Class of 2011 - VCE Results

Information
School.







Postgraduate Taught
Student Handbook.

2011 - 2012

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You are now a member of
The Information School




Information School
Regent Court
211, Portobello Street
Sheffield
S1 4DP


Tel: (0114) 2222630 (direct)
Fax: (0114) 2780300
Email: is@sheffield.ac.uk


Information School Website:
www.shef.ac.uk/is




















Student Services Information Desk (SSiD) Website:
www.shef.ac.uk/ssid

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Welcome


On behalf of all iSchool staff, I offer you a warm welcome. You are now part of the top
rated library and information science department in the country, and I hope you will
find your time with us exciting, challenging and rewarding.

This booklet contains some of the most vital information you will need as you
progress through your studies. You can find more detailed material on the
Information School website, and you will of course receive plenty of guidance from
members of staff throughout the year.

In addition, if you feel that you need personal advice, information or assistance,
please feel free to approach any member of staff; the Staff section of this booklet,
tells you which members of staff deal with particular areas. You will often need to
make an appointment to talk with academic staff due to our busy teaching and
research work, but please don‟t hesitate to make contact if you need to.



Professor Phil Levy
Head of School
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Table of Contents

Contents
The Information School ................................................................................................................ 3
Welcome ............................................. 4
Table of Contents ............................................................................................................................ 5
Where to find information .................... 8
General information ....................... 8
Teaching materials .......................................................................................................................... 8
Further questions? ......................... 8
Staff Contacts ............................................................................................................................................ 9
Personal Tutor ...... 9
Who Else Can I Contact? ..................10
Staff Academic and Pastoral Responsibilities ......................................................................10
Staff Contact Details .......................................................................................... 12
Academic staff . 12
Administrative and Secretarial staff ........................................................ 14
Technical staff ................................................................................................. 14
Other Lines of Communication ..................................... 15
Staff Student Committee ............................................................................ 15
Student Course Evaluations ....... 15
Registration and your Student Record ........................................................................................... 16
Modular Structure ............................................................. 16
Full Time students .......................... 16
Part Time students ........................................................................................ 16
Adding and Dropping Module Choices ....................... 17
Making Major Changes ...................................................... 17
Extension to Time Limit ............................................................................... 18
Degree Programmes and Regulations ............................. 19
Introduction to the Programmes of Study ........... 19
Postgraduate Degree Programmes 2011-12 ......................................................................... 20
Electronic and Digital Library Management ............. 23
Information Management ............................................... 25
Information Systems ........................................................................................ 28
Information Systems Management .............................. 31
Librarianship ........................................................................................................................................ 32
Multilingual Information Management ....................... 35
Modules ................. 36
Module Information ...................................................................................................................... 36
Module Outlines ............................. 36
Assessed Work ........................................................................................................................................ 37
Submission Process .......................... 37
Electronic submission ................. 37
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Physical submission ...................................................................................................................... 37
Submission of Work by Part-Time Students ...................................................................... 37
Presentation of Work ....................... 38
Referencing and Writing Skills ...................................... 39
Harvard System Method of Citation ...................................................................................... 39
Writing Skills .................................................................... 41
Group Coursework ........................................................................................... 42
Dissertation .......... 43
Access to Completed Departmental Dissertations .......................... 43
Assessment ...................................................................................................................................... 43
Word Count ..... 43
The Dissertation Handbook ....... 44
Unfair Means ............................................................................................................................................ 45
University Advice 45
What constitutes unfair means? ............................................................................................. 45
How can I avoid the use of unfair means?............................................................................ 46
What happens if I use unfair means? ..................... 47
Detection of Unfair Means ......................................... 47
School Advice ...................................................................................................... 48
Plagiarism and Acknowledgement of Sources ... 48
Submission of the Same or Similar Work for more than one Coursework
Assignment....................................................................................................................................... 50
Collusion ........... 50
Assessment, Credits and Your Degree............................................................................................ 51
Module Marks and Credits ............................................. 52
Assessment Criteria for Coursework .................... 52
Postgraduate Assessment Criteria ......................................................................................... 53
Method of Assessment ................................................................................................................ 54
Penalties ................................ 55
Late Submission of Work ........... 55
Over/Under Length Assessed Work ....................................................................................... 56
School Policy on Assessment of the Use of English Language .......... 58
School Policy on Moderation of Assessed Work.................................................................... 59
1. Internal Moderation .................................................. 59
2. External Moderation ................................................................................ 59
Attendance ........................................................................... 60
Attendance Monitoring ............... 60
Reporting Absences due to Illness .......................................................................................... 60
Religious Holidays and Examinations ...................... 61
Conduct in Taught Sessions ....................................................................................................... 61
Anonymous Marking ......................................................... 62
Assessment Feedback ...................................................................................... 63
Resubmission and re-examination .............................. 64
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Procedures relating to Re-submission and Re-examination......................................... 64
Degree Calculations .......................................................................................................................... 67
Award of Degree ............................ 67
Anonymous Classification ..................................