Kent State University (KSU)
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Kent State University (KSU or Kent State), formerly the Kent State College, Kent State Normal College, and Kent State Normal School / Ohio State Normal College At Kent, offers the following Knowledge Management education and training opportunities:
College of Communication and Information (CCI) > School of Information1) > (interdisciplinary) Information Architecture and Knowledge Management (IAKM) Department/Program2)
Graduate Degrees/Programs
- Online Certificate in Knowledge Management (CKM)3)
- Master of Science in Knowledge Management (online)4)
- Combined Bachelor’s-Master’s Degree
- Dual Degree Options
- Master of Business Administration and Master of Science in Knowledge Management (MBA/MSKM = KM major/concentration)5)
- Master of Library and Information Science and Master of Science in Knowledge Management (MLIS/MSKM)**6)
- Informal dual degree between the Master of Science in Knowledge Management and any other graduate degree at Kent State (pending approval from both programs)6)
- Master of Library and Information Science and Master of Science in Information Architecture and Knowledge Management (MLIS/MS IAKM, with a concentration in knowledge management)**
- Master of Arts in Journalism and Mass Communication and Master of Science in Information Architecture and Knowledge Management (MAJMC/MS IAKM, with a concentration in knowledge management)**
- Ph.D. in Communication & Information (Area of study: Information > Knowledge Organization7))
Courses
- Information Architecture and Knowledge Management workshops**
- Individual Knowledge Management Courses as Continuing Education
- Courses with access for guest students:** Business Intelligence; Business Narrative and Storytelling; Expertise Management; Futures Research; Intellectual Capital Management; Organizational Culture; Organizational Learning; Organizational Network Analysis; Semantic Analysis Methods; Strategic Knowledge Management — Virtual Communities
Workshops
- Knowledge Management Workshop, November 8, 2017, Geauga Campus
Webinars
- “KM61095 Issues and Trend in Knowledge Management” Class Interviews
- May 2024: Community development and smart cities – Interview with Emily Campbell
- Aug 2023: Technologies – information architecture and artificial intelligence – Interview with Tony Rhem
- May 2023: Community Management – Interview with Stan Garfield
- May 2023: Wisdom Management vs Knowledge Management – Interview with Maria Jakubik
- May 2023: Knowledge Management, Change Management, etc. – Interview with Jean-Claude Monney
- May 2023: Strategic Knowledge Management – Interview with Rajesh Dhillon
- May 2023: Agile Methodology – Interview with Stuart French
- May 2023: KM for Development Partnerships – Interview with Andreas Brandner
- May 2023: Kent State University M.S. in Knowledge Management Alumni Panel – John Antill, Jessica DeMay, and Dawn Sedor
- Mar 2023: Radical Knowledge Management – Interview with Stephanie Barnes
- Mar 2023: Knowledge Management for Development – Interview with Gladys Kemboi
- Feb 2023: The Value of Knowledge and its Importance in Knowledge Management – Interview with Tim Wood Powell
- Feb 2023: Mapping Informal Knowledge Networks – Interview with Bart Verheijen
- Nov 2022: ABC Platform CoS – Constructing the taxonomy based on text analysis techniques of the community discussions – Interview with Dan Ranta
- KM@KSU Webinars**
- Apr 2014: Using Network Analysis to Understand the Knowledge Domain of Urban Planning (Thomas Sanchez)
- Mar 2014: Knowledge Capture and Transfer at Kraft Foods (Nanako Mura, Jeni Wolf)
- Feb 2014: Knowledge Elicitation: Advantages and Challenges (Brian Moon)
- Sep 2013: Knowledge Markets (Marshall van Alstyne)
- Jul 2013: Knowledge Cities for a Knowledge Society (Denise Bedford)
- Jun 2013: Fear Erodes (Marcia Daszko)
- May 2013: Designing Effective IKM & Collaboration in Complex Organizational Environments (David Kamien); Intergenerational Knowledge Transfer (Giora Hadar); Knowledge Flows in Project Environments (Barbara Fillip); Using appreciative inquiry methods to facilitate knowledge transfer, capture and collaboration (Karla Phlypo)
- Apr 2013: Sharing Knowledge as Apps in Executable English (Adrian Walker); Student Project: Organizational Network Analysis of the Transportation Research Board (Jacob Spiegler, Sean Gaffney, and Andrew Seredick)
- Mar 2013: Getting Innovation Right (Seth Kahan); Fatal Allergies (Wendi Bukowitz)
- Feb 2013: Opening Webinar (Denise Bedford); Building Smarter Organizations (Gordon Vala-Webb)
- SLIS Wednesday Webinars
- Knowledge Management Part 1 & 2 (Len Asprey)
- Knowledge Management: The Role of Information Professionals in a Knowledge Economy (Denise Bedford)
- Online Open House
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- Mar 2008: Online Knowledge Management Masters Degree and Certificate Program
- Jul 2008: Online Knowledge Management Masters Degree and Certificate Program
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Communities
- Networked Knowledge Organization Systems (NKOS) Work Group/Network
NKOS is an ad hoc work group of more than 300 international experts and implementers of knowledge organization systems. The US group is hosted by the Kent State School of Information, the European group by the University of South Wales, Hypermedia Research Group. - Knowledge Management Education Forum (KMEF) Community**8)
The Knowledge Management Education Forum (KMEF) is an on-going, annual dialog to identify and grow consensus on the knowledge management body of knowledge, competencies, roles and curriculum.
