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

Prerequisites
Prequisite relations (Sign up to TUT Intranet required)

Scaling

Methods of instruction	Hours
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 by	Jussi Myllärniemi