2021 Summer Session (1 & 2)

Last updated February 11, 2021

TERM 1
May – June

Subject to Change. Please note that UBC SSC – Course Schedule is the authoritative source.

GENERAL GUIDANCE 

Synchronous:
For courses that meet together online at set times, efforts will be made to provide recorded materials to students in case of availability or time zone issues that limit participation. However, students cannot register for two online courses that meet together at set times during the same 3 hour time slot. For the courses that meet together online at set times, most courses will not require that students attend 3 hour online sessions. Instead, courses will require meetings of 1.5 to 2 hours and will provide online materials and activities for students to complete on their own for the remaining weekly course time.

Asynchronous:
Courses that have no set online meeting times will have office hours, where students can connect with their instructors directly by phone or video chat, and students may be asked to set up scheduled meetings with small groups. However, these classes will not have any required meetings of the whole class at set times to enable students the flexibility to work around other courses and commitments in completing their course work.

Online courses are just as demanding as in-person classes and some students may find them more demanding and tiring, due to the amount of screen time. Students who have concerns about the workload and are able to reduce their course load to 3 courses may want to consider this option.


SYNCHRONOUS (meets together online at set times, as per the schedule)

MONDAY

14:00–16:50

  • LIBR 553: Understanding Information Users in Diverse Environments, Heather O’Brien | Syllabus

 

9:00–17:00

  • ARST 575N / LIBR 559U: Blockchain Summer Institute (May 10 – 21), TBD | Course description | Syllabus

TUESDAY

14:00–16:50

  • LIBR 525: Illustrated Books and Other Materials, Kathie Shoemaker | Syllabus
  • ARST 575H / LIBR 514F: Information Visualization and Visual Analytics (called “Topics in the Bibliographic Control of Information” on SSC), Richard Arias-Hernandez | Syllabus

 

9:00–17:00

  • ARST 575N / LIBR 559U: Blockchain Summer Institute (May 10 – 21), TBD | Syllabus

WEDNESDAY

14:00–16:50

  • LIBR 553: Understanding Information Users in Diverse Environments, Heather O’Brien | Syllabus

9:00–17:00

  • ARST 575N / LIBR 559U: Blockchain Summer Institute (May 10 – 21), TBD | Syllabus

THURSDAY

14:00–16:50

  • LIBR 525: Illustrated Books and Other Materials, Kathie Shoemaker | Syllabus
  • ARST 575H / LIBR 514F: Information Visualization and Visual Analytics (called “Topics in the Bibliographic Control of Information” on SSC), Richard Arias-Hernandez | Syllabus

9:00–17:00

  • ARST 575N / LIBR 559U: Blockchain Summer Institute (May 10 – 21), TBD | Syllabus

FRIDAY

9:00–17:00

  • ARST 575N / LIBR 559U: Blockchain Summer Institute (May 10 – 21), TBD | Syllabus

ASYNCHRONOUS (no set online meeting times – self-determined schedule)

  • LIBR 529: Services for Families and Early Literacy in the Preschool Years, Tess Prendergast | Syllabus
  • LIBR 545: Adult Popular Reading and Media, Fiona Hunt | Syllabus (over Term 1 and 2)
  • LIBR 559A: Socio-technical Perspectives of Information Systems (called “Topics in Computer-Based Information Systems” on SSC), Kevin Day | Syllabus

TERM 2
July – August

Subject to Change. Please note that UBC SSC – Course Schedule is the authoritative source.


SYNCHRONOUS (meets together online at set times, as per the schedule)

MONDAY

14:00–16:50

  • LIBR 524: Writing, Publishing, and the Book Trade, Kathie Shoemaker | Syllabus

 

18:00-20:50

  • ARST / LIBR 587: Preservation, Tara Fraser | Syllabus

TUESDAY

14:00–16:50

  • LIBR 579G: Archives for Librarians (called “Topics in the Management of Libraries and Archives” on SSC), Rebecka Sheffield | Syllabus

WEDNESDAY

14:00–16:50

  • LIBR 524: Writing, Publishing, and the Book Trade, Kathie Shoemaker | Syllabus

 

18:00-20:50

  • ARST / LIBR 587: Preservation, Tara Fraser | Syllabus

THURSDAY

14:00–16:50

  • LIBR 579G: Archives for Librarians (called “Topics in the Management of Libraries and Archives” on SSC), Rebecka Sheffield | Syllabus

ASYNCHRONOUS (no set online meeting times – self-determined schedule)

  • LIBR 531: Client-centred Services for Adults, Millicent Mabi | Syllabus
  • LIBR 545: Adult Popular Reading and Media, Fiona Hunt | Syllabus (over Term 1 and 2)
  • LIBR 575: Academic Libraries, Adam Farrell | Syllabus
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