Check out the course which was just added to the Masters Program I am enrolled in.

 
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From: Tracey Black [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Monday, May 02, 2005 2:53 PM
To: Tracey Black
Subject: New course for CIM graduate students - Knowledge Management





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Course Description: 
 
CIM 654 Knowledge Management is designed to develop the student?s understanding of how intellectual capital is created, shared, stored and manipulated.   Students are required to do scholarly research on critical theories and applications of knowledge management in organizations.   Special emphasis is placed on knowledge creation, the evaluation of knowledge as an organizational asset, and the transfer of knowledge within learning organizations. This course is presented in a combination of traditional and online class discussions and exercises. (3 credits) 

Course Objectives: 
 
To present concepts surrounding knowledge management within organizational environments and to explore, through text material, case studies, exercises and other resources, concepts and issues related to knowledge management concepts.   The student will: 
 
§          Define knowledge management and articulate what it is and what it is not. 

§          Become familiar with the links between knowledge management, information management, business strategy, and data management. 
 
§          Investigate the theoretical frameworks of knowledge creation and issues knowledge management in a global economy. 
 
§          Discuss how organizational assets in knowledge are created, how they are developed, how they are stored by an organization, and how individuals within the organization contribute to these processes, including collaborative and organizational learning practices.
 
§          Determine how an organization assesses its knowledge and how an organization measures the return of investment (ROI) of knowledge management and review prevalent IT tools related to knowledge management 
 
§          Understand ethical and cultural issues inherent in the practice of knowledge management 

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