Managing Information and Knowledge (MI&K) Course Outline

Unity University
MBA Department
Course Title: Managing Information and Knowledge (MI&K)
Course Code: MBA 721
Program: Postgraduate Students (Msc)
Academic Year: 2017/2018, Semester: I
Credit Hours/Contact Hours: 2
Instructor: Dr. Mesfin Abebe Haile (mesfinabha@gmail.com)
Course Description: This course includes system development process, computer network, data
management, integrating computers to corporate information system for strategic decision-making. It also
covers social legal aspects of IT (Information Technology) and managing IT infrastructure in an
enterprise.
Course Objectives: Up on the completion of this course the student will be able to:
 Identify the use of information to strategic decisions.
 Develop information system.
 Integrate computer to data management and systems design
 Clarify the socio legal aspects that affect the IT system in organization
Course Content:
Part I: Managing Information
1. Information for Strategic Decision-Making
1.1. Decision-making
1.2. Conceptual foundation of information systems
1.3. Information resources management
2. System Development Process
2.1. Overview of system analysis and design
2.2. System development life cycle
2.3. Designing on-line and distributed environments-design consideration
2.4. Implementation and control of projects
3. Computer Network and Data Management
3.1. Trends in information technology, hardware, software
3.2. Data communication concepts
3.3. Computer networks

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4. Integrating Computers to Corporate Information Systems

4.1. Organizing data
4.2. Relational data base management systems
4.3. Query language including DSS
4.4. Applications and illustrations
5. Socio-Legal Aspects of Computerization
5.1. Social dimensions of computerization
5.2. Computer Virus
5.3. Legal dimensions of computerization
6. Managing Infrastructure and Enterprise System
6.1. Redesigning organization with information system
6.2. Internet electronic commerce
6.3. Knowledge management in organization
6.4. Managing new IT infrastructure
Part II: Managing Knowledge
7. Overview of Knowledge Management
7.1. Why and what is knowledge?
7.2. Intellectual capital
7.3. Knowledge age
8. Knowledge Centric Drivers
8.1. Technology drivers
8.2. Organizational structure based drivers
8.3. Human resource focused drivers
8.4. Process drivers
8.5. Economic drivers
9. Knowledge Management System
9.1. Classifying knowledge
9.2. Fundamental steps
9.3. Business and knowledge
10. Road Map to Knowledge Management
1.1. Steps to the road map
10.1. Infrastructure evaluation
10.2. System analysis, design and development
10.3. Metrics for performance evaluation

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Teaching and Learning Methodologies: The course will be delivered through lectures, discussions
and presentations, and case studies; remember that your attendance in all cases will be important and
expected. Students are expected to actively participate.

Methods of Assessment:
Continuous Assessments: …………………………………………………………………. 50%
 Tests / Case analysis ……………………………………………………………… 20%
 Individual Assignment …………………………………………………………… 10%
 Group Assignment ……………………………………………………………….. 20%
Final Examination…………………………………………………………………………. 50%
Total Mark ………………………………………………………………………………… 100%

Reference Materials:
 Hoffer, J. (2007): Modern Database Management (8th Edition); Pearson Hall.
 Hawryszkiewyez, I. (1998): Introduction to System Analysis and Design (4th Edition); Prentice
Hall of India.
 Zendall, E. (2002): System Analysis and Design (5th Edition); Prentice Hall of India.
 O’Brien, J. A. and Marakas, G.M. (2011): Management Information Systems (10 th Edition);
McGraw-Hill.
 Madanmohan Rao (2005): Knowledge Management, Tools and Techniques; Butterworth-
Heinemann, San Francisco.
 Elias M., Hassen M. Ghaziri (2004): Knowledge Management; Pearson Prentice Hall New
Jersey.
 Sudhir W. (2004): Knowledge Management; Vikas Publishing House, New Delhi.
 Amit T. (2002): The Knowledge Management Tool Kit (2 nd Edition), Pearson Education In, New
Delhi, India.

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