Welcome to the School of Information Management /
Te Kura Tiaki, Whakawhiti Kōrero
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About the School
The School of Information Management is part of the Faculty of Commerce and Administration, and aims to produce professionals equipped to use a range of technologies to store, organise, retrieve and disseminate information in business, government, library and academic organisations.
Our graduates have a strong focus on the need to manage people as well as technology and information, and this interdisciplinary approach is reflected in the makeup of the School's disciplines.
The School of Information Management (SIM) combines teaching and research in a number of related areas:
- Information Management
- e-Commerce
- Information Systems
- Library and Information Studies
- Archives and Records Management
- Communications
Within these disciplines you can study for a full range of degrees, taught and supervised by highly qualified and experienced academics:
- Bachelor of Commerce and Administration (BCA)
- BCA Honours
- Master of Commerce and Administration (MCA)
- Master of Arts (MA) by research
- Master of Information Management (MIM)
- Information Studies (IST) Programmes, including the Master of Information Systems (MIS)
- Doctoral study (PhD)
SIM has significant numbers of students at all levels, which is a good indicator of our reputation as a provider of high quality education in our respective disciplines. Another indicator of excellence is the quality of our research and teaching staff – in the 2003 PBRF evaluation of all New Zealand universities, our School scored very highly in terms of research excellence. Therefore, no matter what your field of endeavour within the broad field of Information Management, you will find this a stimulating and rewarding environment in which to study.
Dr Val Hooper
Head of School
SIM's Māori Name
Te Kura Tiaki, Whakawhiti Kōrero: the Māori name for the School of Information Management means "the management and exchange of information".
Bicultural Objectives
The School is aware of its key role in the professional education of information specialists in New Zealand, and aims, in its course structures and content, to include an awareness of the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi and the ways in which it can be implemented in the information professions.
The bicultural aspects of the various SIM programmes are integrated into the course in two ways: some programmes offer specific classes relating to biculturalism in New Zealand, while most address the question in core courses as appropriate.
Related Victoria University sites
For further information relating to Māori studies, visit the School of Māori Studies / Te Kawa a Māui.
Toihuarewa offers a forum for Māori academic issues, and the social and cultural dimensions at Victoria.