OST 1355: Record Management

Record Management

Course ID: OST 1355

Class Title: Record Management
Term: Summer 20133: Session 1 (5/13/13 – 8/08/13)
Reference Number: 453800

Faculty Introduction

Welcome to OST 1355 - Record Management. I look forward to working with you throughout the course.

Course Description
This course provides computerized and paper management of records from creation to filing to retrieving to disposal. http://www.broward.edu/outlines/OST1355.pdf

Required Textbook
Textbook: Records Management, 9th Edition 2011 by Read & Ginn. South-Western Cengage Learning. ISBN-10: 0538731419: ISBN-13: 9780538731416.

Simulation Package: Records Management, 9th Edition 2011 by Read & Ginn. South-Western Cengage Learning. ISBN-13:978-0-538-73142-3: ISBN-10: 0-538-73142-7.
Microsoft Office 2010: Word, Access

General Course Outcomes

Unit 1: The students should be able to define records management terms, the life cycle of various types of records, and identify the types of records based upon the information they contain.

Unit 2: The students should be able to apply the filing principles to the computer database and information management software.

Unit 3: The students should be able to apply the alphabetic filing rules to the process of office correspondence, faxes, forms, invoices, microfiche, minutes, resumes, and spreadsheets.

Unit 4: The students should be able to apply the steps involved in processing correspondence and other documents for numeric filing.

Unit 5: The students should be able to apply the steps involved in processing correspondence and other documents for subject filing.

Unit 6: The students should be able to apply the steps involved in national and international geographic filing procedures, with primary emphasis on a United States geographic filing base.

Unit 7: The students should be able to apply a records retention and disposition schedule.