Module Identifier

IL11020

Module Title

USING INFORMATION

Academic Year

2008/2009

Co-ordinator

Dr David A Stoker

Semester

Intended for use in future years

Other Staff

Dr Geraint I Evans

Course Delivery

Delivery Type	Delivery length / details
Lecture	13 Hours. 12 one hour lectures.
Seminars / Tutorials	9 Hours.

Assessment

Assessment Type	Assessment length / details	Proportion
Semester Assessment	Presentation: Oral presentation	20%
Semester Assessment	Report: Evaluation report	30%
Semester Exam	2 Hours Two hour written examination.	50%

Learning Outcomes

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

explain what is meant by the term 'information sources' and describe the various formats in which information is published;
critically evaluate information sources based on the criteria discussed in lectures and seminars;
discuss the relative strengths and weaknessess of both print-based and electronic information sources.

Brief description

This module investigates a wide range of formal and informal information sources and looks at their characteristics, value and use and some of the problems associated with them. Electronic and print-based sources are also compared and analysed.

Notes

This module is at CQFW Level 4