Module Identifier IL10110  
Module Title FOUNDATIONS OF INFORMATION STUDIES  
Academic Year 2001/2002  
Co-ordinator Mrs Christine Urquhart  
Semester Semester 1  
Other staff Mr Michael Lowe, Ms Tanya Rogers  
Course delivery Lecture   18 Hours  
  Seminars / Tutorials   1 Hours  
Assessment Assignment   2 written assignments of 1,500 words.   100%  

Brief description


The module delineates the principles of information management and information science. Topics covered include:


   emergence, scope and professional issues in these disciplines, the commodity view of information, and an
   overview of the information industry.