Master of Information Studies

Master of Information Studies

Students must complete 96 points comprising a core of nine (9) subjects (64 points) and four (4) restricted elective subjects comprising any four (4) subjects (32 points) chosen from the specialisation subjects.

Core Subjects

The core comprises seven (7) standard (8 point) subjects and two (2) 4 point subjects. This is the equivalent of eight (8) standard (8 point) subjects.

INF405 The Digital Environment
INF406 Information Sources and Services
INF407 Professional Study Visit (PG) (4 pts)
INF408 Professional Placement (PG) (4 pts)
INF415 Management of Information Agencies
INF425 Describing and Analysing Information Resources
INF429 The Information Society
INF435 Collections
INF447 Research Evaluation

Upon successful completion of the above subjects, students are eligible to exit the Masters course with the Graduate Diploma of Information Studies (GradDipInfoStud).

Specialisations:

Students continuing on to the Master of Information Studies have the option to complete a four subject specialisation in one of the following areas and graduate with an MIS (specialisation) or complete any four subjects chosen from any of the specialisations in order to graduate with a general MIS degree.

Librarianship

Students will be required to successfully complete any four of the following subjects:

INF409 Online Reference Services
INF433 Information Literacy
INF443 Creating and Preserving Digital Content
INF446 Fundamentals of Web Publishing
INF505 Services to Children and Young Adults
INF506 Social Networking for Information Professionals
INF507 Marketing of Libraries and Information Agencies
INF510 Application of Bibliographic Standards
INF518 Community Histories
INF519 Community Outreach
INF520 Preservation of Information Resources
INF522 Project Management in Information Agencies
INF531 Information Services Around the World
INF534 Data Management
INF539 Advanced Information Retrieval

Children's Librarianship

Students will be required to successfully complete the following four subjects:

ETL401 Teacher Librarianship
ETL402 Literature in Education
INF505 Services to Children and Young Adults
INF521 Trends in Children's Literature

Library Leadership

Students are required to successfully complete the following four subjects:

INF507 Marketing of Libraries and Information Agencies
INF514 Human Resource Management in Information Agencies
INF515 Strategic Library Management
INF522 Project Management in Information Agencies

Information and Knowledge Management

Students are required to successfully complete four of the following subjects:

INF441 Principles of Knowledge Management
Plus three of:
INF443 Creating and Preserving Digital Content
INF506 Social Networking for Information Professionals
INF522 Project Management in Information Agencies
INF523 Knowledge Management Systems
INF534 Data Management
INF538 Value-Added Information Services

Information Architecture

Students are required to successfully complete four of the following subjects.

INF440 Information Architecture for the Web
Plus three of:
INF446 Fundamentals of Web Publishing
INF506 Social Networking for Information Professionals
INF522 Project Management in Information Agencies
INF523 Knowledge Management Systems
INF525 Web Usability
INF526 Advanced Web Design and Publishing
INF539 Advanced Information Retrieval
ITC412 Systems Analysis PG
ITC540 IT Infrastructure Management PG

Records and Archives Management

Students are required to successfully complete four of the following subjects.

INF527 Records, Archives and Society
INF528 Records and Archives Practice
INF529 Government, Organisational and Private Records
Plus one of:
INF430 Audiovisual Archiving
INF431 Preservation of Audiovisual Materials
INF443 Creating and Preserving Digital Content
INF520 Preservation of Information Resources
INF534 Data Management

Community Networking

Students are required to successfully complete four of the following subjects:

INF443 Creating and Preserving Digital Content
INF506 Social Networking for Information Professionals
INF518 Community Histories
INF519 Community Outreach
INF522 Project Management in Information Agencies
INF539 Advanced Information Retrieval
INF531 Information Services Around the World

Applied Research

Admission to this specialisation requires approval from the Course Coordinator plus achievement of a credit average or better in the Graduate Diploma of Information Studies or the equivalent entry program.

INF550 is to be taken after the first two subjects:

INF501 Readings in Information Studies
INF513 Research Methods in Information Studies
INF550 Research Project in Information Studies (16 points)

Graduate Diploma of Information Studies

Students must complete the core of the Master of Information Studies (64 points) comprising seven (7) standard (8 point) subjects and two (2) 4 point subjects. This is the equivalent of eight (8) standard (8 point) subjects.

INF405 The Digital Environment
INF406 Information Sources and Services
INF407 Professional Study Visit (PG) (4 pts)
INF408 Professional Placement (PG) (4 pts)
INF415 Management of Information Agencies
INF425 Describing and Analysing Information Resources
INF429 The Information Society
INF435 Collections
INF447 Research Evaluation

Graduate Certificate in Information Studies

Students must complete 32 points comprising any four (4) standard (8 point) subjects chosen from the Master of Information Studies.

KEY SUBJECTS

The core component of the Master of Information Studies contains the following key subjects from 201030:

INF405 The Digital Environment
INF425 Describing and Analysing Information Resources
INF435 Collections

The core component of the Graduate Diploma of Information Studies contains the following key subjects from 201130:

INF405 The Digital Environment
INF425 Describing and Analysing Information Resources
INF435 Collections

No key subjects apply for the Graduate Certificate in Information Studies.

Enrolment pattern

The following enrolment pattern is provided as a guide for a part time distance education study sequence. Students have the flexibility to vary their study load and enrolment pattern according to their individual needs and subject availability.

Session 1

INF429 The Information Society
INF405 The Digital Environment
INF407 Professional Study Visit (PG) (4 pts) (Commenced)

Session 2

INF406 Information Sources and Services
INF435 Collections
NF407 Professional Study Visit (PG) (4 pts) (Completed)

Session 3

INF415 Management of Information Agencies
INF425 Describing and Analysing Information Resources
INF408 Professional Placement (PG) (4 pts) (Commenced)

Session 4

INF447 Research Evaluation
INF408 Professional Placement (PG) (4 pts) (Completed)

Students may elect to exit at this point and graduate with the award Graduate Diploma of Information Studies (GradDipInfoStud).

Session 5

[ ] Specialisation or Restricted Elective Subject
[ ] Specialisation or Restricted Elective Subject

Session 6

[ ] Specialisation or Restricted Elective Subject
[ ] Specialisation or Restricted Elective Subject

Articulation

An articulated set is to be added to the current course that will be combined with specialisations to provide for:

• Master of Information Studies
• Master of Information Studies (with specialisations)
• Graduate Diploma of Information Studies (Entry only for Hong Kong University SPACE cohorts, exit point for all cohorts)
• Graduate Certificate in Information Studies (Entry and Exit for all cohorts, other than Hong Kong University SPACE students).