FIT5106 Information organisation
Faculty of Information Technology
FIT5106 Information organisation is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Information Technology, offered in 2020 in Semester 2 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2020
- Semester 2
- Clayton
- Assessment
- Exam 50%
- and 1 other task
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2022 entry.
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Requisites
Before FIT5106
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After FIT5106
No unit lists FIT5106 as a prerequisite in the 2020 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Prohibition: IMS5017
Overview
This unit develops understanding of the fundamental principles, concepts and standards that guide the development of information organisation and retrieval systems and web-based information architectures. It deals with standards governing description, distribution and access to information locally and globally cataloguing, indexing, thesaurus construction, classification and metadata for knowledge discovery. It examines the effects of economic, social and technological factors on the development of bibliographic networks and cataloguing operations. Practical sessions deal with the use of major bibliographic tools, schemes and systems for information organisation.
Offerings in 2020
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Clayton | On campus |
Assessment
- In-semester assessmentThreshold hurdle50%
- Examination (2 hours and 10 minutes)Threshold hurdle50%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Explain the key principles, concepts and standards that guide the development of information organisation and retrieval systems and web-based information architectures;
- 2
Apply standard cataloging, classification, indexing, thesaurus construction, and knowledge discovery metadata schemes and tools;
- 3
Explain the guiding principles behind bibliographic utilities/networks;
- 4
Use bibliographic software; and
- 5
Design systems for organising information and facilitating access to information resources in physical collections or digital/web-based repositories.
Workload and teaching
- Laboratories24 hours
- Lectures24 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled online and face to face learning activities and independent study. Independent study may include associated reading and preparation for scheduled activities. The unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning and online engagement.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Associate Professor Gillian Oliver
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for FIT5106?
FIT5106 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is FIT5106 offered?
In 2020, FIT5106 runs in Semester 2 at Clayton.
How much work is FIT5106?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does FIT5106 have an exam?
Yes. The exam is worth 50% of the final mark, alongside 1 other task.