View Article  Coursework

BIS4410 Knowledge Management Strategies~

 

Coursework One: Deadline Friday week 4

 

An individual assignment of 3 articles published on your own blog, which clearly outlines your personal position with regard to Knowledge Management Strategies and how that is likely to inform your own practice in creating the necessary conditions in an organisation of your choice for the facilitation and evaluation of such strategies. It will draw upon reflections from your readings, discussions with your action learning support groups, formative assessments and models in handouts.

 

 

Marking Guidance

 

The work will be assessed according the following:

·          Starting your Learning Journal Blog by Week 2                                                     [5 marks]

·          Comments on other blogs in the organisation during Weeks 1-4                              [5 marks]

·          Knowledge Concepts & Reflections on the following:

o    Knowledge Management Theory – evaluating the depth and breadth of the articles in using of core concepts, principles and assumptions for Knowledge Management;                                                                                                                            [10 marks]

o    Knowledge Management Critique – evaluating the critical analysis of the artcles in examining the impact of Knowledge Management on Organizations and thequality of discussionabout those issues.

[10 marks]

 

 

Coursework Two: Deadline Friday week 8

 

A group assignment of up to 7000 words to be submitted  by the coursework deadline, which illustrates the role of IT in supporting knowledge management networks and/or communities of practice in organizations. Participants are required to design an online knowledge management network and/or community of practice, which serves a clear knowledge management purpose in an organization of their choice.

 

 

Marking Guidance

 

The work will be assessed according to two general categories:

Firstly, the Selection & Application of Social Tools and Technologies – evaluating the selection, integration andthe applicability of social tools and technologies to support Knowledge Management networks and/or communities of practice in organizations;                                                    [20 marks]

 

Secondly, audio visual presentation (plus supplementary notes, if necessary) to present your key findings and recommendations.  This will be an individual presentation, in class, lasting 10 – 15 minutes and each presentation will be assessed independently.  Tutor will advise students, during the term, about their marking scheme for the presentation.                                                           [20 marks]

 

 

Coursework Three: Deadline Thursday 2nd of April

 

An individual assignment of 3 articles published on your own blog, which clearly outlines your personal position with regard to Knowledge Management Systems and how that is likely to inform your own practice in your chosen organisation. It will draw upon reflections from your readings, discussions with your action learning support groups, formative assessments and models in handouts.

 

 

Marking Guidance

 

The work will be assessed according the following:

·          Linking to relevant CoPs and work in the area                                                      [5 marks]

·          Comments on other blogs in the organisation during Weeks 5-8                        [5 marks]

·          Knowledge Concepts & Reflections on the following:

o    Knowledge Management Theory – evaluating the depth and breadth of the articles in using of core concepts, principles and assumptions for Knowledge Management;                                                                                            [10 marks]

o    Knowledge Management Critique – evaluating the critical analysis of the artcles in examining the impact of Knowledge Management on Organizations and thequality of discussionabout those issues.                                                                                            [10 marks]

 

View Article  Deferred & Resit Students Coursework

You must submit a bound copy of your report to the Hendon EIS Student Office by 16:00 on 17 August 2009 and email a Word document to the module team by that deadline.

Late submission is not permitted under any circumstances

 

In the coursework set in the attachement you must demonstrate that you have attained the learning outcomes of the module and can do the following:

1.      Explain and reflect on various notions and models of knowledge management (KM).

2.      Analyse and explain the uses and misuses of common terms in KM, such as ‘knowledge’, ‘information’ and ‘data’, in organisational contexts and in the expression of knowledge management strategies.

3.      Consider the role of knowledge workers and leaders in promoting organisational learning and knowledge development.

4.      Select between non-IT based and IT-based strategies for strategic KM programmes.

5.      Evaluate social tools and technologies in supporting organisations in knowledge communication, creation and utilisation.

6.      Participate in an organisation, understanding its knowledge needs and strategic KM options.

7.      Work as a member of a team to identify resources, both within an organisation and external to it, which can be mobilised to create a knowledge management ethos.

8.      Evaluate organisational knowledge management programmes on a strategic level.

9.      Work as a member of a team to create and operate a community of practice.

  1. Write authoritatively about KM ideas and critique what others have written about KM.
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View Article  BIS4410 Learning Programme & Objectives 2008-2009

Learning Programme* January - April 2009

Week 0 (15 & 16 Jan 09): Introduction

Learning:

(1) Introducing the Module

(2) Backgrounds & hopes

Activities:

(1) Start creating Personal Portfolio Blog

(2) Start forming groups

Resources:

(1) www.Brint.com

(2) www.eJKM.com

(3) www.gurteen.com

Week I (22 & 23 Jan 09): Organizations & Strategies

Learning:

 (1) What is the difference between Organizations, Social/Business Networks and Communities of Practice (CoPs)?

