The college was formerly the library department of Wenhua University in Wuchang, and was founded in 1920. 200 1 renamed information management college. After nearly 90 years' efforts, the college has been in the leading position in many research fields in China. In the discipline evaluation organized by the Ministry of Education, library, information and archives management were recognized as first-class disciplines and national key disciplines. The college consists of five departments: Library Department, Information Management Science Department, Archives and Government Information Department, Publishing Science Department and E-commerce Department. There are five undergraduate majors, eight master's and doctoral majors (library science, information science, archival science, ancient books collation and protection, information resource management, publishing and distribution science, management science and engineering, and e-commerce), two first-class discipline doctoral degree authorization points and two post-doctoral mobile stations.
The college has a strong faculty, with 33 professors, 40 associate professors and senior position researchers. Among them, national famous teacher 1 person, senior professor of humanities and social sciences of Wuhan University 1 person, 5 experts who enjoy special government allowance from the State Council, 8 overseas visiting professors, 3 Luo Jia distinguished professor, and 7 people were selected as outstanding talents training plan of the Ministry of Education in the new century. The teaching team of the core course of library and information science in our college was approved as a national teaching team by the Ministry of Education.
The college has the only key research base of humanities and social sciences of the Ministry of Education in China-Wuhan University Information Resources Research Center, and the national "985 Project" philosophy and social sciences innovation research base-information resources research innovation base. The college is also the national information resource management research (Wuhan) base and the senior publishing talent training base of Wuhan University of the General Administration of Press and Publication.
The talent training of the college embodies the characteristics of multi-level, cross-cutting and internationalization. Six courses were rated as national excellent courses. By hiring foreign experts and sending students abroad to study, the talent training work is in line with international standards. In 2009, the college will continue to cooperate with French universities to hold postgraduate and postgraduate courses in information management between China and France; Cooperate with universities in Germany and Singapore to send students to exchange and study with each other. In 2008, the college opened the experimental classes of library science and information science and publishing science.
The College has won numerous awards in national academic competitions such as "Challenge Cup" contest for college students, China e-commerce contest and "Future Editor Cup" contest for college students. Students have broad employment prospects, strong demand information and distinct industry advantages. In recent years, every year, undergraduate graduates go directly to famous universities in Europe and America to study and find jobs in countries such as Singapore.
At present, the college is striving for the goal of building a world-class, comprehensive and research-oriented information management college as soon as possible!
Information management and information system
This major studies the composition, distribution and characteristics of information, the theory, principles, principles and methods of information system development and design, and various applications of information technology. It solves a series of important problems such as information acquisition, processing, retrieval, control and utilization, and provides high-quality information services for scientific research and management decision-making.
This major cultivates advanced compound innovative talents with information management foundation, high information literacy, knowledge and ability of system thinking and information system design and development methods, and can engage in information management and information system analysis, design, implementation management and evaluation in national management departments at all levels, industrial and commercial enterprises, financial institutions, universities and scientific research units.
Students in this major mainly study the basic theories and knowledge of economics, management, quantitative analysis methods, information resource management, computers and information systems, get the basic training of system analysis and design methods and information management methods, and have the ability to comprehensively apply what they have learned to analyze and solve problems.
The main courses are: information management foundation, economics principle, management principle, advanced language programming, computer principle, data structure, information analysis and prediction, database principle and application, computer network, information organization, information retrieval, information service and users, information metrology, information system analysis and design, management information system, website design and development, operational research, operating system principle, information demand analysis, marketing and knowledge.
Graduates can engage in the business and management of information resources processing, development, utilization and service in national and local information management and planning departments, information centers of government agencies and institutions, information departments of financial industries such as multinational corporations, large enterprises and banks, production and marketing institutions of electronic information resources and large websites, and also engage in teaching and scientific research in universities and research institutes.