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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

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