Area: | Department of Media and Information |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
Seminar: | 1 x 3 Hours Weekly |
Prerequisite(s): | 12158 (v.4) Information Studies 521 - Recordkeeping Concepts and Practice or any previous version
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Syllabus: | Introduction to the general management of recordkeeping (records and archives) services. Personnel, facilities, technology, finance - policy, planning, implementation and evaluation of services, relationships with other sections of management, legal and ethical constraints security and disaster planning and marketing. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit, students will have- An awareness and understanding of the management skills required within a recordkeeping section in terms of policy development, planning and implementation, personnel requirements and supervision, financial administration, workflow analysis, system controls and evaluation and reporting facilities. An understanding of the critical relationship between the recordkeeping section and the rest of the organisation. An understanding of the nexus betweenrecordkeeping, accountability and risk management and an understanding of a 'compliant' organisation and 'compliance framework' in a range of organisational or juridical contexts. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | No prescribed references. |
Unit Texts: | Australian National Training Authority (ANTA) (2000), Recordkeeping Competency Standards: Draft 3. Victoria, Australian National Training Authority. Bryson, J. (1998), Managing Information Services: An Integrated Approach. Aldershot, Gower. Kennedy, J.and Schauder, C. (1998), Records Management. A Guide to Corporate Recordkeeping. Melbourne, Longman Cheshire. Standards Australia. (1996), Records Management Standard AS4390 (6 parts). Sydney, SA. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Essay 30%. Policy Document 30%. Report 40%. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
Field of Education: | 91301 Librarianship and Information Management | HECS Band (if applicable): | 1 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Fully Online | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | Y | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y | | Y |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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