Postgraduate - Edith Cowan University

to those whose interests in the provision of information and
knowledge services lie in emerging knowledge-based industries.
Professional librarians, teacher librarians, archivists and records
managers will find this area of specialisation a useful means of
updating and broadening their professional knowledge base.
The Graduate Diploma of Science (Information Services) is
recognised as an exit point from the Master of Information
Services. In certain areas of specialisation , students may exit the
Graduate Diploma after twelve months of part-time study with a
Graduate Certificate in Information Services.
Students who successfully complete certain areas of specialisation
of the Graduate Diploma are eligible for professional membership
of one or more of the following professional associations, as
follows:
• Information Science and Teacher Librarianship area of
specialisation graduates are eligible for Associate
(professional) membership of the Australian Library
and Information Association;
• Archives and Records area of specialisation graduates
are eligible for professional membership of both the
Australian Society of Archivists and the Records
Management Association of Australia.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
The minimum admission requirement is the completion of a threeyear
tertiary qualification. Prospective students who do not have
a three-year tertiary qualification may apply for alternative entry
to areas of specialisation other than the Teacher-Librarianship
stream. Applicants for alternative entry must demonstrate prior
learning, including at least five years’ appropriate professional
experience and should include with their application a CV and
references confirming their professional experience. Any
additional special admission requirements are detailed under the
individual areas of specialisation below.
Certified copies of qualifications must be appended to application
forms.
COURSE LOCATION
This course is available on Mt Lawley Campus.
MODE OF STUDY
This course is available by Full-time, or Part-time mode.
MODE OF DELIVERY
This course is available in the following modes of delivery - Oncampus,
and Off-campus.
The Archives and Records area of specialisation and some units
are available only through online study. Students MUST have
access to a computer capable of accessing the Internet and
eCourse. Online students are not required to attend on campus for
any part of the program.
COURSE STRUCTURE
The Graduate Diploma of Science (Information Services) is an
eight unit, twelve month full-time award with exit points after
four units (60 points) and twelve months of part-time study (in
certain sareas os specialisations). The Graduate Diploma of
Science (Information Services) may also be studied in part-time
mode.
Students must select one of the following four area of
specialisation. Students must complete all units in the selected
area of specialisation for the Graduate Diploma award.
Archives and Records
SPARRE
SPECIAL ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
A recognised three-year undergraduate degree in a discipline other
than archives and records is the minimum admission requirement
for this course. Alternatively, prospective students who can
demonstrate prior learning in the field, including at least five
years appropriate professional experience, may apply. In the
latter case, a CV and references confirming professional
experience should be appended to application forms. Certified
copies of qualifications must be appended to application forms.
Graduates from all other disciplines are invited to apply.
Students with appropriate professional experience are eligible for
professional membership of the Australian Society of Archivists
and the Records Management Association of Australia if they
graduate with a Graduate Diploma of Science (Information
Services) in this area of specialisation.
Students who have successfully completed the Graduate
Certificate of Information Services (Archives and Records Area of
Specialisation) may apply for advanced standing in this area of
specialisation.
AREA OF SPECIALISATION STRUCTURE
Part-time students should enrol in either IST4121 or IST4136 in
their first semester of study. The area of specialisation will foster
an understanding of records and archives management as interrelated
record-keeping activities, building in a logical manner
upon knowledge already acquired in previous units.
UNIT SET LOCATION
This unit set is available on Mt Lawley Campus.
MODE OF DELIVERY
This unit set is available in the following modes of delivery - Oncampus,
and Off-campus.
YEAR ONE
Semester 1
IST4121 The Records Environment 15
IST4133 Preservation and Storage 15
CSG4105 Information Services Transformation 15
IST4235 Electronic Recordkeeping 15
Semester 2
IST4107 Information Services Management 15
IST4118 Information Retrieval and Document
Management
15
IST4136 Documenting Society 15
IST4236 Documenting the Corporate Memory 15
Information Science
SPINSC
SPECIAL ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
The minimum admission requirement is a bachelor degree in a
discipline other than library and information science.
Alternatively, prospective students who can demonstrate prior
learning in the field, including at least five years appropriate
professional experience, may apply. In the latter case, a CV and
references confirming professional experience should be
appended to application forms. Certified copies of qualifications
must be appended to application forms. Students must complete
six core units and may select two elective units, after consultation
with and obtaining the approval of the course coordinator.
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