Details:1105 Knowledge Management Conference and Exhibition – Track 1: Foundations of KM, Session 1-1: KM Curricula: Instruction and Research at Leading Universities The Grand Hyatt Hotel, Washington DC 05/03/10, 1:45 PM – 3:00 PMAbstract: Intellectual legitimacy is usually established in the halls of higher education. For a young discipline such as knowledge management, it is very important to see the emergence of a robust series more...

Abstract: On May 5-6, 2011, the Knowledge Management Education Forum (KMEF) brought together some 75 educators in the field of knowledge management (KM) to share their thoughts about how KM is taught and how students learn KM. This First Annual KMEF Summit was held on the campus of George Washington University in Washington, DC. An initiative of the KM faculties of George Washington University and Kent State University, KMEF is described as “an more...

Stan Garfield is asking the Systems Integration KM Leaders Community about their experiences in higher education teaching or studying Knowledge Management. Abstract: Last week I participated in the Knowledge Management Education Forum in Washington, DC. This prompted me to ask three questions:Have you studied knowledge management at a college or university, either at the undergraduate or graduate level? If so, please reply with details on the school, more...

Abstract: Kent State University and George Washington University have been collaborating around an initiative to strengthen KM education (mostly at the Masters and Ph.D. level) with what I understood to be a long term goal of strengthening the KM profession as a whole by turning KM into a “discipline” with a standardized set of core qualifications, etc… essentially trying to balance or counter the emergence of competing commercial more...

Abstract: … In this work, we propose a model of individual knowledge management competence to support the education of knowledge managers … The model explains KM competence as specific combinations of presumed KM-related activities and the individual capabilities required to perform them. … The proposed model suggests not a single definition of KM competence, but multiple profiles based distinct understandings of what comprises KM. more...

Abstract: The purpose of this qualitative study was an investigation of the phenomenon of Knowledge Management (KM) program design and development. The interest in KM programs has grown during the last decade because of the increased demand for KM educational research and the importance of the emerging knowledge economy. This exploratory and explanatory investigation scrutinized two cases of graduate KM programs conceived in the year 2000. Choo’s more...

What do knowledge management practitioners need to know to be successful? What competencies define the profession? Those are not easy questions to answer, no matter how long you’ve been in the field. Yet we are at a significant juncture in the evolution of this young profession and this emerging domain when the need for consensus on these issues has never been more critical. To that end, Kent State University and George Washington University are more...

Abstract: …Knowledge Management Curriculum: The curriculum proposed was based on the four pillars, each having its own course, bordered with introductory and capstone courses (Figure 1-5). The curriculum was based on a simple definition for KM and emphasized KM’s management/operational aspects: leveraging relevant knowledge assets to improve organization performance, with emphasis on improving efficiency, effectiveness, and innovation. If more...

Abstract: Knowledge Management training is offered worldwide by a wide variety of organizations. They include academic institutions, software vendors, consulting firms, and professional organizations. The participants might include: students on the academic campus, practioners in the filed, senior managers, IT professionals, information management professionals, and learning organization specialists. One can enhance KM learning through participating more...

Abstract: In an upcoming insightful article by Brian (Bo) Newman, The Education of the Knowledge Professions, Bo addresses the confusion existing in the KM training marketplace. He also addresses how to define the various stakeholders in the Knowledge Professions. The KMPro Learning Center is presently wrestling with these key issues for the KM profession. In this interview, Bo Newman, the founder of the original Knowledge Management Forum (KMForum) more...