Information Package / Course Catalogue
Electronic Document Management Systems
Course Code: BYP232
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 1
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 3
Objectives of the Course

The aim of this course is to enable students to understand the life cycle of electronic documents and records; to apply classification, metadata, filing, workflow, access, archiving, and disposition processes in electronic document management systems; and to evaluate security and regulatory requirements.

Course Content

Incoming documents; outgoing documents; filing; establishment of a filing system; the filing process; definition and types of archives; records management systems; document retention periods and disposal methods.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Explains the concepts of documents, official documents, records, and archives within the document life cycle.
2.Organizes electronic documents in accordance with the file plan, metadata, and classification rules.
3.Performs registration, routing, initialing, approval, distribution, and archiving procedures using an Electronic Document Management System (EBYS).
4.Explains the archiving process.
5.Performs archiving and archive tracking procedures.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Regulation on the Procedures and Principles to Be Applied in Official Correspondence.
2.Electronic Signature Law No. 5070 and the relevant secondary legislation.
3.Dosyalama ve Arşivleme Teknikleri, Öğr.Gör. Yücel İSLAM
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Preparation Work
Information and Document Management
Week 2 - Preparation Work
Document Management System
Week 3 - Preparation Work
Concepts of document, official document, record, archive, and institutional information; document life cycle
Week 4 - Preparation Work
Principles of document management, responsibilities, and the Standard File Plan
Week 5 - Preparation Work
Electronic Document Management
Week 6 - Preparation Work
Characteristics of electronic documents; metadata, identification, and indexing
Week 7 - Preparation Work
Electronic Signature (E-signature)
Week 8 - Preparation Work
Workflows for document creation, registration, routing, initialing, approval, distribution, and closure – Midterm Examination
Week 9 - Preparation Work
Document Creation and Registration Procedures
Week 10 - Preparation Work
Document Processing Workflow
Week 11 - Preparation Work
Preparation for Filing and File Management
Week 12 - Preparation Work
Filing Organization Models and Filing Systems
Week 13 - Preparation Work
Archives and Archiving Techniques
Week 14 - Preparation Work
Appraisal and Disposal Processes in Archives
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Assignment1%5
Term Assignment1%5
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140228
Lecture - Practice140114
Individual Work1516
Midterm Examination110111
Final Examination115116
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)75
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
OÇ-1
5
4
4
5
5
OÇ-2
5
4
5
5
5
OÇ-3
5
5
4
5
5
OÇ-4
5
4
4
5
4
OÇ-5
5
4
5
5
5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026