Postgraduate - Edith Cowan University
Postgraduate - Edith Cowan University
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Students are eligible for Associate (professional) membership of<br />
the Australian Library and Information Association if they<br />
graduate with a Graduate Diploma of Science (Information<br />
Services) in this area of specialisation.<br />
UNIT SET LOCATION<br />
This unit set is available on Mt Lawley Campus.<br />
MODE OF DELIVERY<br />
This unit set is available in the following modes of delivery - Oncampus,<br />
and Off-campus.<br />
YEAR ONE<br />
Semester 1<br />
IST4102 The Information Society 15<br />
IST4103 Library Systems 15<br />
IST4104 Information Resources and Services 15<br />
CSG4105 Information Services Transformation 15<br />
Semester 2<br />
IST4106 Information Organisation 15<br />
IST4107 Information Services Management 15<br />
Elective Unit<br />
Elective Unit<br />
Teacher Librarianship<br />
SPTELB<br />
SPECIAL ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS<br />
The minimum admission requirement for this area of<br />
specialisation is a three-year Bachelor of Arts (Education) or<br />
equivalent teaching qualification. In addition, all entrants must<br />
provide evidence of at least twelve months’ satisfactory full-time<br />
school teaching experience or the equivalent part-time experience.<br />
Students are eligible for Associate (professional) membership of<br />
the Australian Library and Information Association if they<br />
graduate with a Graduate Diploma of Science (Information<br />
Services) in this area of specialisation.<br />
Students who have successfully completed the Graduate<br />
Certificate of Information Services (Teacher Librarianship) may<br />
apply for advanced standing in this area of specialisation.<br />
UNIT SET LOCATION<br />
This unit set is available on Mt Lawley Campus.<br />
MODE OF DELIVERY<br />
This unit set is available in the following modes of delivery - Oncampus,<br />
and Off-campus.<br />
YEAR ONE<br />
Semester 1<br />
IST4102 The Information Society 15<br />
IST4103 Library Systems 15<br />
IST4104 Information Resources and Services 15<br />
CSG4105 Information Services Transformation 15<br />
Semester 2<br />
LIB4112 Resources for Children and Young Adults 15<br />
IST4106 Information Organisation 15<br />
IST4107 Information Services Management 15<br />
IST4117 Information Literacy 15<br />
Knowledge Services<br />
SPKNS<br />
SPECIAL ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS<br />
A recognised three-year undergraduate degree is the minimum<br />
admission requirement for this course. Graduates from all<br />
disciplines are invited to apply. Alternatively, prospective<br />
students who can demonstrate prior learning in the field, including<br />
at least five years appropriate professional experience, may<br />
apply. In the latter case, a CV and references confirming<br />
professional experience should be appended to application forms.<br />
Certified copies of qualifications must be appended to application<br />
forms. Students must complete five core units and may select<br />
three elective units, after consultation with and obtaining the<br />
approval of the course coordinator. External students are not<br />
required to attend on-campus for any part of the program.<br />
Students who have successfully completed the Graduate<br />
Certificate of Information Services (Knowledge Services Area of<br />
Specialisation) may apply for advanced standing in this area of<br />
specialisation.<br />
UNIT SET LOCATION<br />
This unit set is available on Mt Lawley Campus.<br />
MODE OF DELIVERY<br />
This unit set is available in the following modes of delivery - Oncampus,<br />
and Off-campus.<br />
YEAR ONE<br />
Semester 1<br />
IST4102 The Information Society 15<br />
CSG4105 Information Services Transformation 15<br />
CSG4111 Introduction to Knowledge Management 15<br />
Elective unit<br />
Semester 2<br />
IST4117 Information Literacy 15<br />
IST4118<br />
Elective unit<br />
Elective unit<br />
Information Retrieval and Document<br />
Management<br />
15<br />
Electives for the Information Science and Knowledge Services<br />
areas of specialisation may be chosen from the following list:<br />
Any core unit in other areas of specialisation of the course<br />
OR<br />
CSG220U Project Management, Professionalism and Ethics<br />
IST4108 Display and Presentation Systems<br />
CSI4102 Computer Security<br />
CSI4104 Information Security<br />
CSG4331 Knowledge Computing<br />
CSI4201 Systems Analysis<br />
GRADUATE DIPLOMA OF SCIENCE<br />
(INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY)<br />
Course Code 746<br />
Course Code 039<br />
The Graduate Diploma of Science (Information Technology) is<br />
designed for persons who possess a three year tertiary<br />
qualification with little or no exposure to computing. It caters<br />
specifically for the part-time student: the award can be completed<br />
in two years of evening study, though students may choose to take<br />
longer.<br />
56 ECU <strong>Postgraduate</strong> Course Guide 2008