IMS1101

Information management 1

R Hartland

6 points - 6 hours per week - Second semester - Caulfield

Objectives Upon completing this subject students should have a knowledge and understanding of:a range of information related issues in a variety of individual and organisational contexts and the organisational implecations of specific operating system environments. Students should have the necessary skills to argue particular information policy positions, perform basic file handling under different operating systems and design, select and implement basic networking structures.

Synopsis This subject explores information intrastructure issues at a national and international level and their impact upon organisations and individuals. It provides an introduction to the role of recorded information in society by examining the relationship between communications, records, documents, information and politics. Broad framework issues such as censorship, access and equity, privacy, cultural identity and continuity are applied at a social, organisational and individual level. A parallel laboratory stream provides the opportunity for students to consider the framework implications in computing studies through the exploration of the emergence, operation and functionality of basic computer operating environments.

Assessment Examination: 50% - Assignments: 30% - Practical work: 20% - Students must gain at least 40% in each assessment task and pass the subject overall to complete the subject successfully.

Recommended texts

Jones B Sleepers wake: Technology and the future of work 4th edn, OUP, 1995

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