FACULTY OF DATA SCIENCES AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT
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Module
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MST6202- INNOVATION AND KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT
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Session
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SEPTEMBER 2024
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Coursework Type
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Individual Assignment
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Percentage
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40% out of 100%
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Hand-out Date
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3rd October 2024
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Due Date
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27th October 2024
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Course Learning Outcomes Assessed:
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CLO1
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Demonstrate advanced knowledge and specific technologies to solve the specific business challenge. (C3, PLO1)
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CLO2
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Evaluate innovation as a driver for change management and a core concept for business Improvement. (C5, PLO2)
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CLO3
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Synthesize knowledge management as a core competency within contemporary business paradigms. (A4, PLO10)
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Description of Individual Assignment
The outcome of this assignment is to understand the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats in an organization from the knowledge management viewpoint. The weightage of this assignment will be equivalent to 40% and will be carried in the coursework marks distribution.
ASSIGNMENT QUESTIONS
Knowledge Management in Practice & Knowledge Management Strategy
Knowledge management (KM) is a collection of activities, processes and policies that help organizations apply knowledge to improve effectiveness, innovation, and quality. KM can be defined as a collaborative and systematic process for acquiring, creating, synthesizing, and sharing information, insights, and experiences to achieve organizational goals. It can be applied to various industries.
Please choose ONE (1) of the following industries: -
1. Research institutions
2. Human resources and talent management
3. Insurance
4. Healthcare
5. Military
6. Services
7. Manufacturing
8. Education
9. Agriculture
10. Music
Based on the chosen industry, you are required to complete the following tasks:
i) Describe the business process of an organization. You can refer to articles, and journals or browse various websites and select an organization that discusses their business process.
ii) Identify the existing knowledge mechanism used in the organization. What are the impacts of the practice knowledge mechanism?
iii) What is the level of knowledge management innovations in the organization?
iv) Identify and discuss business issues or problems arising in the organization.
v) Describe an applicable KM solution to solve business issues or problems in (iv).
vi) Explain your choice of the KM foundation to support KM solutions that you adopt in part (v)
vii) You might need to use an information technology application as one of the KM solutions to support the business issues or problems identified in (v) and (vii). You may also find that the problems would not be solved only by using that particular information technology application. In this case, please explain clearly and why.
SUBMISSION
You are required to submit the softcopy of the assignment tome via Canvas LMS. The last day of submission will be on 27th October 2024.
REPORT
Students should include the following in the assignment report:
i) Cover page
ii) Student declaration
iii) Rubric
iv) Report Content
v) References
vi) Turnitin/Safe Assign report
ASSIGNMENT REPORT FORMAT
Please refer to and implement the report format guidelines below for this report assignment:
• Use 70g A4 size paper, each page of the assignment must be printed single-sided.
• Adhere to the following word processing requirements:
i. All headings should be capitalized, bold, and left-aligned. Tab = 1cm
ii. All paragraphs must be fully justified with 1.5 line spacing.
iii. All text must be typed in font type “Times New Roman”, text size 12.
iv. Include details for your name, student matriculation number, and assignment title in your frontpage.
v. Do not include unnecessary information such as logo, date, and assignment title in the header and footer section of each page. You are only allowed to insert apage number in each page's bottom right footer section.
vi. Remember to spell-check your assignment.
vii. Margin for each page as follows (use Microsoft Word):
Top
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: 3.0 cm
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Footer :
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1.25 cm
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Bottom
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: 2.5 cm
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Header:
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1.25 cm
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Left
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: 3.8 cm
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Gutter :
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0 cm
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Right
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: 2.5 cm
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