The Department of Information Resources Management prepares graduates who organise, protect, analyse and use the information that banks, hospitals, government agencies, law firms and technology companies depend on. The department offers two undergraduate degrees and postgraduate study to doctoral level.
DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
VISION STATEMENT
Through skillful teaching, innovative research and a dedicated faculty, the Department of Information Resources Management aims to contribute to the development of the Nigerian society by empowering people for effective information management and use
PHILOSOPHY OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT
Information and it’s effective communication and use are vital activities within all areas of government, commerce, industries and social life. The growing demand for individuals with specialized skills to manage information resources efficiently and effectively, coupled
with global happening in the information field with accelerating information and communication technologies have been prominent factors driving the need for Information Resources Management in Babcock University. The selectivity and screening of information have become very crucial in today’s information environment where information overload has become a constant burden. Our mission is to produce professionals with a firm grasp of the principles of information retrieval, information technology and management, as well as individuals who are cognizant of the changing information environment and able to function effectively in them.
Every graduate leaves with the ability to organise information, analyse data, protect records and manage information services. Below are some of the directions that work takes them in.
Turning company data into decisions about what sells, what it costs and what to do next.
Keeping what an organisation knows when people move on, and putting that knowledge to work.
Controlling records from the day they are created to the day they are preserved or destroyed.
The records and data behind every patient visit, hospital decision and health programme.
The databases, systems and safeguards on which every information service depends.
Organising and delivering knowledge in universities, research centres and digital collections.
A separate degree in the department, for students who want to build and run the systems on which a business depends.
We offer Programs that are competitive and industry relevant. Our Graduates from the department come out equipped to deal with real world challenges.
Information has changed. It arrives as data rather than paper, sits in systems rather than filing cabinets, and is now governed by law. The work has changed with it, and the areas below are where that work is done. You meet all of them in coursework, in the weekly practical hour and on industrial attachment.
Turning an organisation's own records into numbers a manager can act on.
Studying the market, competitors and customers, then briefing the people who decide.
Policies, retention schedules and what the Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023 requires.
Moving paper registries into electronic records systems that withstand an audit.
Patient records, DHIS2 and the data behind hospital and public health decisions.
Intranets, communities of practice and the systems that keep what an organisation knows.
Deciding who may see what, keeping it safe, and responding when it is breached.
Using and governing AI tools for search, analysis and summary, and knowing their limits.
Open access collections, metadata and research data management.
Whichever area you choose, the work follows the same five steps, and the weekly practical hour is where you learn them.
Collect the organisation's own records and the signals around it: sales and service data, customer complaints, competitor pricing, market reports and regulatory notices.
Bring it into one place, then decide what is kept, for how long, who may see it, and what the Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023 requires.
Clean it, query it with SQL, model it in a spreadsheet, and test what is driving the numbers.
Build a dashboard a manager can read in thirty seconds, and write a one-page brief recommending what to do next.
Take the decision, measure the result, and begin the next cycle better informed.
Every 3-credit course carries a compulsory one-hour practical each week, so the tools are in your hands from your first year. At 300 level you spend your industrial attachment inside a working organisation, and in your final year you carry out your own research project and defend it.
If Babcock was not your first choice, you can still change it through JAMB before admission closes. Direct Entry and transfer candidates should contact the Admissions Office.
Fees are published each session on the tuition and fees page, and support schemes on the financial aid page. Want the full course list? Email us and we will send it to you.
Graduates of the department work in consulting, banking, technology, health, regulation, public service and the arts, in Nigeria and abroad. A selection, with roles as published on their professional profiles.
Senior Research Analyst, Bamboo. Founder, 47th Division.
Senior Associate, Management Consulting, PwC Nigeria.
Senior Product Manager, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, United States. Founder and chief executive, The PUT Group LLC.
Manager, Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation. Founder, TechWithoutChaos.
President, Nigeria Table Tennis Federation. President, Babcock University Alumni Association.
Actor, with a career of more than four decades in Nigerian film and television.
Head of ICT and Automation, Institute Library, National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies.
Director, Bamfesad Global Services Ltd.
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No. Library and Information Science is one of several directions within the degree. Students also specialise in business information, knowledge management, archives and records, health information, and information and communication technology.
Technology runs through every course, but the focus is the information itself and how it is managed, governed, analysed and protected. If you would rather build and run the systems, look at Business Information Technology, also offered in this department.
Data and business intelligence analyst, records manager, document controller, archivist, health information officer, monitoring and evaluation officer, knowledge management officer, librarian, and data protection or privacy analyst, among others. Some roles require further study, experience or professional registration.
No. The degree uses spreadsheets and basic statistics, and both are taught from first principles, beginning with students who have never used them. The O'level and UTME subjects required are those listed for this course in the JAMB brochure and on the university's admission requirements page.
You can change your choice of institution or course through JAMB before admission closes. Write to us and we will guide you through it.
Yes. The department teaches postgraduate students up to doctoral level. Postgraduate admission is handled separately, through the College of Postgraduate Studies.
Write to irm@babcock.edu.ng and a lecturer will answer you directly, or start your application now.
School of Management Sciences, Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State, Nigeria.
Email irm@babcock.edu.ng
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