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FIT1037

Faculty of Information Technology

18 September 2017 26 April 2024
Monash University

Undergraduate - Unit

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6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

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LevelUndergraduate
FacultyFaculty of Information Technology
OfferedCaulfield Second semester 2015 (Day)

Synopsis

This unit introduces fundamental concepts in information, and examines their implications for the use of IT-based systems that manage information. The management of information is a major area of concern for any organisation as it seeks to meet its objectives. The unit examines a variety of approaches to the creation, representation, storage, access, retrieval, and use of information, and the practical contribution of information management (IM) as a discipline to the achievement of such tasks. Particular emphasis will be placed upon the consequences for these practices of information-seeking behaviour by users, as well as the application of a range of popular IM tools and techniques commonly used when addressing the information needs of users.

Outcomes

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

  • describe the fundamental concepts of information and its use;
  • explain the impact of organisational and other contexts upon information needs and uses;
  • explain the basic IM tools (eg classification and metadata) that have been developed to manage information and meet user needs;
  • evaluate information and its sources critically;
  • apply basic IM tools to create, represent, store, access, retrieve and use information;
  • demonstrate the teamwork skills necessary to identify particular information needs, prepare relevant resources for a target audience, and present their findings.

Assessment

Examination (3 hours): 50%; In-semester assessment: 50%

Workload requirements

Minimum total expected workload equals 12 hours per week comprising:

(a.) Contact hours for on-campus students:

  • Two hours of lectures
  • One 2-hour studio

(b.) Additional requirements (all students):

  • A minimum of 2-3 hours of personal study per one hour of contact time in order to satisfy the reading and assignment expectations.

See also Unit timetable information

Chief examiner(s)

Associate Professor Henry Linger

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Enterprise information management

Prohibitions

FIT1021, FIT2054, IMS1603, IMS2603

Additional information on this unit is available from the faculty at:

http://www.infotech.monash.edu/units/fit1037