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57137 People Information and Knowledge

6cp
Graduate subject – Information Management – 400 level – Master of Design (Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building)
Subject coordinator: Michael Olsson

This subject begins with an examination of the fundamental philosophy of information and knowledge relevant to the areas of information management and knowledge management. It also serves as an introduction to frameworks for exploring and analysing people's information behaviour. Students develop a detailed understanding of the theoretical underpinnings that link people, information and knowledge. It introduces the concepts of information ecologies and communities of practice as part of the skill set for working with and understanding the implications of people needing, using and adding value to information. These concepts draw on multidisciplinary theories articulated within the social, cognitive, management and computing sciences.

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Autumn semester, City campus
Spring semester, City campus

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