Catalog 73 - National University

Course Descriptions360BKM 600: Knowledge Management for BusinessStrategiesAn overview of the methodologies used in today’slearning organization for the capture, transfer, sharingand management of knowledge. The use of technologicaltools and the role of KnowledgeManagement (KM) are discussed from the perspectiveof an organization’s strategic goals and objectives.BKM 610: Managerial Support Systems, DSS andESSAn overview of the methodologies and expert systemand mind mapping software used by Strategicand Middle Management to distribute a company’smost valuable asset – expert knowledge, to the peoplethat need it. The topics covered will include themastering of the process of Mind Mapping whichallows executive and strategic managers to projectand modify their thoughts in a collaboration modewith other stakeholders to maximize the organization’sstrategic goals and objectives.BKM 615: Knowledge Audits and ManagingKnowledge GapsThis course seeks to explain the purpose of a knowledgeaudit, the steps involved with identifying, evaluationand rating critical process knowledge, thevarious audit methods available, how to form aknowledge audit team and how to actually auditand analyze a company’s existing knowledge.Furthermore, the course explores ways that knowledgegaps are best bridged and managed, includingthe use of both explorative and exploitative strategies.BKM 620: Knowledge Integration, Transfer, andSharingAn in-depth study of the integration and transfermethods as part of a culture-based process by whichadaptive organizational knowledge that lie in peoplesheads is exchanged with others. The course providesa comprehensive, thoroughly up-to-date treatmentof formal knowledge transfer as a basicprocess by which documents, data, or other types ofresources is captured and stored in formats andmedia that allows for retrieval by others when neededin a distributed computing environment. Primaryemphasis will be on the integration of tacit andexplicit knowledge in an enterprise with practicalfocus on web-enabled multi-tiered client/server distributedcomputing environments within the confinesof a modern Intranet and Extranet.BKM 630: Knowledge Repositories andIntegration MethodsAn in-depth study of knowledge repositories, integrationmethods, and systems design in a distributedcomputing environment. The course provides acomprehensive, thoroughly up-to-date treatment ofdatabases, datamarts, and data warehousing in aweb-enabled integrated enterprise environment.Primary emphasis will be on the integration ofexplicit knowledge in an enterprise and its design,analysis, and implementation. Practical focus will beplaced on web-enabled multi-tiered client/servercomputing and the integration of legacy systemswithin the confines of a modern Intranet.BKM 650: Enterprise Telecommunications andGlobal CollaborationComplex collaboration refers to situations whereworking together effectively across boundaries iscritical for complex projects and problems. Complexcollaboration refers to knowledge-intensive businessprocesses that require highly interactive communication,coordination, negotiation, research and/ordevelopment. Such projects may cross disciplinary,organizational, national, and/or cultural boundaries.Complex collaboration represents a capability that isessential to effective execution in such situations asnew product development, mergers and acquisitions,joint ventures, and supply chain management,as well as large government projects. A number ofissues emerge in examining complex collaboration,including: unit of analysis, critical relationships,resource development, virtual teaming, key skills,and improvement processes.BKM 650 provides the student with an understandingof the challenges of managing such situationsinclude ambitious schedules, conflict of cultures andpractices, massive amounts of information, multiplelanguages, and ambiguity of roles and responsibilities.BKM 670: Knowledge Management Design andDevelopmentAn effective organization today relies on its sharedknowledge among its stakeholders for successfullyarriving at the goals set in its business strategy. Thiscourse will make use of theories, processes, behaviors,and issues that allow knowledge based organizationsto transform themselves in to ones that organizeand share knowledge in an effective and efficientmanner. The course will involve students in thedesign and development of a management focusedsystem that will support knowledge management ina selected organizational setting. Students will makeuse of various management tools including the fivetierknowledge management hierarchy as well ascase-based studies that focus on the design anddevelopment of knowledge systems.BKM 680: Prototyping