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University of Maryland's Master of Information Management Program to Expand to Shady Grove College Park, MD (January 6, 2011)-The University of Maryland's College of Information Studies, Maryland's iSchool, will begin offering its Master of Information Management (MIM) degree program at the Universities at Shady Grove, located at 9630 Gudelsky Drive in Rockville, Maryland, in Fall 2011. The MIM program combines elements of information science, computing and management to educate information professionals to manage information and technology strategically. The iSchool has offered the MIM program since 2003 to fill the need for highly trained information professionals in the private, public and non-profit sectors. Through coursework and a final capstone project experience, students balance theoretical learning with practical skill development and have the opportunity to study and solve real-life information management problems. Courses cover a wide range of topics in the field of information management, including knowledge management, information architecture, Internet applications development, database design and maintenance, project management and competitive intelligence. MIM courses are offered in the evenings to accommodate working professionals, and are taught by highly qualified researchers and practitioners. Applications to the program at Shady Grove are accepted at any time and admission is offered on a rolling basis. For additional information, please visit: http://ischool.umd.edu/content/admissions or contact Program Director, Dr. Vedat Diker at [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> or (301) 738-6241. About Maryland's iSchool The College of Information Studies, Maryland's iSchool, empowers people, organizations and society to use information effectively through its research and undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. Maryland's iSchool enables students and faculty to create new ways for people to connect with information that will transform society and is ideally located in the information capital of the world- the Washington DC metro region. The iSchool is transforming itself as well, from a small college with a strong foundation in library and information studies programs to a fast-growing and groundbreaking center of expertise that will help people manage the information explosion from childhood to adulthood. For more information visit www.ischool.umd.edu<http://www.ischool.umd.edu> Mary Carroll-Mason Communications Coordinator College of Information Studies, Maryland's iSchool 4110D Hornbake Library College Park, MD 20742 [log in to unmask] (301) 405-1260 ischool.umd.edu<http://ischool.umd.edu/>