Abstract: Knowledge management (KM) is one of the most engaging subjects in the modern knowledge-based economy, and many academic and professional disciplines have adopted KM education into their course programmes. Library and Information Science (LIS) is another academic discipline that has a lot to gain by incorporating the principles of KM. This paper aims
Specialization in IKMS for the Undergraduate CS Curriculum
Abstract: We describe our progress extending the undergraduate Computer Science (CS) curriculum to include a deep understanding of techniques for information and knowledge management systems (IKMS). In a novel five-course sequence, students build and work with techniques for data mining, information retrieval, and text analysis, and develop a large-scale IKMS project. We teach in
From Singapore to South Africa: The Development of the ICKM
Abstract: The International Council on Knowledge Management (ICKM) started in 2004 with a conference hosted by the Information and Knowledge Management Society (www.iKMS.org) in Singapore. Prof. Suliman Hawamdeh, the founding chair of the ICKM conference series, who also developed the curriculum for one of the first dedicated M.Sc. programs in Knowledge Management at the
Development of the International Council on Knowledge Management
Abstract: The objective of this entry is to explore the fundamental nature of knowledge management by examining relevant definitions, concepts, instruments, and strategies. It also reports on the development of the International Council on Knowledge Management (ICKM). ICKM is a nonprofit informal grouping of academics and practitioners that started in 2004 in Singapore with
International Council on Knowledge Management (ICKM)
The International Council on Knowledge Management (ICKM), formerly the informal International Conference on Knowledge Management Council (ICKM Council),1) offers the following Knowledge Management education and training