ME2039 Knowledge Management 6.0 credits

The course deals with firms and projects as knowledge organizations, and teaches ideas and conceptual tools to describe and analyze how organizations apply, renew and phase out professional business knowledge. The course is possible to take as a separate course. It is also included in the course profile series on Project Communication and IT. The profile includes ME1400 Project Management and Communication, ME2037 Project Communication, ME2038 IT Management and ME2039 Knowledge Management.
Course offering missing
Course offering missing for current semester as well as for previous and coming semestersContent and learning outcomes
Course contents
The content and pedagogy of the course consists of a combination of knowledge management theories and practical cases from different business contexts. The main parts of the course are:
- Fundamental theories of learning organizations and knowledge management
- Structure, management, maintenance and costs of knowledge organizations
- Structured experience learning through evaluation of finished projects
- Experience learning and knowledge management in high speed processes
Intended learning outcomes
After finished course students should:
- be able to describe and analyze firms and projects as knowledge organizations.
- be familiar with how firms apply, renew and phase out knowledge.
- understand the relation between creation of knowledge in a project organization and how that can constitute a resource and capability structure in firms.
- be able to relate practice of knowledge management of individual firms to theory.
- be able to outline the fundamental structure of a knowledge organization.
Course disposition
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Literature and preparations
Specific prerequisites
At least 12hp on advanced level
Recommended prerequisites
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Equipment
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Literature
Will be announced at the beginning of the course.
Examination and completion
If the course is discontinued, students may request to be examined during the following two academic years.
Grading scale
P, F
Examination
- SEM1 - Seminars, 1.0 credits, grading scale: P, F
- SEM2 - Seminars, 1.0 credits, grading scale: P, F
- ÖVN1 - Essay, 4.0 credits, grading scale: P, F
Based on recommendation from KTH’s coordinator for disabilities, the examiner will decide how to adapt an examination for students with documented disability.
The examiner may apply another examination format when re-examining individual students.
Other requirements for final grade
Active participation on mandatory course events.
Opportunity to complete the requirements via supplementary examination
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Opportunity to raise an approved grade via renewed examination
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Examiner
Ethical approach
- All members of a group are responsible for the group's work.
- In any assessment, every student shall honestly disclose any help received and sources used.
- In an oral assessment, every student shall be able to present and answer questions about the entire assignment and solution.
Further information
Course web
Further information about the course can be found on the Course web at the link below. Information on the Course web will later be moved to this site.
Course web ME2039Offered by
Main field of study
Industrial Management
Education cycle
Second cycle
Add-on studies
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Contact
Bo Karlsson (bo.karlson@indek.kth.se)
Supplementary information
Replaces 4D1308 and ME2405