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Opportunities by Topic/Deliverable

The School of Information connects companies and organizations with UMSI students who deploy their knowledge and skills to address real information challenges in a variety of areas. In client-based courses and programs, students gain hands-on learning experiences through a contextualized project while providing clients with capacity-building deliverables.

Use the filters below to identify compatible UMSI client-based project opportunities for your organization based on various criteria like course topic, deliverable, project duration and more.

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Assessment in Cultural Institutions - SI 633

Graduate students assess and evaluate cultural heritage collections, services, programs or tools to document and measure effectiveness, meet user needs and enhance social impact.

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Citizen Interaction Design - SI 538

Graduate students work with a local city to develop new information tools that foster civic engagement on a broad range of topics.

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Engaging with Communities - SI 547

Graduate students apply their emerging information skills to evaluate a community challenge through contextual inquiry, needs assessment and more.

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Health Informatics Capstone - SI 699

In the Health Informatics Capstone (SI 699), graduate students design and execute a substantial research or data analysis project.

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Information Analytics Capstone - SI 485/495

In the Information Analytics Capstone, advanced undergraduate students deliver data-oriented solutions through the development and analysis of data sets, building tools to extract useful information for clients through manipulation, analysis and visualization.

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Information and Data Analytics - SI 699

Graduate students work on problems of data manipulation, analysis, and visualization, and use enterprise-scale data to improve outcomes, performance or understanding.

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LAKES Mastery Course - SI 699

In SI 699: LAKES Mastery Course, master's-level graduate students lead special projects relating to librarianship, archival practice and/or digital curation.

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Mastery User Experience Research and Design - SI 699

Graduate students research and design a tool or product that centers accessibility and the needs/experiences of older adults or people with disabilities.

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Needs Assessment and Usability Evaluation - SI 622

Graduate students evaluate the user experience of an existing system or product and provide recommendations clients can follow to improve their product.

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Preserving Information Resources in a Digital Age - SI 581

In SI 581: Preserving Information Resources in a Digital Age, small teams of UMSI Master in Information students conduct a preservation assessment and provide recommendations for a preservation plan that aligns with the needs and context of a project organization.

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Problem-Solving with People, Information, and Technology - SI 500

In SI 500, graduate students learn and apply interdisciplinary problem-solving to identify and investigate information problems and design potential solutions.

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Student Organization - Engaged Learning Leaders (SO-ELL)

Student organization teams complete real-world information projects, giving students the opportunity to ethically engage, practice skills and suggest or effect positive change.

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User Experience Capstone - SI 487/497

Advanced undergraduates work through the complete user experience (UX) process on projects that require both research and design to provide solutions to clients.

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User-Centered Application Development - SI 699

Graduate students help clients bring projects from concept or idea to a minimally viable prototype using agile methodologies.

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UX Field Research in the Public Sector - SI 350

Undergraduate students work with governmental departments and nonprofit agencies to conduct user research around an information challenge.