An assessment of records management practices and procedures at Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORM) - Makerere Universit
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2021-03-17Author
Achieng, Christine
Alupo, Cynthia
Nabirye, Tracey
Namwanje, Shamila-Naava
Odongo, Dennish,
Tusabaomu, Patience
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The purpose of the project was to assess the records management practices and procedures at
Regional Universities Forum for Capacity in Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM). The study
was guided by five objectives of the study which includes: to identify the different types of
records kept at RUFORUM, to find out the records management practices and procedures at
RUFORUM, to examine the challenges faced with management of records in (RUFORUM),
to identify the requirements necessary for developing an ideal records management system for
(RUFORUM) and proposed solutions and recommendation for effectives records management
practices and procedures at (RUFORUM). The study was qualitative and quantitative in nature
and employed questionnaire, observation and interviews as the data collection methods. The
methodology covered the research design where the researcher used descriptive research design
because it provided a framework for interpreting the variables of the study. It further covered
the population where out of the 25 study population, 24 was used as the sample size basing on
the responses from the respondents. The major findings indicate that there is need for the
organization to appraise their records, develop and implement records management policies,
training staff about the effectiveness of records management, providing security and access
control to records storage area. The study concluded that RUFORUM implement the records
management system as indicated in chapter five for effective and efficient management of
records within the organization these will play a role in streamlining records management
practices and procedures at RUFORUM. The study recommends the adoption of the proposed
records management system to achieve the management of records from creation to disposition.