Managing knowledge

Open University Business School
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

Course Format: Classroom | E-learning | Virtual Class | Online | On-site | Blended | Self-paced

Course Description:

'' The course is for managers who deal with knowledge in a variety of organisational contexts ranging from multinationals, small and medium-sized businesses to the public sector and charities. In an increasingly inter-connected world, knowing how to manage knowledge to meet new opportunities and challenges is becoming a growing priority for practising managers, and this MBA course covers areas that will be of importance to managers. The aims of the course are:

To explore the activity of managing knowledge from different perspectives, providing you with conceptual frameworks and models, practical management tools and guidelines.

To use advanced, student-centred, distance-learning techniques and technologies to maximise learning benefits, tutor–student interaction and exposure to current topics and ideas.

The benefits to you as a practising manager include that you will be able to:

manage information and knowledge more effectively by better understanding the interaction between individuals, organisations, social networks and communities of practice;

develop a critical perspective on communication, learning and sense-making;

place the management of knowledge, tangible and intangible assets and intellectual capital in historical, theoretical and ethical contexts in order to appraise current practice and future options;

use information and communication technologies to navigate the information environment, and be aware of how information and communication technologies can support knowledge management processes effectively for groups, as well as within and between organisations;

analyse and develop individual and organisational knowledge management capabilities;

formulate a knowledge management programme for your own organisation.

The course makes extensive use of electronic media, including online library resources, the internet, online forums and audio conferencing.

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Phone:+44 (0)845 300 60 90

School Address:

Student Registration & Enquiry Service
The OU Business School
The Open University
PO Box 197
Milton Keynes
MK7 6BJ
UK

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