Sunday, June 30, 2013

Week 4

Tutorial 4
Today's tuto was fun. Miss Fatimah started by asking the dude with teh MMU Logo shirt to sit with his back to the wall. The task: Draw MMU Logo without any help from explicit materials.

So we began. Scott's photographic (but VERY selective) memory was able to recall the logo accurately from his tacit knowledge. Mine was accurate.. but 180 degrees off. Maybe I have reflective memory.. HAHA.

That particular task was to teach us about "Externalization" from Nonaka & Takeuchi's model. After that we did some questions about Socialization, Externalization, Combination and Internalization... Basically 4 different ways Tacit knowledge transfers to Explicit and vice versa.

Zj

Lecture 4

Today's lecture we're learning how to capture and codify the knowledge. Capturing knowledge is process of adding value to the original content. Converting knowledge into a tangible, explicit form (documents) so it can be communicated widely & less cost. Knowledge capture and codification are important because to it acknowledge knowledge contributors, remember to forget, avoiding significant loss of knowledge durinf transfer and the more tacit knowledge is, the more value it holds-greater competitive advantage.

N.A.

Monday, June 24, 2013

Week 3

Tutorial - 18th June

Madam Fatimah told us to bring a t-shirt to the class. We're learning how to fold the t-shirt under 2 seconds.
Implying the Integrated KM Life Cycle. Firstly she read out the instructions which make us having a hard time to understand. Then, she how us the instructions in words. Still none of us get the idea. Lastly she showed us the video. Some of us understand the instructions then taught the others who doesn't get to do it. That was not the ending, she made a competition to those who can really fold the t-shirt under 2 seconds. The winner is the yellow shirt guy (don't know his name LOL).

From what I've learned, now I can see clearly how the Integrated KM Life Cycle works.

Lecture - 20th June

 I was late for the 8am today!! >.<!! Sneaked into class and continued listening to lecture. The focus was on models today... No not models like Amber Chia, but Knowledge Management models... One of the well known and most used models is the Nonaka and Takeuchi KM model. To dumb it down, it works in a spiral, and shows the process of transfer between tacit to explicit knowledge, the implementation, and documentation for passing down to the next gen. and as newer knowledge is created, the cycle repeats itself. Kinda like Naruto's Uzumaki Clan. Uzumaki means 'Spiral'.

Well known as it is, this model has a limitation: It does not support decision making. Hence, newer models, or as I like to call it: complementary models were introduced. Enter the CHOO Model... LOL.. and the Wiig model. These models work based on Nonaka & Takeuchi's model. However they have their own special 'features'...

Choo's model focuses on sense making; while Wiig's model focuses on internalization.

Anyway that's all for this week, tune in next week for more!!!

Aqila

Sunday, June 16, 2013

Week 2

Tutorial- Tuesday (11th June)
In tuto today, we learned about the differences between Data/Info/Knowledge, and how it becomes useful when applied to the proper audience and context.

We also learned about differentiating tacit and explicit knowledge and how they transfer between each other.

P.s. Bank Negara Trip has been postponed from 19th June to 26th June... Can't wait!!!


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Lecture- Friday (14th June)
In lecture today, we learned what KM Cycles are all about: the path information takes from creation to and asset of the organization.

There's a few different types of KM, we started off with a basic model, the Zack & Meyer LC. Information takes a procedural route from Acquisition to Distribution and Presentation.

The next LC is the Bukowitz & Williams LC. This cycle is different from Z&M's LC because of the introduction of 2 critical phases:
1. the learning of new content
2. the decision to maintain said content or divest it
 Figure 1: Bukowitz & Williams LC


Other LCs included the McElroy LC, the Wiig LC, and the Integrated KM Cycle.

That's all for this week's updates, tune in next week for more!

Zijian

Monday, June 10, 2013

First ever awesomest post ever ever EVER.

Hi, this is our very first post. This blog will be used to document our learning processes about this subject called Introduction to Knowledge Management. In our first class we were given an overview about this subject. 

What caught my interests most were the facts about tacit and explicit knowledge... They're differences and how they're so transferable between one another.

More to come as the weeks go by! 

P.S. Expectations: We hope to learn more about managing knowledge in order to create an environment for proper knowledge storage/dissemination, as well as how to continue to pass down these skills.  

Zijian