LAR5720

Electronic recordkeeping

B Reed

6 or 8 points
* 3 hours per week
* Second semester
* Clayton and distance

Objectives At the completion of this subject students should be able to select appropriate tactics for the control of organisational recordkeeping and methods for documenting and analysing activities which link through to corporate and social regulatory processes; analyse different organisational cultures and assess the recordkeeping needs of different industry groups; demonstrate knowledge of the legislative environment with particular reference to evidence acts, privacy and disclosure legislation, and laws affecting the capture of records; articulate the need for organisation-wide recordkeeping programs which are based upon the work processes of the organisation itself.

Synopsis This subject covers techniques, policies and legal issues for the management and archiving of electronic records. It focuses upon the functional requirements for electronic records management, emphasising how to capture and manage evidence of business activities at work group and corporate levels within organisations, how to make records accessible through time and over space for social and organisational purposes, when to dispose of them, and how to develop systems which are compliant with legal and organisational requirements including audit and quality assurance needs.

Assessment (6 points) Project report: 60%
* Practical assignments: 40%
Assessment (8 points) Project report: 50%
* Analysis and design project: 50%

Prescribed texts

Bearman D Electronic evidence Archives and Museum Informatics, 1994