This module is concerned with the selection, acquisition, management, exploitation and promotion of materials in a range of library and information services. This module will provide an introduction to electronic publication both in terms of practical techniques and of the theoretical, economic and scholarly implications of electronic delivery. This module enables a student to pursue an individual topic not directly provided for in other taught modules and which can be tailored to be of most relevance to their professional work. This module introduces students to research in the area of chemoinformatics, by means of a small-scale project carried out under the supervision of one of the members of staff. This module assists students in the identification and preparation of a dissertation proposal and the initial literature review.
Students also take lectures in social research methods and statistics for information management.
Practical Computing is taught in semester 2 and introduces students to practical skills in web-based information presentation that are more advanced than those introduced in Practical Computing 1. The MSc in Information Systems and MSc in Chemoinformatics also comprise modules offered by the Department of Computer Science. This module addresses the task of software development within the context of a business environment, using object oriented techniques and the UML notation. This module covers the architecture of computer systems from single microprocessors to wide area networks. It assumes the introductory Java programming skills acquired in COM6470.