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| Honours |
Year module |
NQF level: 8 |
Credits: 24 |
| Module presented in English |
Module presented online |
| Purpose: Qualifying students can analyse, interpret and apply the curatorship and management of data, in the context of archives and records management, competently. Students can, through the understanding of different concepts and historical contexts associated with data curatorship and data management (including data storage, data sharing, archiving and preservation) perform advanced research and investigations to address the obstacles experienced in the field, understand trends and directions regarding data management and data curatorship, conduct literature searches (pertaining to data storage, data sharing, archiving and preservation), evaluate metadata standards to ensure data collection, apply discipline-based knowledge to data storage, backups and storage management, and access archival collections in digital format with an explanation of these features. The module is an international standard in archives and records management field, used in businesses and governments in South Africa, Africa and the world. |