IMS5033 Electronic Document Management and Recordkeeping Systems , Unit Information Guide (Semester 1, 2006)

Reconceptualises document management activities so that modern technologies can be better used to implement electronic recordkeeping solutions. The emphasis is upon designing, building, and using document management systems. Existing physical models for document management and systems are compared and contrasted with logical models and future architectures. Research into functional requirements for recordkeeping, and leading edge implementation of recordkeeping strategies for document management will help shape the course.

By the end of this unit students will have knowledge of:

C1. Technological infrastructures common to document management processes in modern organisations

C2. Emerging technological frameworks for document management

By the end of this unit students will have developed attitudes which enable them to:

A1. Work as part of project teams

A2. Participate in document management activities

A3. Advise team members and function managers on electronic document management systems

By the end of this unit students will have the skills to:

P1. Identify and select from appropriate strategic options for designing and implementing an EDMS

P2. Participate in :electronic document lifespan management, involving document creation within systems and the use of documents for workgroup, organizational and social purposes, appreciating how these aspects interrelate and influence each other

By the end of this unit students will be able to:

S1. Participate in the designing, building and using of document management systems

24 credit points of IMS 9000-level units, or equivalent; or 24 credit points of graduate level units in the Master of Information Management and Systems, Master of Information Management and Systems (Professional), Master of Information Technology or the Master of Business Systems, or equivalent; or an approved undergraduate degree in information systems (IS) or information management (IM) or equivalent

Foundation knowledge in information management and systems fundamentals

24 credit points of IMS 9000-level units, or equivalent; or 24 credit points of graduate level units in the Master of Information Management and Systems, Master of Information Management and Systems (Professional), Master of Information Technology or the Master of Business Systems, or equivalent; or an approved undergraduate degree in information systems (IS) or information management (IM) or equivalent

Foundation knowledge in information management and systems fundamentals

Required text(s)

The following two publications are frequently used during this unit and other units in the Electronic Recordkeeping and Archiving specialisation:

Jay Kennedy and Cherryl Schauder, Records Management: A Guide to Corporate Recordkeeping, 2nd edition (South Melbourne: Longman, 1998) Purchase of this book is strongly recommended. It is available from the CITSU Bookshop, Monash University

Sue McKemmish, Michael Piggott, Barbara Reed and Frank Upward, Archives: Recordkeeping in Society, (Wagga Wagga: Charles Sturt University Press, 2005). Purchase of this book is strongly recommended. It will be available early in the semester from the CITSU Bookshop, Monash University

Text books are available from the Monash University Book Shops. Availability from other suppliers cannot be assured. The Bookshop orders texts in specifically for this unit. You are advised to purchase your text book early.

Hardware requirements:

Students studying off-campus are required to have the minimum system configuration specified by the faculty as a condition of accepting admission, and regular Internet access. On-campus students, and those studying at supported study locations may use the facilities available in the computing labs. Information about computer use for students is available from the ITS Student Resource Guide in the Monash University Handbook. You will need to allocate up to n hours per week for use of a computer, including time for newsgroups/discussion groups.

Electronically delivered course notes will be provided during the course from site.

Teaching materials for each topic will be delivered electronically via a Monash MUSO site. Details of about how to access the site will be provided in the first week of the semester. An electronic mail distribution list will also be available via this web site that staff and students can communicate with each other, and participate in electronic discussions and activities

Study resources for IMS5033 are:

The timetable for on-campus classes for this unit can be viewed in Allocate+

Assessment for the unit consists of 2 assignments with a weighting of 40% 30% respectively and an examination with a weighting of 30%. Read this section VERY carefully.

Assignment 1 portfolio Assessment criteria: Points for discussion, reading reports or activities are associated with the Topics covered in Weeks 2-9. They involve you in sharing information, ideas or views with your teachers and fellow students, engaging in and reporting on activities. You will be assessed on the level of your participation, i.e. the extent of your engagement in the discussion, activity reporting and exchange of ideas, rather than on the content of your contributions.
Assignment 2 Assessment criteria: You will be assessed on demonstrated understanding of the processes or techniques and their application, as well as clarity of presentation of the outcomes.
Assignment 3 Document Computing (Relates to Weeks 10-13) Assessment criteria: understanding, analysis and articulation of the project, research and investigative effort coverage and use of relevant sources and presentation of findings, including citations and bibliography.

To pass this unit you must:

The 40% rule applies to units and determines the final result for a student where the student's performance in either the examination or assignment component of the unit is unsatisfactory. Students need to be aware of the 40% rule which is explained below.

In order to pass a unit, a student must gain all of the following:

· at least 40% of the marks available for the examination component: i.e. the final examination and any tests performed under exam conditions, taken as a whole

· at least 40% of the marks available for the assignment component: i.e. the assignments and any other assessment tasks (such as presentations) taken as a whole

· at least 50% of the total marks for the unit.

Where a student gains less than 40% for either the examination or assignment component, the final result for the unit will be no greater than '44-N'.

Your score for the unit will be calculated by:

Assessment Requirements

Assignment specifications will be made available On the IMS 5033 MUSO site. Information about assignments will be published on the Unit's Notices Newsgroup.

Submission of assignments

By hand: Depending on the nature of the tasks, assignments should be submitted to either the tutor during a specified tutorial, the lecturer during a specified class, or can be deposited at the appropriately marked pigeon hole, L6, Building H, on or before the due date.

