This module will introduce you to entrepreneurial practice in business. You will learn about the skills and approaches needed to successfully implement your...

Business Management in Book Publishing (INST0050)

This module will introduce you to entrepreneurial practice in business. You will learn about the skills and approaches needed to successfully implement your own entrepreneurial ideas and projects, and we will discuss new entrepreneurial enterprises in the field of contemporary publishing. We will consider core areas of business management which a successful entrepreneur must be able to negotiate, including publishing finance, project leadership and relationship management. We will also consider the legal dimensions of developing properties and brands and, in the second half of the module, look at some of the practical tools and technologies that can assist entrepreneurs today.

Description 

This module is intended to act as a foundation in information science for those without a formal information background, covering theories and...

Fundamentals of Information Science B1 (INST0038)

Description 

This module is intended to act as a foundation in information science for those without a formal information background, covering theories and models of the broader information science domain. It introduces the nature and value of information, the multidisciplinary characteristics of the field, and methods for the systematic study and inquiry of information structures, behaviours and applications. It focuses on traditional and contemporary information topics covering both technological and social aspects, including information architecture, modern information retrieval, visualisation, security, information seeking and human information behaviour, information society and ethics.

Learning outcomes

Upon completion of the module, students will be able to:

Be able to understand the key concepts and issues of the academic discipline of information science, and to recognise the relevance and practical application of these concepts and issues to professional practice.
 To develop solutions on key topics of information science by delivering written reflections, designs, illustrations and answers to specified problem questions on the topics of Information Theory, Information Organisation, Information Architecture, Information Retrieval and Seeking Behaviours, Ethics, and Security.
Compulsory for: MSc Knowledge, Information and Data Science

Optional for: MA in Archives and Records Management, MA/MSc in Digital Humanities, MA in Library and Information Studies, MA in Publishing