Courses Bachelor Display 2013-2014

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Course title Knowledge Management
Course code EBC2039
ECTS credits 6,5
Assessment None
Period
Period Start End Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri
2 28-10-2013 20-12-2013 X/E X/E
Level Introductory/Intermediate
Coordinator Mark Vluggen
For more information: m.vluggen@maastrichtuniversity.nl
Language of instruction English
Goals
Students that have followed this course should be able to:
-Understand Knowledge Management (KM) concepts and tools;
-Understand KM processes (acquisition, selection, generation, internalisation, externalisation);
-Identify how KM can be used effectively within specific environments;
-Understand the facilitating role that information technology can play in knowledge management;
-Understand the challenges posed by KM implementation.
Description
This course studies the knowledge management practices of contemporary Organisations. Knowledge management can be defined as the systematic, explicit and deliberate acquisition, storage and application of Organisational knowledge, aimed at maximizing Organisations’ return on knowledge assets. The discipline of knowledge management is a very young one: it is little more than ten years old. Yet, people in Organisations have always acquired, used and valued knowledge. Explicitly recognizing knowledge as a corporate asset is new, however, as is understanding the need to manage it with the same care paid to other, more tangible assets. Now that the foundation of industrialized economies has shifted from natural resources to intellectual capital, executives have been compelled to examine the knowledge underlying their businesses. This is a difficult endeavour, because knowledge originates in the human mind and can be difficult to codify. Hence, this course is concerned with a very fundamental question: “How can we manage knowledge?”
Literature
Electronic Reader
Prerequisites
An advanced level of English
No prerequisites
Teaching methods (indicative; course manual is definitive) PBL / Presentation / Lecture / Assignment / Groupwork
Assessment methods (indicative; course manual is definitive) Final Paper / Participation / Written Exam
Evaluation in previous academic year For the complete evaluation of this course please click "here"
This course belongs to the following programmes / specialisations
Bachelor Economics and Business Economics Specialisation Economics and Management of Information Compulsory Courses
Bachelor Economics and Business Economics Specialisation International Business Economics Information Management Electives
Bachelor Economics and Business Economics Specialisation International Business Economics Major Information Management
Bachelor Economics and Business Economics Specialisation International Economic Studies IBE Electives
Bachelor International Business Business Electives
Bachelor International Business Major Information Management
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