and Deployment UsingProject ManagementAn in-depth study of iterative process of prototypingand deploying knowledge management systemsoftware before, during, and after the knowledgeaudit and capture phase of the KnowledgeManagement Development Lifecycle. The courseprovides a comprehensive, thoroughly up-to-datetreatment of the capturing, codifying, and mappingof tacit knowledge in the enterprise; applying theiterative prototyping development process for softwaredevelopment and integration; and the timebaseddeployment process using modern projectmanagement software tools. Practical focus will beplaced on the use of Project Management Softwareto manage the Knowledge ManagementDevelopment Lifecycle.BKM 690A: BKM Research Project – Proposal(Prerequisite: completion of 7 core courses)This class is a capstone hands-on project, requiringstudents to initiate, analyze, plan, design, develop,and deliver a Knowledge Management project in thestudents’ area of interest within the field of businessintelligence. Students apply skills, principles, topics,and tools that have been taught throughout theBusiness Knowledge Management program todevelop a specific product and/or service that couldbe used in a company environment today. Student’swill be expected to coordinate, plan and execute ateam project that demonstrates orally and in writingcritical thinking skills applied in developing a productspecific to knowledge management systems.Practical focus will be placed on the use of ProjectManagement Software to manage the KnowledgeManagement Development Lifecycle. Grading is H,S, or U only.BKM 690B: BKM Research Project –Implementation(Prerequisite: BKM 690A)This class is a continuation of BKM 690A capstonehands-on project, requiring students to initiate, analyze,plan, design, develop, and deliver aKnowledge Management project in the students’area of interest within the field of business intelligence.Students apply skills, principles, topics, andtools that have been taught throughout the BusinessKnowledge Management program to develop a specificproduct and/or service that could be used in acompany environment today. Student’s will beexpected to coordinate, plan and execute a team projectthat demonstrates orally and in writing criticalthinking skills applied in developing a product specificto knowledge management systems. Practicalfocus will be placed on the use of ProjectManagement Software to manage the KnowledgeManagement Development Lifecycle. Grading is H,S, or U only.BRO – Broadcast MediaBRO 210: History of Television(Prerequisites: COM 100 or COM 103 and ENG100/101)Overview of the history, theory and criticism ofbroadcast television in the United States and abroad.Teaches the creative and technical evolution of television,as well as investigates the social, political andcultural impact of broadcast television on 20th and21st century society.BRO 305: Media Storytelling(Prerequisites: Broadcast Media Preparation Courses orEquivalents)Provides student with basic theory, terminology, andpractice essential to create narrative formats inbroadcast and multimedia production. Covers conceptual,analytical and creative writing skills necessaryto produce a program giving students a solidgrasp of the contemporary narrative on multiplescreens.BRO 310: Media Facilities Operations(Prerequisites: Broadcast Media Preparation Courses orEquivalents)Examines structure of professional media facilities.Survey of the operational requirements and processesof the production, operations, and businessdepartments, including financing, programming,marketing and promotion.BRO 315:Scriptwriting(Prerequisite: BRO 305)Provides narrative techniques, professional scriptformats, and hands-on learning to develop and writescripts for genres of video production: advertisingspots, news stories, documentary and informationalfilms, dramatic scenes, and Internet information andentertainment.BRO 320: Producing I(Prerequisite: BRO 305)An in-depth, practical overview of phases of production,including conceptualization, description, componentanalysis and budgeting. Offers hands-onexperience in managing production of video —script and treatment breakdown, budget, crew hire,casting, wardrobe, locations, and props.BRO 325: Producing II(Prerequisite: BRO 320)Provides an in-depth, practical overview of the postproduction,marketing, and distribution of videoprograms. Covers all principal tasks, goals, and pitfalls,including creative, technical, and financialpressures at key milestones in the project. Offershands-on experience managing a video project,including post-production, program packaging andsale and distribution.BRO 330: Field Production I(Prerequisite: BRO 305 or JRN 310)Introduction to single-camera field production for