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MOI UNIVERSITY
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Eldoret, Kenya |
Founded in 1984
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| SCHOOL OF INFORMATION SCIENCES - MASTER OF PHILOSOPHY IN INFORMATION SCIENCES (LIBRARY AND INFORMATION STUDIES) |
Information provision in Kenya is evolving rapidly through the establishment and development of libraries and information centres in both the public and private sectors, industry, commerce, business and non - governmental organizations. There is need therefore, for information specialists who understand the complexities of information generation, who can effectively manage information resources, provide and develop quality services, teach and undertake research.
The aims of the programme are to:
- Provide theoretical and practical education in those areas of library and information studies which are undergoing rapid conceptual change, which are of key importance to information management and are particularly relevant to Kenya.
- Produce information specialists who understand the complexities of information generation, who can provide and develop quality information service and can fill senior positions in the profession, for teaching and research.
The graduate programme therefore concentrates on issues in communication of information, its storage and retrieval, and information resources, systems and services in specific subject areas. A practical project is included. Emphasis is placed on problem solving, synthesis of knowledge, ability to experiment and adapt to change and the development of inquisitive and original thinking.
| Elective courses are marked E. The rest are core courses.
Semester I
| Code
| Title
| Units |
| INS 800
| Research Methodology
| 2 |
| INS 801
| Information Technology
| 2 |
| INS 810
| Information Resources, Systems and Services in Science and Technology
| 3 |
| INS 811
| Automation of Libraries and Information Centres
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One course from the following
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| INS 812(E)
| Information Resources, Systems and Services in Humanities
| 2 |
| INS 813(E)
| Information Resources, Systems and Services in the Social Sciences
| 2 |
| INS 814(E)
| Industrial and Business Information Resources, Systems and Services
| 2 |
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One course from the following:
| Code
| Title
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| INS 815(E)
| Economics and Marketing of Information
| 2 |
| INS 816(E)
| Education and Training for Library and Information Studies
| 2 |
Semester II
| Code
| Title
| Units |
| INS 802
| Information and Communication Theory
| 2 |
| INS 803
| Information Resource Management
| 2 |
| INS 804
| Thesis
| 1 |
| INS 805
| Practical Project
| 4 |
| INS 817
| Advanced Information Processing
| 2 |
One course from the following:
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| Units |
| INS 818(E)
| Agricultural Information Resources, Systems and Services
| 2 |
| INS 819(E)
| Health Information Resources, Systems and Services
| 2 |
| SES 853(E)
| Geographic Information System
| 3 |
Semester III
| Code
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| Units |
| INS 804
| Thesis (cont.)
| 10 |
Semester IV
| Code
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| Units |
| INS 804
| Thesis (cont.)
| 9 |
| INS 820
| Information Policy Studies
| 2 |
One course from the following:
Elective chosen from another M.Phil. programme 2
| Code
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| INS 821(E)
| Planning and design of Library, Archives and Information Centre Buildings
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| INS 822(E)
| Management of Library Technical Services
| 2 |
| INS 823(E)
| Automated Information Retrieval Systems
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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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