HIVK03415U Records and information management, Elective module

Creation and management of business-critical information is integral to any organizations activities, processes and systems. Records and information management enable organization to capitalize on the value on their information resources, as business, legal or knowledge assets and to contribute to the preservation of the collective memory, in response to the challenges in the global and digital environment.

The course in records and information management is based on organizations need for control and management of business-critical records (information, data or documentation) in a lifecycle perspective including IT, medias and formats. The course covers drivers for records and information management, legal requirements and business needs. It covers both physical and electronic media and touches on technology, risk analysis, process analysis, performance evaluation in the digital as well as the analog environment. The records management theory is developing rapidly facing the digital reality and has its roots in archival theory, digital preservation, organizational theory, strategy, information security, law and information management.

All topics will be highlighted using relevant theories, international standards and supported by case analysis. The course is divided into six overall areas:

1: Introduction to records and information management, business drivers and ISO standards

2: Lifecycle perspective for records, IT-systems and technology

3: Information governance 1: Information security management, information privacy and information protection

4: Information governance 2: Data integrity, cloud computing, management of social media and big data

5: Analysis of risks and business processes, quality assurance and auditing

6: Information project management, evaluation and continuous improvement information management programs.