1999 Distance Education Handbook - Graduate Diploma in Information Management (Teacher Librarianship)

Graduate Diploma in Information Management (Teacher Librarianship)

Course information
Aims
Professional recognition
Entry requirements
Special requirements
Attendance requirements
Course structure
- Semester 1
- Semester 2
Details of subjects
Initial enrolment
Assessment
Credits/exemptions
Further information
Completed applications

Course information

Course Code 2044
Clayton campus
Fee paying course: course fee $ 6,000 (in 1998)
Overseas student fees: $ 12,075 (in 1998)

To educate information professionals to manage information in all media to meet the social and business needs of the community for information services and products.
To provide a professional course in teacher librarianship grounded in the humanities and social sciences, and contemporary information and communication technology.
To produce independent, self-sufficient professionals able to work in a range of roles, as an employee, team member, contractor or self-employed practitioner.

Professional recognition

Recognition of this new course is being sought from the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA).

Entry requirements

Applicants must have qualified for a bachelors degree at Monash University or at another tertiary institution approved by the faculty.

Special requirements

Students need to have access to a PC with a CD Rom drive and a modem. Access to the Internet, email and a Web browser (such as Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer) via a commercial service provider.

Attendance requirements

Some subjects will have weekend schools at Clayton campus, for example 3 per semester.

Course structure

The course of study is one year full-time or two-three years part-time. All subjects are compulsory.

Semester 1

LAR4001 The information continuum
LAR4002 Computing for information professionals
LAR4650 Information resources: acquisition and access
LAR4651 Information resources: organisation

Semester 2

LAR4610 Managing information services
LAR4652 Reference principles and practice
LAR4671 Libraries, curriculum and literature
LAR4672 Professional practice (teacher librarianship)

Details of subjects

LAR4001: The information continuum

LAR4002: Computing for information professionals

LAR4610: Managing information services

LAR4650: Information resources: acquisition and access

LAR4651: Information resources: organisation

LAR4652: Reference principles and practice

LAR4671: Libraries, curriculum and literature

LAR4672: Professional practice (teacher librarianship)

Initial enrolment

Students can enter in either first or second semester.

Assessment

Assessment is a combination of projects, essays, exercises and open-book tests.

Credits/exemptions

There is provision for advanced standing and credit transfer. This will be finalised after offer.

Further information

For more detailed information contact: Mr Harry Singh, Course Coordinator, School of Information Management and Systems, Faculty of Information Technology, Clayton campus. Telephone: (03) 9905 5290, or fax: (03) 9905 2952, or email: harry.singh@sims.monash.edu.au

Completed applications

Completed applications are to be forwarded (by 16 November 1998 to be considered for a first round offer) to: Ms Genevieve Flore,
graduate studies officer, Faculty of Information Technology, Monash University, Clayton, Vic. 3168.