BIM 130: Filing

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Class Program
Business Information Management
Credits 1 2 Lab Hours 22 44
This course introduces basic filing rules for alphabetic, numeric, subject, and geographic filing.
Quarters Offered
Fall,
Winter,
Spring
Course Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to demonstrate the following knowledge or skills:

  1. Set up and manage correspondence storage systems utilizing any of the five major methods of filing
    1. Alphabetic
    2. Subject
    3. Geographic
    4. Numeric
    5. Chronological
  2. Code and retrieve store information
  3. Index, code, and cross-reference to manage data
  4. Manage records, business forms, and correspondence
Institutional Outcomes
IO3 Human Relations/Workplace Skills: Students will be able to demonstrate teamwork, professionalism, and/or workplace specific skills.
Course Content Outline
  • Alphabetic Filing
  • Subject Filing
  • Geographic Filing
  • Numeric Filing
  • Chronological Filing
Department Guidelines
The syllabus must contain evaluation/grading guidelines, class environment/expectations/rules, course learning outcomes, and a disability services statement. A schedule must be provided to students that contains content covered (text chapters, topics, etc.), tentative test dates (to include final date/time). If an LMS or similar site is used for the course, it must be created following the Quality Matters (QM) principals outlined in the QM workbook questions. These documents should be reviewed with the BIM instructor at least two weeks prior to class start.