Information Systems
40 min! Run Time
Employees
only
of Completion
What you'll learn
Skills covered in this course
Description
Information systems sit at the centre of how an organization collects, stores and shares data, and three pieces of legislation shape how that has to be done.
What this course covers:
- An overview of information systems in the workplace
- The Data Protection Act and what it requires
- The Freedom of Information Act and requests for information
- How the GDPR applies to the data your organization holds
A concise introduction for employees who work with organizational records and need to know which rules apply to them.
System Requirements
See System Requirements in the Coggno Knowledge Base
Author
Information Systems
Frequently Asked Questions
The course explains that information systems sit at the centre of how an organization collects, stores and shares data, and introduces three pieces of legislation that shape how that work has to be carried out.
Alongside the GDPR, the course covers the Data Protection Act and what it requires, plus the Freedom of Information Act and how it governs requests for information held by an organization's records systems. Covering all three together gives employees a single reference point for the rules shaping organizational records.
Yes, it covers how the GDPR applies to the data your organization holds, situating it as one of three pieces of legislation shaping how information systems handle organizational data in practice. This comparison helps learners see where the three pieces of legislation overlap and where they diverge in practice.
It is a concise introduction for employees who work with organizational records and need to know which of the three pieces of legislation covered in the course applies to the data they handle. The course is kept concise so that employees can quickly identify which legislation is relevant to their own records work.
The course stays concise, giving an overview of information systems in the workplace alongside the three relevant laws rather than a deep legal analysis of any single piece of legislation covered. This keeps the course accessible as a starting point rather than a substitute for specialist legal training.
