BUSI4Z715: MANAGING KNOWLEDGE
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Type | Open |
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Level | 4 |
Credits | 15 |
Availability | Not available in 2024/2025 |
Module Cap | |
Location | Durham |
Department | Management and Marketing |
Prerequisites
- None.
Corequisites
- None.
Excluded Combinations of Modules
- None.
Aims
- To explore key issues in organizational knowledge management at an advanced level.
Content
- Overview: Knowledge, Knowledge Management (KM), action fields of KM, KM strategy, KM processes and KM systems
- KM processes and related KM systems in detail: content management, competence management, community management and orientation management
- Method-driven introduction of KM processes and KM systems
- Culture and organizational KM instruments
Learning Outcomes
Subject-specific Knowledge:
- Upon successful completion of the module, the students will:
- have an advanced knowledge and understanding of how information systems need to be designed to support integrated knowledge management.
- have a critical appreciation of the necessary functions of knowledge management systems in order to support strategies and processes.
- have an advanced understanding of the factors that lead to the effective integration of the various components of a knowledge management system.
- have a critical appreciation of the necessary preconditions for successful knowledge management.
- have a critical awareness of the support of knowledge management by information systems.
Subject-specific Skills:
Key Skills:
- Written communication; Interpersonal communication; Oral communication; Teamwork; Planning, organising and time management; Problem solving and analysis; Using initiative; Computer literacy.
Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module
- Learning outcomes will be met through a combination of lectures, group work, case studies, class exercises and discussions, supported by guided reading.
- The assessment of the module by written assignment is designed to:
- test the acquisition and articulation of knowledge and critical understanding;
- test skills of application and interpretation.
Teaching Methods and Learning Hours
Activity | Number | Frequency | Duration | Total | Monitored |
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Full-day sessions combining lectures, group work, case studies, class exercises and discussions. | 28 | Yes | |||
Preparation and Reading | 122 | ||||
Total | 150 |
Summative Assessment
Component: Individual Written Assignment | Component Weighting: 50% | ||
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Element | Length / Duration | Element Weighting | Resit Opportunity |
Individual Written Assignment | 2,000 words (max) | 100 |
Component: Group Presentation | Component Weighting: 50% | ||
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Element | Length / Duration | Element Weighting | Resit Opportunity |
Group Presentation | 30 minutes | 100 |
Formative Assessment
Classroom-based exercises involving individual and group analyses and presentations on specific business situations/problems relevant to the learning outcomes of the module. Oral and written feedback will be given on a group and individual basis as appropriate.
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