Ethics and risks in information management
S McKemmish and L Iacovino
4 points * 3 hours per week * Second semester * Clayton * Prerequisites: LAR2005
This subject will provide an understanding of the ethical and risk-management issues related to information management work generally and recordkeeping in particular. It will convey a general knowledge of the ethical principles and risks associated with the social and legal responsibilities and obligations of organisations in information management and recordkeeping. It will introduce students to the multiplicity of factors that affect the interpretation of these responsibilities and obligations, and to the exercise of judgement and discretion in determining their application in a particular business context, including the consideration of ethics. The subject will also convey a general awareness of the ethical and risk-management issues associated with new information and communications technologies for information management and recordkeeping. This subject will also provide students with skills and techniques for identifying and analysing the risks associated with information management work in different business contexts, and for assessing the risks associated with different business activities and the consequences of non-compliance. With its prerequisite subject LAR2005/3005 Legal systems and recorded information, it will provide students with knowledge and skills to build ethical and risk-management considerations into the development of socially and legally acceptable information and records management programs.
Assessment
Examination (2 hours): 50% * Project work 50%
Recommended texts
Brown R A Documenting evidence in Australia Law Book, 1988