Package organiser: 

Dr M Holmner
IT-building 6-49
Tel: +27 12 420 5215
E-mail: [email protected]

"A dynamic career in the information era"

Do you want to? 

• Be part of the international information society?
• Buy and sell information?
• Develop information systems?
• Manage information products and services – also in cyberspace?

 

What does the degree entail?

The increasing amount of information available and growing information needs have necessitated the training of information intermediaries to effectively facilitate the bringing together of users and the information they require. This package focuses on the use of information technology and the processing of information products and is designed to train students in the management, retrieval and organisation of information, and also teaches them how to add value to, package and distribute information. Students will also have the opportunity to develop knowledge and skills in the management of one of the most important resources of enterprises – information and knowledge.

Two or three specialization options are available, depending on the electives chosen.

 

The degree offers the following career opportunities:

• information manager (manages information and knowledge resources) ;
• information specialist (organises, retrieves and adds value to information);
• information consultant (consults on information products, services and systems);
• information broker (acts as an 'infopreneur' and buys and sells information products and services);
• system specialist (develops and analyses information systems).

 

 Admission requirements for candidates with a National Senior Certificate 

To obtain admission to this degree programme, a candidate should have obtained the following:

(a) a valid National Senior Certificate with admission for degree purposes; and
(b) a minimum APS of 28 in the final Grade 12 examinations; and
(c) compliance with the NSC minimum requirements; additionally one of these languages must be Afrikaans or English at level 4 (50%-59%); and
(d) if Informatics is elected as an elective subject on first-year level, a minimum of at least level 5 (60-69%) in Mathematics is required.

Duration of study

Students registering for a three-year degree, must complete the degree in a maximum of five years.

Minimum credits required: 415-458*	Year Level 1	Year Level 2	Year Level 3	Total
Fundamental modules	12	8	0	26
Core modules	68	92	75	235
Elective modules	30-50	60-63*	70-90*	160-203*
Total	110-130	160-163*	145-165*	415-458*

Note:
* Because credits are not calculated in the same way in all faculties, students should take note that the total number of credits required for this package is at least 415-458 depending on the choice of elective modules.
 

FIRST YEAR OF STUDY

Fundamental modules for Year Level 1 (12 credits)

Code	Module	Prerequisites	Credits	Period
AIM 101	Academic Information Management		6	S1
ALL 121	Academic Literacy for Information Technology		6	S2

Core modules for Year Level 1 (68 credits)

Code	Module	Prerequisites	Credits	Period
INL 110	Information Science: Introduction to Information Science		12	S1
INL 120	Information Science: Organisation and representation of information		12	S2
INL 130	Information Science: Personal information management		12	S1
INL 140	Information Science: Information and communication technology		12	S2
OBS 114  and	Business Management		10	S1
OBS 124	Business Management	OBS 114	10	S2

Elective modules for Year Level 1 (30 credits*)

Select one group in consultation with the package organiser.

Group A (50 credits)

Code	Module	Prerequisites	Credits	Period
INF 112	Informatics	Regulation 1.2(e)	10	S1
INF 154	Informatics	Regulation 1.2(f)	10	S1
INF 164	Informatics	INF 154; Regulation 1.2(f); AIM 101 or AIM 111 and AIM 121	10	S2
INF 171	Informatics	Regulation 1.2(f)	20	Y

Note:
^A candidate who has obtained at least 4 (50-59%) in Mathematics in the Grade 12 examination, or at least 50% in both WTW 133 and WTW 143 will be admitted to Informatics 112.
+A candidate who has obtained at least 5 (60-69%) in Mathematics, or has passed WTW 133 and WTW 143, will be admitted to Informatics 154, 164 and 171.

Or

Group B (30 credits*)

Code	Module	Prerequisites	Credits	Period
At least 30 credits* from any subject(s) at Year Level 1.			30*

 Note:
* Because credits are not calculated in the same way in all faculties, students should take note that the total number of credits required for Group A is at least 30.

