INFO 535 – Managing Current Records
| Points: | 15 | Prerequisites: | None |
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| Faculty: | Commerce & Administ | Corequisites: | None |
| School: | Information Management | Restrictions: | None |
Theory, tools and strategies to ensure that records in the digital working environment are created and maintained in accordance with organisational and societal requirements.
Tuition Fees
2012:
domestic $1,098.00 
international $3,075.00
Trimester 1 2012
* indicates instructor is the course coordinator.
| CRN | From/To | Days | Time | Building [Campus] | Room | Instructor | 10584 (L1) | 5 Mar – 10 Jun 2012 | Tue | 1340 - 1530 | Rutherford House [Pipitea] | G03 | Gillian Oliver* | 10585 (L1) | 5 Mar – 4 Jul 2012 | Tue | 1845 - 2015 | tba [Distance (NZ)] |
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Course description
INFO 535, Managing Current Records, provides education in recordkeeping at a fundamental level. The focus is on those functions, principles, and techniques that are required in the operation of a sound records management programme. The course also provides students with a foundation for the development of further knowledge and skills.
Learning objectives
By the end of the INFO 535 course, a student should:
- Have an overview of the basic concepts and theories of records management.
- Be familiar with the environment within which records management operates in New Zealand and internationally.
- Be able to describe the roles and responsibilities of records managers, and the relationship between their work and that of archivists and other information professionals.
- Have an introductory knowledge of the major records management functions, principles, and techniques.
- Understand the major considerations, tools, and processes involved in organising and managing a records management programme.
Schedule (tbc)
INFO 535 will be held in the first trimester (March-June) of the 2012 academic year. There will be no classes during the mid-term break (9-22 April).
- Internal students
The weekly seminars will be held on Tuesday (from 1.40-3.30 p.m.) in Rutherford House, GO3. - Distance students
The weekly Internet conference sessions will be held on Tuesday from 6.45-8.15 p.m.
| Week | Topic |
| 1 | Theory and concepts - 1 |
| 2 | Theory and concepts - 2 |
| 3 | Societal context - 1 |
| 4 | Societal context - 2 |
| 5 | Organisational context |
| 6 | Design and implementation - 1 |
| 7 | Design and implementation - 2 |
| 8 | Processes and controls - 1 |
| 9 | Processes and controls - 2 |
| 10 | Processes and controls - 3 |
| 11 | Establishing the programme |
| 12 | State of the art |
Assessment (taken from 2011)
This course is internally assessed, with the following assignments to be completed in order to satisfy the mandatory course requirements. Full details, including explanatory notes and criteria, are available under "Assessment" on Blackboard.
| Assignments | Date due | Value | Length |
| 1. Analysis of recordkeeping context | see Blackboard | 40% | 1500 words max. |
| 2. Report on recordkeeping culture | see Blackboard | 50% | 2000 words max. |
| 3. Discussion Board postings | Various | 10% | 200-500 words max. |