INSTG052 Records Management and Information Policy Compliance
This module aims to introduce students to the field of information policy compliance and show how records management can play a key role in enabling organizations, in both the public and private sectors, to behave in a transparent and accountable manner.
By the end of the module, students will be able to:
• Identify and broadly interpret key national and international standards and frameworks for records management
• Identify and broadly interpret key pieces of national and international information policy legislation and frameworks for compliance
• Within at least one national jurisdiction, understand the information policy legislation and compliance regime
• Within at least one national jurisdiction or business sector, understand the role of records management in enabling organisations to meet their compliance requirements
• Understand the interaction between the development of archives/records legislation and information policy legislation
Learning will be by lectures and seminars. The module is taught in Term 2.
Assessment: the module is assessed by one piece of coursework worth 15 credits.
Optional for: Certificate/Graduate Diploma/MA in Archives and Records Management
Certificate/Graduate Diploma/MA in Records and Archives Management (International)
Certificate/Graduate Diploma/MA in Electronic Communication and Publishing
Graduate Diploma/MA in Library and Information Studies
Certificate/Graduate Diploma/MSc in Information Science
This module is also available for short course students
Prerequisites: There are no formal prerequisites for this module, although some familiarity with records management principles and practices is assumed
Taught by: Dr Elizabeth Shepherd
Further information for students currently taking this module
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