Principles of Information Management

The course discusses organisational factors that impact the application and use of systems employed as information management tools, and their associated technologies. It covers how these tools should work to ensure beneficial information flows, appropriate user access, and effective knowledge and content management practices.

It also provides basic guidance on how to confirm current or planned systems and technologies are fit for purpose, and how to safeguard content on an ongoing basis while still containing information-related risk.

For more information watch the course introduction video below.

Students who successfully complete this online course will be able to:

• Identify and discuss key factors that impact the management and use of information management systems and technologies operating within or across an organisation.
• Analyse how different systems and technologies work as information management tools, and how they relate to each other.
• Evaluate information management strategies that facilitate the effective management of information within organisational systems.

Assessment

This course is 100% internally assessed.

Textbooks

No textbooks are required for this course.

How to enrol

Before enrolling in this course you need to:

• choose the qualification you will study the course under
• check the order that courses in the qualification should be studied in the Qualification Structure table. This is in the Choose courses and apply tab on the qualification page.