ILM5610 - BUSINESS INFORMATION

Module Identifier

ILM5610

Module Title

BUSINESS INFORMATION

Academic Year

2006/2007

Co-ordinator

Mr Michael A Lowe

Semester

Semester 2

Other staff

Ms Tanya C Rogers

Course delivery

Other

Student- directed progress through a printed module, supported by seminars and tutorials.

Seminars / Tutorials

6 hourse. 6 x 1hr

Assessment

Assessment Type	Assessment Length/Details	Proportion
Semester Assessment	Company Profile	100%

Learning outcomes

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

demonstrate a detailed understanding of the relationship between a business and its commercial environment;
describe and explain the nature, role, and bibliographical control, of sources which report on that environment;
describe and explain the nature and role of sources of information on companies, the City, markets, products and relevant non-business topics;
translate information needs into solutions; applying the skills acquired in the module to exploit efficiently 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 . Working through the units of the printed module, and making use of a range of electronic resources, participants gain practical business information retrieval and interpretation skills. The seminars introduce the open learning study mode, and act as milestones in students¿ progress through the independent study material.

Aims

The overall aim of the module, is to gain the knowledge and skills necessary to provide a business with the information it needs on its external commercial environment.

Reading Lists

Books
** Essential Reading
Lowe, Michael (1999) Business Information at Work London: Taylor & Francis
** Recommended Text
Lowe, Michael Business Information at Work Taylor & Francis 0851424031

Journals
** Recommended Consultation
Business Information Review
Financial Times
Information World Review
Managing Information

Notes

This module is at CQFW Level 7