Recordkeeping Concepts and Practice
PostgraduateCUR-INFM2502022
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Find ways to make your recordkeeping practice more efficient and accountable.Monitor records storage, retention and classification systems. Reference how these recordkeeping concepts might be practically applied in a business setting.
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- Study method
- Online & on-campus
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 13 weeks
- Loan available
- FEE-HELP available
Recordkeeping Concepts and Practice
About this subject
At the completion of this subject students will be able to:
- define records management as a discipline and describe the various roles and services offered by records managers
- synthesise theories and practices of records management and apply in context
- evaluate the needs of a site and communicate appropriate records management practices
- communicate and participate professionally in a business context about theories and practices in the management of recordkeeping and archives services
- research and contextualise practical applications against the theoretical framework in records and management programs.
- A week-by-week guide to the topics you will explore in this subject will be provided in your study materials.
An introduction to the concepts and practice of efficient, effective and accountable recordkeeping in a variety of organisational contexts. Includes records and recordkeeping; recordkeeping systems and programs or frameworks; life cycle and continuum theory; and basic processes such as correspondence control, reports management, records classification, records housing and storage, appraisal, retention and disposal. Including the management of quality records and controlled documents.
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- Investigation (50%)
- Report (50%)
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Entry requirements
Part of a degree
To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:
Core
- CUR-INR-GDI-2022 - Graduate Diploma in Records Management and Archives
- CUR-INM-MAS-2022 - Master of Information Management
Elective
- OUA-PSU-GCE-2022 - Postgraduate Single Subjects
- UNE-PRO-GCE-2022 - Graduate Certificate in Professional Practice
Additional requirements
No additional requirements
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.
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Related degrees
Once you’ve completed this subject it can be credited towards one of the following courses
Graduate Diploma in Records Management and Archives
PostgraduateCUR-INR-GDI
Master of Information Management
PostgraduateCUR-INM-MAS
PostgraduateOUA-PSU-GCE
Graduate Certificate in Professional Practice
PostgraduateUNE-PRO-GCE