INST352

Information User Needs and Assessment

Prerequisite: 1 course with a minimum grade of C- from (INST201, INST301); and minimum grade of C- in INST311. Restriction: Must be in Information Science program. Focuses on use of information by individuals, including the theories, concepts, and principles of information, information behavior and mental models. Methods for determining information behavior and user needs, including accessibility issues will be examined and strategies for using information technology to support individual users and their specific needs will be explored.

Spring 2026

Beth St Jean

7 reviews
Average rating: 4.00

Diana Marsh

0 reviews
Average rating: N/A

Miranda Downey

6 reviews
Average rating: 4.17

Nicole Miller

2 reviews
Average rating: 5.00

Jane Behre

2 reviews
Average rating: 5.00

Ramita Shrestha

1 review
Average rating: 1.00

Fall 2025

Miranda Downey

6 reviews
Average rating: 4.17

Nicole Miller

2 reviews
Average rating: 5.00

Jane Behre

2 reviews
Average rating: 5.00

Summer 2025

Miranda Downey

6 reviews
Average rating: 4.17

Nicole Miller

2 reviews
Average rating: 5.00

Spring 2025

Beth St Jean

7 reviews
Average rating: 4.00

Miranda Downey

6 reviews
Average rating: 4.17

Jane Behre

2 reviews
Average rating: 5.00

Jieun Yeon

0 reviews
Average rating: N/A

Yeweon Kim

3 reviews
Average rating: 1.00

Ramita Shrestha

1 review
Average rating: 1.00

Past Semesters

Vera Rhoads

4 reviews
Average rating: 1.25

Heera Lee

0 reviews
Average rating: N/A

Miranda Downey

6 reviews
Average rating: 4.17

Nicole Miller

2 reviews
Average rating: 5.00

Beth St Jean

7 reviews
Average rating: 4.00

Vera Rhoads

4 reviews
Average rating: 1.25

Galina Reitz

0 reviews
Average rating: N/A

Miranda Downey

6 reviews
Average rating: 4.17

Amanda Lazar

0 reviews
Average rating: N/A

Carol Boston

1 review
Average rating: 5.00

Ana Ndumu

2 reviews
Average rating: 3.50

Amelia Gibson

1 review
Average rating: 2.00

Miranda Downey

6 reviews
Average rating: 4.17

Laria Rogers

1 review
Average rating: 5.00

Beth St Jean

7 reviews
Average rating: 4.00

Ana Ndumu

2 reviews
Average rating: 3.50

Tamara Clegg

0 reviews
Average rating: N/A

Courtney Douglass

4 reviews
Average rating: 1.25

Ana Ndumu

2 reviews
Average rating: 3.50

Agnes Joseph

0 reviews
Average rating: N/A

Laria Rogers

1 review
Average rating: 5.00

Beth St Jean

7 reviews
Average rating: 4.00

Amanda Lazar

0 reviews
Average rating: N/A

Ana Ndumu

2 reviews
Average rating: 3.50

Sidney Champagne

0 reviews
Average rating: N/A

Beth St Jean

7 reviews
Average rating: 4.00

Courtney Douglass

4 reviews
Average rating: 1.25

Laria Rogers

1 review
Average rating: 5.00

Ursula Gorham-Oscilowski

0 reviews
Average rating: N/A

Amanda Lazar

0 reviews
Average rating: N/A

Fiona Jardine

0 reviews
Average rating: N/A

Galina Madjaroff

0 reviews
Average rating: N/A

Chad Doran

0 reviews
Average rating: N/A

Kathy Weaver

0 reviews
Average rating: N/A

Rachel Gammons

2 reviews
Average rating: 5.00

Jonathan Lazar

0 reviews
Average rating: N/A

Wayne Lutters

0 reviews
Average rating: N/A

Gagan Jindal

0 reviews
Average rating: N/A

Morgan Adle

0 reviews
Average rating: N/A

Rachael Bradley-Montgomery

0 reviews
Average rating: N/A

Include P/F semesters During the Spring 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters, students could choose to take some of their courses pass-fail mid-semester which skews grade data aggregated across multiple semesters.

Average GPA of 3.37 between 3,606 students*

A-: 17.69%

A: 25.18%

A+: 17.97%

B-: 5.57%

B: 10.15%

B+: 11.84%

C-: 1.61%

C: 2.33%

C+: 2.02%

D-: 0.19%

D: 0.55%

D+: 0.47%

F: 2.25%

W: 1.8%

other: 0.36%

* "W"s are considered to be 0.0 quality points. "Other" grades are not factored into GPA calculation. Grade data not guaranteed to be correct.