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: I want to be clear at the outset of this blog that this is not an attempt to discredit any organisation involved in KM education. It is intended as a statement of observation that looks to pose questions on the progression of professional KM education. Let me ask you this: Would you hire a finance manager without a CPA qualification? Would you have the confidence in their competence? I’ll take a guess that your answer is, probably more...

Abstract: Introduction. As an emerging and multidisciplinary field, knowledge management (KM) has gained much popularity among academic and professional disciplines. Library and information science (LIS) embraced KM during the mid-nineties, and in the context of the adoption of KM, this study aims at exploring the current state of KM education offered by LIS schools. Method. The study conducted a worldwide online survey of 300 LIS schools to locate 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: Brainovation is very excited to present a very thorough interview with Knowledge Management guru, Epistemologist and Educator Dr. Michael JD Sutton. Dr. Sutton is an Assistant Professor at the Bill and Vieve Gore School of Business, Westminster College. Dr. Sutton brings a unique view to Knowledge Management given a very comprehensive career in senior corporate and consulting positions spanning more than three decades. His work has also 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...

Abstract: The goal of this editorial is to describe the emerging stimulus that could drive joint ventures between business, management, and library and information science schools in offering Knowledge Management (KM) curricula. The basis for this thought-piece are modified excerpts from the authors forthcoming dissertation entitled Examination of the Historical Sensemaking Processes Representing the Development of Knowledge Management Curricula in more...