Electronic Records Management
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Course code
INT7107.DT
old course code
INT7107
Course title in Estonian
Elektrooniline dokumendihaldus
Course title in English
Electronic Records 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
Acquisition of knowledge and basic skills for document management in an organization.
Getting to know the basics and needs of electronic document management.
Brief description of the course
Impact of computer usage to the work methods in organisations and records management
Electronic records management - what is it and how is it different?
Digital record and its properties
Records management processes in electronic environment
Electronic document and records management systems, their functionality and their implementation methods
Records management and alternative models for managing digital information
Significance of metadata for electronic records
Managing e-mail and non-textual information in electronic records management
Using risk management methods in electronic records management
Professional competencies of a records manager in digital age
Why develop electronic records management?
Future trends of electronic records management in the context of e-government
Learning outcomes in the course
Upon completing the course the student:
- can explain the differences between paperbased and electronic records management;
- can argue and conceptualise the need to automate records management in an organisation and the benefits this will bring;
- can evaluate the core functionality of at least one electronic document and records management system;
- demonstrates the ability to understand the relationships between electronic records management and e-government developments.
Teacher
Lekt Raivo Ruusalepp, MA
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