Postgraduate - Edith Cowan University

advocacy, ethics and the media, with students having the
opportunity to focus on areas of particular interest to them.
ISM5107 15 Credit Points
Indigenous Enterprise
FACULTY OF EDUCATION & ARTS
This unit traces the history of Indigenous Australian enterprise
and examines the current participation of Indigenous
entrepreneurs in the private and community sector. Students have
the opportunity to explore case studies of thriving Indigenous
businesses and to distil those elements that explain success. The
unit will examine the management implications of the recent shift
in Cape York and elsewhere from Indigenous economies based on
government funded Indigenous service provision to “real
economies” based on enterprise, investment, profit and
employment.
ISM5114 10 Credit Points
Issues in Indigenous Policy Studies
FACULTY OF EDUCATION & ARTS
This unit explores the key policy challenges that face
contemporary Indigenous Australians. Students will analyse the
role of Indigenous social indicators in policy formation, critically
analyse the debate between equality of outcomes and recognition
of Indigenous aspirations, and explore the policy implications of
Indigenous autonomy. There will be opportunities for students to
concentrate on a policy area of their choice.
ISM5208 15 Credit Points
Project 1
FACULTY OF EDUCATION & ARTS
Students will apply the research skills developed in RES5101,
RES5102 or RES5103 to explore further via a small research
project the issue of interest investigated in ISM5114. Students
will prepare a research proposal, carry out a preliminary study and
present an interim report of their study at a postgraduate student
seminar.
ISM5209 15 Credit Points
Project 2
FACULTY OF EDUCATION & ARTS
Students will refine and extend the research project undertaken in
ISM5208 PROJECT 1. Students will conduct a study and present
the final report of their study in a forum relevant to their subject
area (e.g., Kurongkurl Katitjin weekly seminar; industry
presentation).
IST224Q 15 Credit Points
Information Organisation 2
FACULTY OF COMPUTING, HEALTH AND SCIENCE
Students will develop further skills and experience in information
organisation, building on the competencies acquired in IST1143.
The use of codes for descriptive cataloguing, mainstream
classification schemes and subject headings lists and the
USMARC format to handle print and non-print formats will be
considered in detail, as will national bibliographic databases.
IST4102 15 Credit Points
The Information Society
FACULTY OF COMPUTING, HEALTH AND SCIENCE
The Information Society will provide an introduction to the
concept of information and to the processes whereby it is
transferred in society. Socio-political and technological trends
which are likely to shape the future of information services are
discussed. Aspects of access, equity and ethical issues in relation
to information services are examined. The unit looks at the policy,
legal and social environment in which information services
operate and students become familiar with major policy
documents and laws relating to information. Current issues in
information provision such as privacy, censorship and freedom of
information will be considered.
IST4103 15 Credit Points
Library Systems
FACULTY OF COMPUTING, HEALTH AND SCIENCE
This unit provides an overview of the major systems utilised by
libraries: selection, acquisition, circulation, and preservation of
library materials. It also discusses the provision of reference
services, inter-library loan and document delivery, collection
evaluation and development, the use of integrated automated
library systems and cooperative activities. Professional and paraprofessional
roles in these systems will be considered. Archives
and records systems will be contrasted with library systems.
IST4104 15 Credit Points
Information Resources and Services
FACULTY OF COMPUTING, HEALTH AND SCIENCE
This unit focuses on client services to meet information needs.
Students will learn to analyse information needs and to design
appropriate information resources and services. Techniques for
client analysis and information needs analysis draw on aspects of
communication, education and cognitive theory and are applied in
the design and delivery of information resources and client
support activities.
IST4106 15 Credit Points
Information Organisation
FACULTY OF COMPUTING, HEALTH AND SCIENCE
This unit provides a general introduction to theory and techniques
of organising information resources for retrieval. Specific
techniques examined include descriptive cataloguing and subject
analysis, particularly the use of classification schemes and
indexing languages. The roles of shared cataloguing networks will
also be considered.
IST4107 15 Credit Points
Information Services Management
FACULTY OF COMPUTING, HEALTH AND SCIENCE
Students will develop their skills in managing information units
within enterprises, including analysis and design of services, the
management of human, material and financial resources,
marketing and evaluation techniques, networking and resource
sharing. This unit contains a two-week Practicum.
IST4108 15 Credit Points
Display and Presentation Systems
FACULTY OF COMPUTING, HEALTH AND SCIENCE
This unit is designed to provide an introduction to graphic design
and multimedia technologies, tools, environments and materials.
Students will examine the means by which people interact with
information systems and consider issues relevant to the
application and use of information and multimedia technologies
across the broad spectrum of computer-based systems. The
emphasis of this unit is on the design and layout of digital
materials for delivery via the range of new media available for
visual output, including paper, projection, screen and networks.
The unit will deal with the design of visual information as a
marriage of technology, theory and practice, communications
systems and information services, and provide students with a
thorough understanding of the issues related to the field of graphic
design and information dissemination using existing and emerging
information technologies.
IST4117 15 Credit Points
Information Literacy
FACULTY OF COMPUTING, HEALTH AND SCIENCE
This unit examines the role of the teacher librarian/librarian in
leading and supporting all users of the school library/public
library, particularly teachers, students and administrators to form
information literate school communities that equip students to
deal effectively with the challenges of a constantly changing
environment. Areas of focus will be an examination of pedagogy,
learning theory and information process models in the context of
collaborative planning and teaching information literacy programs
that aim to improve educational outcomes for all
students/community users.
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