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Architektura informacji – nowy kierunek studiów… w Uniwersytecie Śląskim w Katowicach
Information architecture – a new field of study at University of Silesia in Katowice

Author(s): Anna Matysek
Subject(s): Information Architecture, Library operations and management, Education and training, Higher Education
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Komisji Edukacji Narodowej w Krakowie
Keywords: information architecture degree course; Library and Information Science Department; course curriculum;

Summary/Abstract: The Library and Information Science Department at the University of Silesia in Katowice is launching a new BA degree course in the 2018–2019 academic year. The programme combines in an original way information and communication technologies with humanities and social sciences. The paper presents the education concept of information architecture and the preparatory work involved in developing and implementing the course. The programme structure, selected module contents, the graduate profile and job opportunities for information architects are discussed.

  • Issue Year: 2019
  • Issue No: 17
  • Page Range: 364-371
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Polish