2013/2014
BA-2IOP Information Organization in Practice
| English Title |
| Information Organization in
Practice |
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| Language |
English |
| Exam ECTS |
7.5 ECTS |
| Type |
Mandatory |
| Level |
Bachelor |
| Duration |
One Quarter |
| Course period |
Spring, Third Quarter |
| Time Table |
Please see course schedule at e-Campus |
| Study board |
Study Board for BA in Information
Management
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| Course
coordinator |
- Attila Marton - Department of IT Mangement
(ITM)
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| Main academic
disciplines |
- Management of Information and Knowledge
Management
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Last updated on
30-01-2014
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| Learning objectives |
By the end of the course, students
will be able to
- explain core practices and themes in information
organization
- apply concepts of information organization in practice
- contrast conventional and new practices of information
organization
- generalise practices and concepts into overarching themes
- generalise practices and concepts into overarching
themes
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| Examination |
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Information
Organization in Practice:
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| Examination form |
Oral exam based on written product
In order to participate in the oral exam, the written product
must be handed in before the oral exam; by the set deadline. The
grade is based on an overall assessment of the written product and
the individual oral performance. |
| Individual or group exam |
Group exam, max. 4 students in the
group |
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Individual oral exam in curriculum, based on
a project written in groups |
| Size of written product |
Max. 15 pages |
| Assignment type |
Written assignment |
| Duration |
Written product to be submitted on specified date and
time.
20 min. per student, including examiners' discussion of grade,
and informing plus explaining the grade |
| Preparation time |
No preparation |
| Grading scale |
7-step scale |
| Examiner(s) |
Internal examiner and second internal
examiner |
| Exam period |
Spring Term |
| Make-up exam/re-exam |
Same examination form as the ordinary exam
Students who did not attend or
failed the regular oral exam are re‐examined through an oral
examination in curriculum based on the paper submitted for the
regular exam. Students who were ill during the authoring of the
paper will be re‐examined through an oral examination in curriculum
based on an individual paper.
Same examination form as the ordinary
exam
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| Course content and
structure |
With the rise of the internet and
digital media, practices of information management are in a stage
of transition away from the conventional paradigm based on
retrieving information stored in silos of knowledge towards a new
paradigm based on networking and digital infrastructures. The core
aim of the course is to develop an expansive understanding of this
new paradigm and, thus, of the increasing importance of information
and its organization for business and government but also everyday
living.
In more detail, the course will embark upon an endeavour to explore
the intricacies of fundamental concepts (e.g. information,
document) and the changes these concepts are going through due to
the internet and the services it affords. It is against this
backdrop that the course will continue upon its exploratory journey
by discussing new practices of information organization (e.g. the
semantic web, commons-based peer production) as well as the
implications of these practices on economic ventures, organized
collaboration and many other domains of social
interaction. |
| Teaching methods |
| Based on the principles of
student‐centred learning, the learning methods will be a mix of
interactive lectures, case studies, practical exercises, group and
class discussions as well as student presentations. |
| Student workload |
| Lectures |
10 hours |
| Preparation for lectures |
40 hours |
| Seminars |
20 hours |
| Preparation for seminars |
40 hours |
| Group assignments and feedback |
60 hours |
| Exam (incl. preparation) |
40 hours |
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Last updated on
30-01-2014
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