301048 (v.2) Information Studies 309 - Information Behaviour

Area:

Department of Media and Information

Contact Hours:

3.0

Credits:

25.0

Seminar:

1 x 3 Hours Weekly

Prerequisite(s):

11170 (v.4) Information Studies 101: Information Characteristics and Use

Explores the nature and users of information resources and the notion of an information literate person and differentiates between use of resources and use of the information they contain and between users by individual characteristics and by intentions of resource providers. 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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