tool | LEEP |
| Class Section | TML |
| Faculty | Patrick Durusau |
| Credits | 4 Credit Hours |
| Class Description | Explores the use of topic maps to integrate information about a subject despite the lack of a common designation for it. Covers current and developing standards for topic maps in a context of writing topic maps. Provides students with a background for evaluating topic maps and topic maps software. For an example of topic maps in use, see: 17th Century diaries of Samuel Pepys (https://www.techquila.com/pepysmap/html/).
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| Seats | 2 |
| Delivery | Synchronous |
| Start and End Date | 6/15/2009 - 8/3/2009 |
Start and End Time
(if synchronous) | 6:45 p.m. - 8:45 p.m. United States - Central |
Days of Week
(of class meetings, if synchronous) | Tuesday |
| Last Add Day | 5/15/2009 |
| Residency Start and End Date | 6/16/2009 - 6/17/2009 |
| Residency Location | Champaign-Urbana, IL |
| Class Disclaimer | Students are expected to participate fully in all aspects of the course (synchronous, asynchronous, and residency). Once enrollment is approved, staff from U Illinois will work with WISE students to request system access. Students should be prepared to provide necessary information in a timely fashion in order to ensure permission is processed prior to the start of the semester. |