(2) Knowledge Management Strategy: what do we mean by strategy?

Activities:

(1) Start individual e-Learning Journal Blog

(2) Completion of groups as Organizations & the class as a Community of Practice (CoP)

Resources:

 

(1) Journal of Knowledge Management

(2) International Journal of Knowledge Management

Week II (29 & 30 Jan 09): Knowledge Management Theory and Concepts

Learning:

 (1) What is Knowledge management? - definitions frameworks and lifecycles

(2) Use and misuse of common terms (e.g. knowledge, information and data, KM systems)

Activities:

 (1) Good & bad blogging

(2) Critique to KM [a good start is definitions by practitioners & scholars at Gurteen Knowledge

Case Study: Business Networks: www.LinkedIn.com

 

Resources:

 

(1) Journal of Knowledge Management

(2) International Journal of Knowledge Management

Week III (5 & 6 Feb 09): Knowledge Management Schools & Models

Learning:

 (1) Knowledge Management Schools (e.g. Earl’s 7 Schools)

(2) Knowledge Management Models Epistemological Vs. Ontological Models

Activities:

(1) Commenting and Trackback on Blogs

(2) Apply a KM model on your organization

 

Case Study: Collaboration Tools: www.SocialText.com

Resources:

 

(1) Journal of Knowledge Management

(2) International Journal of Knowledge Management

Week IV (12 & 13 Feb 09): Knowledge Management in Organizations

Learning:

 (1) What is Knowledge Management in a business context? –

(2) Can organisational knowledge be managed?

Activities:

 

 

Case Study: Wikis: www.Wikipedia.com

Resources:

 

(1) Journal of Knowledge Management

(2) International Journal of Knowledge Management

Week V (19 & 20 Feb 09): Knowledge Café

Learning:

 (1) Implementing KM in Organizations

Activities:

Knowledge café topic:

How can you prevent KM in an organizations?

Resources:

 

(1) Journal of Knowledge Management

(2) International Journal of Knowledge Management

Week VI (26 & 27 Feb 09): Knowledge Management systems

Learning:

 (1) Organisational Knowledge Management Systems;

(2) What is the role of IT in  supporting Knowledge Management Systems?

Activities:

 

Discuss KMS development paper 

Resources:

 

(1) Journal of Knowledge Management

(2) International Journal of Knowledge Management

Week VII (5 & 6 Mar 09): Web 2.0 Technologies

Learning:

 (1) Weblog; Wiki; RSS; Podcasting

(2) Metadata and Tagging

 

Activities:

 (1)  Personal cloud

 

Case Study: Collaboration Tools: www.Del.icio.us

Resources:

 

(1) Journal of Knowledge Management

(2) International Journal of Knowledge Management

Week VIII (12 & 13 Mar 09): Technologies to Support KMS

Learning:

 (1) How can can IT support organizational and personal KMS?

Activities:

 (1)  Second Life

 

Case Study: Collaboration space: www.SecondLife.com

Resources:

 

(1) Journal of Knowledge Management

(2) International Journal of Knowledge Management

Week IX (19 Mar 09): Presentations

Week X (26 & 27 Mar 09): Feedback on CW3 and Second Life Interactive Session

 

 

 

* The programme is subject to change to meet the class’s organisational knowledge needs. Attendance is essential.



 

 

View Article  Some of the interesting KMS blogs published by students in Jan'09

I started following some of the 'potentially' interesting blogs but there is much room for improvement::

Many of the blogs that I have read such as Abhijith, Ginika, Vaida, Prasad, Abhi, Siraj, Salis and Deepak have all presented interesting ideas in their articles on KM, KID, etc. However, it seems to me that these are merely resulting from individual or at most group brainstorming sessions. By this I mean that they merely present their views while may be one or two refering to a magazine or website article.

Improvement could be reached if these ideas were supported by (or at least related to) the work of other scholars. These blogs would be much more valuable if they could show enough coverage of some breadth & depth of literature on the topics discussed. Faran in his article "What is Knowledge Management"& Milind Mehta came close to this in his "Knowledge Management Definitions" article (not in his earlier articles  though) but Milind - unfortunately - did not use appropriate referencing; also Ravi came close in his article "What is Strategy?".

This shoud be sone using adequate referencing, i.e. Harvard Referencing, which is a common problem in all the above blogs is that they are not using adequate referencing. Only Ravi, Nidhi & Faran- so far in the blogs that I read - did the effort to find out how to reference appropriately.

