Knowledge Management for Innovation

Duration:

1 year full-time
2-5 years part-time 

Overview:

In an increasingly competitive environment, where new business practices and products are regularly introduced, organisations have to be innovative to survive. Such innovation is dependent upon companies developing effective knowledge management internally as well as through external interaction.

This course aims to create the next generation of technical and business leaders who can drive strategic innovation and collaboration by effective management of organisational knowledge within their specialised domains.

The course develops leadership skills, teamworking skills, creativity and knowledge, enabling individuals to implement management practice to aid the development of business.

It prepares students for a career in engineering extended enterprise by combining rigorous academic activity and practical work with the use of industry software and real-life experience through industry sponsored project work.

Students benefit from access to SAP R/3, a CAD workstation, state-of-the-art software, engineering server facilities and CAM facilities.

Course Structure:

The course comprises eight assessed modules, a group project and an individual project.

The modules include lectures and tutorials and are assessed either by written examination or assignment. Guest lecturers from industry are invited to provide real-life case studies for the taught modules.

Modules:

• Knowledge Acquisition and Creation
• Strategic Knowledge Management
• Design Driven Innovation
• Knowledge System Design
• Information Management
• General Management
• Enterprise Modelling
• Enterprise Systems

Entry requirements:

Candidates must possess, or be expected to achieve, a 1st or 2nd class UK Honours degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline. Other relevant qualifications, together with significant experience, may be considered.

English language requirements - our normal minimum requirement is a TOEFL score of 580 (paper test) or 237 (computer test), essay rating 4.5 or 92 (Internet test), all skills 19 or an IELTS 6.5 with 6.0 for writing, a TOEIC overall score of 830, or a Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English grade C or Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English grade C, although a number of our programmes require higher scores.

Funding:

Funding opportunities exist, including industrial sponsorship, School bursaries and a number of general external schemes.  For the majority of part-time students sponsorship is organised by their employers. We recommend you discuss this with your company in the first instance.

Please note that a formal offer of a place on this course must have been received before consideration can be given for funding. For further details please visit our website or contact our Enquiries Office on the details provided below.

Want to find out more?

Contact our Enquiries Office for further details on all the courses we offer by either email: appliedsciences@cranfield.ac.uk or phone +44 (0)1234 758008. You can also visit our website.

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