Learn about the concept of information management, its benefits and its applications in this free online course. With the volume of data available at our fingertips, one could wonder why we need to manage information. This course explores the principles of information management used in this organisational activity. We will show you how creators and inventors can protect their hard-earned creative inventions, ideas and work. We explore database management, different management systems, data protection regulation and how computers process data.
| Course Category | IT Management, Computers & IT (Information Technology) |
| Course Type | Online Learning |
| Course Qualification | CPD Certificate |
| Course Duration | 1.5-3 hours |
| Course Fee | Free |
| Entry Requirements | Like all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary. At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives. Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone. |
| Career Path | In This Free Course, You Will Learn How To • Define ‘information’, ‘database’ and ‘record management’ • List the three terms used to measure the importance of information in the modern world • Discuss information management • Recall the forms of information • Evaluate the information management strategies • Summarise the stages involved in developing and implementing any kind of information management strategy • Distinguish between data, information and knowledge • Explain how creators and inventors have exclusive rights to their inventions and ideas |
| Course Code | 1144 |
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