To provide a strategic perspective on the role of knowledge, information and technology in organisations. Develop the role played by technology in market and organisational transformation. To develop a view of the organization as an economic and social structure in the context of information management. To understand the economics of information processing across the organisations and markets. Develop planning processes for the strategic use of the information and knowledge resources.

The module addresses the role of technology, information and knowledge in a strategic context; technological change and the transformation of organisations and markets in the networked economy; techniques and frameworks for strategic planning of the information resource. It provides social and economic frameworks for understanding the nature and interaction of information, technology, people, and organizational processes; it explains how information systems can both constrain and enable organizations; explores the nature of knowledge as an organizational capability; models and conceptual frameworks for knowledge management; knowledge management systems; knowledge codification; the transfer of knowledge at an individual, group, organizational and inter-organizational level; cross cultural knowledge management; changing use of systems due to knowledge intensity; communities of knowing.

Identify the role of information technology in a modern organisational context An understanding of the logic of electronic organisation and markets Recognize the social aspect of information and knowledge in organisations Operationalize major concepts and techniques involving knowledge management within organisations.

Synthesise the theory and practice of information and knowledge management in an organisational context

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The module is delivered by a mixture of methods: 1) Formal Lectures 2) Workshops 3) Course Projects The students learning experience moves through dependant/directed learning based on lectures, texts/papers and audio visual material; through to independent learning sourced from application of material to real strategic implementation issues and encouraged wider reading and reflection. Graduate attributes will be developed in the following ways: Knowledgeable: Students will gain a deep knowledge of through practical examples, coursework and in-class groupwork; Proactive: Students are expected to be proactive in their own learning through independent study and self-directed learning; Responsible: Students will develop a sense of responsibility through class discussions on various ethical issues; Collaborative: Students will be required to participate in class discussions and group work; Articulate: Students will become articulate in expressing advice through the use of in-class discussions, presentations and written coursework