The Knowledge Management Education Hub

Courses

Short Courses / Contiuning Professional Development (CPD)

• Knowledge in Defence (5 days)**
  2021-Present Core Content: (Note: No course dates available)
  Understanding knowledge and what it is- how we think and how we learn,
  Concept of organisational learning and knowledge management practice,
  Knowledge (information) management strategies,
  Impediments to learning,
  Communities of practice,
  Reasoning,
  Research practice.

  2016-2020 Core Content:
  Types of knowledge and their roles within organisations
  The development of knowledge based organisations
  Developing and managing intellectual capital
  Knowledge management and IT infrastructures
  Transferring knowledge across functional and organisational boundaries
  Developing and capturing new knowledge
  Knowledge and innovation
  Ownership, intellectual property and exploitation.

• Information and Knowledge Management (5 days)**
  2012-2017 Core content:
  Data, information and knowledge
  Determining information needs
  Knowledge exchange
  Conditions for innovation
  Knowledge mapping and codification
  Facilitating knowledge transfer
• Task Analysis and Knowledge Elicitation (1 day)**
  2008-2011 Syllabus:
  The background to work and task analysis
  The principles of Hierarchical Task Analysis and Functional Decomposition
  Practical workshop – analysing a real-life task by decomposition
  The use of THE HTA TOOL on the same task
  Making the most of your analysis, advanced features of THE HTA TOOL
  The background to Cognitive Task Analysis with a focus on the elicitation of Knowledge, Skills & Abilities data
  Practical exercise – analysing a task for necessary Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
  Introduction to the Cranfield Cognitive Toolset
  The use of these methods for software design and HCI Assessment

Graduate Degrees/Programs

Department Of Information Systems (DoIS)

• Knowledge Management Systems MSc/PgDip/PgCert** (distance learning) ²⁾
  2001-2007:

  Compulsory Modules: (select 4 (MSc/PgDip) or 2 (PgCert) modules)
  Foundations of Knowledge
  Organisational Knowledge
  Knowledge Management
  Knowledge Management Systems

  Optional Modules: (select 4 (MSc/PgDip) or 2 (PgCert) modules)
  Knowledge Representation
  Knowledge Programming
  Knowledge Storage and Sharing
  Knowledge Discovery
  Knowledge Interfaces
  Knowledge Engineering

  MSc project (dissertation and oral examination)

  2001:

  2001 Study modules: (select 10 (MSc/PgDip))
  Knowledge Management
  Organisational Behaviour
  Human Behaviour
  Knowledge Networks
  Knowledge Systems
  Knowledge Representation
  Knowledge Programming
  Knowledge Engineering
  Knowledge Storage
  Knowledge Interfaces

  MSc project (dissertation and oral examination)

Conferences

• Exploiting Knowledge and Information in Government Symposium (EKIG)**
  The Exploiting Knowledge and Information in Government Symposium (EKIG), a natural successor to the Exploiting Information and Knowledge in Defence Symposium (EIKD), will feature a range of sessions from general knowledge and information management related presentations to some on more specific defence related topics. EKIG will provide an excellent opportunity to learn about current and future information and knowledge related projects and activities across Government and speakers will cover a wide range of subjects – IT, skills, culture, leadership, secure processes, collaborative working, managing information risk and professional skills.

  Conference History:

  • EKIG 2009, 29-30 September 2009, Cranfield University, Shrivenham, United Kingdom

    Note: The conference was replaced by the replaced by the Exploiting Information and Knowledge in Defence Symposium (EIKD 2010)

    Conference Program tbd; CANCELLED

  • EKIG 2008, 1–2 October 2008, Cranfield University, Shrivenham, United Kingdom
    (Organizer: The National Archives, Ministry of Defence (Defence Academy of the United Kingdom); Sponsors: Government’s Knowledge Council)
    CIO for Defence
    Getting Mashed in the Public Sector – How the Power of Information is Changing our approach to Public Information
    Developing the Knowledge and Information Management (KIM) Profession
    Information Exploitation in Joint Operations
    Joint Reference Information Management Capability
    Administering and Recharging for Shared Information
    Knowledge Management Progress at Department of Health
    Transformational Knowledge Management – Shaking up Organisations of the Future
    Managing Talent in the 21st Century
    Communities of Practice in Local Government
    Social Software in Law Firms
    CoMEx: Facilitating the Transfer of Knowledge
    Delivering Strategic, Operational and Tactical Effect: Information as Weapon (or Tool) of Choice
    Knowledge Management in Defra Review Programme
    Developing an Information Exploitation Capability
    Model Driven Requirements
    Exploiting Information to Drive a Balanced Portfolio
    Pandemic Influenza: Why We Should Be Very Afraid and How Will Defence Cope?
    GKIMN wiki: Connecting People and Building Capability

    Display Area (exhibition)

• Exploiting Information and Knowledge in Defence Symposium (EIKD)**
  The Exploiting Information and Knowledge in Defence Symposium (EIKD), sponsored by the Chief Information Officer in the Ministry of Defence, features expert speakers from Industry, Government and Academia, attracts wide representation from the Defence community, and provides an excellent opportunity to learn about current and future information related activities and projects.

