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School: Science

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Evidence, Memory and Recordkeeping

  • Unit Code

    IST5146

  • Year

    2016

  • Enrolment Period

    1

  • Version

    1

  • Credit Points

    15

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online

Description

This unit introduces the underlying principles, values and ethics which guide professional record keeping regimes in organised societies. It focuses upon the capture, identification, protection and accessibility of the recorded evidence essential for the conduct of business, government, education, culture and daily life.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded IST1136, IST4163

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Analyse and evaluate the role played by contextual factors such as technology, resources, laws, organisational culture and business processes in effective recordkeeping and archives management.
  2. Conceptualise data, documents, records and demonstrate awareness of differences between these entities and the implications of such difference for information life cycle management.
  3. Demonstrate cross cultural awareness in the execution of archival tasks.
  4. Demonstrate knowledge of the nature and function of record-keeping and of archives in the construction of individual, organisational and societal memory.
  5. Identify and apply the key concepts, principles, terms, responsibilities, management models and practices, ethics and specialisations of the record-keeping profession within an archival program.
  6. Plan, design and implement an archives program.

Unit Content

  1. Archives and identity.
  2. Archives and the law from a national and international perspective.
  3. Archives, ethics and accountability.
  4. Shaping archives - Analysing preservation requirements.
  5. Shaping archives Arrangement and description.
  6. Shaping archives Collecting and appraisal.
  7. Shaping archives Providing access.
  8. The power of archives.
  9. The shape of archives Recordkeeping and records.
  10. The significance of archives.
  11. The structure and roles of the recordkeeping professions.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures, workshops and flexible delivery.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
PortfolioWorkshop problem solving and group participation30%
Case StudyDocumenting Context in Archive Manager30%
Research PaperOnline transformation of the archival program40%

Text References

  • ^ Bettington, J., Eberhard, K., Loo, R., & Smith, S. (2008). Keeping archives (3rd ed.). Canberra, ACT: Australian Society of Archivists Inc.
  • Piggott, M. (2012). Archives and societal provenance. Cambridge: Chandos Publishing.
  • Bastian, J. & Alexander,B. (Eds.). (2009). Community archives: The shaping of memory. London: Facet Publishing.
  • Lubas, R., Jackson, A., & Schneider, I. (2013). The metadata manual: A practical workbook. Cambridge: Chandos Publishing.

Journal References

  • Brogan, M., & Masek, M. (2013). E-learning with docugames: AE2 Commander. Archives and Manuscripts, 41(1), 56-68.
  • Findlay, C. (2013). People, records and power: what archives can learn from WikiLeaks. Archives and Manuscripts, 41(1), 7-22.
  • Harris, V. (2012). Genres of the trace: memory, archives and trouble. Archives and Manuscripts, 40(3), 147-157.
  • McCarthy, G. J., & Evans, J. (2012). Principles for archival information services in the public domain. Archives and Manuscripts, 40(1), 54-67.
  • Nakata, M. (2012). Indigenous memory, forgetting and the archives. Archives and Manuscripts, 40(2), 98-105.
  • Bailey, C. (2013). Past Imperfect? Reflections on the Evolution of Canadian Federal Government Records Appraisal. Archivaria (Spring, 2013) 5-47.

Website References

^ Mandatory reference

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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School: Science

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Evidence, Memory and Recordkeeping

  • Unit Code

    IST5146

  • Year

    2016

  • Enrolment Period

    2

  • Version

    1

  • Credit Points

    15

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online

Description

This unit introduces the underlying principles, values and ethics which guide professional record keeping regimes in organised societies. It focuses upon the capture, identification, protection and accessibility of the recorded evidence essential for the conduct of business, government, education, culture and daily life.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded IST1136, IST4163

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Analyse and evaluate the role played by contextual factors such as technology, resources, laws, organisational culture and business processes in effective recordkeeping and archives management.
  2. Conceptualise data, documents, records and demonstrate awareness of differences between these entities and the implications of such difference for information life cycle management.
  3. Demonstrate cross cultural awareness in the execution of archival tasks.
  4. Demonstrate knowledge of the nature and function of record-keeping and of archives in the construction of individual, organisational and societal memory.
  5. Identify and apply the key concepts, principles, terms, responsibilities, management models and practices, ethics and specialisations of the record-keeping profession within an archival program.
  6. Plan, design and implement an archives program.

Unit Content

  1. Archives and identity.
  2. Archives and the law from a national and international perspective.
  3. Archives, ethics and accountability.
  4. Shaping archives - Analysing preservation requirements.
  5. Shaping archives Arrangement and description.
  6. Shaping archives Collecting and appraisal.
  7. Shaping archives Providing access.
  8. The power of archives.
  9. The shape of archives Recordkeeping and records.
  10. The significance of archives.
  11. The structure and roles of the recordkeeping professions.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures, workshops and flexible delivery.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
PortfolioWorkshop problem solving and group participation30%
Case StudyDocumenting Context in Archive Manager30%
Research PaperOnline transformation of the archival program40%

Text References

  • ^ Bettington, J., Eberhard, K., Loo, R., & Smith, S. (2008). Keeping archives (3rd ed.). Canberra, ACT: Australian Society of Archivists Inc.
  • Piggott, M. (2012). Archives and societal provenance. Cambridge: Chandos Publishing.
  • Bastian, J. & Alexander,B. (Eds.). (2009). Community archives: The shaping of memory. London: Facet Publishing.
  • Lubas, R., Jackson, A., & Schneider, I. (2013). The metadata manual: A practical workbook. Cambridge: Chandos Publishing.

Journal References

  • Brogan, M., & Masek, M. (2013). E-learning with docugames: AE2 Commander. Archives and Manuscripts, 41(1), 56-68.
  • Findlay, C. (2013). People, records and power: what archives can learn from WikiLeaks. Archives and Manuscripts, 41(1), 7-22.
  • Harris, V. (2012). Genres of the trace: memory, archives and trouble. Archives and Manuscripts, 40(3), 147-157.
  • McCarthy, G. J., & Evans, J. (2012). Principles for archival information services in the public domain. Archives and Manuscripts, 40(1), 54-67.
  • Nakata, M. (2012). Indigenous memory, forgetting and the archives. Archives and Manuscripts, 40(2), 98-105.
  • Bailey, C. (2013). Past Imperfect? Reflections on the Evolution of Canadian Federal Government Records Appraisal. Archivaria (Spring, 2013) 5-47.

Website References

^ Mandatory reference

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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