LITERACY PROBLEMS OF INFORMATION MANAGEMENT STUDY PROGRAMME GRADUATES

Abstract

The article analyses literacy problems of Šiauliai State College Information Management
Study Programme graduates. These graduates fall into the category of employees, for whom
writing without errors is not a choice, but a necessity. The language study of the graduation
papers showed that the students' literacy is average: more than half (54%) of the papers were
assessed as of typical or threshold level. Left spelling, punctuation, language errors,
typographical errors have been found in the papers, the text is not always formated in
accordance with the requirements of the scientific style.
Key words: information management, study programme, learning outcomes of the
programme, literacy, spelling, punctuation and language errors.