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英国指导assignment需求样本（信息管理方向）
DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION STUDIES
MSc. Information Management MA Librarianship (CPD)
Academic Year 2009-2010
INF6002 Information Management in Organisations
Assessment guidelines and advice
Information Management in Organisations
Assignment
Information about the Assignments
Aims • To develop an integrative perspective of different approaches and views on the topics explored throughout the unit;
Objectives • To develop an understanding of fundamental IM and KM principles, concepts and techniques
• To critically analyse current issues and debates in fields of IM and KM
• To demonstrate practical skills in identifying, accessing, evaluating, using, presenting IM and KM info sources and resources
Outcomes • You will be able to demonstrate a critical appreciation of the various themes covered throughout the module and of the debates generated around them
Sequence of Learning and Assessment
Assessment is 30% through a group presentation and 70% through an individual essay.
The group presentation consists of presenting a diagrammatic representation of an integrative perspective of information and knowledge management issues in organisations explored throughout the module.
The individual assignment (c. 2500 words) builds upon the group assignment and builds upon this and is an essay discussing the key issues identified in your diagrammatic representation against both the literature and the context of the case studies. This involves comparing and contrasting different approaches to information and knowledge management strategies, drawing on material from both the literature and the case studies.
Group presentation: an integrative perspective on information www.ukassignment.org and knowledge management in organisations
This assignment aims at presenting an integrative perspective on Information and Knowledge Management in organisations. It includes two elements:
1. Producing ONE diagrammatic representation of your integrative perspective on IM and KM; this should consist of a synthesis of the linkages between different themes explored throughout the module, as well as, if appropriate, of other relevant issues you may identify through the literature searches you will carry out; you should draw on both the literature and the case studies to develop your representation.
2. A 15 minute presentation explaining the issues represented in your diagram in week 11.
Assignment specification: （个人部分）
This assignment is an individual essay of 2500 words. It builds upon the group assignment and involves:
1. Outlining what, in your personal opinion, are the key issues and messages included in your group; you can, of course, present an alternative perspective if your view has changed as a result of furthering your readings and reflecting upon them;#p#分页标题#e#
2. Discuss these key issues against both the literature and the context of the Xerox and NASA case studies.
For this, you are required to:
a) search, gather and review a pool of key resources; the skills developed in INF6350 will be key in helping you to undertake this activity;
b) compare and contrast different viewpoints and discuss the assumptions they make about the nature of organisations, the issues they face and the nature and role of information and knowledge in how those issues are tackled by different organisations;
c) discuss the usefulness of considering potential alternative approaches, considering the contexts of the case studies; as mentioned above, reference to the case studies that are analysed in the module should be made, in order to provide an explanation and exemplification of your views.
There are some useful websites on information and knowledge management:
• COI magazine knowledge management research center http://www.cio.com/forums/knowledge/
• David Skyrme Associates http://www.skyrme.com/resource/kmres.htm
• Knowledge management and organisational learning http://www.brint.com/
• WWW virtual library on knowledge management http://brint.com/km
• KnowledgeBoard http://www.knowledgeboard.com/
Core Readings:
Choo, C.W. (2002). Information Management for the Intelligent Organization. 3rd ed. Medford, NJ: Information Today.
Choo, C.W and Bontis, N (2002). The strategic management of intellectual capital and organisational learning. Oxford: OUP.
Davenport, T.H. (1997). Information Ecology. Oxford Press.
Davenport, T.; Prusack, L. (1998). Working knowledge. Harvard Business School.
Debowski, Shelda (2006). Knowledge Management. Milton Qold: John Wiley and Sons Australia.
Hislop, D. (2005) Knowledge management in organizations: a critical
introduction. Oxford: OUP.
Koenig, M.E.D. & Srikantaiah, T.K., eds. (2003) Knowledge management lessons learned: what works and what doesn't. Medford, NJ: Information Today for theAmerican Society for Information Science.
Little, S, Quintas, P and Ray, T (2002). Managing knowledge: an essential reader. London: Open University and Sage
Orna, E. (2004). Information strategy in practice. Aldershot: Gower.
Other readings and links are provided on the module MOLE site
Starter references:
Alvesson, M.; Karreman, (2001).Odd couple: making sense of the curious concept of Knowledge Management. Journal of Management Studies, 38 (7), p. 995-1018.
