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Course Catalog 2010-2011
TITA-4306 Management of Knowledge Work, 4 cr |
Person responsible
Jussi Okkonen
Lessons
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Requirements
Written exam on designated literature, an exercise and an essay.
Principles and baselines related to teaching and learning
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Learning outcomes
After course student hasadditional 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 |
Study material
| Type | Name | Author | ISBN | URL | Edition, availability, ... | Examination material | Language |
| Book | Knowledge Work and Knowledge-Intensive Firms | Alvesson, M. | English | ||||
| Book | Managing Knowledge work | Newell, Robertson, Scarbrough & Swan | English |
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Correspondence of content
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More precise information per implementation
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Contact teaching: 50 % Distance learning: 0 % Self-directed learning: 50 % |