Required Text

Records and Information Management, Fundamentals of Professional Practice; William Saffady: Publisher ARMA International 2004; ISBN 1-931786-17-8

You may purchase your text book at the College bookstore or on-line at the SDCCD Online Bookstore http://www.sdccdonline.net/bookstore.htm

See District Online Schedule for official list of required and optional textbooks and materials for this class.
Purchase Textbooks Online at the SDCCD Online Bookstore

Hardware and Software:
To successfully complete this online course, you will be required to meet the minimum hardware and software requirements. View Hardware and Software Requirements.

Internet Browser:
You must use a supported Internet browser in order to successfully work in Blackboard Vista, the online course management system for this course. To see a list of supported Internet browsers, click here.

This course involves students in hands-on applications essential for creating a records management program. Records Information Management (RIM) projects include creating an industry specific file plan, vital records protection plan, disaster recovery program, and the automation of records systems.

This course is intended for students who are looking for employment or an associate degree in RIM.

Upon successful completion of the course, the student will be able to:

·         Prepare a complex file plan that reflects either government or private industry record series.

·         Identify components and write policy and procedures for a vital records program, including estimating disaster potential and consequences of information use.

·         Create a disaster contingency plan that classifies disasters, identifies responsibilities for preparedness, procedures for salvage and restoration of records.

·         Write a business model for an imaging system, including a cost\benefit analysis for implementation

REGISTRATION DIRECTIONS:

1. Complete Online Application (for new SDCCD students). Go to Student Web Services
2. Receive registration appointment and instructions by email or mail.
3. Register online at the Reg-e, our online registration system.
4. Make sure that you pay your tuition so that you don't lose your registration!   Fees and Tuition Information.
5. Order textbooks online. Visit our online bookstore.
6. After completion of registration on Reg-e, and several days prior to the start of the semester, you will receive an email with course login instructions. If you don't receive an email please go to http://www.sdccdonline.net and login on the first day of class as follows:
   
   Type your Blackboard Vista Username = 7-digit College Student Identification (CSID) number
   Type your Password =  mmddyyyy (your birthdate with no hyphens, slashes, or spaces)
   
   For example:  1010101 (CSID number used at registration)
                          06231980 (password for the birthdate June 23, 1980 )
    
7. If this course is closed, please login to Reg-e to be placed on a waitlist. If the waitlist is full, you will not be able to add your name to the waitlist.

You will not be able to login to your online course until the first day of the semester!!!
You must login to your online course on the first day of the session to avoid your enrollment being dropped.
Follow the login instructions at www.sdccdonline.net/login.htm