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Dr Joanne Evans

Campus Lecturer

Caulfield

Joanne Evans

Contact hours: By appointment, via email or in class.

Sue McKemmish

Contact hours: By appointment, via email or in class.

Tutors

Caulfield

Rebecca French

Contact hours: By appointment, via email or in class.

Academic Overview

Learning Objectives

At the completion of this unit students will:

  • understand the business processes that recordkeeping activities support, and the evidential requirements for evidence of business activities that exist in the work place;
  • understand how systems are designed and implemented to meet business needs and evidential requirements;
  • have the skills to undertake various forms of business analysis in support of records management activities;
  • be able to collaborate effectively with other professionals in the design and implementation of electronic recordkeeping systems in a large organisation, or to undertake these activities alone in a small organisation; and
  • be able to advise team members and function managers on records management systems for business purposes.

Graduate Attributes

Monash prepares its graduates to be:
  1. responsible and effective global citizens who:
    1. engage in an internationalised world
    2. exhibit cross-cultural competence
    3. demonstrate ethical values
  2. critical and creative scholars who:
    1. produce innovative solutions to problems
    2. apply research skills to a range of challenges
    3. communicate perceptively and effectively

Assessment Summary

Class activities and discussion (or electronic equivalent): 25%;
Practical exercises - individual assignment: 25%;
Formal supervised assessment: 50%

Assessment Task Value Due Date
Assignment 1 - Discussion Forum Postings and Class Exercises 25% (20% forum postings, 5% class exercises) Monday 8 August 2011, Monday 22 August 2011, Monday 5 September 2011, Monday 26 September 2011, Monday 17 October 2011
Assignment 2 - Functional Analysis 25% Monday 19 September 2011
Assignment 3 - Organisational Recordkeeping Requirements (Group Assignment) 50% (25% group mark, 25% individual mark) Friday 4 November 2011

Teaching Approach

Lecture and tutorials or problem classes
This teaching and learning approach provides facilitated learning, practical exploration and peer learning.

Feedback

Our feedback to You

Types of feedback you can expect to receive in this unit are:
  • Informal feedback on progress in labs/tutes
  • Graded assignments with comments

Your feedback to Us

Monash is committed to excellence in education and regularly seeks feedback from students, employers and staff. One of the key formal ways students have to provide feedback is through SETU, Student Evaluation of Teacher and Unit. The University's student evaluation policy requires that every unit is evaluated each year. Students are strongly encouraged to complete the surveys. The feedback is anonymous and provides the Faculty with evidence of aspects that students are satisfied and areas for improvement.

For more information on Monash's educational strategy, and on student evaluations, see:
http://www.monash.edu.au/about/monash-directions/directions.html
http://www.policy.monash.edu/policy-bank/academic/education/quality/student-evaluation-policy.html

Previous Student Evaluations of this unit

If you wish to view how previous students rated this unit, please go to
https://emuapps.monash.edu.au/unitevaluations/index.jsp

Unit Schedule

Week Activities Assessment
0 Review the unit site in Moodle and ensure you are registered for a tutorial No formal assessment or activities are undertaken in week 0
1 Introduction  
2 Recordkeeping Frameworks and Standards  
3 Organisational Analysis Assignment 1.1 due Monday 8 August 2011
4 Functional Analysis  
5 Work Process Analysis and Risk Assessment Assignment 1.2 due Monday 22 August 2011
6 Recordkeeping Requirements  
7 Recordkeeping System Design Assignment 1.3 due Monday 5 September 2011
8 Recordkeeping Technologies  
9 Recordkeeping Policies Assignment 2 due Monday 19 September 2011; Assignment 1.4 due Monday 26 September 2011
10 Recordkeeping Strategies  
11 Recordkeeping Tools  
12 Recordkeeping System Implementation Assignment 1.5 due Monday 17 October 2011; Assignment 3 due Week 14, Friday 4 November 2011
  SWOT VAC No formal assessment is undertaken SWOT VAC
  Examination period LINK to Assessment Policy: http://policy.monash.edu.au/policy-bank/
academic/education/assessment/
assessment-in-coursework-policy.html

*Unit Schedule details will be maintained and communicated to you via your MUSO (Blackboard or Moodle) learning system.

