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
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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 |
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