Master
2021/2022
Knowledge and Information Management
Type:
Compulsory course (Management and Analytics for Business)
Area of studies:
Management
Delivered by:
Department of Management
When:
1 year, 4 module
Mode of studies:
distance learning
Online hours:
39
Open to:
students of one campus
Master’s programme:
Management and Analytics for Business
Language:
English
ECTS credits:
3
Contact hours:
24
Course Syllabus
Abstract
The course “Knowledge and Information Management” introduces basic concepts and ideas on knowledge acquisition, creation and externalization in modern organization. The main aim of the module is to enable students to acquire a critical understanding of knowledge as a driver of organization inimitable strategic capabilities; to learn how to measure knowledge resources; to develop analytical thinking when doing investments in knowledge resources; to apply econometrics for better understanding performance effect of company knowledge. This course addresses different aspect of knowledge management: knowledge taxonomies, SECI model and its applications, knowledge driven value creation, polarity management and learning organization. The course contains three group projects. The first project is based on a particular company, the second presents research case using the database of international companies, the third one is organized as a computer simulation of managerial decisions with regard to human resources.