This subject requires you to do a practical placement, please see Additional Requirements for more information.
Management of Information Services
PostgraduateCUR-INFM5102022
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Learn how to run an information service within an organisation. You’ll look into managing staff and facilities, preparing for disaster, and legal and ethical issues. Learn how to market your service, and evaluate and report on your success and value.
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- Study method
- Online & on-campus
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 13 weeks
- Loan available
- FEE-HELP available
Management of Information Services
About this subject
At the completion of this subject students will be able to:
- explain the role and impact of managers and managerial activities in information organisations
- analyse the stakeholder and regulatory mandates that impact on information services and organisations
- plan and assess organisational strategies and operations
- evaluate the deployment of protocols and tools that support and promote diversity and equity in information organisations
- critically reflect on the application of management concepts and tools in a current professional context.
- A week-by-week guide to the topics you will explore in this subject will be provided in your study materials.
This subject introduces students to management theory and frameworks relevant to the information professions. In this subject, students explore corporate governance as well as resources and project management planning, policies and practices. Key themes in this subject include stakeholder management, professional accountability, and how to contribute to a creative and innovative workplace. This subject includes professional workplace experience.
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- Investigation (50%)
- Case Study (50%)
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Entry requirements
Part of a degree
To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:
Core
- CUR-INL-GDI-2022 - Graduate Diploma in Information and Library Studies
- CUR-INR-GDI-2022 - Graduate Diploma in Records Management and Archives
- CUR-INM-MAS-2022 - Master of Information Management
Elective
- OUA-PSU-GCE-2022 - Postgraduate Single Subjects
- UNE-PRO-GCE-2022 - Graduate Certificate in Professional Practice
Prior study
You must either have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject, or enrol in the following subject(s) to study at the same time or prior to this subject:
one of
- CUR-INFM570-Archives Concepts and Practice
- CUR-INFM230-Reference Services
CUR-INFM270 (Not currently available)
CUR-LIM215-Archives Concepts and Practice (no longer available)
You must either have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject, or currently be enrolled in the following subject(s) in a prior study period; or enrol in the following subject(s) to study prior to this subject:
Please note that your enrolment in this subject is conditional on successful completion of these prerequisite subject(s). If you study the prerequisite subject(s) in the study period immediately prior to studying this subject, your result for the prerequisite subject(s) will not be finalised prior to the close of enrolment. In this situation, should you not complete your prerequisite subject(s) successfully you should not continue with your enrolment in this subject. If you are currently enrolled in the prerequisite subject(s) and believe you may not complete these all successfully, it is your responsibility to reschedule your study of this subject to give you time to re-attempt the prerequisite subject(s).
Equivalent subjects
You should not enrol in this subject if you have successfully completed any of the following subject(s) because they are considered academically equivalent:
Additional requirements
- Placement requirements - Includes three weeks practicum placement organised by the Department of Information Studies' Practicum Coordinator in consultation with you at your State. There will be an email requesting students to submit applications for their placements at the end of the Study Period by the Practicum Coordinator. Lookout for this email and respond accordingly. In the interim, read all you need to know about practicum placements at http://humanities.curtin.edu.au/schools/mcca/information-studies/practicum-information/
- Other requirements -
Recommended Textbook: Moran, B., Stueart, R. & and Morner C., Library and Information Center Management, 8th ed 9781598849899 Libraries Unlimited. Accessible as eBook through Curtin University Library.
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.
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Related degrees
Once you’ve completed this subject it can be credited towards one of the following courses
Graduate Diploma in Information and Library Studies
PostgraduateCUR-INL-GDI
Graduate Diploma in Records Management and Archives
PostgraduateCUR-INR-GDI
Master of Information Management
PostgraduateCUR-INM-MAS
PostgraduateOUA-PSU-GCE
Graduate Certificate in Professional Practice
PostgraduateUNE-PRO-GCE