Nanyang Technological University

Date accessed: 2005-08-11

Program title: Master of Science in Knowledge Management
Unit: School of Communication and Information
Place: Singapore
Link: here

Comments:

Coordinated by Chaudhry. Course descriptions seem relevant and up to date.

Structure:

• 9 courses plus dissertation (equivalent to 2 courses): 3 core courses, 2 electives from a list of 4, and 4 electives from a list of 14. Students who want to graduate by coursework only must choose 6 electives from the list of 14.
  
• Each course is assigned 3 academic units (AU), (exception: Professional Seminar, 2 AU, and Knowledge Management Research Project, 6 AU). 3 AU correspond to 39 contact hours of lectures, tutorials and laboratory work.
• Full-time programme can be completed within one academic year (two semesters). Part-time programme can be completed within two academic years (four semesters).

Modules:

Compulsory Core Subjects

• K6101 Foundations of Knowledge Management
• K6102 Knowledge Management Tools
• K6103 Professional Seminar

Group ‘A’ Electives

Select any 2 from the list:

• K6111 Information & Knowledge Sources
• K6112 Communication & Organisational Behaviour
• K6113 Internet Technologies & Applications
• K6114 Human Capital Management

Group ‘B’ Electives

Coursework and Dissertation students will select any 4 from the list:
Coursework Only students will select any 6:

• K6099 Critical Inquiry in Knowledge Management (compulsory for Coursework Only Students)
• K6121 Business Intelligence
• K6122 Electronic Records & Document Management
• K6123 Electronic Commerce & Knowledge Management
• K6124 Technopreneurship & Venture Creation
• K6125 Knowledge Discovery & Data Mining
• K6126 Knowledge Management Measurement
• K6127 Knowledge Management in the Public Sector
• K6128 Communication Management & Leadership
• K6129 Learning Organisation
• K6130 Knowledge Classification & Organisation
• K6131 Intellectual Capital
• K6191 Special Topic 1
• K6192 Special Topic 2

*Not all the elective subjects will be offered in any given semester. While the Division will endeavour to offer as many elective subjects as possible, it cannot guarantee that students will be able to take all the elective subjects of their choice.