Assessment Requirements

Assessment Tasks

Participation

  • Assessment task 1
    Title:
    Assignment 1 - Discussion Forum Postings and Class Exercises
    Description:
    This assignment includes discussion forum postings by all students and completion of class exercises. The class exercises will be undertaken in tutorial sessions by on-campus students, and via Moodle by off-campus students.
    Weighting:
    25% (20% forum postings, 5% class exercises)
    Criteria for assessment:
    1. Degree to which postings demonstrate understanding of recordkeeping concepts.
    2. Participation in discussions of postings with other students.
    3. Participation in class exercises.
    Due date:
    Monday 8 August 2011, Monday 22 August 2011, Monday 5 September 2011, Monday 26 September 2011, Monday 17 October 2011
  • Assessment task 2
    Title:
    Assignment 2 - Functional Analysis
    Description:
    You will undertake a functional analysis of a given organisation. Your report will describe the organisation's regulatory and business context, as well as its main functions, activities and processes, from a recordkeeping perspective.
    Weighting:
    25%
    Criteria for assessment:
    1. Understanding of the functional analysis process and associated techniques.
    2. Application of functional analysis to a particular context.
    3. Clarity of presentation of the outcomes, including appropriate referencing of sources.
    Due date:
    Monday 19 September 2011
  • Assessment task 3
    Title:
    Assignment 3 - Organisational Recordkeeping Requirements (Group Assignment)
    Description:
    In groups of four, including one off-campus student, you will prepare a report and presentation on recordkeeping requirements for a chosen organisation.
    Weighting:
    50% (25% group mark, 25% individual mark)
    Criteria for assessment:
    1. Understanding of organisational analyses processes and their application to the case study organisation.
    2. Understanding and skill in applying recordkeeping concepts and practices to the assessment and specification of recordkeeping system requirements, implementation strategy and development of a business case for recordkeeping.
    3. Quality of the presentation and report including team work, research effort and effective use and referencing of a range of sources.

    The individual mark will relate to the quality and level of your individual contribution to the assignment (contribution to allocated responsibilities) in terms of the criteria specified above, and will involve each team member individually completing a Peer Review Form for the project team.

    Due date:
    Friday 4 November 2011

Examinations

Assignment submission

It is a University requirement (http://www.policy.monash.edu/policy-bank/academic/education/conduct/plagiarism-procedures.html) for students to submit an assignment coversheet for each assessment item. Faculty Assignment coversheets can be found at http://www.infotech.monash.edu.au/resources/student/forms/. Please check with your Lecturer on the submission method for your assignment coversheet (e.g. attach a file to the online assignment submission, hand-in a hard copy, or use an online quiz).

Extensions and penalties

Submission must be made by the due date otherwise penalties will be enforced.

You must negotiate any extensions formally with your campus unit leader via the in-semester special consideration process: http://www.infotech.monash.edu.au/resources/student/equity/special-consideration.html.

Returning assignments

Students can expect assignments to be returned within two weeks of the submission date or after receipt, whichever is later

Referencing requirements

Students are required to cite their sources and provide reference lists using the APA (American Psychological Association) standard for referencing academic papers as required by the Faculty of IT.

Other Information

Policies

Monash has educational policies, procedures and guidelines, which are designed to ensure that staff and students are aware of the University's academic standards, and to provide advice on how they might uphold them. You can find Monash's Education Policies at:
http://policy.monash.edu.au/policy-bank/academic/education/index.html

Key educational policies include:

Student services

The University provides many different kinds of support services for you. Contact your tutor if you need advice and see the range of services available at www.monash.edu.au/students The Monash University Library provides a range of services and resources that enable you to save time and be more effective in your learning and research. Go to http://www.lib.monash.edu.au or the library tab in my.monash portal for more information. Students who have a disability or medical condition are welcome to contact the Disability Liaison Unit to discuss academic support services. Disability Liaison Officers (DLOs) visit all Victorian campuses on a regular basis

Prescribed texts:

Kennedy, J & Schauder, C 1997, Records management: a guide to corporate recordkeeping, 2nd edn, Addison Wesley Longman, Melbourne.

McKemmish, S (eds) et al. 2005, Archives: recordkeeping in society, Wagga Wagga, Centre for Information Studies, Charles Sturt University, N.S.W.

The AS ISO 15489 Records Management Standard is a major reference for this unit and students can access this and other relevant standards through the Standards: on-line premium database available through the library, see http://www.lib.monash.edu.au/databases/1274655.html. 

Other references:

Electronically delivered course notes and other reference material will be provided during the course on the unit website.

Books and electronic material accessible through the Monash Library will be made available from a unit reading list.


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