Unit name | Management of Knowledge and Information |
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Unit code | MGRCM2617 |
Credit points | 15 |
Level of study | M/7 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
Unit director | Dr. Hall |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
None |
Co-requisites |
none |
School/department | School of Economics, Finance and Management |
Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
All organisations have to be able to strategically manage information and knowledge systems and their organisational effectiveness. This unit is designed to give students an appreciation of the management issues of making the right information and knowledge available within an organisation by use of information technology (IT) and knowledge management techniques and processes. The unit recognises that the fundamental role of information and knowledge to enable the delivery of the organisation's strategy and focuses on analysis of problems and evaluation of possible solutions. The unit considers different approaches to IT development and knowledge management interventions and the impact of the changing corporate environment knowledge and information flows.
The Unit aims to provide students with a thorough understanding of the theoretical and practical issues associated with the planning, development and implementation of information and knowledge systems in organisations. It will focus on enabling the students to examine business problems and scenarios in terms of information and knowledge requirements and think critically to evaluate the types of systems and interventions that can be put in place. This is a management course not a technical one and as such it requires no previous IT expertise or knowledge.
On completion of this course the student should be able to:
Lectures (approximately 50% of contact hours)
Seminars, casework, practical work (approximately 50% of contact hours)
Assessed 100% by assignment of approx 3000 words.