INFORMATION SCIENCE POLICY STUDIES | Makerere University Courses

Course Code:

PLS 8205

Course Credit Units:

4

Semester:

Semester 2

Year of Study:

Year 2

Undergraduate or Graduate Level:

Graduate Level

Academic Programs:

Ph.D in information Science

College:

College of Computing and Information Sciences

School:

East African School of Library and Information Science (EASLIS)

Department:

Library and Information Science

Course Discipline:

Information Science

Course Description & Objectives:

This course is designed to ground students into policy issues, policy analysis, policy formulation, implementation and evaluation in the field of information science. Objective:The course is intended to:

explain and reflect on different information science policies
explain the legal aspects related to information science policies

Learning Outcomes:

By the end of this course, students should be able to:

Explain basic concepts and theories in information science policy
explain and reflect on different information science policies
explain the legal aspects related to information science policies
demonstrate ability to analyze, formulate, implement and evaluate information science policies