GLMI 710 : Innovation and Knowledge Management

Business and Economics

2022 Semester One (1223) (15 POINTS)

Course Prescription

Examines the role of innovation and knowledge in business profitability and growth. Includes knowledge as a foundation for innovation, core knowledge processes in organisations, understanding innovation processes in uncertain and complex environments, and collaborative innovation.

Course Overview

Knowledge has been recognised as a key strategic resource for an organisation and effective learning and knowledge management as one of the key competencies of modern organisations. Yet, effective knowledge management remains a key challenge for most organisations. The challenges are even more important in the context of the emergence of new technologies (AI, Big Data, social media platforms) touted as potential saviours or disruptors to the existing approaches to our understanding of knowledge and any attempts to managing knowing and knowledge. In this course we will engage with some of the key issues related to knowledge in organisations.
This course aims to:
• provide you with the relevant frameworks to understand how organisational knowledge is conceptualised
• provide you with relevant frameworks to deepen your understanding of the dynamics of knowledge sharing within and across organisations
• provide you with an understanding of the contemporary issues related to organisational learning and knowledge management
• help you develop critical thinking and argument formation skills
• provide you with an opportunity to work on real-life knowledge management related issues
• provide you with an opportunity to play with and learn different forms of sharing your knowledge

Course Requirements

Restriction: MGMT 721

Capabilities Developed in this Course

Capability 1: Disciplinary Knowledge and Practice
Capability 2: Critical Thinking
Capability 3: Solution Seeking
Capability 4: Communication and Engagement
Graduate Profile: Master of Commerce

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, students will be able to:
  1. Demonstrate a critical understanding of the concepts of knowledge and knowledge sharing in an organisational context (Capability 1, 2, 3 and 4.1)
  2. Critically evaluate academic and managerial literature in the fields of knowledge management and innovation (Capability 1, 2, 4.1 and 4.2)
  3. Apply the theoretical foundations of this course and analytical tools to various organisational contexts (Capability 1, 2, 4.1, 4.2 and 4.3)
  4. Utilise and assess the effectiveness of various knowledge sharing techniques (Capability 1, 4.1, 4.2 and 4.3)
  5. Demonstrate the ability to work collaboratively (Capability 4.1, 4.2 and 4.3)

Assessments

Assessment Type Percentage Classification
Assignment 1: Forum Discussion / role play 20% Individual Coursework
Assignment 2: Group task: understanding & explaining theory 30% Group Coursework
Assignment 3: Group task: application of theory 30% Group Coursework
Assignment 4: In-class and online contribution to learning 20% Individual Coursework
Assessment Type Learning Outcome Addressed
1 2 3 4 5
Assignment 1: Forum Discussion / role play
Assignment 2: Group task: understanding & explaining theory
Assignment 3: Group task: application of theory
Assignment 4: In-class and online contribution to learning

Workload Expectations

This course is a standard [15] point course and students are expected to spend 10 hours per week involved in each 15 point course that they are enrolled in.

For this course, you can expect [36] hours of class, [30] hours of reading and thinking about the content and [84] hours of work on assignments and/or test preparation.

Delivery Mode

Campus Experience or Online

This course is offered in two delivery modes:

Campus Experience

Attendance is [expected] at scheduled activities including [labs/tutorials/studios/clinics] to [complete/receive credit for] components of the course.
Lectures will be available as recordings. Other learning activities including [seminars/tutorials/labs/studios] will [not be available] as recordings.
The course [will] include live online events including [group discussions/tutorials].
Attendance on campus is [not required] for the [test/exam].
The activities for the course are scheduled as a [standard weekly timetable].

Online

Attendance is [expected] at scheduled online activities including [labs/tutorials/studios/clinics] to [complete/receive credit for] components of the course.
The course [will] include live online events including [group discussions/tutorials/lectures] and these will be recorded.
Attendance on campus is [not required] for the [test/exam].
Where possible, study material will [be released progressively] throughout the course.
This course runs to the University semester/quarter timetable and all the associated completion dates and deadlines will apply.

Learning Resources

Course materials are made available in a learning and collaboration tool called Canvas which also includes reading lists and lecture recordings (where available).

Please remember that the recording of any class on a personal device requires the permission of the instructor.

Student Feedback

At the end of every semester students will be invited to give feedback on the course and teaching through a tool called SET or Qualtrics. The lecturers and course co-ordinators will consider all feedback and respond with summaries and actions.

Your feedback helps teachers to improve the course and its delivery for future students.

Class Representatives in each class can take feedback to the department and faculty staff-student consultative committees.

Academic Integrity

The University of Auckland will not tolerate cheating, or assisting others to cheat, and views cheating in coursework as a serious academic offence. The work that a student submits for grading must be the student's own work, reflecting their learning. Where work from other sources is used, it must be properly acknowledged and referenced. This requirement also applies to sources on the internet. A student's assessed work may be reviewed against online source material using computerised detection mechanisms.

Class Representatives

Class representatives are students tasked with representing student issues to departments, faculties, and the wider university. If you have a complaint about this course, please contact your class rep who will know how to raise it in the right channels. See your departmental noticeboard for contact details for your class reps.

Inclusive Learning

All students are asked to discuss any impairment related requirements privately, face to face and/or in written form with the course coordinator, lecturer or tutor.

Student Disability Services also provides support for students with a wide range of impairments, both visible and invisible, to succeed and excel at the University. For more information and contact details, please visit the Student Disability Services’ website http://disability.auckland.ac.nz

Special Circumstances

If your ability to complete assessed coursework is affected by illness or other personal circumstances outside of your control, contact a member of teaching staff as soon as possible before the assessment is due.

If your personal circumstances significantly affect your performance, or preparation, for an exam or eligible written test, refer to the University’s aegrotat or compassionate consideration page https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/academic-information/exams-and-final-results/during-exams/aegrotat-and-compassionate-consideration.html.

This should be done as soon as possible and no later than seven days after the affected test or exam date.

Learning Continuity

In the event of an unexpected disruption, we undertake to maintain the continuity and standard of teaching and learning in all your courses throughout the year. If there are unexpected disruptions the University has contingency plans to ensure that access to your course continues and course assessment continues to meet the principles of the University’s assessment policy. Some adjustments may need to be made in emergencies. You will be kept fully informed by your course co-ordinator/director, and if disruption occurs you should refer to the university website for information about how to proceed.

Student Charter and Responsibilities

The Student Charter assumes and acknowledges that students are active participants in the learning process and that they have responsibilities to the institution and the international community of scholars. The University expects that students will act at all times in a way that demonstrates respect for the rights of other students and staff so that the learning environment is both safe and productive. For further information visit Student Charter https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/forms-policies-and-guidelines/student-policies-and-guidelines/student-charter.html.

Disclaimer

Elements of this outline may be subject to change. The latest information about the course will be available for enrolled students in Canvas.

In this course students may be asked to submit coursework assessments digitally. The University reserves the right to conduct scheduled tests and examinations for this course online or through the use of computers or other electronic devices. Where tests or examinations are conducted online remote invigilation arrangements may be used. In exceptional circumstances changes to elements of this course may be necessary at short notice. Students enrolled in this course will be informed of any such changes and the reasons for them, as soon as possible, through Canvas.

Published on 31/05/2022 10:23 a.m.