[Sigia-l] Online Graduate Certificate in Knowledge Management at Kent State

[FROEHLICH, THOMAS]

Online Graduate Certificate in Knowledge Management:

 

An online graduate certificate course in Knowledge Management (KM) will begin this August at Kent State University. Using the internet to link students, instructors and world renowned guest experts, students will emerge from the six, fifteen-week classes with applicable skills and understanding of how to capture tacit knowledge, how to tap organizational expertise, how to facilitate knowledge sharing, how to gather competitive intelligence and how to enhance organizational learning.  The certificate provides a valuable complement to business degrees and on-the-job expertise and will enhance a professional's career opportunities in diverse areas of employment.

 

Careers:

 

            KM experts are prevalent and in demand within all organizations and can expect to find careers as chief knowledge officers, competitive intelligence managers, information strategy specialists, knowledge engineers, business intelligence analysts, knowledge architects, and knowledge coordinators, among others.

 

Kent State at the Leading Edge:

 

Kent State University offers the only Knowledge Management program in Ohio as part of the unique Information Architecture and Knowledge Management (IAKM) Masters interdisciplinary program. Kent State's program allows completion of the certificate in as little as one year; offers the convenience of online courses; and allows students to transfer certificate coursework into the Master of Science in IAKM. 

 

Admission requirements:

 

Admission requirements include an earned undergraduate bachelor's degree; GPA thresholds; and letters of recommendation. 

 

For additional information on the knowledge management graduate certificate program and interdisciplinary IAKM degrees, visit the website at http://iakm.kent.edu; contact iakm at kent.edu; or call the program office at 330-672-5840.