[Sigkm-l] Online courses in KM at Kent State starting January 19.

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The Information Architecture and Knowledge Management Program at Kent State University (IAKM: http://iakm.kent.edu<http://iakm.kent.edu/>) offers many courses online in the areas of knowledge management. Below are the courses available for registration until January 19. Spring classes begin on January 19. Students can take classes as guest or non-degree students. Contact the IAKM Office at iakm at kent.edu<mailto:%20iakm at kent.edu> or at (330) 672-5840 with questions.



IAKM 60313 - Strategic Knowledge Management - Virtual Communities
Instructor: Dr. Denise Bedford, Goodyear Professor



Communities of practice are groups of people who share a concern, a set of problems, or a passion about a topic, and who deepen their knowledge and expertise in this area by interacting on an ongoing basis. While communities of practice have been around for centuries, they continue to evolve and are an integral part of the knowledge management domain. In this course, we will be using real world examples to learn how communities of practice work and their role in knowledge creation and transfer. We will also try to grow to grow the body of knowledge about Communities of Practice through our own learning in the course.



IAKM 60105 Information Technologies
Instructor: Karl Fast

This course has three distinct goals:

(1) Getting a handle on the gory details of the technology and building better, richer, more useful conceptual models of how the digital world works.

(2) Understanding the humanity of the machine.

(3) Learn our role in designing, making, shaping, and building the machine.



IAKM 60302 Document and Records Management
Instructor: Leonard Asprey

The course covers three main themes:

(1) Principles, which covers the document, records & content management conceptual framework, relationships with information policy, definitions and industry standards.

(2) Practices, which covers the management and procedural framework for effective planning and implementation of document, records & content management solutions.

(3) Technologies, which provides a business-oriented analysis of the nature of the enabling technologies available to support effective document, records & content management solutions.



IAKM 60002 Knowledge Organization Structures, Systems, and Services
Instructor: Dr. Marcia Zeng

Introduction to various types of knowledge organization systems /services /structures (KOS) used in the networked environment. Understanding of functional and data model for enabling KOS, as well as the philosophical, logical, and linguistic fundamentals of KOS. Explanation of design options, features of KOS, and procedures to be used in the thesaurus, taxonomy, and ontology construction. Application of these methods in a set of projects in which students construct thesauri, taxonomies, and ontologies with or without software. Analysis and evaluation of existing KOS. Issues related to online display, visualization, interoperability, and internationalization.



IAKM 60304 Research Methods for Knowledge Management
Instructor: Dr. Michael Middleton



This course provides a broad overview of the use of qualitative methods in knowledge management, including an examination of the process of conducting qualitative research from conceptualization, design, data collection, articulation, and preliminary implementation. Critical thinking, analysis, and writing skills are emphasized.



For additional information about the program, certificates or master’s degree in IAKM, visit: http://iakm.kent.edu<http://iakm.kent.edu/>.
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