| Code | DE0739 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name | Knowledge Management Systems | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Status | Compulsory/Courses of Limited Choice | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Level and type | Post-graduate Studies, Academic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Field of study | Computer Science | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Academic staff | Mārīte Kirikova | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Credit points | 6.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parts | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Annotation |
The study course provides an understanding of the role of knowledge in organizations, the types of knowledge and the possibilities of supporting organizational knowledge. Students get acquainted with different ways of reflecting the organization's knowledge, approaches to the development and evaluation of a knowledge management system, and practically solve specific problems of a knowledge management system’s development.. |
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Goals and objectives of the course in terms of competences and skills |
The aim of the study course is to provide knowledge and skills that enable student to understand how the basic characteristics of knowledge affect knowledge management and to interpret the concept and goals of knowledge management in relation to modern business practices and technologies. The tasks of the study course: 1. To provide knowledge about the concept of knowledge and its nature and types. 2. To develop the ability to analyse the knowledge processes in the organization in relation to the strategic goals of the organization. 3. To provide an understanding of the role of social and technological factors in knowledge management. 4. To develop student understanding of the development of knowledge management systems and give an opportunity to get practical skills in the implementation of some stages of a knowledge management system. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Learning outcomes and assessment |
Is able to perform a knowledge audit. - Knowledge audit and its analysis performed in a real or simulated situation (a group assignment and/or the exam). Is able to align business strategy and knowledge management strategy. - Appropriately formulated knowledge management strategy for a given situation at an examination (a group assignment and/or the exam). Is able to use and evaluate knowledge management technologies. - Correct evaluation of several technologies (a group assignment). Understands the nature of knowledge and socio-ethical and administrative factors of knowledge management. - Correctly answered questions in individual assignments. Is able to design knowledge management system. - A nontrivial knowledge management system’s project – teamwork with the status of an exam. Is able to evaluate the quality of knowledge management artefacts. - Demonstrates, how the quality of a particular artefact can be evaluated in the individual or group assignment. |
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| Evaluation criteria of study results |
Results of the individual and group assignments (at least 40% of the maximum of points shall be achieved) - 50%
Exam – development of a knowledge management system’s blueprint (at least 40% of the maximum of points shall be achieved) - 50% |
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| Course prerequisites | Recommended: knowledge in requirements engineering, systems theory and business process management.. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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