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Learning Partnerships, Unit Catalogue 2011/12


AS20206: Managing information

Click here for further information Credits: 3
Click here for further information Level: Intermediate (FHEQ level 5)
Click here for further information Period: Semester 1 at City of Bath College
Semester 1 at Wiltshire College
Semester 2 at City of Bath College
Semester 2 at Swindon College
Semester 2 at Weston College
Semester 2 at Wiltshire College
Click here for further information Assessment: CW 100%
Click here for further information Supplementary Assessment: Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Click here for further information Requisites:
Click here for further information Description: Aims:
This unit aims to equip the individual with the skills and underpinning knowledge required to identify, analyse, critically appraise and present information which supports organisational decision-making and to identify the most appropriate means to communicate it.

Learning Outcomes:
By the end of the unit a student will be able to:
1. Identify and select appropriate sources of data and information;
2. Analyse and present information to support effective decision making;
3. Communicate the results of information analysis and decisions to improve quality.

Skills:
Intellectual (taught and assessed) - data/information selection, analysis, appraisal and presentation, organisational structures and decision making processes, management styles, information and communication channels, work-based communication theory.
Professional (facilitated, taught and assessed) - personal management styles and means of communication.
Practical (facilitated and assessed) - information management, decision making and methods of communication.
Key Skills (facilitated and assessed) - communications, team building, data/information collection, analysis, presentation and management.

Content:
This unit concentrates on:
* The range of information required to make decisions in an organisation, identifying and evaluating information sources, ways of analysing and presenting information for effective decision making;
* Types of information storage and retrieval systems and the legal requirements associated with storage and retrieval of information;
* Methods of communication within an organisational setting, the role communication plays in ensuring successful outcomes and creating wider organisational understanding of the decisions made;
* Individual management and communication styles and their impact on decisions and organisational efficiency;
* Techniques for managing meetings to improve quality.
Click here for further informationProgramme availability:

AS20206 is Compulsory on the following programmes:

Learning Partnerships
  • UDAS-WPB14 : BA (hons) Creative Digital Media (Work-based Learning) (Part-time at Wiltshire College) - Year 1
  • UDAS-HFB02 : BA (hons) Early Years Care & Education (Work-based Learning) (Full-time at Swindon College) - Year 1
  • UDAS-HPB02 : BA (hons) Early Years Care & Education (Work-based Learning) (Part-time at Swindon College) - Year 1
  • UDAS-WPB04 : BA (hons) Early Years Care & Education (Work-based Learning) (Part-time at Wiltshire College) - Year 2
  • UDAS-DFB09 : BSc (hons) Applied Computing (Work-based Learning) (Full-time at City of Bath College) - Year 1
  • UDAS-DPB09 : BSc (hons) Applied Computing (Work-based Learning) (Part-time at City of Bath College) - Year 1
  • UDAS-LFB04 : BSc (hons) Applied Computing (Work-based Learning) (Full-time at Weston College) - Year 1
  • UDAS-LPB04 : BSc (hons) Applied Computing (Work-based Learning) (Part-time at Weston College) - Year 1
  • UDAS-WFB12 : BSc (hons) Applied Computing (Work-based Learning) (Full-time at Wiltshire College) - Year 1
  • UDAS-WPB12 : BSc (hons) Applied Computing (Work-based Learning) (Part-time at Wiltshire College) - Year 1
  • UDAS-HFB04 : BSc (hons) Engineering Systems (Work-based Learning) (Full-time at Swindon College) - Year 1
  • UDAS-HPB04 : BSc (hons) Engineering Systems (Work-based Learning) (Part-time at Swindon College) - Year 1
  • UDAS-WFB06 : BSc (hons) Motorsport Engineering (Work-based Learning) (Full-time at Wiltshire College) - Year 1
  • UDAS-DFB08 : BSc (hons) Sport (Coaching) (Work-based Learning) (Full-time at City of Bath College) - Year 1
  • UDAS-DPB08 : BSc (hons) Sport (Coaching) (Work-based Learning) (Part-time at City of Bath College) - Year 2
  • UDAS-DFB07 : BSc (hons) Sport (Health & Fitness) (Work-based Learning) (Full-time at City of Bath College) - Year 1
  • UDAS-DPB07 : BSc (hons) Sport (Health & Fitness) (Work-based Learning) (Part-time at City of Bath College) - Year 2

AS20206 is Optional on the following programmes:

Learning Partnerships
  • UDAS-WFB14 : BA (hons) Creative Digital Media (Work-based Learning) (Full-time at Wiltshire College) - Year 1

NB. Programmes and units are subject to change at any time, in accordance with normal University procedures.