50491 Organising Information for Access

8cp

Requisite(s): 50487 Exploring Information Resources OR 50489 Exploring Information Resources
Professional Strand – Information Management – 200 level

Building on the expertise developed in Exploring Information Resources, students learn to apply client-centred approaches to information organisation through the design and evaluation of a database. This subject explores the interrelationship between processes and principles of information/knowledge organisation, retrieval practices and information seeking behaviours in networked information environments. The subject covers topics such as: content analysis, indexing, classifying, thesauri tools, content management, metadata, mediating relationships and usability. Information organisation is explored within a framework of information retrieval interactions. Searching and evaluating retrieval effectiveness is examined as part of the usability testing that puts principles into practice in a specific client context.

For detailed information, see the full subject description at:
http://www.hss.uts.edu.au/subject_descriptions/50491.pdf

Typical availability

Spring semester, City campus

Fee information

2007 contribution for post-2004 Commonwealth-supported students: $832.67
2007 amount for undergraduate domestic fee-paying students: $2,760.00
Subject EFTSL: 0.167
Note: The above fees are applicable in 2007 for Commonwealth-supported students who commenced after 2004 and domestic fee-paying undergraduate students only. Pre-2005 Commonwealth-supported students should consult the Student contribution charges for Commonwealth supported students webpage.
Not all students are eligible for Commonwealth supported places, and not all subjects are available to Commonwealth supported students. Domestic fee-paying students and international students should refer to the Fees webpage.

Access conditions

Note: The requisite information presented in this subject description covers only academic requisites. Full details of all enforced rules, covering both academic and admission requisites, are available at Access conditions and My Student Admin.