Students will develop practical interviewing, counseling, strategic legal planning, litigation, and legal research skills as interns in the University of Kentucky Healthcare (University Hospital) Risk Management Office, under the supervision of the Risk Management Director. Students will be expected to complete legal research and writing projects, attend legal proceedings and hospital committee meetings, and review clinical investigations.
The goals of this Externship course are to develop an understanding of legal and policy issues arising from energy development and environmental protection in Kentucky; to assess the legal implications of emerging energy strategies, including carbon sequestration from coal gasification; and to increase understanding of the role played by attorneys in the Energy and Environment Cabinet.
A survey of children's literature, traditional and modern. Reading and evaluation of books with multimedia materials with emphasis on the needs and interests of children. Covers media for use by and with children from preschool through grade six.
A study of literature and related materials for use with young people in grades 6-12. Emphasis is placed on the special characteristics and needs of young people and the evaluation of materials for this age group.
Students investigate the Information Society and its relationships with our world including the impact on information organizations and communities. Students focus on the discipline's ethics, values, and core concepts.
Within given theoretical contexts, students search and retrieve organized information. Students learn to construct, apply, and critically evaluate advanced information search and retrieval strategies.
Students describe and classify recorded knowledge and learn fundamental principles and practices that facilitate access and retrieval.
Students learn and apply the basic elements of management and leadership within the context of information organizations.
Basic tools, techniques and methods of research. Consideration is given to the role and purpose of research in library and information science and its relationship to the research in other disciplines. Includes critical evaluation of current research in library and information science and the development of a research proposal.
A study of literature and related materials for use with young people in grades 7-12. Emphasis is placed on the special characteristics and needs of young adults and the evaluation of materials for this age group.
