Moi University, Eldoret, Kenya - School of Information Sciences

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Eldoret, Kenya
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SCHOOL OF INFORMATION SCIENCES - BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN INFORMATION SCIENCES

Introduction

The BSc Information Sciences programme is a broad-based course which recognizes that the information professions of today are drawing closer together. The techniques and tools of information provision and Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) are becoming common ground between librarians, information technologists, records managers, archivists, and publishers.

Objectives

The aims and objectives of the course are to:

Introduce students to current thought and practice in information sciences work.

Provide basic professional education and training in a broad range of information sciences so as to develop persons who are capable of operating in a variety of working contexts;

Acquaint students with the principles of management of information systems and services;

Equip students with necessary knowledge and skills to respond intelligently to problems of information collection, processing, storage, retrieval and dissemination;

Improve the professional standards and status of the disciplines in the information sciences.

Design of the Programme

In the first year of study, students are introduced to the information sciences, whilst taking university common courses and programmes in science subjects or in the social sciences/humanities. In the second and third years, all students study a common core of subjects related to: Information Communication Technology (ICT), Information Resources Management, Management of Information Systems and Services, and Information Storage and Retrieval.

Final year students take specialist studies in any of the following areas: Information Technology, Records Management, Library and Information Studies, and Publishing and Media Studies. Students also spend eight weeks on practical attachment and carry out a substantial piece of research, related to their area of specialization.

Course Structure

Year 1

Semester I

Students taking science-based subjects

Course Code	Course Title	Units
INS 110	Introduction to Information Sciences	3

Required Courses

Course Code	Course Title	Units
IRD 100	Communication Skills I	3
IRD 103	Development Concepts and Applications	3
Sub-Total		9

FOUR electives from the following

Course Code	Course Title	Units
BOT 110	Basic Botany I	3
MAT 110	Calculus I	3
CHE 110	Basic Chemistry I	3
PHY 110	Basic Physics I	4
ZOO 110	Basic Zoology I	3
Sub-Total		16

Students taking arts-based subjects

Course Code	Course Title	Units
INS 110	Introduction to Information Sciences

Required Courses

Course Code	Course Title	Units
IRD 100	Communication Skills I	3
IRD 101	Quantitative Skills I	3
IRD 103	Development Concepts and Applications	3
Total		12

FOUR electives from the following

Course Code	Course Title	Units
BBM 100	Principles of Accounting I	3
BCS 110	Culture and Society	3
BSS 101	Psychology of Individual Development and Social Life	3
BLL 116	The Art of Writing	3
BSS 102	Introduction to Social Sciences	3
Sub Total		15

Semester II

Students taking science-based subjects

Core course

Course Code	Course Title	Units
INS 120	Information in Society	3

Required Courses

Course Code	Course Title	Units
IRD 102	Communication Skills II	3
IRD 104	Quantitative Skills II	3
Total		6

FOUR electives from the following:

Course Code	Course Title	Units
BOT 111	Basic Botany II	3
CHE 111	Basic Chemistry II	4
PHY 111	Basic Physics II	4
ZOO 111	Basic Zoology II	3
MAT 111	Geometry and Elementary Applied Mathematics	3
Total		17

Students taking arts-based subjects

Core course

Course Code	Course Title	Units
INS 120	Information in Society	3

Required Courses

Course Code	Course Title	Units
IRD 102	Communication Skills II	3
IRD 104	Quantitative Skills II	3

FOUR electives from the following:

Course Code	Course Title	Units
BSS 103	Modern Social Organizations and Institutions	3
BSS 104	Introduction to Philosophy	3
GEO 121	Fundamentals of Human Geography	3
LIN 110	Introduction to the Study of Language	3
BCS 113	Ethnography of African Societies	3
Total		24

