IL30410 - BUSINESS INFORMATION

Module Identifier	IL30410
Module Title	BUSINESS INFORMATION
Academic Year	2002/2003
Co-ordinator	Mr Michael A Lowe
Semester	Semester 2
Pre-Requisite	IL10920 , IL11020
Course delivery	Lecture	10 Hours One hour lecture per week
	Seminars / Tutorials	5 Hours 5 x 1hrs
	Practical	5 Hours 4 x 1 hour
	Practical	5 Hours 5 one hour practicals
Assessment	Semester Exam	1.5 Hours	50%
	Semester Assessment	Project Work:	50%

Learning outcomes

At the end of the module students should be able to:

Demonstrate understanding of the relationship between a business and its commercial environment.
Describe and explain the nature, role, and bibliographical control, of sources of information on that environment.
Describe and explain the nature and role of sources of information on: companies; the City; markets; products; and other relevant topics;
Translate information needs into solutions; applying the skills acquired in the module to exploit effectively the above sources.

Brief description

Taking as its starting point the nature of business itself, the course first explores how and why business needs and uses information. The aim is then to develop a critical awareness of those sources which report on aspects of the commercial environment including on companies, markets, the city, and products . Through lectures, practical work and seminars, using a range of mainly electronimc resources, participants gain practical business information retrieval and interpretation skills.

Aims

To gain the knowledge and skills necessary to provide a business with the information it needs on its external commercial environment.

Transferable skills

During the course of the module, the following skills will be developed:

independent project work,
information and IT handling,
use and analysis of numerical information,
self- management

Reading Lists

Books
M A Lowe. (1999) Business Information at Work. London : Aslib

Journals
** Recommended Consultation
Business Information Review.
Information World Review.
Financial Times.
Managing Information.
UKOLUG Newsletter.