Information Design
PostgraduateCUR-INFM1102021
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Locate ways to structure data objects inside information organisation and retrieval systems.Cross-reference databases, metadata and mark-up languages. Search for ways to make indexing tools more effective. Address global bibliography standards.
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- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
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- Loan available
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Information Design
About this subject
At the completion of this subject students will be able to:
- contextualise technological applications and work processes related to knowledge organization systems and metadata
- use international indexing standards to describe information objects
- create information products using international standards and approaches
- demonstrate cultural competencies when creating information products and tools.
- A week-by-week guide to the topics you will explore in this subject will be provided in your study materials.
Basic principles involved in structuring information objects and creating the metadata which makes them retrievable. Topics include information structures, hypertext, databases, automatic and derived indexing, metadata and description, document type definitions (DTDs) and schemas, indexing languages, and standards and subject analysis.
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- Investigation (50%)
- Exercise (50%)
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Entry requirements
To enrol in this subject, you must be admitted into a degree.
Equivalent subjects
You won't be able to enrol into this subject if you've already successfully completed or currently enrolled in the following subject(s) as they are considered anti-requisites due to the similarity of the content.
Additional requirements
- Other requirements -
Administrative access to computing facilities, including reliable access to the Internet and to a PC computer which runs Windows (including Word).
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
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