MN4241 Creating, Managing and Using Knowledge in Organisations

Academic year

2024 to 2025 Semester 2

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Key module information

SCOTCAT credits

20

The Scottish Credit Accumulation and Transfer (SCOTCAT) system allows credits gained in Scotland to be transferred between institutions. The number of credits associated with a module gives an indication of the amount of learning effort required by the learner. European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) credits are half the value of SCOTCAT credits.

SCQF level

SCQF level 10

The Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF) provides an indication of the complexity of award qualifications and associated learning and operates on an ascending numeric scale from Levels 1-12 with SCQF Level 10 equating to a Scottish undergraduate Honours degree.

Availability restrictions

Not automatically available to General Degree students

Planned timetable

To be arranged.

This information is given as indicative. Timetable may change at short notice depending on room availability.

Module coordinator

Dr V L Ward

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Module Staff

Dr Vicky Ward

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Module description

We are now living in what is known as a ‘knowledge economy’ with organisations increasingly being defined by their knowledge, skills and expertise instead of their material outputs. We traditionally associate sectors such as education, law, and financial services with the production and use of knowledge, but, as we will see in this module, ‘knowledge work’ is undertaken by a wide variety of people across the whole spectrum of organisations and sectors. In this module we will explore how knowledge is created, managed and used in organisations, asking some ‘big’ questions along the way. For instance: What do we mean by knowledge in an organisational context and in society at large? Whose knowledge is included and excluded in organisational practice and policy? How and why do organisations (mis)use research-based knowledge? What is the role and impact of mis- and dis-information in the workplace? The aim of the module is to offer participants ways of navigating and addressing these and other questions in the world of work and beyond.

Relationship to other modules

Pre-requisites

BEFORE TAKING THIS MODULE YOU MUST PASS MN2001 AND PASS MN2002

Assessment pattern

Coursework = 100%

Re-assessment

An alternative project of up to 3,000 words = 100%

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact

3 hour sessions including lectures, discussions and practical activity. (x10 weeks)

Scheduled learning hours

30

The number of compulsory student:staff contact hours over the period of the module.

Guided independent study hours

170

The number of hours that students are expected to invest in independent study over the period of the module.