ARCV30010 Records management in practice

Academic Year 2024/2025

This module forms the practical component of the Certificate in Records Management, providing students with the opportunity to apply the knowledge and skills developed in Records, recordkeeping and accountability (ARCV30020) to situations in their workplace. This will involve identifying responses and solutions that are context specific and that can provide the foundations for, and contribute towards, the effective management and strategic development of records services in the organisation in which they work. The module is assessed through the completion of a professional portfolio, the preparation of which will be supported by regular communication with the module coordinator. Depending on the organisation in question, elements of the portfolio might include tasks such as an analysis of the organisation's internal and external operating environments, the completion of a small-scale records survey/information audit or the drawing up of relevant policy or training documents.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

• Ability to apply an understanding of records management theories, laws, standards and best practice guidelines to practical situations in the workplace
• Development of solutions and responses tailored to the requirements of the candidate's employing organisation
• Ability to reflect on challenges encountered in developing context-specific responses to records management issues

Indicative Module Content:

There are no formal classes for this module. Instead, each student will work on one or more practical projects or activities based on their workplace throughout the semester, culminating in the submission of a portfolio containing the ‘outputs’ of each activity. The number of different projects undertaken depends on the nature of each and on the workload involved and, therefore, may vary from one student to another. For example, the writing of a records management policy might be one task undertaken, but this would also need to be accompanied by one or more other activities. By contrast, a substantial records survey or information audit of a student's employing organisation (or part of) would constitute a greater amount of work and allocation of time, and might, depending on the context, be sufficient to meet the module requirements.

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Tutorial

8
Autonomous Student Learning

92
Total

100
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
This is a small group, practically-focused module which runs in parallel with ARCV30020. Students apply their learning from ARCV30020 to identify problems or issues in their own organisations and then use knowledge of best practice and case studies to develop solutions or new approaches. Autonomous learning, supported by regular communication with the module coordinator, includes the reading of relevant international standards and case studies. Students are encouraged to reflect on records-related issues in their own organisations and how these could be approached most effectively. 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Co-requisite:
ARCV30020 - Records, Recordkeeping & Accou


 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Portfolio: This module forms the practical component of the Certificate in Records Management, providing students with the opportunity to apply the knowledge and skills developed to their own organisations n/a Graded No

100

Carry forward of passed components
No
 
Resit In Terminal Exam
Spring No
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Written feedback will be given to students on Brightspace following submission and grading. Oral feedback will also be provided individually if requested. Regular communication between student and module coordinator provides a structured framework for completion of the portfolio activities. Students must begin thinking about the activities they might wish to undertake for this practical module and each student meets with the module coordinator by Week 3 to discuss those plans, and following agreement, the student should draw up a Plan of Action outlining the work to be undertaken during the semester, including a broad timescale for the completion of steps, allowing sufficient time to draw up final elements for the portfolio submission deadline. Students receive written feedback on the plan and once approved, work can commence. Formative feedback is provided throughout the semester on drafts of work under completion for the portfolio. Timings of this vary according to the student's schedule and the nature of the work being carried out.