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THE UNIVERSITY of EDINBURGHDEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2008/2009
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Knowledge Management (MBA) (P02561)? Credit Points : 10 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : SBE-P-MSE The field of knowledge management (KM) focuses primarily on the creation, encoding (some call it embedding), and sharing (some call it transfer) of knowledge. Of course, knowledge?know-how?has always played a vital role in organisations. What is new is the way in which organisations are recognising knowledge as a corporate asset. Entry RequirementsSubject AreasHome subject areaBusiness Studies, (School of Business and Economics, Schedule H) Delivery Information? Normal year taken : Postgraduate ? Delivery Period : Block 5 only ? Contact Teaching Time : 20 hour(s) per week for 1 weeks All of the following classes
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
After completing this course, students should be able to
- Appreciate the complexities of organisational knowledge management tactics and strategies - Understand the distinctions between data, information, and knowledge - Recognise the role of intellectual property and organisational learning in creating unique company competencies and competitive advantage - Better understand ways individuals and organisations learn - Consider the roles of tacit knowledge and appreciate the challenges associated with sharing (transfer) of such knowledge - Conceptualise the challenges of creating a positive organisational context?one where consistent shared learning is commonplace Assessment Information
Class participation and contribution: 40 points (up to 10 per class)
Presentation of article: 50 Topic presentation: 50 Topic handouts: 30 Final strategy pres/exec summary: 100 (50 for presentation, 50 exec summary) Bonus (peer evaluation, max 10% of total mark):up to 30 Total: up to 300 points Contact and Further InformationThe Course Secretary should be the first point of contact for all enquiries. Course Secretary Mrs Freda Paterson Course Organiser Dr Inger Seiferheld School Website : http://www.business-school.ed.ac.uk College Website : http://www.hss.ed.ac.uk/ |
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