Note that this page refers to SIM's Summer courses for 2011. Please contact our Administration Office if you want information about Trimester 3 courses in 2012.
School of Information Management
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Get Smart With Summer Study at SIM
Summer courses at the School of Information Management are an ideal opportunity to sit (or re-sit) your INFO 101 undergraduate requirement, get a headstart on university study, fast-track your postgraduate degree, or engage in some professional development.
INFO 101 - Foundations of Information Systems
Undergraduate students take note -- this year INFO 101: Foundations of Information Systems will be on-campus for FIVE weeks in Trimester 3, so if you can "handle the heat" with a condensed workload leading up to the Xmas break, you can then kick back and just enjoy some sunshine in the New Year.
The good news? Assessment is spread throughout this course, so there is no exam at the end. And arranging the rest of the summer break to suit yourself -- priceless!
BBIS 302 - Ethical and Legal Issues
BBIS 302 Ethical and Legal Issues will also be held in the five weeks leading up to the December break, so this summer 300-level course is a quick and interesting way to set yourself up to do academic research and to get better grades throughout your degree. This course has been extremely popular because it uses contemporary issues to explore the impact of information technology on society.
BBIS 302 aims to makes you more aware of the ethical and legal issues that impact on management and businesses, and shows you how to do research. This summer a special arrangement is in place so students from any degree or major can enrol. INFO major students can substitute BBIS 302 for any INFO 300-level course (except INFO 395).
You will be encouraged to think critically about issues like surveillance, copyright, privacy, contracts and related legal aspects from the perspective of information technology in use and how ethical values can be used as the basis for exploring how technology is changing our world.
Assessment is by case studies and academic writing assignments. Because academic research and writing is fundamental to university study, two interactive tutorials are offered to show students how to do a literature search assignment and then to write it up in standard academic format as a literature review.
Bonus elements of enrolling for BBIS 302 include learning:
- how to use online databases for research
- use of the APA citation style
- how to use references properly
- how to use the library to get better grades
Timetabling and Prerequisites
BBIS 302 Ethical and Legal Issues will be held on Mondays and Wednesdays from 14 November-19 December; 10:30 to 12:20 in RWW 413.
Students from any degree or major can take this course, as long as you have 30 200-level points. Talk to the Course Coordinator Tony Hooper or the Undergrad Programme Director David Mason if you have further queries, or contact our Administration Office.
Postgraduate Programmes
- Students in our taught Master's Programmes can add some valuable elective courses towards their final qualification.
- Professionals with a degree who wish to update or extend their knowledge have the opportunity to undertake some professional development.
Make the most of your summer with the following courses:
Information Management |
Information Studies |
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MMIM 503: Knowledge Management |
INFO 542: Management of Library Services |
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Information Studies
This year INFO 543 Digital Curation is offered as a six-week course, which means an intense period with a double workload leading up to Christmas, and you will need to manage your time accordingly.
Individual courses are also available as Certificates of Proficiency (CoPs) to:
- graduate librarians and information professionals wishing to update their professional knowledge, or extend it into fresh areas of information management
- graduates who are considering entry to the profession and want to experience postgraduate learning
- potential PhD candidates for whom INFO 528 Research Methods, and other courses, are useful
Applicants for a CoP should have a university degree and in most cases an appropriate library qualification or extensive experience; acceptance is dependent on the Programmes Director. Contact our Administration Office for further information.