ILM7010 - RECORDS MANAGEMENT

Module Identifier

ILM7010

Module Title

RECORDS MANAGEMENT

Academic Year

2006/2007

Co-ordinator

Dr Sarah J Horton

Semester

Semester 2

Other staff

Ms Tanya C Rogers

Course delivery

Lecture

14 Hours. 7 lectures x 2 hour

Assessment

Assessment Type	Assessment Length/Details	Proportion
Semester Assessment	Report approx 2,500 words	100%

At the end of this module students should be able to:

describe the nature and role of records management within organisations and its objectives
be familiar with the key concepts of records management and with UK and international standards
describe the principle procedures required to initiate and design a records management programme
appreciate record control systems and have the skills to design retention and destruction schedule forms
explain the main features of a records centre and be familiar with disaster recovery procedures.

This module provides an introduction to records management principles and practice.

This module is at CQFW Level 7