COMM 350

COURSE CODE: COMM 350

COURSE TITLE: INFORMATION AND KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT

COURSE DESCRIPTION: Theoretical Foundations, Principles and Development Applications of Information and Knowledge Management.

PREREQUISITE: None

COURSE GOAL: This course will contribute to the Doctor of Communication Program’s goal of enabling the graduate to generate rigorous and scientific knowledge and skills and bring these into the professional practice of communication. 

At the end of the course, the student should be able to: 

• Demonstrate a thorough understanding of information and knowledge and its implications on the practice of knowledge management. 
• Discuss the development applications of information and knowledge management and the types of projects associated with these. 
• Contribute to the course content by proposing and assessing knowledge management learning resources. 
• Participate in an international online discussion forum. 
• Organize and facilitate a community of practice. 

COURSE OUTLINE:

• Unit I. Information and Knowledge 
  • Module 1. Information and Knowledge Science 
  • Module 2. Information and Knowledge Economics
  • Module 3. Intellectual Capital 
• Unit II. Knowledge Management 
  • Module 4. What is Knowledge Management? 
  • Module 5. The Whys of Knowledge Management 
  • Module 6. The Hows of Knowledge Management 
• Unit III. Information and Knowledge Management for Development 
  • Module 7. Rationale for IM4D and KM4D 
  • Module 8. Arguments for IM and KM 
  • Module 9. Information, Knowledge and the SDGs