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| MODULE DESCRIPTOR | |||
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| Module Title | |||
| The Management Of Organizational Knowledge | |||
| Reference | CB3929 | Version | 1 |
| Created | January 2020 | SCQF Level | SCQF 9 |
| Approved | March 2015 | SCQF Points | 15 |
| Amended | August 2017 | ECTS Points | 7.5 |
| Aims of Module | |||
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| To provide the student with the key skills required to identify the principal issues associated with the management of knowledge as an organizational asset. | |||
| Learning Outcomes for Module | |
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| On completion of this module, students are expected to be able to: | |
| 1 | Critically appraise the role that knowledge management plays in decision-making. |
| 2 | Evaluate the processes by which knowledge is stored, shared and evolves within organizations. |
| 3 | Evaluate the role of experience and learning as key organizational assets. |
| 4 | Evaluate effective management strategies within information services. |
| Indicative Module Content |
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| The knowledge cycle within organizations; methods of networking and sharing information and knowledge; developing strategies to promote knowledge management; information systems - development, their role in knowledge management. |
| Module Delivery |
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| The module is delivered through a combination of lectures, groupwork and tutorials, in conjunction with directed reading and individual investigation. |
| Indicative Student Workload | Full Time | Part Time |
|---|---|---|
| Contact Hours | 24 | N/A |
| Non-Contact Hours | 126 | N/A |
| Placement/Work-Based Learning Experience [Notional] Hours | N/A | N/A |
| TOTAL | 150 | N/A |
| Actual Placement hours for professional, statutory or regulatory body |
| ASSESSMENT PLAN | |||||
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| If a major/minor model is used and box is ticked, % weightings below are indicative only. | |||||
| Component 1 | |||||
| Type: | Coursework | Weighting: | 100% | Outcomes Assessed: | 1, 2, 3, 4 |
| Description: | Individual Written Assessment | ||||
| MODULE PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTOR | |
|---|---|
| Explanatory Text | |
| The calculation of the overall grade for this module is based on 100% weighting of C1. An overall minimum grade D is required to pass the module. | |
| Module Grade | Minimum Requirements to achieve Module Grade: |
| A | The student needs to achieve an A in C1. |
| B | The student needs to achieve a B in C1. |
| C | The student needs to achieve a C in C1. |
| D | The student needs to achieve a D in C1. |
| E | The student needs to achieve an E in C1. |
| F | The student needs to achieve an F in C1. |
| NS | Non-submission of work by published deadline or non-attendance for examination |
| Module Requirements | |
|---|---|
| Prerequisites for Module | None. |
| Corequisites for module | None. |
| Precluded Modules | None. |
| INDICATIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY | |
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| 1 | FEATHER, J., 2008. The information society: a study of continuity and change. 5th ed. London: Facet. |
| 2 | HAWRYSZKIEWYCZ, I., 2010. Knowledge management: organizing knowledge based enterprises. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. |
| 3 | HISLOP, D., 2009. Knowledge management in organizations. 2nd ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press. |
| 4 | SENGE, P., 1990. The fifth discipline: the art and practice of the learning organization. London: Random House. |