| Kursusnavn (dansk): | B9 Knowledge Management |
| Kursusnavn (engelsk): | B9 Knowledge Management |
| Semester: | Forår 2006 |
| Udbydes under: | cand.it., e-business (ebuss) |
| Omfang i ECTS: | 7,50 |
| Kursussprog: | Engelsk |
| Kursushjemmeside: | http://www.ebuss.dk |
| Min. antal deltagere: | 15 |
| Forventet antal deltagere: | 15 |
| Maks. antal deltagere: | 40 |
| Formelle forudsætninger: | A basic understanding of organisation theory and interest in business studies (B1 strategic and tactical tools for e-business) is expected but is not required. |
| Læringsmål: | Organisations of today increasingly rely on knowledge and knowledge workers who are central to the organisation¿s performance. The challenge for organisations is therefore to manage this knowledge ¿ but can knowledge be managed at all? And if yes ¿ how?
This course will provide the students with an empirical as well as theoretical understanding of the concepts of knowledge and management and how knowledge management can and is practiced in organisations. Furthermore the course will enable the students to discuss various issues regarding the management of knowledge taking into consideration the type of organisation in question. These issues include but are not limited to issues of organisational culture, structure, people, technology and strategy.
The students will be presented with different IT solutions which support the management of knowledge, including intranet applications, content management systems, databases and groupware solutions. The presentations will provide the basis for discussing how and to what extend these solutions can support the management of knowledge ¿ both for the purpose of knowledge creation and knowledge reuse.
By completion of the course, the students will understand the complex process of managing knowledge and how this process can be supported by IT in integration with other organisational initiatives. |
| Fagligt indhold: | The course will cover a number of important topics of relevance to knowledge management in organizations:
- How the concepts of knowledge and management are understood in theory and in practice
- The main challenges which companies face with regards to managing knowledge.
- How different IT solutions can support the management of knowledge. Furthermore design and implementation issues will be discussed.
- Different strategies for managing knowledge.
Throughout the course the students will be asked to present case studies and prepare discussions to take place in class. The students will moreover be asked to conduct minor written assignments and participate in group work. |
| Læringsaktiviteter: | 12 forelæsninger + lejlighedsvis øvelser i forbindelse med undervisningen 12 x 3 lessons + exercises (only occasionally). |
| Eksamensform og -beskrivelse: | X. experimental examination form (7-scale; external exam), 13-skala, Ekstern censur 20 minutes oral exam based on an individual synopsis, which must be handed in at the EBUSS study secretariat, no later than 28. april 2006 at 15:00.
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| Litteratur udover forskningsartikler: | TBA |
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