IMS1102

Information management

(IT)

F Upward

6 points + 3 hours per week + Second semester + Caulfield

Synopsis: Forms of recorded information, especially the digital forms currently evolving in the internet environment. Recorded information as stored, accessible and effective resources. The impact of the available technology on the forms taken by recorded information. Properties and characteristics of information, especially contextual understandings of the environment and role of the document. Students are introduced to the complexity of the Internet, its interfaces and the way it supports social, organisational, work group and individual action.

Assessment: Examination: 50% + Assignment work: 30% + Practical work: 20%