KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT
- Course
- BUSN410 - KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT
- Department
- Business Administration - English - Undergraduate
- Course Type
- Course
- Status
- Required
- Language
- English
- Credit
- 3
- ECTS
- 6
- T+P+L
- 3 + 0 + 0
- Course Coordinator(s)
- -
- Prerequisite
- -
Course Description
This course aims at underlying the importance of knowledge and its processes in organizations. It focuses on the processes of knowledge such as creating, sharing, structuring, using and auditing in the context of knowledge management life cycle (KMLC). Furthermore, the course examines two type/dimensions of knowledge, tacit and explicit knowledge. Hierarchy of knowledge is also the key concept of knowledge management course which includes physical process, data, information, and knowledge and wisdom concepts. Knowledge management discipline, knowledge management applications and knowledge mapping techniques will be explained at this course during the Semester. Some of the additional theories such as resource based view of the organization theory, resource dependency theory, intellectual capital theory will directly be explained.
KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT
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Course Syllabus
| Week | Topic |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Introduction and Course Overview |
| Week 2 | The knowing process (How do we know what we knew) (Cognitive perspectives) |
| Week 3 | The hierarchy of knowledge (Physical process, Data, Information, Knowledge and Wisdom) |
| Week 4 | The theory of “knowledge management” and related small range theories (History and roots) |
| Week 5 | The theory of “knowledge management” and related small range theories (History and roots\cont.) |
| Week 6 | The “knowledge management” definition and related discipline (Interdisciplinary perspectives and KM paradigms) |
| Week 7 | Knowledge Management in Organizations (Applications) (Tools and Techniques) |
| Week 8 | Final Examination |
| Week 9 | - |
| Week 10 | - |
| Week 11 | - |
| Week 12 | - |
| Week 13 | - |
| Week 14 | - |
| Week 15 | - |
Reference Books & Course Materials
- 01 Sağsan, M. (2006, July). A new life cycle model for processing of knowledge management. In 2nd International Congress of Business, Management and Economics (pp. 15-18).
- 02 Sagsan, M. (2009). Knowledge management discipline: Test for an undergraduate program in Turkey. Electronic Journal of Knowledge Management, 7(5), pp627-636.
- 03 Sağsan, M., Medeni, İ. T., & Medeni, T. D. (2016). Knowledge management paradigms: implementation through individual fuzzy-based education. Procedia Computer Science, 102, 259-266.
Learning Outcomes
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Program Outcomes
- P01 Demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of key concepts across the breadth of effective application and use of MIS and innovative information technologies in organizations.
- P02 Demonstrate autonomy and responsibility in managing MIS projects and improving organizational processes
- P03 Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of appropriate enterprise frameworks, theories from the MIS to research and assess contemporary issues in the field and related allied fields and disciplines
- P04 Apply MIS knowledge to facilitate the acquisition, development, deployment, and management of information systems
- P05 Apply MIS knowledge to the exploitation of opportunities created by information technology innovations ensuring the alignment between MIS strategy and organizational strategy
- P06 Demonstrate ethical reasoning in relation to crucial MIS issues such as privacy, information security, and ethical use of information
- P07 Apply appropriate technologies and techniques to the collection and analysis of organizational and environmental data to facilitate evidence-based decision-making
- P08 Analyse organizational data to accurately identify organizational problems and propose solutions using MIS
- P09 Apply effective communication skills consistent with the professional environment
- P10 Apply effective collaboration skills consistent with the professional environment
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