The iSchool focuses on information, but many knowledge management careers also require some technical competencies that are not always covered in the iSchool graduate curriculum. If you are looking to expand your technical skills beyond what iSchool coursework offers, below are some suggestions ranging from UW courses to online resources that can fill in the gaps.
To read course descriptions, click here. If any of these courses seem interesting, we suggest iSchool students to contact the instructor a quarter or more before class begins. Students outside of the instructor’s department usually register during period 2 or 3 (after departmental students have registered) and may need add codes from instructors.
UW COURSES:
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HCDE 511Â Information Visualization
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DESIGN 479 Interaction Design
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HCDE 417 Usability Research Techniques
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HCDE 418 User Experience Design (5)
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HCDE 419 Concepts in Human-Computer Interaction (5)
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HCDE 421 Current Practices in Technical Communication (3)
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HCDE 426 Software User Assistance (3)
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HCDE 435 Introduction to Content Management (3)
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HCDE 437 Web Design and Web Publishing
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HCDE 455 User Interface Design (4)
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MSIS 510 Introduction to Data Mining and Analytics
- GEOG 495: Digital Geographies (focusing on Python and GIS)
COMMUNITY COLLEGE:
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Central/North Seattle Community College (Introduction to Java)
- Ed2go (SQL)
ONLINE SUBSCRIPTION:
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everpath.com (list of courses from many providers with descriptions and prices)
FREE:
- Codecademy
- W3Schools
- UW IT workshops for software, programming and web design
PROFESSIONAL GROUPS AND MEETUPS:
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IxDA
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UX
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Girl Develop It (inexpensive tech courses)
- Seattle Javascript meetup (occasional free courses)
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