Module Descriptors
LEARNER INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
XXXX58597
Key Facts
Faculty of Business, Education and Law
Level 5
15 credits
Contact
Leader: Kimberley Mountford
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 18
Independent Study Hours: 132
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
- COURSEWORK weighted at 100%
Module Details
Module Special Admissions Requirements
Typically participants will currently be working in an institution offering education to pupils or students.
Module Resources
Well-stocked University library for a range of relevant texts and journals
Internet access enabling exploration of relevant websites
Blackboard for access to learning resources and Discussion Boards
PebblePAD to reflect on individual implications of learning.
Internet access enabling exploration of relevant websites
Blackboard for access to learning resources and Discussion Boards
PebblePAD to reflect on individual implications of learning.
Module Texts
Chaffey, D. and Wood, S. (2005) Business Information Management. Harlow: Pearson Education Limited.
Hopson, B., and Scally, M. and Stafford, P., (1991) Transitions: The Challenge of Change. Mercury Business Books.
Websites, in particular the Information Commissioner website at http://www.ico.gov.uk/, will be key sources of investigation.
Module Learning Strategies
You will attend 9 x 2 hour weekly sessions, followed by an assignment workshop.
A variety of learning and teaching methods will be used, with a particular focus on presentations by specialist practitioners; group discussions, case studies, role plays and task centred investigations will also be an important part of sessions.
In addition you will be required to engage in independent study in order to consolidate and build upon your learning from the taught sessions. This will take the form of undertaking follow-up tasks, work based investigations, and reading relevant literature.
A variety of learning and teaching methods will be used, with a particular focus on presentations by specialist practitioners; group discussions, case studies, role plays and task centred investigations will also be an important part of sessions.
In addition you will be required to engage in independent study in order to consolidate and build upon your learning from the taught sessions. This will take the form of undertaking follow-up tasks, work based investigations, and reading relevant literature.
Module Indicative Content
You will investigate the legal, administrative and individual aspects of the learner ¿lifecycle¿, including:
- The issues pertaining to entry and exit
- Learner and general information management processes in own institution, and comparative analysis with other institutions / sectors.
- Introduction to the legal aspects of learner and general information management with a particular focus on the Data Protection and Freedom of Information Acts.
- Issues for specific / diverse groups of learners.
- The issues pertaining to entry and exit
- Learner and general information management processes in own institution, and comparative analysis with other institutions / sectors.
- Introduction to the legal aspects of learner and general information management with a particular focus on the Data Protection and Freedom of Information Acts.
- Issues for specific / diverse groups of learners.
Module Additional Assessment Details
This module will be assessed by:
Formative:
Engagement in a Discussion Board comparing administrative practices in relation to the student lifecycle and information management.
Summative:
Study (2000 words) examining the legal, administrative and psychological implications of the learner lifecycle in own institution (learning outcomes 1 and 2); recommendations to enhance learner / general information management based on comparison of approaches with other institutions / sectors (learning outcome 3); implications for specific groups (learning outcome 4).
Formative:
Engagement in a Discussion Board comparing administrative practices in relation to the student lifecycle and information management.
Summative:
Study (2000 words) examining the legal, administrative and psychological implications of the learner lifecycle in own institution (learning outcomes 1 and 2); recommendations to enhance learner / general information management based on comparison of approaches with other institutions / sectors (learning outcome 3); implications for specific groups (learning outcome 4).