In the contemporary organization, information and work-based knowledge is the most valuable resource that it possesses. The effective gathering, protection, analysis, processing and dissemination of information are vital to the success of any organisation. Organisations must ensure that their information systems are reliable, efficient and able to cope with rapid change. This unit is designed to develop knowledge and understanding of managing information and knowledge in an organization.
Students will learn how to manage information and knowledge within organisations, including the relationship between data, information and knowledge and the benefits information and knowledge management brings to organisations.
A key of this unit focuses on the role of ICT in managing information and knowledge, including how ICT affects organisational communication and how ICT can be used to disseminate knowledge throughout the organisation.
Students will also be given an understanding about the links between knowledge management strategy and competitive advantage, including the importance of maintaining a learning culture in a changing environment, how knowledge management strategies and processes facilitate and support organisational learning and the relationship between organisational learning and competitive advantage.
Students will learn how to manage information and knowledge within organisations, including the relationship between data, information and knowledge and the benefits information and knowledge management brings to organisations.
A key of this unit focuses on the role of ICT in managing information and knowledge, including how ICT affects organisational communication and how ICT can be used to disseminate knowledge throughout the organisation.
Students will also be given an understanding about the links between knowledge management strategy and competitive advantage, including the importance of maintaining a learning culture in a changing environment, how knowledge management strategies and processes facilitate and support organisational learning and the relationship between organisational learning and competitive advantage.