LTStraipsnyje apibūdinama Kooperuotų studijų metodo esmė, analizuojamas dokumentų valdymo modulio realizavimo KS metodu tinkamumas, aptariama „Dokumentų valdymo“ samprata. „Kooperuotos studijos“ (analogai Vakarų šalyse vadinami: Service Learning, Citizenship and Service Learning, Cooperate Education, Cooperate Studies) - tai lanksi ir mobili studijų sistema, jungianti konkrečias paskaitas, seminarus auditorijoje ir tikslinį darbą nevyriausybinėje organizacijoje, viešojoje įstaigoje, įmonėse ir t. t. Kooperuotos studijos (toliau KS) siekia subalansuoti ir konkretizuoti, pritaikyti vietos reikmėms studentų žinias, gebėjimus ir nuostatas bei dėstomus kursus adaptuoti regiono poreikiams (Mažeikis G., 2004).
ENThe different learning methods (team work, training of critical contemplation, distance learning, service learning and etc.) strive for higher efficiency of studies and for more close contact of theory and practice. Also these methods strive to convert student’s knowledge to student’s competence. Constantly we look for new possibilities to realize this point by using new, innovative methods in teaching of document management. Service Learning method is one of such methods. This is flexible and mobile study’s system. It integrates particular lectures, seminars in auditorium with objective work in non-government organization, public organization, enterprises and etc. Service Learning is named Citizenship and Service Learning, Cooperate Education, Cooperate Studies in West countries. Service Learning strives to equilibrate, concretize and adapt students’ knowledge, competences and attitudes to local requirements. Also it strives to adapt training course to regional requirements. The aim of the article is to analyse the adaptation of document management course to service learning method, i.e. to give conception, methodology, proceeding and study’s results of Service Learning method.