Year 2

Semester I

Course Code	Course Title	Units
INS 210	Libraries and Information Centres	3
INS 211	Introduction to Records Management	3
INS 212	Basic Elements and Use of Computers	3
INS 213	Introduction to Publishing and Booktrade	3
INS 214	Communication and Mass Media	3
INS 215	Classification	3
IRD 200	State, Society and Development	3
Total		21

Semester II

Course Code	Course Title	Units
INS 216	Principles and Practices of Management	3
INS 217	Introduction to Archives Management	3
INS 218	Media Studies	3
INS 219	Cataloguing	3
INS 220	Computer Programming	3
INS 221	Print Production	3
INS 222	Information Sources and Collection Management	3
INS 223	Computers for Information Resource Management	3
Total		24

Year 3

Semester I

Course Code	Course Title	Units
INS 310	Repackaging of Information	3
INS 311	User Studies and Information Services	3
INS 312	Operating Systems Theory	3
INS 313	Searching and Retrieval	3
INS 314	Registry Management	3
INS 315	Computer Architecture	3
INS 316	Design and Production in Publishing	3
Total		21

Semester II

Course Code	Course Title	Units
INS 317	Research Methods	3
INS 318	Preservation of Information Materials	3
INS 319	Subject Indexing and Thesaurus Construction	3
INS 320	Data Structures and Algorithms	3
INS 321	Radio and Television Communication	3
INS 322	Data Communication	3
INS 323	Electronic Publishing	3
IRD 305	Entrepreneurship for Small Business	3
Total		24

Semester III

Course Code	Course Title	Units
INS 330	Practical Attachment	6

Year 4

Semester 1

Common Courses

Course Code	Course Title	Units
INS 410	Management Information Systems	3
INS 411	Human Communication	3
INS 412	Systems Analysis and Design	3
INS 413	Database Construction and Management	3
INS 416	Research Project	3
Total		27

Specializations

Either

A--Archives and Records Management

Course Code	Course Title	Units
INS 420	Records Management	3
INS 421	Archives Management	3
INS 422	Marketing of Records and Archives Services	3

B--Library and Information Studies

Course Code	Course Title	Units
INS 440	Library Automation	3
INS 441	Advanced Classification	3
INS 442	Marketing of Library and Information Services	3

C--Information Technology

Course Code	Course Title	Units
INS 430	Human Computer Interaction	3
INS 431	Object-Oriented Programming	3
INS 432	Information Security	3

D--Publishing and Media Studies

Course Code	Course Title	Units
INS 450	Editorial Title Management	3
INS 451	Scholarly Journal Publishing	3
INS 452	Marketing, Sales and Distribution	3

Semester II

Common Courses

Course Code	Course Title	Units
INS 414	Legal Aspects of Information	3
INS 415	Selection of Hardware and Software	3
INS 416	Research Project	3

Specializations

Either

A--Archives and Records Management

Course Code	Course Title	Units
INS 423	Record Centre Management	3
INS 424	Management of Business Records	3
INS 425	Management of Electronic Records and Archives	3
INS 455	Media Technology	3

B--Library and Information Studies

Course Code	Course Title	Units
INS 443	Sectoral Information Systems and Services	3
INS 444	Advanced Information Retrieval	3
INS 445	Advanced Cataloguing	3
INS 453	The Booktrade	3

C--Information Technology

Course Code	Course Title	Units
INS 433	Information and Communication Technology Management	3
INS 434	Software Engineering	3
INS 435	Distributed Systems	3
INS 436	Artificial Intelligence	3

D--Publishing and Media Studies

Course Code	Course Title	Units
INS 453	The Booktrade	3
INS 454	Newspaper and Magazine Publishing	3
INS 455	Media Technology	3
INS 456	Advanced Design and Production in Publishing	3

CONTACT ADDRESSES

Dean, School of Information Sciences,
P.O. Box 3900
Eldoret, Kenya
Tel: +254 - 53 - 43231 (Direct line), OR
Tel: 053 - 43620
Email: deanis@mu.ac.ke

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