Organisations are becoming increasingly aware of the latent potential of their workforces that, if accessed, could enhance the operations in all functions and at all levels. To tap into this employee knowledge pool, the organisation’s managers must equip themselves with the necessary management techniques and tools.
This module is designed to provide an introduction to such tools and frameworks to assist students to understand knowledge and project management and their importance within the modern organisation. Therefore this module will introduce students to and develop their understanding of, the key elements, stages and tools and techniques of knowledge and project management. Students will also use industry-standard software in the allocation, planning and monitoring of organisational resources.
Knowledge and project management are interdisciplinary subjects dealing with the hierarchy of data, Information, knowledge and wisdom. They make a direct connection between an organisation’s intellectual assets, both explicit (recorded) and tacit (personal know-how) and positive organisational results. Therefore the focus of this module is on development and identification, taking a humanistic approach, where technology is viewed as a facilitator for sharing knowledge once identified.
This module begins with an examination of the historical context which leads to the development of management. The substantive issues include; basic philosophy of management; definitions, developing an appropriate culture, individual learning, co-operation vs collaboration, culture and change, enabling technology, limitations and distortions. In each session the focus will be on those elements which reflect the interests of the students as individual members of a wider society.
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