The Distance Learning Global Master’s Degree in Knowledge Management at California State University Northridge has it’s own video channel on YouTube. At the moment there are only videos of faculty members talking about the courses they offer as a part of the Distance Learning Global Master’s Degree in Knowledge Management at California State University Northridge. KM 610: The Information and Knowledge Professional in the Information more...

Abstract: Over the past decades, the information and knowledge professions have become an important facet of the modern economy. The rise of the Internet and the impact of globalization have changed the way companies do business and led them to direct their attention to the importance of managing knowledge and information. Realizing the value of intellectual capital and the need for managing organizational intellectual assets, organizations are seeking more...

Abstract: So, back in May I did a post on KM Standards and Certification and after working on my ‘Curriculum’ post I started thinking more on what a proper certification program should look like for KM. For starters, I (the royal ‘we’) wouldn’t want to take a program that covered information from a very high-level. Which, of course, doesn’t help the newbies to the field. more… Christian Young: Quick & Dirty: more...

Abstract: As KM migrates from the wonks to the workers, the Special Libraries Association (SLA) leads the way among professional associations shouldering the implementation strategies. Karen Reczek: Info pros leverage their network to become KM pros. Inside Knowledge, Volume 12 Issue 2, 2008 Full text from publisher » (no figures) Copyright © Ark Group Ltd All rights reserved.

Abstract: I’ve been doing a lot of research lately on KM certification and (KM-specific) continuing ed programs as well as the establishment of an oversight board to develop generally accepted KM standards/practices (similar to the FAF/FASB/GASB) and I’d be interested in hearing folks’ opinions on the subject. more… Christian Young: KM Standards & Certification As A Professional Compass. KM Reflections, May 08, 2008 Copyright 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...

Podcasts from an iKMS Forum, held on June 18 2007 in Singapore.  Professional Development in KM – Part 1 Eric Tsui Professor Eric Tsui describes the way that KM education, KM research and KM consulting inter-relate for a “real world learning laboratory” in the Hong Kong Polytechnic University’s KM programmes.Professional Development in KM – Part 2 Schubert Foo Professor Schubert Foo recounts how the Nanyang 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: Knowledge Management (KM) can perhaps best be described as the strategic process through which an organization maximizes value from its intellectual and knowledge-based assets. It involves creating effective methods for building relationships and trust among employees so knowledge will be recognized, captured, organized, evaluated, shared, applied and reused in the most productive manner possible to fulfill the organization’s goals. more...

Abstract: Rather than funding certification programs for KM, or seeking certified KM practitioners, organizations should invest in transitioning to a learning organization and finding staff who already practice the requisite skills related to KM. Daniel W. Rasmus: Don’t Look to Certification Bodies for Knowledge Management Professionals. Forrester Research (For Information & Knowledge Management Professionals), October 24, 2001 Purchase more...