Dr. Miksa's Advisees

 This page is for students who have been assigned Dr. Miksa as their Faculty Advisor for the duration of their courses here at SLIS.

 Dr Miksa advises students who are in one of two Programs of Study (POS):

• General Study
• Information Organization

 Philosophy

I am pretty easy going when it comes to the classes you are interested in taking but I do like to construct a degree plan that will be most beneficial for getting you to your Masters degree.  Students should plan to create a course plan that takes advantage of their time here at SLIS and that gives them maximum exposure to the ideas, technology, history, and philosophy that make up the library and information science field.

As an librarian who specializes in information organization I have my own views and opinions on what courses students should take, but I am more than willing to work with you to construct a strategy that works best for you.

 Advising Process

Each semester students must schedule an advising session with me so we can decide on what courses you will take and/or modify your degree plan.  I advise every Wednesday from 1-4pm CST, unless otherwise specified.  These can be on-campus appointments or by telephone.  Students must call the SLIS Office at 940-565-2445 and schedule the appointment. John Pipes usually handles the scheduling.

It is best to plan out courses at least two semesters in advance.  For each advising session please make a list of the courses you are interested in taking, as well as alternatives should your preferred course be full for the semester.  We will discuss all options and plan to the best of our ability using the schedules as linked from the SLIS website.

Students are encouraged to study the course descriptions of SLIS courses from the Graduate Catalog in preparation for each advising session but do keep in mind these are brief descriptions.  I can usually give you more details about certain courses but you are always free to contact the course instructor for more information.  The best source for information about online courses is at E-Campus.

After we decide on what courses you want to register for you must then send me an Advising Memo (AM). This form can be found on the Online Forms page linked from the SLIS main website.  I will then forward the AM to John Pipes and he will reserve a seat for you in the course.  You must pay for the course in order to secure you seat.

A word about email addresses: it is best to use your official UNT email address for all school related correspondence.  If you have an alternate email address you can set up the UNT account to forward emails to that alternate.  We have found recently that our email system will sometimes trash emails that come from certain ISPs or email companies. This is mainly due to SPAM.   Use the My UNT Portal to see how to going about doing this setup.

 Changes to degree plan or POS:

If you find that you want to add or drop a course please send me an email so I can make the change on your degree plan.  Keeping the degree plan up-to-date can be a bit of a chore but it pays in the end, especially when it comes time for you to take the Capstone Experience.

If you have further questions please feel free to contact me at smiksa@unt.edu or call me at 940-565-3560.

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