2008/09 Undergraduate Module Catalogue
LUBS3050 Information Management in Organisations
10 creditsClass Size: 100
Module manager: Dr David Allen
Email: da2@lubs.leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2008/09
Pre-requisites
LUBS1150 | Information Technology and Communication Skills I |
This module is approved as an Elective
Module summary
The co-requisite for this module is either LUBS3070 Strategic Management OR LUBS3080 Business Strategy.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 students will be exposed to both the theory of information management and the practice, through the contributions of guest speakers from industry and other methods. Students will therefore acquire a critical appreciation of the issues involved in effective information management, whatever form the information may be in; financial, market intelligence, e-mails, etc.Objectives
On completion of this module, students should be able to:- critique the context, role and scope of information management in modern organization;
- analyse the current areas of research and practice in information management;
- distinguish between information management and knowledge or technology management;
- discuss the dilemmas that faced during the information life cycle;
- appraise information behavior and its relationship with strategy;
- critically evaluate key IM issues; and
- select and use techniques and tools for information strategy formation.
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 ? legal and practice (overload) based. Intranets as organising mechanisms. Information mapping and audits.
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: 26/03/2009
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