Knowledge Management & Decision Making Academic Year 2016-2017 Page 1 of 2 STO701/STO701C Knowledge Management and Decision Making Individual Coursework This individual coursework is worth 80% of the module mark. Coursework task A company is considering investing in knowledge management (KM) technologies. There are plenty of KM technologies (in the form of tools or systems) available but they can only invest in one piece of technology first because of financial constraint. If you were asked to conduct a study on KM technologies and make recommendations for the company (choosing a company that you have worked for or are familiar with or you have learnt from references, as an example), analyse relevant KM technologies using multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) and write a report of your study to facilitate their decision on the investment in the KM technology. Your report must include the following key elements: 1) Review on a number of (e.g. 3 to 5) KM technologies with support from appropriate references; 2) Multiple decision criteria should be considered for the decision. The report needs to clearly identify the decision criteria with support from appropriate references (either from literature or empirical research); 3) Review a number of MCDA methods and choose one MCDA method for the decision process with justification for the choice of the method; 4) Illustrate how your chosen MCDA method can be employed to solve the decision problem of the KM technology evaluation and selection. If extra data are needed to help you complete the MCDA process (such as judgement scores for paircomparisons). you need to either research the data from references or directly collect the data from at least 3 to 5 experts in the company through interviews or a questionnaire survey, whichever way is possible for you. Further instructions The report should be no more than 2,500 words (excluding reference list and any other appendices). In-text citations will be counted towards the word limit. All references should follow the Harvard referencing system. Marking criteria  Review on the KM technologies (wrt. element 1) 20%  Identification of the decision criteria (wrt. element 2) 10%  Critical analysis and justification for the MCDA method (wrt. element 3) 20%  Implementation of the MCDA method to the decision case (wrt. element 4) 30%  Knowledge of KM and DM concepts (overall) 10%  Clarity of expression and presentation (overall) 10%Knowledge Management & Decision Making Academic Year 2016-2017 Page 2 of 2 Deadlines and submission The deadline time for submission of Individual Coursework is: 15:00 on Thursday, 27 April 2017. Work may be submitted on any day prior to the deadline. All coursework must be submitted online through e-Submission on Moodle (i.e. module site for STO701/STO701C). The e-Submission system will automatically record the time of your submission. Student help materials for e-Submission can be found here: STO701 https://dle.plymouth.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=22498 STO701C https://dle.plymouth.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=25838 Work submitted up to 24hrs late will be capped at 50%. After this it will receive a zero mark. Module staff are unable to give students extensions to deadlines. If you have a valid reason for late or non-submission, you will need to complete an extenuating circumstances form and obtain approval from the Faculty. Did you know that students can now self-certify for illness once in an academic year! The revised regulations can be found here https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/student-life/your-studies/essentialinformation/exams/exam-rules-and-regulations/extenuating-circumstances Module staff aim to complete coursework marking and provide feedback within 4 working weeks (i.e. not including weekends or holidays) of submission. Cheating and Other Academic Offences All your work must contain references to your sources, however acquired. To copy another person’s work is viewed as plagiarism and is not allowed in UK academic institutions. All your work must be your own and other sources must be identified as being theirs, not yours. The copying of another person’s work will result in you receiving a zero for your assignment and could result in expulsion from the university altogether. If you are unsure about what equals an academic offence, please see the Faculty Support Office. Some useful guidance on how to reference correctly, and avoid plagiarism can be found here http://www.learnhigher.ac.uk/referencing/ Students may also self-review coursework prior to submission using the University’s Turnitin software. This tool assesses the originality of pieces of academic writing and detects potential academic offences such as plagiarism. The use of Turnitin is becoming standard practice at most UK universities as a way of ensuring academic standards. Plymouth University has introduced a sampling system following recommendations from our external examiners about the use of Turnitin. If you have any concerns about use of Turnitin please contact your Programme Manager and/or personal tutor. The Turnitin tool will be activated within the Moodle in due course for your self-checking purpose only. Your coursework should be submitted through e-Submissions as detailed in the previous section.