2016/17 Undergraduate Module Catalogue
LUBS3050 Information Management in Organisations
10 creditsClass Size: 60
Module manager: Emma Gritt
Email: E.L.J.Dunkerley@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2016/17
This module is approved as a discovery module
Module summary
In modern organisations information is a critical resource. How this resource is managed, for better or for ill, is therefore a key strategic concern and will have a major impact on the success of the organisation. On this module you will be exposed to both the theory of information management and the practice, through the contributions of guest speakers from industry and other methods. You will have the opportunity to acquire a critical appreciation of the issues involved in effective information management, whatever form the information may be in.Objectives
The module aims to provide students with the knowledge and skills to assess and integrate the key concepts of related to the management of information in organisations and management of information systems. Students will address management issues related to a range of technological systems (from large enterprise wide systems through to personal information management systems). A key objective of the module is to explore the application of theory and concepts in practice. Key learning is developed through case study work and the provision of guest lectures by the industry experts.Learning outcomes
Upon completion of this module students will be able to:
- Distinguish between information management and knowledge or technology management
- Recognise and contribute to informed discussion of the dilemmas that faced during the information life cycle
- Appraise information behaviour and its relationship with strategy
Skills outcomes
Upon completion of this module students will be able to:
Transferable
- Recognise, select and deploy the range of skills necessary for the effective exercising of personal responsibility and decision making
Subject specific
- Recognise, select and deploy appropriately those skills necessary for individuals who will manage information and information systems
Syllabus
The following topics will be covered during this module:
Information Creation: How is internally created information organised
Information Acquisition: Competitive intelligence, market research, technological innovation, environmental scanning
Information Organisation: Electronic document management. The impact of not organising information?
Information Storage/Retrieval Systems: Document Management
Information Access: Security issues
Information Dissemination functions: The delivery of service to or the role of intermediaries in the discovery of information
Information Use: Information use behaviour and information seeking
Information strategy formation and the strategic management of information.
Teaching methods
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
| Lecture | 11 | 1.00 | 11.00 |
| Seminar | 5 | 1.00 | 5.00 |
| Private study hours | 84.00 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 16.00 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 100.00 | ||
Private study
44 hours: 4 hours reading per lecture15 hours: 3 hours preparation per seminar
25 hours: Assessed Course Work preparation
Opportunities for Formative Feedback
Students receive feedback and their progress is monitored by themselves and tutor on an ongoing basis, e.g. class discussion and student presentations during seminars.Methods of assessment
Coursework
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
| Assignment | 3,000 words. Resit by 2 hour written paper. | 100.00 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 100.00 | |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
Reading list
The reading list is available from the Library websiteLast updated: 03/04/2017
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