MPH_OKDM Organizational Knowledge Development and Knowledge Management

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Autumn 2019
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mag. Dr. Eva Born (lecturer)
Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Rainer Born (lecturer)
Ing. Peter Kelemen, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ing. Peter Kelemen, Ph.D. (seminar tutor), Mag. Dr. Eva Born (deputy)
Guaranteed by
Mag. Dr. Eva Born
Department of Business Management – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Mgr. Jana Nesvadbová
Supplier department: Department of Business Management – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Timetable
Thu 12:00–14:50 S309
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 24 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/24, only registered: 0/24, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/24
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
At the end of the course students will have a better understanding on how practically use contemporary theories in organizational epistemology and organization theory for the resolution of knowledge management issues in organizations.
Learning outcomes
Student will be in particular able to:
- reproduce the main issues in the area of knowledge management;
- understand basic concepts of knowledge management;
- understand and design possible solutions to selected problems of knowledge management;
- implement these solutions in practice.
Syllabus
  • 1. session (2x2h): Kick-off: Organization as a Knowledge System: Introduction into the problem area (theoretical input and group game); content, aims, organization of the course, assignment of topics 2. session (2x2h): Prep Stage 1: Configuration, contingencies and life-cycles of organizations: Theoretical input, short test, presentations, discussions 3. session (2x2h): L&D1 Stage: Cognitive processes underlying organizational effectiveness (organizational epistemology): Theoretical input, short test, presentations, discussions 4. session (2x2h): L&D2 Stage: Knowledge, knowledge management, aspects of knowledge management: Theoretical input, short test, presentations, discussions 5. session (2x2h): L&D3 Stage: The practice of knowledge management, final reflexion: Theoretical input, short test, presentations, discussions 6. session (2x2h): Written exam (for students which do not pass the minimum required points in short tests in Sessions 2, 3, 4, 5)
Literature
    required literature
  • Reader (available at the beginning of the semester) - compulsory
    recommended literature
  • Tsoukas, H. (2005). Complex Knowledge. Studies in Organizational Epistemology. Oxford: Oxford University Press
Teaching methods
lectures, autonomous reading of academic literature, presentations, group discussions, group games, case study analyses, short tests, written exam
Assessment methods
All students responsibility is to read all mandatory readings. This will be examined through a short test at the beginning of sessions 2, 3, 4, 5. Students which do not pass the minimum requirement (at least 11 point out of 20 in tests) will have to do a long exam in Session 6. Others do not have to show up in Session 6. Thematic work (student presentation of an assigned topic), active in-class work. Attendance is compulsory. Any copying, keeping a record of tests or carrying the tests out, using forbidden aids including any communication devices or any other breach of objectivity of the exam is regarded as a failure to meet the obligations of the subject and as a serious breach of study regulations. As a consequence, the teacher grades the student with "F" and the dean is allowed to initiate a disciplinary action, which might lead to the termination of the studies.
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018.
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