By post: For OCL students, assignment submitted by post should be addressed to:
Professor Sue McKemmish
School of Information Management and Systems,
Monash University,
26 Sir John Monash Drive, CAULFIELD EAST VIC 3145.

By email: For electronic discussion and activities, work should be submitted to the lecturer by email (as part of an email message OR as an attachment). Provide your name and the assignment number as part of the title of the attachment.

2.5 Return of assignments

Assignments will either be returned in specified tutorials during semester, posted, or via the Faculty Frontdesk collection system outside semester.

In general, assignments will be returned within two to three weeks of the due date.

Late submission of assignments

Assignments received after the due date:

If you believe that your assignment will be delayed because of circumstances beyond your control such as illness, you should apply for an extension prior to the due date. All applications for extensions must be made in writing to your lecturer. Medical certificates or other supporting documentation will be required.

Late assignments submitted without an approved extension may be accepted (up to one week late) at the discretion of your lecturer, but will be penalised at the rate of 10% of total assignment marks per day (including weekends). Example:
Total marks available for the assignment = 100 marks
Marks received for the assignment = 70 marks
Marks deducted for 2 days late submission (20% of 100) = 20 marks
Final mark received for assignment = 50 marks

This policy is strict because comments or guidance will be given on assignments as they are returned, and sample solutions may also be published and distributed, after assignment marking or with the returned assignment. 

Extensions

It is your responsibility to structure your study program around assignment deadlines, family, work and other commitments. Factors such as normal work pressures, vacations, etc. are seldom regarded as appropriate reasons for granting extensions. 

Requests for extensions must be made by email to the unit lecturer at least two days before the due date.

You will be asked to forward original medical certificates in cases of illness, and may be asked to provide other forms of documentation where necessary.

A copy of the email or other written communication of an extension must be attached to the assignment submission.

Grading of assessment

Assignments, and the unit, will be marked and allocated a grade according to the following scale:

We will aim to have assignment results made available to you within two weeks after assignment receipt.

You will receive feedback on your work and progress in this unit. This feedback may be provided through your participation in tutorials and class discussions, as well as through your assignment submissions. It may come in the form of individual advice, marks and comments, or it may be provided as comment or reflection targeted at the group. It may be provided through personal interactions, such as interviews and on-line forums, or through other mechanisms such as on-line self-tests and publication of grade distributions.

You will be asked to provide feedback to the Faculty through a Unit Evaluation survey at the end of the semester. You may also be asked to complete surveys to help teaching staff improve the unit and unit delivery. Your input to such surveys is very important to the faculty and the teaching staff in maintaining relevant and high quality learning experiences for our students.

It is essential that you take action immediately if you realise that you have a problem with your study. The semester is short, so we can help you best if you let us know as soon as problems arise. Regardless of whether the problem is related directly to your progress in the unit, if it is likely to interfere with your progress you should discuss it with your lecturer or a Community Service counsellor as soon as possible.

Plagiarism and cheating are regarded as very serious offences. In cases where cheating  has been confirmed, students have been severely penalised, from losing all marks for an assignment, to facing disciplinary action at the Faculty level. While we would wish that all our students adhere to sound ethical conduct and honesty, I will ask you to acquaint yourself with Student Rights and Responsibilities and the Faculty regulations that apply to students detected cheating as these will be applied in all detected cases.

In this University, cheating means seeking to obtain an unfair advantage in any examination or any other written or practical work to be submitted or completed by a student for assessment. It includes the use, or attempted use, of any means to gain an unfair advantage for any assessable work in the unit, where the means is contrary to the instructions for such work. 

When you submit an individual assessment item, such as a program, a report, an essay, assignment or other piece of work, under your name you are understood to be stating that this is your own work. If a submission is identical with, or similar to, someone else's work, an assumption of cheating may arise. If you are planning on working with another student, it is acceptable to undertake research together, and discuss problems, but it is not acceptable to jointly develop or share solutions unless this is specified by your lecturer. 

Intentionally providing students with your solutions to assignments is classified as "assisting to cheat" and students who do this may be subject to disciplinary action. You should take reasonable care that your solution is not accidentally or deliberately obtained by other students. For example, do not leave copies of your work in progress on the hard drives of shared computers, and do not show your work to other students. If you believe this may have happened, please be sure to contact your lecturer as soon as possible.

Cheating also includes taking into an examination any material contrary to the regulations, including any bilingual dictionary, whether or not with the intention of using it to obtain an advantage.

Plagiarism involves the false representation of another person's ideas, or findings, as your own by either copying material or paraphrasing without citing sources. It is both professional and ethical to reference clearly the ideas and information that you have used from another writer. If the source is not identified, then you have plagiarised work of the other author. Plagiarism is a form of dishonesty that is insulting to the reader and grossly unfair to your student colleagues.

Tutors and lecturers are happy to discuss your queries in this subject. Please make an appointment so that sufficient time can be allocated to your needs.

Notices related to the unit during the semester will be placed on the MUSO IMS 5033 site. Check this regularly. Failure to read the Notices newsgroup is not regarded as grounds for special consideration.

Consultation Times

By appointment

If direct communication with your unit adviser/lecturer or tutor outside of consultation periods is needed you may contact the lecturer and/or tutors at:

Mrs Suzanne Zyngier

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All email communication to you from your lecturer will occur through your Monash student email address. Please ensure that you read it regularly, or forward your email to your main address. Also check that your contact information registered with the University is up to date in My.Monash.