FIT5090 Social informatics
Faculty of Information Technology
FIT5090 Social informatics is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Information Technology. It isn't offered in 2020. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2020
- Not offered
- Workload
- 12 hours
- per semester
The 2027 handbook has no page for FIT5090. This is its 2020 entry, the latest one.
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Requisites
Before FIT5090
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After FIT5090
No unit lists FIT5090 as a prerequisite in the 2020 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Prohibition: IMS5023, FZA5090
Equivalent units
The same content under another code. Only one of them counts.
Overview
This unit provides students with a critical understanding of the impact of information technology (IT) within contemporary social relations. Using case studies drawn from different social spheres, the unit explores the ways in which the diffusion of IT has reshaped thinking and practice concerning social collaboration, the production of knowledge and community building. Particular attention is paid to the emerging field of community informatics, and the implications that this field holds for the work of information and knowledge management professionals.
Offerings in 2020
The 2020 handbook lists no offerings for FIT5090.
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Analyse the nature and operation of information communities within contemporary society;
- 2
Evaluate community informatics as an emerging discipline and professional practice;
- 3
Assess contemporary debates concerning the social impact of information technology use;
- 4
Distinguish the collaborative behaviours and interdependencies which contribute to notions of community;
- 5
Analyse and critique cases from the information industry.
Workload and teaching
Minimum total expected workload equals 12 hours per week comprising:
(a.) Contact hours for on-campus students:
- 2 hours of lectures
- One 2-hour tutorial
(b.) Study schedule for off-campus students:
- Off-campus students generally do not attend lecture and tutorial sessions, however should plan to spend equivalent time working through the relevant resources and participating in discussion groups each week.
(c.) Additional requirements (all students):
- A minimum of 2-3 hours of personal study per one hour of contact time in order to satisfy the reading and assignment expectations.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Sheelagh Walton
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for FIT5090?
FIT5090 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is FIT5090 offered?
FIT5090 has no offerings listed in the 2020 handbook.
How much work is FIT5090?
The handbook expects about 12 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
More details
- Credit points
- 6
- Level
- 5
- Study level
- Postgraduate
- Faculty
- Faculty of Information Technology
- Type
- Coursework
- EFTSL
- 0.125
- Student contribution
- SCA Band 1
- Study abroad
- Not available
- Handbook years
- 2020