 

SECOND YEAR OF STUDY

Fundamental module for Year Level 2 (8 credits)

Code	Module	Prerequisites	Credits	Period
+JCP 202	Community-based Project		8	^

Note:
+ Students who register for the first time during 2005 or thereafter will be required to successfully complete the above module as part of the requirements for the bachelor's degree. A student may register for the module during the second or third year of study in accordance with Departmental requirements.
^ Consult the Department at the beginning of the year.

Core modules for Year Level 2 (92 credits)

Code	Module	Prerequisites	Credits	Period
INL 210	Information Science: Information seeking and retrieval	AIM 101 or AIM 111 and 121	20	S1
INL 220	Information Science: Representation and organisation	INL 210 or LP	20	S2
INL 240	Information Science: Social and ethical impact		20	S1
Select one of the following subjects in consultation with the package organiser:
OBS 210 and	Business Management	OBS 114 or OBS 124 with admission to examination in the other	16	S1
OBS 220	Business Management or	OBS 114 or OBS 124 with admission to examination in the other	16	S2
KOB 210 and	Communication Management		16	S1
KOB 220	Communication Management	KOB 210 GS	16	S2

Elective modules for Year Level 2 (60-63 credits*)

Select one group in consultation with the package organiser.

Note:
* Because credits are not calculated in the same way in all faculties, students should take note that the total number of credits required for Group A is at least 63 and 60 for Group B.

Group A^ (63 credits*)

Code	Module	Prerequisites	Credits	Period
INF 214	Informatics	AIM 101 or AIM 111 and 121	14	S1
INF 261	Informatics	INF 214	7	S2
INF 225	Informatics	INF 163/171, INF 164, AIM 101 or AIM 111 and 121	14	S2
INF 271	Informatics	INF 163/171, INF 164, AIM 101 or AIM 111 and 121	14	Year
INF 272	Informatics	INF 163/171, INF 164, AIM 101 or AIM 111 and 121	14	Year

Note:
^ Prerequisite for INF is at least level 5 (60-69%) in Mathematics in the grade 12 examination or WTW 101 or (WTW 133 and WTW 143) as well as the module prerequisites.

Or

Group B (60 credits*)

Code	Module	Prerequisites	Credits	Period
INL 230	Information Science: User studies and dissemination		20	S1
INL 260	Information Science: Economics and politics of information		20	S2
INL 270	Information Science: Indigenous knowledge and communication		20	S2

 

THIRD YEAR OF STUDY

Core modules for Year Level 3 (75 credits)

Code	Module	Prerequisites	Credits	Period
INL 310	Information Science: Information organisation		30	S1
INL 320	Information Science: Information and knowledge management		30	S2
INL 370	Information Science: Experiential learning project		15	Year

Elective modules for Year Level 3 (minimum 90 credits*)

Select one group in consultation with the package organiser.

Note:
* Because credits are not calculated in the same way in all faculties, students should take note that the total number of credits required for Group A is at least 70 and 90 for Groups B and C.

Group A (70 credits*)

Code	Module	Prerequisites	Credits	Period
INF 315	Informatics	LP, INF 261, 225, 271 and 272	15	S1
INF 324	Informatics	INF 261, 225, 271 and 272	15	S2
And at least 40 credits for Business Management or Communication Management in Year Level 3.			40

Or

Group B (90 credits*)
Choose three of the following modules:

Code	Module	Prerequisites	Credits	Period
INL 340	Information Science: Digital libraries		30	S1
INL 360	Information Science: Sociopolitical aspects of information in a global context		30	S2
INL 380	Information Science: Competitive Intelligence		30	S2

Or

Group C (90 credits*)

Code	Module	Prerequisites	Credits	Period
INF 315	Informatics	LP, INF 261, 225, 271 and 272	15	S1
INF 324	Informatics	INF 261, 225, 271 and 272	15	S2
And at least 60 credits from Group B.			60

Click here for a description of all the modules that fall under the School of Information Technology.

For postgraduate degrees  click here