12446 (v.3) Information Studies 502 - Information Behaviour

Area:

Department of Media and Information

Contact Hours:

3.0

Credits:

25.0

Seminar:

1 x 3 Hours Weekly

Exploration of the nature of use and users of information resources and the notion of an information literate person - differentiates between use of resources and use of the information they contain - differentiates between users by individual user characteristics and by intentions of resource providers. Examines how the relationship between users and use varies by context and changes over time. Introduces principles of information resource evaluation. Discussions are underpinned by models and theory drawn from psychology and communications.

Availability

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Area External	Central External
2003	Bentley Campus	Semester 1			Y
2003	Bentley Campus	Semester 2	Y		Y

- Area External refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research.
- Central External refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area.

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