1999 Distance Education Handbook - Graduate Diploma in Information Management (Recordkeeping)

Graduate Diploma in Information Management (Recordkeeping)

Course information
Aims
Professional recognition
Entry requirements
Special requirements
Attendance requirements
Course structure
- Semester 1
- Semester 2.
Details of subjects
Initial enrolment
Assessment
Credits/exemptions
Further information
Completed Applications

Course information

Course Code: 2045
Clayton campus
Fee paying course: course fee $ 6,000 (in 1998)
Overseas student fees: course fee $ 12,075 (in 1998)

To educate information professionals to manage information in all media to meet the social and business needs of the community for information services and products.
To provide a professional course in recordkeeping grounded in the humanities and social sciences, and contemporary information and communication technology.
To produce independent, self-sufficient professionals able to work in a range of roles, as an employee, team member, contractor or self-employed practitioner.

Professional recognition

Accreditation of this new course is being sought from the Australian Society of Archives and the Records Management Association of Australia.

Entry requirements

Applicants must have qualified for a bachelors degree at Monash University or at another tertiary institution approved by the faculty. Special entry provisions are also in place to enable admission into the Graduate Diploma in Information Management (Recordkeeping) to those without formal tertiary qualifications who can establish that they have the foundation required for postgraduate studies in these fields.

Special requirements

Students need to have access to a PC with a CD Rom drive and a modem. Access to the Internet, email and a Web browser (such as Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer) via a commercial service provider.

Attendance requirements

Occasional weekend schools at Clayton campus for LAR4002.

Course structure

The course of study is one year full-time or two-three years part-time. All subjects are compulsory.

Semester 1

LAR4001 The information continuum
LAR4002 Computing for information professionals
LAR4630 Recordkeeping contexts and clients
LAR4631 Appraisal and description

Semester 2.

LAR4610 Managing information services
LAR4632 Recordkeeping concepts
LAR4633 Recordkeeping and archiving processes
LAR4634 Professional practice (recordkeeping)

Details of subjects

LAR4001: The information continuum

LAR4002: Computing for information professionals

LAR4610: Managing information services

LAR4630: Recordkeeping contexts and clients

LAR4631: Appraisal and description

LAR4632: Recordkeeping concepts

LAR4633: Recordkeeping and archiving processes

LAR4634: Professional practice (recordkeeping)

Initial enrolment

Students can enter in either first or second semester.

Assessment

Assessment is a combination of projects, exercises and open book tests.

Credits/exemptions

There is provision for advanced standing and credit transfer. This will be finalised after offer.

Further information

For more detailed information contact: Associate Professor Sue McKemmish, Course Coordinator, School of Information Management and Systems, Faculty of Information Technology, Clayton campus. Telephone: (03) 9905 2959, or fax: (03) 9905 2952, or email: sue.mckemmish@sims.monash.edu.au

Completed Applications

Completed applications are to be forwarded (by 16 November 1998 to be considered for a first round offer) to: Ms Genevieve Flore,
graduate studies officer, Faculty of Information Technology, Monash University, Clayton, Vic. 3168.