Week Eleven- Building Knowledge

Lecture Summary






Lecture eleven looks at Data, information and Knowledge. Data is defined as being fact or proposition and has no judgement or intrinsic meaning or value. Information is defined as a group of facts that relate and are summative, rational and have meaning. Knowledge is defined as the sum of what has been learned anThe lecture d are judgemental, subjective and very valuable. Data can be sampled or measured and are of their own limited value. Information can be historical or records and establish trends in order to generate. Knowledge is justification from the data and information and is how are experiences are applied to information in order for it to make sense. The lecture surmises that data, information and knowledge are the lead up to understanding and wisdom.


Workshop Tasks- Week Eleven





1. Dictionary Definitions:

• The Yahoo website defined data as:
  Factual information, especially information organized for analysis or used to reason or make decisions.





• The google dictionary defined information as: Knowledge of specific events or situations that has been gathered or received by communication; intelligence or news.





• Dictionary.com defined Knowledge as: the fact or state of knowing; the perception of fact or truth; clear and certain mental apprehension.

2. Create a line graph representing the relationship between data, information and knowledge.

Background Knowledge + New Knowledge

= Informed Decision Making

3. Understanding the relationship between data, information and knowledge can assist me as a student. Once data and information has been sourced i have to understand it for it to become knowledge. Once this information is knowledge, not just information, i have a full understanding which will maximise my learning as a university student.

4. Organisations that collect information from clients.

• Doctors




• Chiropractors




• Census




• News Researches/Polls




• Governmental bodies




• Centre link



• Banks

They need to collect information to assess situations carefully as to make decisions accordingly, based on the information they have.

Readings -Week Eleven

• The reading on Data, Information and knowledge describes what each is and gives a further understanding of the relationship between them and how they lead to understanding and wisdom.



• The Information Literacy Reading is a tutorial on enhancing information literacy skills. It gives insight into information and how we must understand it for it to become knowledge.



• The third reading provides definitions of data, information and knowledge and describes the importance of their relationships, and discusses the importance of asking questions to determine the value of information.