Course Code and Title

4300472

Credit Hours

3(3-0)   ECTS credits 5

Max.Class Size=40

Student Quota for Other Departments: 20

Instructor

Dr. Tarkan Gürbüz

Catalogue Description

Catalogue: This course offers participants the opportunity to explore the framework for knowledge management in education and research. Participants will explore the potential of knowledge management in support of education and research for increasing the capacity of identifying, distilling, harnessing and using information to improve student and institutional success. This course provides the fundamental background for understanding knowledge management and offers necessary resources and practices to enable participants to design and implement a knowledge management strategy in order for education and research initiatives to succeed and flourish. This course includes a strong focus on the implementation of necessary tools and procedures to construct and maintain an outstanding sustainable knowledge management environment for education and research organizations.

Course Objectives and Goals

The main objective of the course is to enable participants to acquire an integrated understanding of the interrelated subjects and issues involved in knowledge management and to prepare them to respond effectively to those issues and processes which impact the success of the intersection of this increasingly popular management trend with education and research. Assimilation of theoretical material will be balanced with the development of professional knowledge and skills to implement essential knowledge management framework strategies in education and research. The course aimed at providing the participants with vital insight into new knowledge management techniques for implementing necessary tools and procedures to construct and maintain an outstanding sustainable knowledge management environment for education and research organizations.

Upon completion of this course, class participants should be able to:

1.      Explain the relationship between the concepts of data, information, knowledge, learning and change;

2.      Define knowledge management and explain why it is important for education and research organizations; 

3.      Recall and underline the fundamental concepts of knowledge management;

4.      Recognize the various dimensions of knowledge management;

5.      Discuss essential tools, methods, systems to develop knowledge management framework strategies and procedures in education and research

6.      Discuss organizational learning, learning organizations and intellectual capital

7.      Analyze and select tools, methods and systems to manage knowledge in education and research organizations;

8.      Criticize different knowledge management implementations

9.      Identify a knowledge management problem with its key attributes, and formulate a knowledge management strategy for solving it;

10.  Determine and commit effective knowledge management initiatives for helping research and education organizations increase their capacity in managing knowledge to improve institutional and learner success;

11.  Demonstrate essential knowledge and skills needed in order to properly leverage principles of knowledge management and procedures to broaden understanding of how to create a dynamic, sustainable knowledge management environment for education and research organizations;

Course Outline

Weeks      Topics and Deadlines

1.      First meeting, review of basic concepts (data, information, knowledge, learning and change).

2.      Introduction to knowledge management( fundamental concepts, definitions, brief history, framework and procedures )

3.      What is knowledge management?

4.      Knowledge management - Why? (The importance of knowledge management)

5.      Intellectual capital, Organizational learning, Learning organizations
Midterm Exam

6.      Knowledge management - How to? (Essential tools, methods, systems)

7.      Knowledge management for education and research organizations

8.      To develop knowledge management framework strategies in education and research

9.      Knowledge management strategies and models;

10.  Evaluation of different knowledge management applications;
Project Assignment Due (Analyze and select tools, methods and systems to manage knowledge in education and research organizations)

11.  The relation between knowledge-change-performance and total quality management

12.  To implement knowledge management in education and research (principles, steps, critical success factors) 

13.  Starting the knowledge management initiative,
Project Assignment Due (Developing a knowledge management strategy for solving the Identified knowledge management problem)

14.  Final Project Due and presentations

Textbook(s)

• Ghaoui, C et.al. (2005). Knowledge-based virtual education : user-centred paradigms. Berlin : Springer
• Pyka,A., Küppers, G. (2002). Innovation networks : theory and practice. Cheltenham, UK ; Northhampton, MA : Edward Elgar.
• Coakes, E. (2003). Knowledge management : current issues and challenges. Hershey, PA : IRM Pres.
• Additional readings and learning resources for the course will be provided.

Reference Books

• New challenges for educational research. Paris : Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
• Dalkýr, K. (2005). Knowledge Management in Theory and Practice

Laboratory Work Required

During laboratory works, participants will study the course assignments and projects and perform necessary research related with the course topics.

Main Teaching Modes

Lectures, Assignments, Discussions, Lab Works, Projects.

Course Requirements

1. Complete classroom activities. (300 pts) Complete class attendance is expected. Completion of the reading assignments and classroom participation is also expected.

2. Midterm. (100 pts) A paper-pencil written exam o review what students learned during the lectures.

3.  First project assignment. (200 pts) Participants will design, develop, write a rationale and present their first project assignment including analysis and selection of tools, methods and systems to manage knowledge in education and research organizations.

4.  Second project assignment. (250 pts)  Participants will develop a knowledge management strategy for solving the identified knowledge management problem.

This is a hands-on course and will require additional time on the computer outside of scheduled class times. This course is designed for students with intermediate level of computer literacy. The goal is to develop skills and backround to start effective knowledge management initiatives for education and research organizations.

5.  Final Exam. (150 pts)  A paper-pencil written exam o review what students learned during the lectures about knowledge management in education and research.

Evaluation and Grading

Percentage %

Midterm

10

Final

15

Paper(s)/Project(s)

45

Attendance/Participation

(classroom activities)

30