Institute of Administrative Management

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The Institute of Administrative Management is a professional membership body for Administrative Managers (whether practicing or aspiring to achieve via study and experience) with students and members in 65 countries world-wide. [ [http://www.instam.org/ Institute of Administrative Management (website accessed 19/03/2007)] ]

Administration Management is concerned with the following areas:

*Systems
*Human Resources
*Communication
*Information Technology
*Facilities
*Training & Development
*Finance

History

The IAM was formed [ [http://www.lsst.com/IAM.htm London School of Science and Technology (website accessed 19/03/2007)] ] in 1915 when a group of executives from the private and public sector met at the London School of Economics. With the intentions of forming a self-development group with the aim and intention of shared best practice in administrative management.. [ [http://www.instam.org/ Institute of Administrative Management (website accessed 19/03/2007)] ]

*1915 Foundation of the personal development meeting at the LSE
*1916 Office Machinery Users Association (OMA) set up
*1932 The Office Management Association formed during the First National Conference on Office Management.
*1933 First OMA Survey of Office Practices & Salaries published
*1936 Name of the OMA changed to The Institute of Office Management
*1942 The IOM in conjunction with the LSE publishes the First Clerical Salaries analysis.
*1946 The IOM in conjunction with Regent Street Polytechnic, London launches examination scheme.
*1948 The first members Journal is launched
* 1971 The IOM initiates the Office of the Year Award
* 1972 THE IOM changes its name to The Institute of Administrative Management
* 1976 Office Job Evaluation Handbook published
*1994 The IAM launches its Continuing Professional Development Scheme for members, the scheme has it roots in the very first meeting in 1915.
* 1995 Eightieth Anniversary
*2002 The IAM forms a Strategic Alliance with the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators
*2003 The IAM launches the BA (Hons) in Strategic Administrative Management.
*2004 followed by the launch of the new Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Strategic Administrative Degree awarded by Oxford Brookes University.

Present day

The IAM operates a number of branches across the UK providing members with networking opportunities as well as operating its own qualification scheme which is linked to national standards. [ [http://www.lsst.com/IAM.htm London School of Science and Technology (website accessed 19/03/2207)] ]

Certificate in Administrative Management

* Business Administration
* Systems and Activities
* The individual and the organisation

Diploma in Administrative Management

* Effective Management
* Management Information
* Human ResourcesEither:
* Work Project report
* Case Study

Advance Diploma in Administrative Management

Core Modules:
* Managing Contemporary issues
* Managing People
* Managing Finance
* Managing Processes

Option modules:
* managing Information and Technology
* Managing Marketing
* Managing [Training and Development
* Managing Information Analysis and PresentationEither:
* Work Project report
* Case Study

BA (Hons) in Administrative Management

Core Units:
* Corporate Culture
* Cross-Culture Communication
* Organisational Perspectives
* Information Security and Computer Law
* Law and Practice of Meetings
* Administrative Systems Training
* Independent Study (Research and Disseration)Option Units (one only):
* Business Project management
* Operations Management

External links

* [http://www.instam.org Institute of Administrative Management]

References