Consulting in Information Management

Code:

MCI0025

Acronym:

CGI

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Information Science

Instance: 2021/2022 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Informatics Engineering
Course/CS Responsible:	Master in Information Science

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MCI	18	Plano de estudos oficial	1	-	6	56	162

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

This course aims to introduce and integrate theoretical, methodological, technological and practical knowledge in the area of information management to impart skills to diagnose problems and plan and manage improvement interventions in the management of organizations.

Learning outcomes and competences

Successfully completing the course, students should be able to:

• Describe and discuss the various interpretations of the concept of enterprise content management and its need in the management of organizations;
• Describe and carry out the process of developing and implementing an enterprise content management strategy;
• Develop a critical analysis of the different approaches of information audits - develop an information audit plan
• Framing information audit activities in the creation / implementation of strategic information management.

Working method

Presencial

Program

1. The information management: concept and process


2. The components and management of enterprise content


3. Audit information and its processes


4. From audit information to strategic management of information

Mandatory literature

Jan vom Brocke, Alexander Simons (Editors); Enterprise Content Management in Information Systems Research: Foundations, Methods and Cases, Springer, 2014. ISBN: 978-3-642-39714-1
Ann Rockley, Pamela Kostur, Steve Manning; Managing enterprise content. ISBN: 978-0-7357-1306-2
Elisabeth Orna; Information strategy in practice, Gower, 2004. ISBN: 9780566085796
Susan Henczel; The information audit: a practical guide, K.G.Saur, 2001. ISBN: 9783598243677
Elena Maceviciute and T. D. Wilson; Introducing Information Management: an information research reader., London, UK, 2005. ISBN: 978-1-85604-561-7

Teaching methods and learning activities

This course will be apporached by project-based learning.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Trabalho escrito	50,00
Trabalho prático ou de projeto	50,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Elaboração de projeto	80,00
Estudo autónomo	26,00
Frequência das aulas	56,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

Terms of Frequency: Execution of all assignments with a minimum of 8 points (out of 20).

Calculation formula of final grade

Individual assignement 1: 15%
Group assignement 1: 20%
Individual assignement 2: 35%
Group assignement 2: 30%

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Equal to all students.

Classification improvement

Improving the classification can be obtained by reformulation of the individual assignements.