BTAC 140 - Records Management

Credits: 5
Introduces filing methods, related rules and applications for paper and electronic records management. Uses Microsoft Access extensively for lab applications. Students create appropriate electronic file structures for various record volumes. Covers filing equipment, supplies, microfilms, vital records plan, retention scheduling, and the records life cycle process.

Enrollment Requirement: BTAC 100 with a grade of 2.0 or higher; or instructor consent. Recommended: BTAC 185.

Course Outcomes:
Students who successfully complete this class will be able to:

Explain the terminology of the records management field.
Organize records based on correct filing methods.
Relate textbook theory to actual business practice.
Develop an appreciation for the importance of records management.
Demonstrate the use of computer applications for records management.

Program Outcomes

Implement calculator/computer technology to solve problems.
Integrate Microsoft Office software applications to present information in a meaningful manner.

College-wide Outcomes

Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.
Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.