  Conference History:

  • 11th EIKD 2010, 5-6 October 2010, Defence Academy of the United Kingdom, Shrivenham, United Kingdom
    Conference Theme: The Information Agenda
    Day Themes:
    The Wider Information Agenda; Defence Information Agenda

    Keynotes:
    How do you Deliver ICT Unfettered by the Back

    Presentations:
    The Government Information Agenda
    The future of Defence Intelligence Fusion
    The Knowledge Edge Force: A New Zealand Perspective
    Exploiting DII/F Capability – The Art of the Possible
    …n.a.

    Exhibition

  • 10th EIKD 2009, 6-7 October 2009, Defence Academy of the United Kingdom, Shrivenham, United Kingdom
    Conference Theme: Better Decisions Through Better Use of Information
    Keynotes:
    Information in Defence in Context

    Presentations:
    Being the Defence CIO
    People – Sufficient, Capable, Motivated
    Information – Where we are, Where we want to be and How we will get there”
    External view of Information Access & Protection Issues
    Developing the Government KIM Community
    Splitting Strategy and Delivery of KIM: The Home Office Story
    How good Knowledge Management can help to reduce Carbon emissions and reduce climate change
    Operational Record Keeping – Archives in Afghanistan Case Study
    How we exploit information
    A view from the Battlelab
    An ISO View
    DII Collaborative Working & EDRM (incl. “Capability Exploitation – Alamein & Blenheim” and “iMOSS implementation – A
    Business Unit View”)
    …n.a.

    Exhibition

  • 9th EIKD 2008, 4-5 June 2008, Defence Academy of the United Kingdom, Shrivenham, United Kingdom
    Conference Theme: n.a.
    Conference Program n.a.

  • 8th EIKD 2007, 6-7 June 2007, Defence Academy of the United Kingdom, Shrivenham, United Kingdom
    Conference Theme. n.a.
    Presentations:
    Transformational Government
    Knowledge Council
    Joint Industry Transformation Plan
    Info in Afghanistan
    DII – the key to the information conundrum
    Department of Health Knowledge management work
    Defence Capability Centre (also update on IM Training)
    IX programme update
    Knowledge Management
    Modelling…
    Future of Knowledge Management
    Management of knowledge
    Communities and collaboration
    MOD and Industry’s Data Quality Programme – through-life management and data integration
    Developing the Information Layer for Defence
    EU Research in the Area of Semantic Web Services
    Knowledge Management at PJHQ
    Information Maturity Model

    Speaker panel

  • 7th EIKD 2006, 5-6 July 2006, Defence Academy of the United Kingdom, Shrivenham, United Kingdom
    Conference Theme: Integrating the Information Layer across the Enterprise
    Conference Program n.a.

  • 6th EIKD 2005, 26-27 July 2005, Defence Academy of the United Kingdom, Shrivenham, United Kingdom
    Conference Theme: n.a.
    Conference Program n.a.

  • 5th EIKD 2004, 21-22 July 2004, Defence Academy of the United Kingdom, Shrivenham, United Kingdom
    Conference Theme: Exploitation of embodied, embedded, and represented knowledge as well as network enabled common services and capability
    Keynotes: (2)
    n.a.

    INFORMATION FOCUS Presentations:
    The Information Exploitation Programme
    Making NEC work for MOD
    Knowledge Analysis and Beyond
    Information Logistics: The Importance of Structure for Information Exploitation
    Delivering NITEworks: one year on
    D.E.A.T.H. – The Key to Effective Information ExploitationJohn Campbell, QinetiQ and JC Consulting

    PEOPLE FOCUS Presentations:
    Concept of Use: New Ways of Working for DefenceW
    NEC- the Human Extrapolation
    Human Effectiveness in a Knowledge Sharing Environment
    RAF Trade Group Design Through Task-Based Skills Analysis

