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The Post-graduate Diploma in
Information Technology (PG-DIT)
is a self-financing course and is of one year
duration, comprising two semesters.
The objectives of the course are:
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To
make the
students competent in using IT gadgets for the processing and retrieval of
information
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To make the
students aware of the automated information retrieval systems functioning in the
country and abroad
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To equip the
students with the necessary skills to automate libraries and information centers
and to manage automated systems
Eligibility for Admission
The minimum qualification for admission to the PG-DIT
course is a pass in the B L I Sc degree of the University of Kerala or a degree
recognized as equivalent to it. The total number of seats is 10. Admission
procedure is the same as that of the M L I Sc degree course.
Scheme
of the Course
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Course
Number
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Course title
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Total
credits
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Marks
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Internal assessment
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End semester
exam
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Total
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Semester 1
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LIS 411
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Computer
Organisation
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4
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40
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60
|
100
|
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LIS 412
|
Data Processing
and Management (Theory)
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4
|
40
|
60
|
100
|
|
LIS 413
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Data Processing
and Management (Practical)
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4
|
40
|
60
|
100
|
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LIS 414
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Computer-based
Library Systems
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4
|
40
|
60
|
100
|
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LIS 415
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Elective I: Computer-based
Information Sources
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4
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40
|
60
|
100
|
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Semester 2
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LIS 421
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Computer-based
Library Operations and Services (Theory)
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4
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40
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60
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100
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LIS 422
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Computer-based
Library Operations and Services (Practice)
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4
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40
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60
|
100
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LIS 423
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Computer-based
National and International Systems and Services
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4
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40
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60
|
100
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LIS 424
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Advances in
Communication Technology and Information Handling
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4
|
40
|
60
|
100
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LIS 425
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Dissertation and
Viva Voce
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4
|
|
|
100
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LIS 426
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Elective II :
Printing and Publishing
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3
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40
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60
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100
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DETAILED SYLLABUS 
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