Begona Lloria, M. (2008). A review of the main approaches to Knowledge Managemnt. Knowledge Management Research & Practice, 6, p.77-89. #p#分页标题#e#
Binney, D. (2001).The knowledge management spectrum : understanding the KM landscape.Journal of Knowledge Manegement, 5 (1), p. 33-42.
Choo, C.W. (2002). Information Management for the Intelligent Organization. 3rd ed. Medford, NJ: Information Today.
Choo, C.W and Bontis, N (2002). 指导assignment The strategic management of intellectual capital and organisational learning. Oxford: OUP.
Cox, A. (2007). Reproducing knowledge: Xerox and the story of Knowledge Management. Knowledge Management Research and Practice, 5 (1), p. 3-12.
Davenport, TH (1997).Information ecology: mastering the information and knowledge environment.Oxford University Press, New York
Davenport, TH & Marchand, DA (1999).Is knowledge management just good information management?.Mastering Information Management, Financial Earl, M (2001). Knowledge management strategies: toward a taxonomy. Journal of Management Information Systems, 18 (1), p. 215-233.
Hansen, M.T., Nohria,N. and Tierney, T, (!999). What’s your strategy for managing knowledge?, Harvard Business Review, 77, Mar.-Apr. 1999, p.106-116.
Hislop, D. (2005) Knowledge management in organizations: a critical
introduction. Oxford: OUP.
Koenig, M.E.D. & Srikantaiah, T.K., eds. (2003) Knowledge management lessons
learned: what works and what doesn't. Medford, NJ: Information Today for the
American Society for Information Science.
Little, S, Quintas, P and Ray, T (2002). Managing knowledge: an essential reader. London: Open University and Sage
Orna, E. (1999). Practical Information Policies. 2nd ed. Aldershot: Gower.
Rowley, J. (1998). Towards a framework for Information Management. International Journal of Information Management, 18 (5), p. 359-369.
Scarbrough, H. and Swan, J. (2001). Explaining the diffusion of Knowledge Management: the role of fashion. British Journal of Management, 13 p.3-12.
Vasconcelos, A.C. (2008). Dilemmas in knowledge management. Library Management, 29(4/5), p.422-443.
Wiggins, R. (1988). A conceptual framework for information resources management. International Journal of Information Management, 8, p. 5-11.
Wilson, T (1997). Information Management Featured in FEATHER, J.: STURGES, P. (Eds.). International Encyclopaedia of Information and Library Science. London: Routledge, 187-198.
Wilson, T.D. (2002).The non-sense of Knowledge Management. Information Research, 8 (1). Accessible at http://InformationR.net/ir/8-1/infres81.html. You may find other papers in this special issue of interest.
The references above are starting points that give a background to the themes and are discussed in the taught weeks. They are indicative references and you should, in your searches, explore beyond this material. You will find additional material of significant interest in the following refereed journals as well:#p#分页标题#e#
• Harvard Business Review
• Information Research
• International Journal of Information Management
• Journal of Knowledge Management
• Journal of Management Information Systems
• Long Range Planning
• MIS Quarterly
• Organisation
Assessment related dates and milestones
The group presentations are to be held on Wednesday 12th May.
The individual assignment coursework must be submitted electronically by 2pm Friday 4th June via Turnitin.
The normal regulations for the submission of late work apply and are outlined in the Post-Graduate Student Handbook.
In addition to the weekly scheduled work, there will be sessions that are formally scheduled to provide support for the assessment, as outlined below, as well as two formally scheduled assignment review weeks. We also suggest that you try to ensure that you try to keep in mind some of the suggested general milestones below in order to finish the assignment on time.
Week Key activities and milestones Details
Week 1 Assignment set up Guidelines on the assignment
Start reading key references (and continue doing so throughout the module)
Weeks 2 to 5 Case study analysis Prepare case study analysis and discussion
Weeks 1, 6-10 Integrative perspectives sessions
Preparing presentation structure; refine reading and analysis on the basis of feedback
Week 11
12/05 Group assignment presentations
Formative and informal feedback will be provided on the day
Formal feedback on 9th June
Weeks 11-15 Essay preparation and literature review Preparing essay structure; refine reading and analysis on the basis of feedback; complete essay
By 04/06 2pm Individual assignment hand-in
Electronic submission via Turnitin Formal feedback on the 16th July
Assessment criteria and grading advice
The assessment will be based upon the assessment criteria outlined in the Post-Graduate Coursework Report Form.
Credit will be given to demonstration of independent research effort and to justification and discussion of options and viewpoints adopted.
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