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Unit aim
Introduces graduate students to general concepts, practice and development of knowledge management, and a managerial perspective of implementing strategic knowledge management in organisations.
Unit content
Topic 1: Introduction to Strategic Knowledge Management
Topic 2: KM Frameworks
Topic 3: KM Strategies and Organisational Learning
Topic 4: Roles of Culture and People
Topic 5: KM Activities and Tools
Topic 6: KM Metrics
Learning outcomes
Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.
Learning outcomes and graduate attributes
| On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | GA1 | GA2 | GA3 | GA4 | GA5 | GA6 | GA7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | demonstrate an understanding of the complex undertaking of knowledge management, which involves people, culture and technology, and multiple disciplines as well | Intellectual rigour | Creativity | Knowledge of a discipline | Communication and social skills | |||
| 2 | contrast various processes, models and tools to implement knowledge management in organisations | Intellectual rigour | Creativity | Knowledge of a discipline | ||||
| 3 | explain the links between knowledge management and corporate and business strategies for organisational effectiveness | Intellectual rigour | Knowledge of a discipline | |||||
| 4 | critically analyse and review the experiences of organisations embracing knowledge management strategies | Intellectual rigour | Knowledge of a discipline | Communication and social skills | ||||
| 5 | write a workplace-related report, proposing a knowledge management initiative, linking the application of knowledge management concepts and strategies to the workplace setting. | Intellectual rigour | Creativity | Knowledge of a discipline | Communication and social skills | |||
Prescribed texts
Study Period 2
- Dalkir, D, 2017, Knowledge Management in Theory and Practice, 3rd edn, The MIS Press, Cambridge Massachusetts USA. ISBN: 978-0-262-03687-0.
Study Period 5
- Prescribed text information is not currently available.
Teaching and assessment
SCU Online (intensive)
| Teaching method |
| Structured online learning |
| Assessment | |
| Case study | 30% |
| Report | 30% |
| Project proposal | 40% |
Fee information
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Commencing 2020 Commonwealth Supported only. Student contribution band: 3
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