1999 Information Technology Handbooks - Master of Information Management (Archives and Records) and Master of Information Management (Librarianship)

Master of Information Management (Archives and Records) and Master of Information Management (Librarianship)

General
Introduction
Course objectives
Fees for Australian residents
Duration

General

This course will not be taking new enrolments in 1999. Please refer to the course entry for the Master of Information Management and Systems.
Clayton and Caulfield campuses. Part I and part II (by 100 per cent coursework) also available by distance education
Course code: 1680, 1681, 1698
Course leaders: Mr Frank Upward (archives and records) and Ms June Anderson (librarianship)

Introduction

The Master of Information Management is offered by the School of Information Management and Systems, either by coursework (75 per cent) and minor thesis (25 per cent), or by coursework alone (100 per cent). This degree consists of two parts: part I provides a general education in either one of two streams, archives and records or librarianship; part II provides for specialisations and advanced study and/or research. Part II of the program can also be taken as a research masters (100 per cent thesis in part II).
Part I of the program is available on campus, by distance education and by mixed delivery mode. The 100 per cent coursework option in part II of the program is also available on campus, by distance education and mixed delivery mode. Part I is equivalent to the Graduate Diploma in Information Management.
The archives and records and librarianship streams provide a professional qualification in their field, the archives and records stream enabling professional qualification as an archivist/records manager, the librarianship studies stream as a librarian or teacher librarian. Accreditation/recognition is being considered by the Australian Society of Archivists (ASA), the Records Management Association of Australia (RMAA), and the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) respectively.

Course objectives

As for the Graduate Diploma in Information Management:

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 professional courses in librarianship, teacher librarianship and recordkeeping grounded both in the humanities and social sciences and in contemporary information and communication technology, which is transforming practice in the information management professions;
to deliver quality professional courses that teach the theory and practice of librarianship, teacher librarianship and record keeping in accordance with the accreditation requirements of the relevant professional associations and the needs of the workplace;
to produce independent, self-sufficient professionals able to work in a range of roles, as an employee, team member, contractor or self-employed practitioner.

And in addition:

to strengthen particular application of a grounding in information management, recordkeeping and librarianship by providing the opportunity for students to acquire or extend knowledge of other disciplines complementary to their own discipline;
to provide an in-depth education in the generic field of information management while providing for specialisation, advanced study and research in recordkeeping or librarianship; and
to foster research that contributes to the development of the professional discipline.

Fees for Australian residents

In 1998 the course fee is $8000 for each part of the program, or pro rata per subject for part-time. Candidates undertaking part II by 100 per cent research pay HECS.

Duration

The course may be completed in a minimum of two years full-time or three years part-time. Each part requires a minimum of one year full-time study or its part-time equivalent.