Information Management

Code:

CINF012

Acronym:

GI

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Information Science

Instance: 2025/2026 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Web Page:	http://https://sigarra.up.pt/feup/en/UCURR_GERAL.FICHA_UC_VIEW?pv_ocorrencia_id=558228
Responsible unit:	Department of Informatics Engineering
Course/CS Responsible:	Bachelor of Arts in Information Science

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
CINF	37	Study plan	3	-	6	41	162

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Learning outcomes and competences

Students are expected to: (a) explain the concepts and the main models of information management, (b) develop operational and strategic solutions within the information lifecycle that enable organizations to derive maximum value from the organization's information resources and capabilities, (c) demonstrate the value of information in organizations, (d) identify the challenges/opportunities of using AI in information management practices.

Working method

Presencial

Program

1- Management and manager of information
1.1- Origin and Foundations of information management in the organisational context,
1.2 The information manager: 1.2.1-Profile and competences.

2. The process of information management
2.1-  Stages and models

3. Strategic information management in organizations
3.1 – Strategy and tools for gathering strategic information: InfoMaps: diagnosis and budget; Behavioral matrix and graph showing the relationship between investment and return.
3.2 – Risk management.

4. The value of information in an organizational context
4.1 – Conceptual bases.
4.2 – Information as an organizational asset: Introduction to the concepts of Return on Investment (ROI) and Return on Knowledge Investment (ROKI).
4.3 – Measures of the impact of information on the performance of an organization's activities: 4.3.1 – Cost-benefit, 4.3.2 – Cost-Effectiveness-Efficiency-Value.
4.4 – Introduction to techniques for visualizing information.

5 - New perspectives and challenges in information management.

Mandatory literature

Chun Wei Choo ; trad. Ana Fonseca; Gestão de informação para a organização inteligente. ISBN: 972-21-1506-5
Ribeiro, F. ; Gestão da Informação / Preservação da Memória na era pós-custodial: um equilíbrio precário, Repositório Aberto U.P., 2005
Behrens, T. E., Woolrich, M. W., Walton, M. E., & Rushworth, M.F; Learning the value of information in an uncertain world, Nature Neuroscience, 2007. ISBN: https://doi.org/10.1038/nn1954
Silveira, T.; Construir e educar para os ambientes de integração e desenvolvimento de conhecimento organizacional, Centro de Estudos Clássicos, Faculdade de Letras, Universidade de Lisboa & Edições Colibri, 2024. ISBN: 978-989-566-427-6
Davenport, L.; Information management: an educational perspective, International Journal of Information Management, vol. 8, nº. 4, p. 255-263, 1988
Wilson, T. ; Information management: a new focus for integration? , IFLA Journal, v. 14, n. 3, p 238-241, 1988
Wilson,T; Information management today and tomorrow, Keynote paper presented at an Information Management Workshop, University of Murcia, Muria, Spain, 29 September, 2011
Martins, C., Serrano, F., Correia, M. & Gomes, V. ; O Impacto da Inteligência Artificial na Gestão da Informação: Personalização e Recomendação de Conteúdo, 2025. ISBN: https://doi.org/10.34630/ctdi.vi.5981
Santos, C. & Guimarães, M. ; Gestão da informação e processos organizacionais, 2024. ISBN: 2318-5546

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical concepts are presented and discussed in lectures, supported by papers and reports.
The practical component of the course is based on the resolution and discussion of a number of practical cases.

Evaluation is composed of coursework and a final exam.

keywords

Humanities > Information science

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Exame	50,00
Trabalho laboratorial	50,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	60,00
Frequência das aulas	41,00
Trabalho laboratorial	30,00
Elaboração de projeto	31,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

Completion of 1 group assignment with a minimum mark of 9.5 and a final exam with a minimum mark of 9.5.

The final average is subject to self- and hetero-evaluation, whose weight in the final grade, of 10%, may cause positive or negative variations in the previously obtained classification.

Calculation formula of final grade

Final grade = 0.5 * Coursework + 0.5 * Exam

TG =1 group assignment to be developed during practical classes. The work consists of a written component and a presentation component, with oral and individual assessment.
In order to be eligible for the exam, the student must obtain a mark of 9.5 on the work which cannot be improved, i.e. completion of the course implies re-registration for the following academic year.

Exam - A minimum mark of 9.5 is required, but it is possible to pass/improve in the appeal period and in a special period in September.

Pass - A minimum average mark of 9.5 is required in the classification of the work with the exam. In the case of students who have recourse to the appeal period or the special period in September, the grade for the assignment is taken into account for the final average.

Examinations or Special Assignments

All students are expected to deliver coursework.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

All students are expected to deliver coursework.

Classification improvement

Grading improvement can be obtained by repeting the exam.