KIT707

MODULE 2
Unit Coordinator : Dr. M. Bilal Amin
Slides Provided by: Dr. Erin Roehrer
MODULE RESEARCH TASKS

 The summary slides are in each Module to help give you context for the
research topics.
 Watch these to help prepare for your weekly research.
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ATTENDANCE
 Attendance is compulsory
 Attendance will be recorded
 Non-attendance can lead to failure. You also may be withdrawn from this
unit.
GROUPS
 You should be all in Groups by now – if not this is now an issue.
LEADERS REPORT
 Leaders Reports are due on 11:55pm the day after your workshop/tutorial

 Remember the leaders report needs to include:

 The group answer for the four questions
 The groups chosen best paper and the justification for why it is the best paper
(with a full reference list of the four papers)

 Feedback for Module 1 will be provided next week

SO WHAT’S THE POINT OF
MODULE ONE?
 To understand the difference between data and information

 To be able to identify the characteristics of Quality Information

 To recognize that information management has both a personal and business

perspective

 To recognize that information only have value when it aligns to a businesses need or
purpose

 Knowledge Management systems have evolved from the traditional content

management systems – we work differently, use technology differently.
MODULE 2 RESEARCH
TOPICS
 Document Management

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOSo-4eMOr0
MODULE 2 RESEARCH
TOPICS
 Records Management

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhiZBcUDSaU
MODULE 2 RESEARCH
TOPICS
 Information Seeking

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIkqPEwedRM
MODULE 2 RESEARCH
TOPICS
 Information Retrieval

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0CZmsel5Rs
THE FOUR TOPICS WILL BE EXPLORED
FURTHER BY YOU IN THE MODULE TWO
WORKSHOPS

 Discuss this statement: The implementation of a scanner is a document

management system.
 Should electronic records be treated any differently to paper-based
records?
 How can technology block information seeking?
 How is information overload related to information retrieval?
TED TALK DEBATE
 The Quantified Self
 https://www.ted.com/talks/gary_wolf_the_quantified_self

 The question

Is more data better?

Do you think that if companies collect more data about themselves,
their employees and their competitors they can achieve better outcomes,
in systems development and in competitive advantage?
You have 15 minutes in your groups to prepare Two points you could argue for the
question and Two argument against the question

 Groups will be called upon to debate the topic

 60 seconds per person to talk
INDEPENDENT RESEARCH
TASK – WEEK 4
The research question for Week 4 is:

Explain the differences between Document Management and Records Management in terms of
the benefits they can provide to an organisations Information Management Strategy.

 In your answer you should define:

 What Documentation Management Is
 What Records Management Is

 How the two impact an Organisation

 What is an Information Management Strategy

 How the two impact on an Organisations Information Management Strategies

QUESTIONS?
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