Advanced Diploma in Library and Information Science

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 1:

• Define and explain the concepts, data, information, and knowledge.
• Explain the role and value of information management.
• Discuss the different components and activities of information management systems.
• Explain the business information management system.
• Discuss the management of information resources.
• Explain the factors regarding the evaluation of hardware, software, and vendor support.
• Discuss the security issues surrounding information management.
• Explain information management in a global environment.

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 2:

• Develop a culture of research in applying the various phases of the research process.
• Critically reflect on and apply quantitative/qualitative or mixed research methods to collect data.
• Develop general strategies for designing research processes.
• Generate research questions and hypotheses.
• Review appropriate literature critically.
• Develop a research proposal.

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 3:

• Discuss work ethics.
• Discuss teamwork approaches and mechanisms.
• Display work ethics in all relevant aspects in the provision of library and information services.
• Display teamwork in all aspects of the provision of library and information services.

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 4:

• Critically explain the definition and history of Knowledge Management in the context of information provision.
• Explain and discuss Knowledge Management Models.
• Critically discuss the nature of communication and KM in the organization.
• Develop methods to acquire and capture information and knowledge.
• Acquire and store tacit and explicit information in relevant formats in preparation for dissemination in the Library and Information environment.
• Critically evaluate and explain the Knowledge Management life cycle.
• Establish knowledge networks within and outside the organization.
• Customize Knowledge Management practices for individual Library and Information organizations.

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 5:

• Manage preservation and conservation units in the Library and Information sector.
• Ascertain tools used in preservation and conservation.
• Evaluate materials for preservation and conservation.
• Design a disaster management plan.

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 6:

• Critically evaluate the concept of records management.
• Analyze types of records (printed, electronic, and internet-based) and the content of these records.
• Develop records management policies for the Library and Information institutions.
• Analyze, explain, and critically discuss practices of records management.
• Critically discuss the theories and practices of preserving records for posterity and put in place measures to preserve records.
• Evaluate, critically discuss, and apply tools used in records management.

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 7:

• Discuss the information needs of users to indexing, abstracting, and thesaurus construction.
• Distinguish the purpose and processes of between indexing, abstracting, and thesaurus construction.
• Use controlled vocabulary and natural language to index journal articles.

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 8:

• Critically analyze and explain the development of children and young adults' literature.
• Evaluate and critically discuss mass media publishing for children and young adults.
• Evaluate and critically explain current trends in publishing fiction for young adults.
• Develop children's and young adults' library collection for the provision of library and information services.

Associated Assessment Criteria for Exit Level Outcome 9:

• Assess the objectives of embarking on a digitization project.
• Manage the digitization process.
• Analyze the reasons for digitization.
• Evaluate the feasibility for the digitization of library collections.
• Plan a digitization project.

Integrated Assessment:

• Assessment practices will be open, transparent, fair, valid, and reliable and ensure that no learner is disadvantaged in any way whatsoever.
• There will be the integration of the assessment of the modules entitled Knowledge Management and Information and Communications Technology into the assessments for discipline-specific modules such as Digitization and Organization and Representation of Information.
• Smaller projects in modules that draw knowledge from supporting subject areas.
• Integrated Assessment will be within the context of Research Skills within the modules.
• The Integrated Assessments will make use of a range of formative and summative assessment tools to assess combinations of applied and reflective competencies, which may include research projects, written assignments, written tests, case studies, and case presentations.