Documents in Support of Promotion with Tenure to
Associate Professor for Dr. Gregory B. Newby
Courses Taught 1997-2002 with Numbers of Students by Section
When available, the URL of the online syllabus is provided. Since
1995, all of my classes have used online syllabus materials, rather
than printed.
Summary of Courses Taught:
- 22 sections taught
- Average approximate 28 students per section
- 8 unique course numbers not including independent study,
Masters Paper, Dissertation units, etc.
- 3 courses new to SILS (INLS 102, INLS 183 and INLS 187)
- A mix of graduate and undergraduate students in most courses
- Emphasis on hands-on learning and fundamental concepts
Listing of Courses Taught:
- Fall 2002
- INLS 181, "Internet Applications." 19 students.
http://ils.unc.edu/inls181/Fall02-01.
Significantly revised from prior semesters since INLS 102 now contains
80% of what was in INLS 181 previously. This course makes daily use
of student laptop computers.
- INLS 183, "Distributed Systems and Analysis." 29 students.
http://ils.unc.edu/inls183.
All aspects of administration and upkeep for Unix/Linux servers,
utilizing a hands-on "lab" of computers. For the first time in 2002,
about half of the class is utilizing a personal laptop system for some
of their work.
- Spring 2002
- INLS 102, "Information Tools." 11 students.
http://ils.unc.edu/inls102/Spring2002.
New course integrating about 80% of content previously found in INLS
181 plus significant reorganization to take advantage of the laptop
use. This is intended as a relevant and important first semester
course for all SILS graduate students.
- INLS 187, "Information Security." 35 students.
http://ils.unc.edu/inls187. Regularly offered, the syllabus for this course changes dramatically
every year as there are constant changes in relevant themes and
technologies to discuss. This course emphasizes information
security, privacy, data integrity and other concepts.
- Fall 2001
- INLS 181, "Internet Applications." 29 students.
http://ils.unc.edu/inls181/Fall01-01. Regularly
offered, this course was taken by nearly all MSIS students and most
MSLS students, as well as students from across campus. Updated
significantly in 2002, but also updated every semester to take
new technologies into account.
- INLS 183, "Distributed Systems and Analysis." 29 students.
http://ils.unc.edu/inls183/Fall2001
- Summer 2001
- Spring 2001
- (No classes due to SILS pre-tenure leave)
- Fall 2000
- Spring 2000
- Fall 1999
- INLS 180, "Communication Processes." 40 students.
http://ils.unc.edu/inls180/Fall99.
Significantly revised from prior semesters by Barbara Wildemuth and
other SILS faculty, I was the first to offer the "new" INLS 180.
Heavy on readings and theory, this course is not popular but does give
students a sound grounding in information science.
- INLS 181, "Internet Applications." 29 students.
http://ils.unc.edu/inls181/Fall99-02
- Summer 1999
- Spring 1999
- INLS 80, "Data Communication Networks." 32 students.
http://ils.unc.edu/inls80/Spring99. Undergraduate version of INLS 181.
- INLS 283, "Distributed Systems and Analysis." 35 students. Later
re-numbered to INLS 183 to be more accessible to undergraduates and
more consistent with other technology courses in the 180's.
- Fall 1998
- Summer 1998
- INLS 210-84, "Information Security." 18 students. First
offering of this newly developed course.
- Spring 1998
- INLS 80, "Data Communication Networks." 30 students.
http://ils.unc.edu/inls80/Spring98
- INLS 283, "Distributed Systems and Analysis." 39 students.
First offering of this newly developed course, which was in the SILS
catalog but had not been taught.
- Fall 1997
- INLS 80, "Data Communication Networks." 30 students.
http://ils.unc.edu/inls80/Fall97.
An undergraduate version of INLS 181, this course is similar to LIS
353 at U. Illinois as well as IST 553 at Syracuse U. Combined, I have
taught comparable courses in fundamentals of Internet use from 1988 to
the present, keeping abreast of the many changes over the years.