Course Catalog 2007-2008

TITA-4306 MANAGEMENT OF KNOWLEDGE WORK, 4 cr
Management of Knowledge Work

Courses persons responsible
Jussi Okkonen

Implementations
  Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Period 4 Period 5 Summer
Lecture - 6 h/per - - - -
Exercise - 6 h/per - - - -
Assignment - 10 h/per - - - -
Exam  
(Timetable for academic year 2007-2008)

Objectives
The aim is to give additional knowledge on the features of knowledge work organisations, management of knowledge based organisation and knowledge workers. The main emphasis is on management and leadership, management of competencies and different managerial conventions.

Content
Content Core content Complementary knowledge Specialist knowledge
1. Organisation, resource based view of a firm.  organisation as a context for knowledge work  post-modern organisation 
2. Measurement as a managerial convention.  performance measurement in knowledge work context  measurement as a tool for MBO 
3. Management cycle for competence and knowledge management.  competence management in knowledge work    
4. Relative and absolute competence.       
5. Classification of knowledge based resources.  activity theory    

Requirements for completing the course
written exam on designated literature, an exercise and an essay

Evaluation criteria for the course

  • Used assessment scale is numeric (1-5)

  • Prerequisites
    Prequisite relations (Sign up to TUT Intranet required)

    Scaling
    Methods of instructionHours
    Lectures 1
    Learning diary, portfolio and other written work 80
    Total sum 81

    Correspondence of content
    TITA-4300 Management of Knowledge Work

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    Last modified 01.02.2007
    Modified byJussi Myllärniemi