Entry requirements

Computer Science, 90 credits or equivalent

Learning outcomes

After completed course, the student is expected to be able to

� discuss the reasons that company and organisations work with knowledge management

� account for different methods at work with knowledge management

� describe different methods and techniques for handling of knowledge in administrative systems

� describe different types of support system for explicit knowledge management and understand how they can change the work within an organisation

� use tools to develop knowledge system

� carry out a whole project from definition of the assignment of the knowledge system, knowledge extraction, organisation of knowledge, implementation of a knowledge system, tests, documentation, to evaluation.

� evaluate different methods and techniques for explicit knowledge management

� discuss consequences within organisations when methods and techniques for knowledge management are introduced.

Content

Knowledge management

Life cycles for knowledge management - systems

Knowledge economy

Knowledge engineering

Knowledge acquisition

Knowledge modelling

- Visualisation

- Meta-knowledge

- Diffuse domains

Support systems

- Enterprise Resource Planning Systems

- Decision support systems

- Tools and shells

Knowledge technology

- Logic and logic programming (for new entrant)

- Metainterpreters (for students that have studied declarative programming)

- Different types of knowledge systems

Verification and validation

Knowledge transfer and knowledge sharing transfer

Instruction

Lectures, lessons, practical computer exercises and seminars.

Assessment

Examination, assignments and attendance at guest lectures and seminars. As grades on the course, one of the expressions passed with distinction, passed and failed is used.