Another very important room for improvement is putting these ideas into practice; drawing from the experiences of those bloggers and/or reflecting on how these ideas can be applied/relevant to organizations they have been exposed to? Only mctse come close by reflecting on KM issues from her own experience (interesting example in her article "KM Theory & Concepts") but unfortunately she misses on supporting (or relating to) her ideas using the literature?!

The following blogs were visited but no much content to comment on: Teja, Dipsy, Bankie, Emmanuel, abhi

View Article  Assessment Scheme
Assessment starts from Week 1 throughout the term.   more »
View Article  Reading Materials

Core Texts

1.     The Journal of Knowledge Management *

2.     International Journal of Knowledge Management *

 

Additional Texts

·          Montano B. (Editor) (2005), Innovations of Knowledge Management, IRM Press **

·          Love P. (2005), Management of Knowledge in Project Environments, Elsevier **

·          Stankosky M. (2005) Creating the Discipline of Knowledge Management: The Latest in University Research, Elsevier **

·          Jennex M. (Editor) (2005) Case Studies in Knowledge Management, Idea Group Publishing **

·          Rao M. (2005) Knowledge Management Tools and Techniques: Practitioners and Experts Evaluate Knowledge Management Solutions, Elsevier **

·          Lytras M. & Naeve A. (Editors) Intelligent Learning Infrastructure for Knowledge Intensive Organizations: A Semantic Web Perspective, Idea Group Publishing **

 

*  These journals can be found in Middlesex University Digital Library.

 

** These books can be found in Middlesex University Library.

View Article  Learning, Teaching & Assessment Strategy
To ensure appropriate, effective and sustainable learning, the learning and teaching strategy used in this module is based on the nexus between teaching and research.    more »
View Article  Rationale incl. Aims
To maintain a competitive advantage in knowledge-driven economies, organisations need effective knowledge management programmes. The aim of this module is to enable participants to draw upon the latest theory and praxis in knowledge management strategies to be able to assist organisations in developing knowledge management programmes that nurture and exploit human intellectual capital, and that use structural and social relationships to explore and create knowledge ecosystems.    more »
View Article  Overview

Introduction          

 

Module Code:      BIS4410

 

Module Title:      Knowledge Management Strategies

 

Level:                    Post Graduate (PG)

 

Credit Points:     30 Credits

 

Subject:                                Business Information Systems

 

Module Leader: Aboubakr A. Moteleb

in collaboration with: Professor Mark Woodman

 

 

 

You can contact the module leader in the following ways:

 

Email

Aboubakr A. Moteleb    a.moteleb@mdx.ac.uk

Professor Mark Woodman – m.woodman@mdx.ac.uk

 

Telephone

Aboubakr A. Moteleb  020 8411 4297

Professor Mark Woodman – 020 8411 6366

 

Office

Aboubakr A. Moteleb  Town Hall,T121

Professor Mark Woodman – Town Hall,TG12

 

Office Hours

By appointment through email.

View Article  Useful Information for KMS Coursework2 (BIS4410 2008-09)

BIS4410 Coursework 2 Submission Dates

Thursday 19 March, 2009 Presentation

Thursday 26 March, 2009 Submission (change)

 

BIS4410 Thursday 19 March, 2009 CW2 Presentation Times in the Hatchcroft Building Room # H105

45 minute slots: 40 minute talking, 5 minute handover

1 - 9:30 - Buffalo

2 - 10:15 - WYSIWIG

3 - 11:00 - Eagles

4 - 11:45 - A-Team

5 - 14:00 - Imperial

6 - 14:45 - VOSAPA

Pls. come 10 min before your presentation. Anybody coming late loses 5 Marks.

Feedback from ABM & MW: 16:00-16:30

Email presentations to
    Aboubakr AND Mark
    by 8am 19 March

Subject: BIS4410 CW 2 Presentation

Bring 2 paper copies to presentation

BIS4410 Thursday 19 March, 2009 CW 2 Presentation Format

1 - Title slide

2 - Speaker Plan (no overview)

3 - for each speaker: 2 slides

4 - one conclusion slide

Remember: 40 minutes total.
 
approx 30 min presentation
  approx 10 min questions (tests group & individuals)

View Article  Ontology of KMS Elements

ABSTRACT

Knowledge management often refers to various theories and definitions. However, there is a lack of consensus on what exactly knowledge management is and what constitutes a knowledge management system. We are engaged in research into the development of knowledge management systems from principles of practical knowledge management uncovered by a thorough analysis of the literature. As a precursor to field work with ‘knowledge practitioners’ we have conducted our analyses on the ‘practices’ embodied in seminal work of scholars, even as they have changed for individual researcher over time. Thus this paper explains our approach in attempting to identify elements of knowledge management systems according to scholars’ texts in the literature.

 

You can read the full article in EMCIS 2005

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