Course code

INT6022.DT

old course code

INT6022

Course title in Estonian

Dokumendihalduse õiguslik regulatsioon

Course title in English

Legal Issues of Document Management.

ECTS credits

4.0

Assessment form

Examination

lecturer of 2023/2024 Spring semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

lecturer of 2024/2025 Autumn semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

Course aims

To develop basic knowledge on the main conceptions of law, and legal regulations in the field of document management and archiving in Estonia.

Brief description of the course

The main conceptions of law. Implementation of law. The characteristic of Estonian legal system. The development of legal environment for document and archive management.
Archives Act and implementing provisions. Public Information Act and implementing provisions. Response to Memoranda and Requests for Explanations Act. Databases Act and its implementation. Digital Signature Act. Personal Data Protection Act. State Secrets Act. Document and archive management in other legal documents. Correlation of the legal acts on document and archive management with international standards.
Self-directed study is comprised of the comparative analysis of records management procedures in public and governmental institutions to be presented as the findings at seminars.

Learning outcomes in the course

Upon completing the course the student:
By the end of this course the student should be able:
To demonstrate familiarity with the legal aspects of document and archive management;
To use them in professional work.

Teacher

K. Riismaa MA

Study programmes containing that course

Information Science (INITB/13.DT)
Information Science (INITB/12.DT)
Information Science (INITB/11.DT)
Information Science (INITB/10.DT)
Information Science (INITB/10-1.DT)
Information Science (INITB/09.DT)
Information Science (INITB/08-2.DT)
Information Science (INITB/08.DT)
Information Science (INITB/08-1.DT)
Information Science (INITB/07.DT)
Information Science (INITB/06.DT)
Information Science (INITB/05.DT)