Course Catalog 2006-2007

TITA-1106 BASICS OF INFORMATION AND KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT, 4 cr
Basics of Information and Knowledge Management

Courses persons responsible
Ilona Ilvonen

Lecturers
Ilona Ilvonen

Implementations
  Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Period 4 Period 5 Summer
Lecture 4 h/week - - - - -
Exam  
(Timetable for academic year 2006-2007)

Objectives
To give the student an understanding of information and knowledge management issues, central terminology and theories. Both business and ICT points of view are covered. During the course, students are familiarised with knowledge management and knowledge intensive organisations and their management. The course also covers the basics of intellectual capital management, business information management, e-commerce, information security management, enterprise information systems and corporate communications.

Content
Content Core content Complementary knowledge Specialist knowledge
1. To give the students an overwiew of the field on infomation and knowledge management       
2. To introduce the basic terminology related to infomation and knowledge management       
3. To introduce the theories related to infomation and knowledge management       

Requirements for completing the course
Passed examination and completed exercises. Required attendance at the exercise sessions.

Evaluation criteria for the course

  • 70% of the course grade is based on the exam grade, 30% on the exercises.

  • Used assessment scale is numeric (1-5)

    • Study material
    Type Name Auhor ISBN URL Edition, availability... Exam material Language
    Lecture slides           Yes  English 
    Other literature Literature package         Yes   

    Prerequisites
    Prequisite relations (Sign up to TUT Intranet required)

    Remarks

  • Partial passing of course must be in connection with the same round of implementation.

    • Distance learning

  • ITC utilized during the course

    • - In information distribution via homepage, newsgroups or mailing lists, e.g. current issues, timetables
    - In compiling teaching material, particularly for online use or other electronic media
    - In compiling exercise, group or laboratory work
    - In distributing and/or returning exercise work, material etc

    Scaling
    Methods of instructionHours
    Lectures 48
    Exercises 24

    Study materials Hours
    material defined later 32

    Other scaledHours
    Exam/midterm exam 3
    Total sum 107

    Correspondence of content
    2920150 Basics of Information and Knowledge Management

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    Last modified 18.04.2006
    Modified byIlona Ilvonen