Network Information Sources, a unit of study offered through learning modules mounted on the WWW : An evaluation of its effectiveness in developing independent learning, generic skills and competence in using the Internet to meet specific informa tion needs

Network Information Sources is a unit of study at the University of Canberra teaching students to locate information on the Internet and introducing them to the technology as well as to issues relating to networked information. It became a vehicle for project-based experiential learning thereby allowing greater creativity in teaching methods, and encouraging the development of skills that are often difficult to foster in an academic program, including team work, project management, project analysis and design, which, when linked with a competence in the use of information technology, are also highly sought after by employers in the information industry.