Overview
The mission of the Master of Science in Knowledge Management program is to prepare diverse learners to become information resource managers. The program focuses on the study of tacit and explicit knowledge and learning management tools to support decision-making. These skills are needed in government as well as commercial enterprises for the purpose of supporting stated organizational goals and objectives. The curriculum includes management support systems such as mind mapping and expert systems, principles of knowledge audits, identifying knowledge gaps through the use of knowledge maps, and managing them through exploration and exploitation.
The program uses distinctive and challenging curriculum that integrates business, information systems, and leadership development. Graduating students will possess the needed skills to implement strategic management and assure sustained competitive advantages. This degree focuses on the ability to get the right information to the right individuals when needed to change an organization's strategy.
Program Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this program students will be able to:
1. Evaluate knowledge within the increasingly complex business environment worldwide.
2. Evaluate the process of gathering and making use of a firm's collective expertise.
3. Appraise tacit knowledge and explicit knowledge to build sustained competitive advantages.
4. Assess through the use of knowledge maps your position in relationship to your competitors and how to close knowledge gaps.
5. Evaluate expert knowledge and capture tacit knowledge within an organization.
6. Assess the use of Knowledge Transfer versus Knowledge Integration.
7. Formulate a Knowledge Management system using prototyping and project management.
8. Analysis of the culture within an organization related to change management and group dynamics.
Requirements
(12 courses, 54 quarter units)To receive a Master of Science in Knowledge Management, students must complete 54 quarter units of graduate work. A total of 13.5 quarter units of graduate credit may be granted for equivalent graduate work completed at another institution, as it applies to this degree and provided the units were not used in earning another advanced degree. Students should refer to the section in graduate admission requirements for specific information regarding application and evaluation.
Core Requirements
(12 courses, 54 quarter units)
BKM 600 Knowledge Management for Business Strategies
BKM 610 Managerial Support Systems, DSS and ESS
BKM 615 Knowledge Audits and Managing Knowledge Gaps
BKM 620 Knowledge Integration, Transfer, and Sharing
BKM 630 Knowledge Repositories and Integration Methods
BKM 650 Enterprise Telecommunications and Global Collaboration
LED 604 Change and Adaptation within Organizations
LED 602 Developing and Implementing Groups and Teams
BKM 670 Knowledge Management Design and Development
BKM 680 Prototyping and Deployment using Project Management
BKM 690A BKM Research Project – Proposal
(Prerequisite: completion of 7 core courses)
BKM 690B BKM Research Project - Implementation
(Prerequisite: BKM 690A)
| Degree Program Locations | |
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| This degree is offered online |