KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
- Course
- MISY429 - KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
- Department
- Management Information Systems - 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 provides insights to the field of knowledge management, an interdisciplinary field that integrates information systems (IS), knowledge management (KM), computer science and management studies. The course aims to provide the strategic importance of knowledge management and information systems in order to help organizations grow. As knowledge drives society, KM and IS to accumulate, manage and transfer that knowledge become crucial. Therefore, barriers which prevents accumulation of knowledge, factors which make organizations vulnerable and the ways how IS can be used for effective KM will be analyzed. This course will examine knowledge valley theory, big data and departmentalization.
KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
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Course outcomes
- 01 Categorize the state art of the innovation tools and apply it on selected cases
- 02 Develop an intellectual framework to critically assess innovative approaches
- 03 Evaluate the issues and challenges associated with successful and unsuccessful implementation of new innovative practices
- 04 Analyse the impact of innovation on virtual organizations, SMEs and commercial companies
- 05 Criticize the current innovative practices and provide improvements for current practices
Course Syllabus
| Week | Topic |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Introduction |
| Week 2 | Definitions, Theory and Background |
| Week 3 | The Economics of Entrepreneurship & Innovation |
| Week 4 | Types of Innovation |
| Week 5 | Entrepreneurial Activity |
| Week 6 | Promoting Creativity |
| Week 7 | Gaining Strategic Advantage |
| Week 8 | Midterm(s) |
| Week 9 | Midterm(s) |
| Week 10 | IT, Innovation & Entrepreneurship |
| Week 11 | The Funding of Digital Innovation |
| Week 12 | Factors that stop innovation |
| Week 13 | Presentations |
| Week 14 | Revision |
| Week 15 | Final Exams |
Reference Books & Course Materials
- 01 Mellor, R. B. (2013). Innovation Management. Globe
- 02 Mellor, R. B. (2015). Achieving Enterpise: Teaching Entreprenuership and Innovation in Business and Academia. Hamburg; EUL Verlag Publication
- 03 Related Articles
- 04 Case Studies
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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