Postgraduate - Edith Cowan University
Postgraduate - Edith Cowan University
Postgraduate - Edith Cowan University
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COURSE STRUCTURE<br />
The Master of Information Services is a three semester (180 credit<br />
point) full-time award with exit points after 60 points (Graduate<br />
Certificate) in certain areas of specialisation and 120 points<br />
(Graduate Diploma).<br />
Students must select one of the following four areas of<br />
specialisation and must complete all units in the selected area of<br />
specialisation for the Master award.<br />
Archives and Records<br />
SPARC<br />
SPECIAL ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS<br />
A recognised three-year undergraduate degree in a discipline other<br />
than archives and records is the minimum admission requirement<br />
for this course. Graduates from all other disciplines are invited to<br />
apply. Students with appropriate professional experience are<br />
eligible for professional membership of the Australian Society of<br />
Archivists and the Records Management Association of Australia<br />
if they choose to graduate with a Graduate Diploma of Science<br />
(Information Services) in this area of specialisation.<br />
Students who have successfully completed the Graduate<br />
Certificate of Information Services (Archives and Records Area of<br />
Specialisation) or the Graduate Diploma of Science (Information<br />
Services) (Archives and Records Area of Specialisation) may<br />
apply for admission and advanced standing to this area of<br />
specialisation.<br />
AREA OF SPECIALISATION STRUCTURE<br />
Part-time students should enrol in either IST4121 or IST4136 in<br />
their first semester of study.<br />
The area of specialisation will foster an understanding of records<br />
and archives management as inter-related record-keeping<br />
activities, building in a logical manner upon knowledge already<br />
acquired in previous units.<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 />
IST4121 The Records Environment 15<br />
IST4133 Preservation and Storage 15<br />
CSG4105 Information Services Transformation 15<br />
IST4235 Electronic Recordkeeping 15<br />
Semester 2<br />
IST4107 Information Services Management 15<br />
IST4136 Documenting Society 15<br />
IST4118 Information Retrieval and Document<br />
Management<br />
15<br />
IST4236 Documenting the Corporate Memory 15<br />
YEAR TWO<br />
Semester 1<br />
CSG5140 Research Methods 20<br />
CSG5141 Research Proposal 20<br />
CSG5243 Masters Project 1 20<br />
Information Science<br />
SPISCI<br />
SPECIAL ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS<br />
The minimum admission requirement is a bachelor degree in a<br />
discipline other than library and information science. Students<br />
must complete six core units and may select two elective units,<br />
after consultation with, and obtaining the approval of the course<br />
coordinator.<br />
Students are eligible for Associate (professional) membership of<br />
the Australian Library and Information Association if they choose<br />
to 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 />
YEAR TWO<br />
Semester 1<br />
CSG5140 Research Methods 20<br />
CSG5141 Research Proposal 20<br />
CSG5243 Masters Project 1 20<br />
Teacher Librarianship<br />
SPTELI<br />
SPECIAL ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS<br />
The minimum admission requirement for this area<br />
of 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 choose<br />
to 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 admission and 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 />
ECU <strong>Postgraduate</strong> Course Guide 2008 63
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