Assignment Guide for Students
Winter Semester
Knowledge Management Systems PG (6688)
Knowledge Management Systems UG (8570)
The assignments for this unit have been designed to allow you to acquire and use the concepts in the unit as a way to better understand knowledge and the systems we use to manage it. There are many possible designs for the unit - if you wish to propose some different work, covering the same intellectual territory, I'd be delighted to work something out with you!
Assessment Item 1: KM concepts
Due Date: 22 June
Weighting Percentage: 30%
Addresses learning outcome(s):
On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to Analyse personal and organisational situations in terms of theories of knowledge.
6688 (PG) Task: To describe and critically analyse the core concepts of knowledge management using both a case study and a glossary.
This assignment is a critical analysis of one of your own experiences that involves action, information and knowledge. This might be something like buying a new phone or a passport application or a job interview. It requires you to describe the event and determine what and how information and knowledge were exchanged. You will use this to explore the concepts of data, information and knowledge, the differences between them. Your case study should be least 1500 words, but less than 2000 words. The glossary is unlimited with a minimum of 10 KM related terms. You may prefer to present it as a 10 minute presentation in PowerPoint (or similar), complete with 'speakers’ notes and audio or video.
8570 (UG) Task: To describe and critically analyse the core concepts of knowledge management using both a case study and a glossary.
This assignment is a critical analysis of one of your own experiences that involves action, information and knowledge. This might be something like buying a new phone or a passport application or a job interview. It requires you to describe the event and determine what and how information and knowledge were exchanged. You will use this to explore the concepts of data, information and knowledge, the differences between them. Your case study should be least 1000 words, but less than 1500 words. The glossary is unlimited. You may prefer to present it as a 10 minute presentation in PowerPoint (or similar), complete with 'speakers’ notes and audio or video.
Submission: via the Unit Moodle website - see unit outline.
Format: Essay or presentation
Assessment Criteria: This essay requires the critical analysis of a knowledge management a concept, model, definition, theory or technique of knowledge management. This requires students to research the topic sufficiently to gain a working understanding of the topic.
We are looking for you to demonstrate your ability to:
1. find and make sense of the ideas or concepts about Knowledge and its management
2. describe the flow of knowledge in a case study scenario and critically analyse it in KMS terms
3. explain what you are doing and why
4. articulate your argument into a cogent and presentable assignment
5. effectively use the references given and find additional material.
Grading
Credit grade, (7 out of 10), is the 'expected' grade for this unit and is a good solid result. Some students think that 100% is normal and they have done something wrong if they don't get it. Not so. 70% is a ‘very good’ grade and normal- it recognises 'Credit where credit is due'. A Credit grade is work of good quality showing more than satisfactory achievement on the learning outcomes, or work of superior quality on a majority of the learning outcomes.
Distinction grade fully meets the requirements showing additional creativity, research, argument or insight beyond that expected for a credit. Work of superior quality on the learning outcomes.
High Distinction strongly meets the requirements, is highly perceptive, well-argued and researched, effectively structured and well presented. Work of outstanding quality on the learning outcomes recognising particular originality or creativity.
Pass grade is considered ‘fair’ - flawed in some way. It may only partially meet the requirements or show little research or weaker argument.
Unacceptable assignments are given a grade of Fail.
-All my own work-
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The university takes a very dim view of students attempting to defraud and deceive by passing off others' work as their own. All assignment are subject to electronic text matching to detect and report on plagiarism.