Area: | Department of Media and Information |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
Seminar: | 1 x 3 Hours Weekly |
Syllabus: | Comprises a practicum placement for which students have accessed and received documentation and which most would have completed by the commencement of the unit. Info 102 students have a prac diary to complete, Info 504 have a project. The coursework component is to assist students to contextualise what they have discovered in their prac and to expose them to some of the background to information services and their institutions in the Australian context. This is covered by the following modules - accessing information, recording information, information services, the information professions, information policy issues. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On completion of this unit students will understand- The role of the various types of information services in the information world we live in. The issues we confront in accessing information. What it is to be a member of an information profession. The professional challenges ahead. As a result students will be more aware of the skills required to- Work in an information service environment. Consider matters of policy importance in the information environment. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | Biskup,P., and Goodman , D., (1994) . Libraries in Australia. Wagga Wagga : Centre for Information Studies. Jones. B.(1995). Sleepers Wake: Technology and the Future of Work. Melbourne, OUP. Manguel, A., (1996). A History of Reading. New York: Viking , London, Harper Collins. |
Unit Texts: | No prescibed texts. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Group tutorial presentations, Two throughout semester- group, 20%, Individual essay 20%, Prac diary, Info 102, due end of week (3) 30%, The Visits (6)- attendance compulsory 30%. The Practium placement- throughout semester Pass/Fail.This is by Grade/Markassessment. |
Field of Education: | 91301 Librarianship and Information Management | HECS Band (if applicable): | 1 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Fully Online | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | Y | | 2004 | 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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