The requirements for undertaking the University of Limpopo (UL) Bachelor Of Information Studies.
School of LangCom Information Studies (Post-Graduate Studies)
General Rules: Postgraduate
A student must hold at least a Bachelor’s degree other than in Information Studies and must have obtained 60% in a major subject/learning programme.
Duration – One year
Students must do, and report on, four weeks’ supervised practical work in a recognised library/information centre.
Students earn a practical mark during the year of study.
HD INF MODULES
INST 511 |
INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES |
Credits: 8.5 |
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Lectures per week |
Practicals per week |
Tutorials per week |
Semester |
4 x 45 minutes |
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1 |
Contents |
The Information profession, Information Studies in relation to Library Science, Psychology, Computer Science, Cybernetics and Communication, Conceptual foundations, Practical computer literacy, Information user studies, Information usage, Information seeking behavior, Information production, Communications technology, Information providers. |
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Assessment |
Assessment criteria: Formative continuous evaluation (60% of final mark) with a final summative evaluation (40% of final mark). Formative evaluation includes computer laboratory practical test on the Internet and Online Public Access (OPAC), class exercises and presentations, tests, group activities, assignments, and oral presentations. The summative assessment consists of a 3 hour paper. |
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Entry Assumptions |
Any Bachelor degree. |
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INST 521 |
INFORMATION SOCIETY: ISSUES AND TRENDS |
Credits: 8.5 |
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Lectures per week |
Practicals per week |
Tutorials per week |
Semester |
2 x 45 minutes |
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1 |
Contents |
Types of information societies (urban, rural and industrial), Information for development (information literacy challenges), Growth of knowledge, Social aspects of information, Economics of information, Legal and spatial aspects, Psychological aspects, Technological, Cultural, Health and welfare aspects. |
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Assessment |
Formative continuous evaluation (60% of final mark) with a final summative evaluation (40% of final mark). Formative evaluation includes tests, assignments, and oral presentations. The summative assessment consists of a 3 hour paper. |
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Entry Assumptions |
Any Bachelor degree. |
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INST 531 |
ORGANIZATION OF INFORMATION SOURCES |
Credits: 8.5 |
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Lectures per week |
Practicals per week |
Tutorials per week |
Semester |
2 x 45 minutes |
2 x 45 minutes |
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1 |
Contents |
Principles of collection building and developing libraries, Collection development policies, Community analysis and assessment, Selection aids and tools, Cooperative collection developments and resource sharing, Publishing procedures of information sources and collection management. |
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Assessment |
Formative continuous evaluation (60% of final mark) with a final summative evaluation (40% of final mark). Formative evaluation includes tests, assignments, and oral presentations. The summative assessment consists of a 3 hour paper. |
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Entry Assumptions |
Any Bachelor degree. |
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INST 541 |
ORGANIZATION OF KNOWLEDGE |
Credits: 8.5 |
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Lectures per week |
Practicals per week |
Tutorials per week |
Semester |
2 x 45 minutes |
2 x 45 minutes |
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1 |
Contents |
Introduction to cataloguing and classification, bibliographic classification and bibliographic control, purpose and functions of cataloguing and classification, classification concepts and principles, bibliographic classification schemes, Dewey decimal scheme, Library of Congress Scheme, Universal Decimal schemes, Bliss scheme, Colon scheme, practical applications of classification, classification and computers (web Dewey), catalogue format, catalogue entries, International Standard Book Description (ISBD) consortia in cataloguing, descriptive cataloguing, subject cataloguing strategies, computerised cataloguing( SABINET), co-operative cataloguing). |
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Assessment |
Formative continuous evaluation (60% of final mark) with a final summative evaluation (40% of final mark). Formative evaluation includes tests, assignments, and oral presentations. The summative assessment consists of a 3 hour paper. |
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Entry Assumptions |
Any Bachelor degree. |
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INST 551 |
ADVANCED INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT |
Credits: 8.5 |
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Lectures per week |
Practicals per week |
Tutorials per week |
Semester |
2 x 45 minutes |
2 x 45 minutes |
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1 |
Contents |
Practical work on cataloguing using Anglo American Cataloguing Rules (AACR) and classification using Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC), Online cataloguing and Online Dewey. |
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Assessment |
Formative continuous evaluation (60% of final mark) with a final summative evaluation (40% of final mark). Formative evaluation includes tests, assignments, and oral presentations. The summative assessment consists of a 3 hour paper. |
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Entry Assumptions |
Any Bachelor degree. |
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Prerequisites |
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INST 561 |
INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND NETWORKS |
Credits: 8.5 |
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Lectures per week |
Practicals per week |
Tutorials per week |
Semester |
2 x 45 minutes |
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1 |
Contents |
Library systems, systems development cycle, computer based and information system, computer security and control, networks, information resource management and knowledge management. |
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Assessment |
Formative continuous evaluation (60% of final mark) with a final summative evaluation (40% of final mark). Formative evaluation includes tests, assignments, and oral presentations. The summative assessment consists of a 3 hour paper. |
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Entry Assumptions |
Any Bachelor degree. |
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Prerequisites |
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INST 571 |
INDEXING AND ABSTRACTING |
Credits: 8.5 |
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Lectures per week |
Practicals per week |
Tutorials per week |
Semester |
2 x 45 minutes |
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1 |
Contents |
Value of indexing in Information Retrieval, Types and functions of indexing, Indexing techniques and procedures, Coordination of indexing, Quality control, Vocabulary control, Automatic/computer assisted indexing and in electronic environment, Methods and procedures of abstracting, Evaluating indexing and abstracting services |
