Mgt 403

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Ministry of Education Saudi Electronic University

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المملكة العربية السعودية وزارة التعليم الجامعة السعودية الإلكترونية

College of Administrative and Financial Sciences

Assignment 1

Knowledge Management (MGT 403)

Due Date: 27/04/2023 @ 23:59

Course Name:	Student’s Name:
Course Code: MGT403	Student’s ID Number:
Semester: 3rd Sem.	CRN:
Academic Year: 2022-22-3rd

For Instructor’s Use only

Instructor’s Name:
Students’ Grade: Marks Obtained/ Out of 15	Level of Marks: High/Middle/Low

General Instructions – PLEASE READ THEM CAREFULLY

· The Assignment must be submitted on Blackboard ( WORD format only) via allocated folder.

· Assignments submitted through email will not be accepted.

· Students are advised to make their work clear and well presented; marks may be reduced for poor presentation. This includes filling your information on the cover page.

· Students must mention question number clearly in their answer.

· Late submission will NOT be accepted.

· Avoid plagiarism, the work should be in your own words, copying from students or other resources without proper referencing will result in ZERO marks. No exceptions.

· All answered must be typed using Times New Roman (size 12, double-spaced) font. No pictures containing text will be accepted and will be considered plagiarism).

· Submissions without this cover page will NOT be accepted.

Assignment Purposes/Learning Outcomes:

After completion of Assignment-1 students will be able to:

LO 1.1: Recognize the overall knowledge management processes, concepts, goals and strategies within the context of organization.

LO 1.2: Describe how valuable individual, group and organizational knowledge is managed throughout the knowledge management cycle.

L.O 1.3 Define the different Knowledge types and explain how they are addressed by knowledge management in different business environments.

Assignment Questions: ( 15 Marks)

This Assignment is a report-based assignment.

Besides other materials like journal papers, report, and research articles, students are advised to read chapter 1 to chapter 3 thoroughly from the book prescribed for this course.

Students must use proper references to justify their assignment work.

The Assignment structure is as follows:

A. Introduction: The introductory part must contain the following. (7.5 Marks)

1. Concept of knowledge management.

(Provide minimum 3 definitions of knowledge management by well-known authors) followed by detailed discussion about the concept of Knowledge management and its importance in present day world of business. (400-500 Words) (3.5 Mark) Chapter 1

2. Define the term “Knowledge”. Use proper example to differentiate the term “Knowledge” from Data, and information. Write a detailed note on major types of Knowledge. (400-500 Words) ( 3 Marks) Chapter 1

References:(1 Mark). 0 Mark for No references, less than 5 References (0.5 Mark) More than 5 references 1 Mark.

B. Knowledge management cycles and Models: (7.5 Marks)

1. Discuss in detail Bukowitz and Williams Knowledge management cycle. How is it different from Wiig’s KM cycle. Write minimum two points of difference. (Minimum 500 words) (3 Marks) Chapter 2

2. Discuss in detail the Nonaka and Takeuchi knowledge spiral model of KM. Write a brief paragraph on Choo’s Sense making model. (400-500 words) (3 Marks) Chapter 3

References:(1.5 Marks). 0 Mark for No references, Less than 5 References (0.75 Mark) More than 5 references 1.5 Marks.

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