PV238 Understanding Knowledge Management for Building Knowledge Efficient Organization - An IT Perspective

Faculty of Informatics
Autumn 2012
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 2 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Parag Kulkarni, Ph.D., DSc. (lecturer), prof. RNDr. Luděk Matyska, CSc. (deputy)
Mgr. Jitka Kitner (lecturer)
Ing. Leonard Walletzký, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Luděk Matyska, CSc.
Department of Computer Systems and Communications – Faculty of Informatics
Supplier department: Department of Computer Systems and Communications – Faculty of Informatics
Timetable
Wed 10. 10. 8:00–9:50 D2, Thu 11. 10. 16:00–17:50 B411, Fri 12. 10. 12:00–13:50 B411, Wed 17. 10. 8:00–9:50 D2, Thu 18. 10. 16:00–17:50 B411, Fri 19. 10. 12:00–13:50 B411, Wed 24. 10. 8:00–9:50 D2, Thu 25. 10. 16:00–17:50 B411, Fri 26. 10. 12:00–13:50 B411, Wed 31. 10. 8:00–9:50 D2, Thu 1. 11. 16:00–17:50 B411, Fri 2. 11. 12:00–13:50 B411
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 30 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/30, only registered: 0/30, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/30
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
This course explores key KM and co-operative learning concepts that are critical for business, individual, and organizational performance to create sustainable value for stakeholders. Sustainable value creation is required to build sustainable competitive advantage Mere technology management and traditional KM may not be sufficient to achieve this goal. For IT companies management of knowledge is key issue because of changing requirements, uncertainties and dynamic environment. Unleashing the knowledge that lies in company's people, processes and experience and managing it with solid knowledge efficient framework is pressing need of time. The goal of this course is to build solid KM based foundation for IT professionals and students to cope up with the challenges faced during different phases faced due to changes, uncertainty, stress and friction.
Syllabus
  • Introduction to basics of KM and Learning
  • Lifecycles - Business lifecycle, product life cycle, project life cycle and knowledge and KM lifecycle
  • Co-operative Knowledge management during every phase of product development right from incubation to delivery and maintenance
  • Knowledge management theories and knowledge strategies (Concepts of Knowledge flow, knowledge loss and knowledge inefficiencies)
  • Organizational learning and learning organization
  • Concept of knowledge efficient organization - Journey from process based static organization to learning organization and learning organization to knowledge efficient organization
  • Knowledge management framework and processes
  • KM and Innovation, KM and Problem Solving
  • Knowledge management informatics and case-studies
Literature
  • E-Business, Parag Kulkarni, Sunita Jahirabadkar, PK Chande, Oxford University Press - 2012
  • Deliverance From Success - Parag Kulkarni and Mrudula Kulkarni - CTC Publication
  • SENGE, Peter M. The fifth discipline : the art and practice of the learning organization. New York: Doubleday/Currency, 2006, xviii, 445. ISBN 0385517254. info
  • FIRESTONE, Joseph M. and Mark W. MCELROY. Key issues in the new knowledge management. [Hartland Four Corners, Vt]: KMCI Press, 2003, xxvii, 350. ISBN 0750676558. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, discussions, presentation
Assessment methods
There will be a group activity (two students in one group) to demonstrate all phases of KM for one case study at the end of course. This should be supported by presentation of the case and holistic KM objectives. An assignment and a simple one hour written test on concept review and project work. The participation in above activities and scoring above 50%.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Information on the per-term frequency of the course: podle přítomnosti přednášejícího.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2011, Autumn 2013.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2012, recent)
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