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Assessment |
Formative continuous evaluation (60% of final mark) with a final summative evaluation (40% of final mark). Formative evaluation includes tests, assignments, and oral presentations. The summative assessment consists of a 3 hour paper. |
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Entry Assumptions |
Any Bachelor degree. |
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Prerequisites |
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Co-requisites |
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INST 581 |
PRACTICUM |
Credits: 8.5 |
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Lectures per week |
Practicals per week |
Tutorials per week |
Semester |
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3 Weeks in June / December |
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Post Semester |
Contents |
ONE DAY orientation trip to a library and a Practicum for at least three weeks at any type of library. |
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Assessment |
Formative assessment. Final assessment equivalent portfolio |
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Entry Assumptions |
Any Bachelor degree. |
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Prerequisites |
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Co-requisites |
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INST 512 |
MANAGEMENT OF LIBRARIES AND INFORMATION SERVICES |
Credits: 8.5 |
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Lectures per week |
Practicals per week |
Tutorials per week |
Semester |
4 x 45 minutes |
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2 |
Contents |
Verbal communication (indigenous knowledge/oral information systems), Written communication, Aims, Objectives & functions of libraries, Public libraries, University libraries, School libraries, National libraries, Special libraries, Resource centres, Museums, Archives, Art galleries, Documentation centres, Mass media, Paperless media, Resource sharing, Marketing and customer care. |
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Assessment |
Formative continuous evaluation (60% of final mark) with a final summative evaluation (40% of final mark).The formative evaluation includes tests, assignments, and oral presentations. The summative assessment consists of a 3 hour paper. |
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Entry Assumptions |
Any Bachelor degree. |
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Prerequisites |
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Co-requisites |
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INST 522 |
INFORMATION SOURCES AND SERVICES |
Credits: 8.5 |
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Lectures per week |
Practicals per week |
Tutorials per week |
Semester |
2 x 45 minutes |
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2 |
Contents |
Information control and access, Indexes and abstracts, Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, Biographical sources, Geographical sources, Ready reference sources, Serial publications information sources by form of material-Grey literature, Special collections, Audiovisual materials, Electronic reference source, Reference services in different types of libraries, Current awareness services. |
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Assessment |
Formative continuous evaluation (60% of final mark) with a final summative evaluation (40% of final mark).The formative evaluation includes tests, assignments, and oral presentations. The summative assessment consists of a 3 hour paper. |
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Entry Assumptions |
Any Bachelor degree. |
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Prerequisites |
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Co-requisites |
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INST 542 |
MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION OF LIS |
Credits: 8.5 |
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Lectures per week |
Practicals per week |
Tutorials per week |
Semester |
2 x 45 minutes |
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2 |
Contents |
Functions of management, Communication and communication model, Organising, Staffing, Directing, Coordination, Strategic planning in LIS, Budgeting, Administration of library services and modern trends in LIS. |
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Assessment |
Formative continuous evaluation(60% of final mark) with a final summative evaluation (40% of final mark). The formative evaluation includes tests, assignments, and oral presentations. The summative assessment consists of a 3 hour paper. |
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Entry Assumptions |
Any Bachelor degree. |
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Prerequisites |
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Co-requisites |
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INST 552 |
COMPARATIVE AND INTERNATIONAL PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE |
Credits: 8.5 |
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Lectures per week |
Practicals per week |
Tutorials per week |
Semester |
2 x 45 minutes |
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2 |
Contents |
Area Librarianship, Foreign librarianship, International librarianship, and Comparative librarianship, Comparative methods in librarianship and library systems, Librarianship in developing countries, Major national and international organizations in librarianship and information work, Problems faced by LIS professionals and potential solutions, Literacy campaigns and public libraries, Multicultural librarianship in South Africa. |
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Assessment |
Formative continuous evaluation (60% of final mark) with a final summative evaluation (40% of final mark). The formative evaluation includes tests, assignments, and class presentations. The summative assessment consists of a 3 hours paper. |
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Entry Assumptions |
Any Bachelor degree. |
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Prerequisites |
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Co-requisites |
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INST 582 |
RESEARCH |
Credits: 8.5 |
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Lectures per week |
Practicals per week |
Tutorials per week |
Semester |
2 x 45 minutes |
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2 |
Contents |
Library systems, Systems development cycle, Computer based and information system, Computer security and control, Networks, Information resource management and knowledge management. |
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Assessment |
Formative continuous evaluation (60% of final mark) with a final summative evaluation (40% of final mark). Formative evaluation includes tests, assignments, and oral presentations. The summative assessment consists of a 3 hour paper. |
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Entry Assumptions |
Any Bachelor degree . |
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Prerequisites |
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Co-requisites |
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However, if you meet the requirements and wish to apply to study this course. You can simply check the application processes.