    PROCESS FOCUS Presentations:
    The Practical View of Information Coherence
    Exploiting Information and Knowledge to Inform Balance of Investment
    IM/KM in Action – Implementing the Joint Operations Picture
    A Model for Information-led Deployed Operations
    Information Management in Multinational, Multi-organisation Defence Projects – are you legal?
    Defining the Equipment Capability Requirement

    TECHNOLOGY FOCUS Presentations:
    Delivering the Baseline for NEC
    Enabling Information Creation and Management with GIS
    E-Business Goes Ballistic in Warship Support
    EIKD – A QinetiQ Perspective (tbc)

    Panel Discussions:
    Panel of Experts: People Focus
    Panel of Experts: Technology Focus

  • 4th EIKD 2003, 23 – 24 July 2003, Defence Academy of the United Kingdom, Shrivenham, United Kingdom
    Conference Theme: Manage our information better
    Conference Program n.a.

  • 3rd EIKD 2002, 30 April – 2 May 2002, Defence Academy of the United Kingdom, Shrivenham, United Kingdom
    Conference Theme: n.a.
    Conference Program n.a.

  • 2nd EIKD 2001, 30 May – 1 June 2001, Defence Academy of the United Kingdom, Shrivenham, United Kingdom
    Conference Theme: Effective information management
    Conference Program n.a.

  • 1st EIKD 2000
    Conference Theme: n.a.
    Conference Program n.a.

Graduate Degrees/Programs

• Knowledge Management for Innovation MTech** ⁴⁾
• Knowledge Management for Innovation MSc/PgDip/PgCert** ⁵⁾
  2010 ff. Compulsory Modules: 40% (select 8 (MSc/PgDip) or 6 (PgCert) modules)
  Enterprise Systems (and Management)
  Knowledge Acquisition and Creation
  Design Driven Innovation (Processes)
  General Management
  Knowledge Systems Design
  Information Management
  Enterprise Modelling
  Strategic Knowledge Management

  2007-2009 Compulsory Modules: 40% (select 8 (MSc/PgDip) or 6 (PgCert) modules)
  Strategic Knowledge Management
  Knowledge Acquisition and Creation
  Innovation
  Data Management
  Enterprise Systems (and Management)
  Enterprise Modelling
  General Management
  Knowledge System Design

  MSc Projects:
  Group Project (or dissertation for part-time students) 20%
  Individual Research Project 40%

• Knowledge Management for Enterprise Development MSc** ⁵⁾
  2006 Taught Modules: 40% (select 8 (MSc/PgDip) or 6 (PgCert) modules)

  Business processes
  – Understanding Knowledge
  – Business Process Analysis
  – Enterprise Modelling

  Business technology
  – Data Management
  – Enterprise Computing

  Core integration skills
  – General Management
  – Enterprise Integration
  – Knowledge System Design

  Group project: 20% (or dissertation for part-time students)
  Individual project: 40%

Courses

Short Courses / Contiuning Professional Development (CPD)

• Strategic Knowledge Management (5 days; 2007-2017)**
  Introduction to strategic knowledge management
  Strategic knowledge management tools and techniques
  Building knowledge management into the strategic framework
  The impact of SKM on organisations
  Strategic decision making process
  Leadership and knowledge management
  Business process analysis and management
  Case studies
• Knowledge System Design (5 days; 2007-2012)**
  Knowledge system technologies
  Enterprise systems
  Collaborative working in supply chain
  Transaction processing through the Internet
  Enterprise application integration
  Visual modelling with UML
  Data protection and security
  Specifying a knowledge workspace for collaborative project
  Collaborative working tools
  Building a knowledge workspace for collaborative project using BSCW
• Knowledge Acquisition and Creation (5 days; 2007-2012)**
  Introduction to knowledge and knowledge management concepts
  Knowledge acquisition: principles, guidelines, process and techniques
  Knowledge representation schemes
  Knowledge sharing techniques
  Models of knowledge creation
  Learning organisation
  Knowledge management implementation case studies
  Systems thinking and diagramming / soft systems

Graduate Degrees/Programs

• Organisational Knowledge MSc/PgDip/PgCert**
  2007-2009

  Assessed taught modules: 40% (select 8 (MSc/PgDip) or 6 (PgCert) modules)
  Organisations and Knowledge
  Business Management and Health Economics
  The Learning Organisation
  Organisational Transformation and Change
  Knowledge Acquisition
  Organisational Modelling
  Organisational Operations
  Knowledge Management Systems

  MSc Projects:
  Group project 20%
  Individual research project and thesis 40%
  Business week (Organisations share their experiences)