Study method
100% online
Available loans
- HECS-HELP
- FEE-HELP
Assessments
100% online
Prior study
Not required
Start your career with Curtin’s globally recognised courses and extensive industry connections. Through OUA, our online courses offer an interactive and collaborative learning experience that gets you the same degree as if you studied on campus. Curtin is a global university with a vibrant culture of innovation and collaboration and is ranked in the top one per cent of universities worldwide.
QS RANKING 2021
13
Times Higher Education Ranking 2021
13
Subject details
-
- A week-by-week guide to the topics you will explore in this subject will be provided in your study materials.
You won't be able to enrol into this subject if you've already successfully completed or currently enrolled in the following subject(s) as they are considered anti-requisites due to the similarity of the content.
Special requirements
No special requirements
Basic principles involved in structuring information objects and creating the metadata which makes them retrievable. Topics include information structures, hypertext, databases, automatic and derived indexing, metadata and description, document type definitions (DTDs) and schemas, indexing languages, and standards and subject analysis.
Please Note: If it’s your first time studying a Curtin University subject you’ll need to complete their compulsory ‘Academic Integrity Program’. It only takes two hours to complete online, and provides you with vital information about studying with Curtin University. The Academic Integrity Program is compulsory, so if it’s not completed your subject grades will be withheld.
Find out more about the Academic Integrity module.
- Exercise 1 (20%)
- Exercise 2 (30%)
- Exercise 3 (50%)