Business and Technical Education Division
COURSE SYLLABUS
COURSE
NUMBER: BUSI 1003
COURSE
TITLE: Records
Management
CREDIT
HOURS: 3
PREREQUISITE: None. Keyboarding familiarity
suggested.
COREQUISITES: None
CATALOG
DESCRIPTION:
Records
Management will provide instruction in the administration and control of
records systems. The course includes the creation, maintenance, protection, and
disposition of records stored in a variety of media forms. Specialized functions
such as micrographics, disaster recovery, and optical disk technology will also
be covered.
Credit
Hours: 3
TEXTBOOK:
Records Management, Read-Smith, Ginn, Kallaus.
7th
Edition
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
After completing this course, the
student should be able to
1.0 Understand the field of records management
2.0 Understand alphabetic storage and retrieval
3.0 Understand subject, numeric, and geographic
storage and retrieval
4.0 Understand records management technology
5.0 Understand records control
COURSE REQUIREMENTS
1.0
2.0
Class Discussion:
student participation in class discussion may be required by the
instructor. Participation in class discussion
may be used by an instructor to evaluate student performance.
3.0
Writing: essay
questions on exams or other written assignments may be required by the
instructor.
4.0
Testing: a minimum of 4 theory-based exams, and a minimum of three
application-based exams may be required by the instructor. The theory-based tests may be subjective or
objective and may consist of any combination of multiple-choice, matching
fill-in-the blank, or essay questions.
METHOD OF EVALUATION:
Instructors must provide
class information sheets (class syllabus) which specify course
requirements. Class information sheets
must clearly state the instructor’s method of evaluation.
ATTENDANCE POLICY:
Although attendance may not be
used in the determination of grades, regular attendance is expected. Class information sheets must clearly state
the instructor’s attendance policy.
ACADEMIC ETHICS:
Students are
expected to comply with the regulations regarding cheating or plagiarism as
stated in the Western Oklahoma State College catalog. (See :
“Student Disciplinary Regulations”)
COURSE COMPETENCIES:
1.0 Understand the
field of records management
1.1 Describe
the history of records management
1.2
Describe careers in records management
1.3
Understand classification and use
1.4
Know the importance of organizational function
2.0 Understand
alphabetic storage and retrieval
2.1 Understand the need for alphabetic order
2.2 Adapt and apply alphabetic indexing rules
1-5
2.3 Adapt and apply alphabetic indexing rules
6-10
2.4 Adapt and apply alphabetic indexing rules
for computer applications
2.5 Understand correspondence records
storage, equipment, and supplies
2.6 Understand records retention, retrieval,
and transfer
3.0 Understand subject, numeric, and geographic
storage and retrieval
3.1 Know and understand the subject records
storage and retrieval
3.2 Know and understand the numeric records
storage and retrieval
3.3 Know and understand the geographic records
storage method
4.0 Understand records management technology
4.1 Manage the use of electronic records
4.2
Know the types of electronic media
4.3
Understand the systems concept and emerging
technologies
4.4
Understand the concepts and use of image records
5.0
Understand records control
5.1 Understand records and information
management elements
5.2
Be able to control records creation
5.3
Understand electronic management systems