Leader: Steve Wright

Offered

Caulfield First semester 2008 (Day)
Caulfield First semester 2008 (Off-campus)

Synopsis

Aims to equip students to participate effectively in the development and management of information enterprises - as employees, team members, contractors, or self-employed professionals. Contexts studied range from for-profit corporations to voluntary information networks. Current case studies are used to examine organisational characteristics of information communities i.e. groups which produce and use information. Focuses on how information practitioners add value through the creation and marketing of information products and services.

Objectives

At the completion of this subject, students will be able to:

1. Understand the nature and operation of information communities within contemporary society;
2. Have an understanding of community informatics as an emerging discipline and professional practice;
3. Be familiar with contemporary debates concerning the social impact of information technology use;
4. Gain understanding of the collaborative behaviours and interdependencies which contribute to notions of community;
5. Demonstrate the ability to analyse and critique cases from the information industry.

Assessment

Assignments: 50%, Formal Supervised Assessment: 50%

Contact hours

3 x contact hrs/week

Prerequisites

36 credit points of 1st year units or equivalent

Prohibitions

IMS5023, IMS3810, LAR3010, LAR4610, IMS3010, FIT5090