MIT ICT Information Science flyer
The first class of 2023 will take place on Monday 27 February at 09:00. This will cover both the orientation and MIT 887 class.
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The MIT ICT Information Science degree empowers the next generation of information specialists, including librarians and allied professionals, across the globe to thrive in the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR). This degree is offered as a fully online programme with no contact sessions. Classes are presented live using Blackboard Collaborate and are recorded. Although live online class attendance is recommended it is not compulsory and students can listen to the recorded sessions in their own time.
The competitive selection process will be based, inter alia, on the following criteria:
Please confirm the University’s website for the correct fees as the above reflects the fees of this past year and not 2023.
Fees for 2023 will only be made available on the University website by December.
This full-time self-funded online programme consists of coursework as well as a mini-dissertation which is based on applied research. Each of the components carries 50% of the credits. All the modules are compulsory.
The schedule of the program is as follows:
First year of study |
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Module title and description |
Schedule |
Content |
Research data management 15 credits MIT 885 |
Year Module February to November |
The module is structured around the following six themes:
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Institutional repositories and virtual work environments 15 credits MIT 886 |
Year Module February to November |
The module is structured around the following six themes:
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The Knowledge Society and international librarianship in the fourth industrial revolution 10 credits MIT 887 |
First Semester February to June |
The module is structured under the following four themes:
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Information ethics 10 credits MIT 889 |
Second Semester July to November |
This module considers the information ethical implications arising from the information lifecycle. Encompassing both practical considerations and moral evaluation, the modules are structured around the following four themes:
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Data, information and knowledge management 15 credits MIT 890 |
Year Module February to November |
MIT 890 aims to introduce students to the fundamental concepts of data, information and knowledge and the relationships between them. These relationships are difficult to define, particularly in the current and ever-changing knowledge society. The goal of this module is to provide perspective and understanding of these three concepts, particularly in terms of the management thereof. The module will cover aspects such as data management (DM), information management (IM) and knowledge management (KM); the role of technology in IM and KM; the issues underlying the design and use of KM systems, including KM strategies and governance; the effect of organisational culture on KM strategies; the importance of big data and KM in organisations; and development of skills to facilitate insight into the benefits and value a formal KM programme could have for an organisation. |
Facilitating information retrieval and information use 15 credits MIT 891 |
Year Module February to November
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MIT 891 intends to enable you as managers and leaders in library, information and allied services and faculty to explore, plan, and manage opportunities to facilitate information retrieval (IR) and to ensure optimal access to electronic information resources and the usage of information in specific contexts and with support of the latest information communication technology (ICT) (or at least noting the latest ICT if you do not have access to these at the time of study). You should understand how IT can be exploited to facilitate IR and information use to give students, academics, researchers, management, professionals in various contexts and other people in a variety of workplaces and communities the best competitive advantage to use information and to improve quality of life. It is also intended that you should have the knowledge and skills to apply modern ICT in order to support professional tasks and research in Africa and other developing countries in a spectrum of information related contexts. |
IT Research 10 credits MIT 892 |
First Semester February to June |
Basic research methodology. By the end of the module the candidate should be able to complete an acceptable research proposal for a M-level, mini-dissertation. |
Second year of study |
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Mini-dissertation 90 credits MIT 880 |
Year Project |
Mini-dissertation. Individual supervisors will be assigned to the students. |
The course duration is a minimum of two years.
The MIT ICT Information Science degree is conferred on a student who successfully completes 180 Credits.
A minimum final mark of 50% has to be obtained in the mini-dissertation as well as in each of the modules of the prescribed coursework. For examination entrance a minimum of 40% is required. The Dean may on the recommendation of the admissions committee, cancel the studies of a student who fails more than one module. A module may only be repeated once.
The degree is conferred with distinction on students who have a weighted average final mark of at least 75% for the coursework as well as 75% for the mini-dissertation.
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