Conferences
- 19th International Conference on Knowledge Management (ICKM 2024), October 21-24, 2024, Kent State University, Kent, OH, USA
Conference Theme: Navigating Inequities and Social Justice in the Age of Artificial Intelligence - 10th Midwest Knowledge Management (KM) Symposium 2024, June 6-7, 2024, Kent State University, Kent, OH, USA / Virtual venue
(Organizer: Midwest Knowledge Management Community) - 9th Midwest Knowledge Management (KM) Symposium 2023, Jun 16, 2023, Kent, OH, USA
(Organizer: Midwest Knowledge Management Community)
Networked Knowledge Organization Systems (NKOS) Workshop series
- European Networked Knowledge Organization Systems (NKOS) Workshops (since 2000)
@ Theory and Practice of Digital Libraries (TPDL), formerly European Conference on Digital Libraries (ECDL) - NKOS Consolidated Workshop (2020-2021)
@ Virtual venue - Networked Knowledge Organization Systems (NKOS) Workshop
@ Dublin Core Metatata Initiative Conference (2008, 2019) - U.S. Networked Knowledge Organization Systems (NKOS) Workshops (1997-2012, 2017)
@ Dublin Core Metatata Initiative Conference (2017), NKOS/CENDI Workshop, various locations (2008-2012), IEEE/ACM Joint Conference on Digital Libraries, formerly ACM Digital Libraries Conference (1997-2005)
Knowledge Sciences Symposium**
The Knowledge Sciences Symposium aims to bring together knowledge management thought leaders from businesses and organizations, technology sector, academia, civil society organizations and the broader workforce to assist the University in designing a Knowledge Sciences Center.
- (PLANNED) Knowledge Sciences Symposium 2.0 in 2016
(In collaboration with the US Department of Transportation) - Knowledge Sciences Symposium WNY 2015, October 8-9, 2015, St. Bonaventure University, Olean, New York, USA
(In collaboration with Pioneer Knowledge Services) - Knowledge Sciences Symposium, September 4-5 & 10-11, 2013, Canton, OH & Washington, D.C., USA / Virtual venue
(Launch Event for the Knowledge Science Center @ Kent State)- Kent State University, Sep 4-5
US Department of Transportation Library, Sep 10-11Day 1: Listening to stakeholders, thought leaders and considering a proposal
Day 2: Brainstorming, sharing ideas and blueprinting a knowledge sciences centerPre-conference Webinars:
#1: Current and Past Good Practice Models – July 24, 2013
#2: What kinds of knowledge science products and services should the Center support? July 31, 2013
#3: Knowledge Sciences Center Activity Models – August 7, 2013
#4: Intellectual Property and Capital Models – August 14, 2013
#5: Knowledge Sciences Center Presence, Resources and Access – August 21, 2013 - Knowledge Economy Summit, End of April 2011, Columbus, USA
Knowledge Management Education Forum Summit (KMEF Summit)**
The Knowledge Management Education Forum Summit brings together educators in the field of knowledge management to share their thoughts about how Knowledge Management is taught and how students learn Knowledge Management.
- KM Education Forum, First Annual Summit, May 5-6, 2011, Washington, DC
- KM Education Forum, Second Annual Summit, July 26-27, 2012, Washington, DC
- (POSTPONED) KM Education Forum, November 29-30, 2010, Washington DC, USA
Events
- Nov 2011: 10th anniversary celebration reception of the Information Architecture and Knowledge Management (IAKM) program