Archives Concepts and Practice
PostgraduateCUR-INFM5702022
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Categorise a range of archives management theories, principles and standards.Store data description and arrangement techniques for reference. Explore the history of archiving. Build the ability to appraise an organisation's archival requirements.
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- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 13 weeks
- Loan available
- FEE-HELP available
Archives Concepts and Practice
About this subject
At the completion of this subject students will be able to:
- research and analyse primary source materials and their function as evidence
- evaluate the impact and influence of social and technological change on archival principles and practice
- create archival documentation and evaluate the role it plays in accountability, evidentiality and authenticity
- critique the implementation of how indigenous epistemologies as well as individual and community perspectives are adopted in the creation and management of archives
- design archival tools utilising Australian and international standards and appraise their contribution to Australian archival knowledge.
- History and role of the profession
- Archival theory and practice
- Appraisal and accessioning
- Archival description
- Outreach and public programs
This subject was previously known as INFM270 Archives Concepts and Practice.
This subject introduces students to the theory and practice of archives and the archival profession. In this unit, students examine key archival principles and practices and their application in Australian and international regulatory frameworks, standards, and policies. A key focus in this unit includes a critical examination of archives and archival work as instruments and facilitators of power, accountability, identity, memory and social justice.
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- Exercise (50%)
- Investigation Project (50%)
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Entry requirements
Part of a degree
To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:
Core
- CUR-INR-GDI-2022 - Graduate Diploma in Records Management and Archives
- CUR-INM-MAS-2022 - Master of Information Management
Elective
- OUA-PSU-GCE-2022 - Postgraduate Single Subjects
- UNE-PRO-GCE-2022 - Graduate Certificate in Professional Practice
Equivalent subjects
You should not enrol in this subject if you have successfully completed any of the following subject(s) because they are considered academically equivalent:
CUR-INFM270 (Not currently available)
You won't be able to enrol into this subject if you've already successfully completed or currently enrolled in the following subject(s) as they are considered anti-requisites due to the similarity of the content.
CUR-LIM215-Archives Concepts and Practice (no longer available)
Additional requirements
No additional requirements
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.
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Related degrees
Once you’ve completed this subject it can be credited towards one of the following courses
Graduate Diploma in Records Management and Archives
PostgraduateCUR-INR-GDI
Master of Information Management
PostgraduateCUR-INM-MAS
PostgraduateOUA-PSU-GCE
Graduate Certificate in Professional Practice
PostgraduateUNE-PRO-GCE