Warning! This subject requires you to do a practical placement, please see Special Requirements for more information.

Undergraduate CUR-LIM350-2020

Information Services Professional Practicum

Extend your real-world information services experience even further with a three-week placement. Meet the challenges of practicing records management. Complement your practicum by studying managerial expectations in a professional setting

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Duration

13 weeks

Study method

Online and other materials

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Assessments

100% online

Prior study

Required

Study terms

31 Aug 2020

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Subject details

What you'll learn

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

contextualise professional and managerial expectation of information services
synthesise theories, principles and standards in information services through professional experience
demonstrate understanding of professional and managerial requirements for information professionals by successfully completing practicum placements
demonstrate understanding of the required interpersonal skills and qualities in an information service
create a digital object that demonstrates understanding of professional technology, standards and practice in information services.

Topics covered

- A week-by-week guide to the topics you will explore in this subject will be provided in your study materials.

Entry requirements

You must have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject:

CUR-LIM225-Information Design, or CUR-INFM110-Information Design ;

Special requirements

PlacementDetails - This subject is a professional experience in an information service environment through a three-week full-time practicum placement organised by the Department of Information Studies.

Description

This subject is a professional experience in an information service environment through a three-week full-time practicum placement, organised by the Department of Information Studies. Degreework includes consideration and discussion of practice in records, archives and library services.

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.

Assessments

Exercise (50%)
Practical (Pass/Fail%)
Digital Object Creation (50%)

Textbooks

Current study term (30 Aug 20 to 29 Nov 20)

Textbooks are not required.