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Courses Handbook 2013

This handbook contains information for courses and units at Curtin in 2013.
Information for the previous year's courses and units is available at Courses Handbook 2012.

300311 v.6 Records Management and Archives Stream

Introduction

This stream introduces professional principles, attitudes and skills necessary to obtain a recognised professional qualification in this field.

Professional Recognition

This course is recognised by the Records Management Association and the Australian Society of Archivists, if Records Management and Archives Stream is completed.

Course Structure Hrs/Wk Credit
Year 1 Semester 1
11210 v.5   Information Design 503 3.0 25.0
12157 v.5   Archives Concepts and Practice 523 3.0 25.0
12158 v.5   Recordkeeping Concepts and Practice 521 3.0 25.0
12442 v.5   Technologies for Information Services 501 3.0 25.0
  100.0
Year 1 Semester 2
12159 v.6   Knowledge Management Principles 533 2.0 25.0
12162 v.6   Management of Recordkeeping and Archives Services 522 3.0 25.0
12163 v.5   Enterprise Content Management 524 3.0 25.0
12446 v.5 *   Information Theory and Research 502 2.0 25.0
  100.0
Year 2 Semester 1
  SELECT 1 OPTION   100.0
  100.0
Optional Units (No Year Level Specified) Hrs/Wk Credit
12161 v.7   Conservation and Preservation 525 25.0
12184 v.7   Public Librarianship 541 1.0 25.0
12444 v.4   Collection Management 512 3.0 25.0
12445 v.5   Resource Description and Access 514 3.0 25.0
306349 v.2   Internet Content Management 531 25.0
306350 v.3   Knowledge Auditing 534 25.0
306554 v.2   Digital Libraries 535 25.0
309568 v.2   Information Literacy 543 25.0
310567 v.2   Information Studies Project 693 25.0
310568 v.2   Information Studies Project 694 25.0
312756 v.1   Information Studies Project 691 25.0
312757 v.1   Information Studies Project 692 25.0
312761 v.1   History of the Book 596 3.0 25.0
312762 v.1   Special and One Person Libraries 595 25.0

#    Optional units to the value of four full units may be selected in place of this unit, in consultation with the Course Coordinator. Note that some optional units may not be available to international students.

*    Includes professional work experience for a total of three weeks full time.

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