IS40800 Intro to Dig Info Mgt

Academic Year 2021/2022

Digital material is a central part of the modern day workplace. Individuals engage with technology and utilise digital objects, but often fail to consider how to maintain those digital objects over time. The DCC digital curation lifecycle was created to help understand the elements associated with care of digital objects, to maximise their accessibility in the future. This module introduces the stages, elements and characteristics of the DCC digital curation lifecycle so you can apply measure to your work environment, in order to maximise accessibility of digital objects in the future.

This module is only available to Professional Certificate in Digital Information Management students. Students from other programmes who attempt to enroll will be removed.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

1. Define and explain key terms associated with digital information management.
2. Describe and analyse the stages, elements and characteristics of the of the DCC digital curation lifecycle.
3. Identify the key requirements for different elements, characteristics of digital curation.
4. Formulate a plan for how elements of the DCC digital curation lifecycle can be used to improve the modern workplace.

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Autonomous Student Learning

100
Online Learning

25
Total

125
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Active/task-based learning; online lectures; enquiry & problem-based learning; case-based learning. 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Essay: Case responses Week 12 n/a Graded No

70
Continuous Assessment: lesson quizzes Throughout the Trimester n/a Graded No

30

Carry forward of passed components
No
 
Remediation Type Remediation Timing
Repeat Within Two Trimesters
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Online automated feedback

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Not yet recorded.

Name Role
Mr Andrew Woods Lecturer / Co-Lecturer