1. T: 051 401 2754 itinfo@ufs.ac.za www.ufs.ac.za/it RIS609 - K NOWLEDGE M ANAGEMENT Lecturer: Mr A.J. Burger 30 January 2013

2. T: 051 401 2754 itinfo@ufs.ac.za www.ufs.ac.za/it IN SHORT What is knowledge management? This course focuses on mechanisms for: –Knowledge discovery –Knowledge capture –Knowledge sharing –Knowledge application

3. T: 051 401 2754 itinfo@ufs.ac.za www.ufs.ac.za/it Knowledge is power! –[Sir Francis Bacon, 1597] “…that knowledge is power, that knowledge is safety, and that knowledge is happiness.” –[Thomas Jefferson, 1817]

4. T: 051 401 2754 itinfo@ufs.ac.za www.ufs.ac.za/it MODULE OUTCOMES Knowledge management principles and concepts. Technologies and systems for knowledge management. Knowledge management systems which include knowledge discovery systems, knowledge capture systems, knowledge sharing systems and knowledge application systems. The future of knowledge management.

5. T: 051 401 2754 itinfo@ufs.ac.za www.ufs.ac.za/it PRESCRIBED TEXT BOOK Knowledge management: systems and processes –Authors: By Irma Becerra-Fernandez & Rajiv Sabherwal. (2010) –Publisher: M.E. Sharpe –ISBN: 978-0-7656-2351-5

6. T: 051 401 2754 itinfo@ufs.ac.za www.ufs.ac.za/it PRESCRIBED TEXT BOOK Available from: –Van Schaik Bookstore –www.loot.co.za –www.kalahari.com –www.take2.co.za

7. T: 051 401 2754 itinfo@ufs.ac.za www.ufs.ac.za/it ASSIGNMENTS AND ASSESSMENT Module assessment (Test) Class tests Practical projects Class participation Final assessment

8. T: 051 401 2754 itinfo@ufs.ac.za www.ufs.ac.za/it CLASS SCHEDULE – RIS609 Tuesday mornings –07h00 – 09h00

9. T: 051 401 2754 itinfo@ufs.ac.za www.ufs.ac.za/it Questions?