Module Database Search
| MODULE DESCRIPTOR | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Module Title | |||
| Digital Information Governance | |||
| Reference | CBM838 | Version | 2 |
| Created | January 2020 | SCQF Level | SCQF 11 |
| Approved | June 2017 | SCQF Points | 15 |
| Amended | June 2020 | ECTS Points | 7.5 |
| Aims of Module | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| The aims of this module are: to provide students with the ability to comply with the legal and regulatory frameworks that apply to digital information management and to make ethical decisions based on professional and/or corporate ethical values. | |||
| Learning Outcomes for Module | |
|---|---|
| On completion of this module, students are expected to be able to: | |
| 1 | Evaluate current legal and ethical issues relating to digital information management; |
| 2 | Critically analyse the detail and implications of key legislation, case law and regulatory frameworks on service provision and delivery; |
| 3 | Construct reasoned approaches to digital information management that are informed by good practice while ensuring compliance with legal requirements |
| 4 | Effectively communicate professional solutions to specific information governance challenges |
| Indicative Module Content |
|---|
| Information lifecycle and continuum models, information audits, professional codes of practice, ethical decision making models, approaches to legal analysis, information management and security standards, quality management and certification, intellectual property rights, database rights, data protection, freedom of information. |
| Module Delivery |
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| The module is delivered through a range of online learning formats and tutorials. |
| Indicative Student Workload | Full Time | Part Time |
|---|---|---|
| Contact Hours | 24 | N/A |
| Non-Contact Hours | 126 | 150 |
| Placement/Work-Based Learning Experience [Notional] Hours | N/A | N/A |
| TOTAL | 150 | 150 |
| Actual Placement hours for professional, statutory or regulatory body |
| ASSESSMENT PLAN | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| If a major/minor model is used and box is ticked, % weightings below are indicative only. | |||||
| Component 1 | |||||
| Type: | Coursework | Weighting: | 100% | Outcomes Assessed: | 1, 2, 3, 4 |
| Description: | The module will be assessed by a written coursework which will assess all the learning outcomes of the module | ||||
| MODULE PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTOR | |
|---|---|
| Explanatory Text | |
| All sub-parts of both components must be undertaken to complete the module. The final module grade is calculated as the weighted average of the component marks. To pass the module the student must achieve a minimum of a grade D and at least 35% in all components. | |
| Module Grade | Minimum Requirements to achieve Module Grade: |
| A | 70%-100% |
| B | 60%-69% |
| C | 50%-59% |
| D | 40%-49% |
| E | 35%-39% |
| F | 0%-34% |
| NS | Non-submission of work by published deadline or non-attendance for examination |
| Module Requirements | |
|---|---|
| Prerequisites for Module | None. |
| Corequisites for module | None. |
| Precluded Modules | None. |
| INDICATIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY | |
|---|---|
| 1 | MACLENNAN, A., 2014. Information governance and assurance: reducing risk, promoting policy. London: Facet. |