Knowledge Management
This specialization will help you gain a competitive advantage by understanding how to identify, acquire, store, analyze, distribute, and use explicit and tacit knowledge to enhance organizational productivity and competitiveness in the new field of knowledge management.
Completion Requirements
100 total quarter credit hours
Foundation course (6 cr.)
Core/specialization courses (34 cr.)
2 Knowledge Area Modules (KAMs) (24 cr.)*
Foundation Research Sequence (12 cr.)
Advanced Research course (4 cr.)
Proposal, dissertation, and oral presentation (20 cr.)
Professional Development Plan and program of study
Time to completion may vary by student, depending on individual progress and credits transferred, if applicable. For a personalized estimate of your time to completion, call an enrollment advisor at 1-866-492-5336.
Foundation Course
Course Code Course Title Credits
Course Code Course Title Credits
AMDS 8800 Epistemology and the Practice of Knowledge and Learning Management 4
AMDS 8335 Principles of Knowledge Management (Six-week course) 4
AMDS 8801 Principles of Learning Management (Six-week course) 4
AMDS 8899 Capstone Seminar 6
Foundation Research Sequence
Course Code Course Title Credits
RSCH 8100 Research Theory, Design, and Methods 4
RSCH 8200 Quantitative Reasoning and Analysis 4
RSCH 8300 Qualitative Reasoning and Analysis 4
Advanced Research Course
Select one of the following advanced research courses.
Course Code Course Title Credits
RSCH 8250Z Advanced Quantitative Reasoning and Analysis 4
RSCH 8350Z Advanced Qualitative Reasoning and Analysis 4
RSCH 8450Z Advanced Mixed-Methods Reasoning and Analysis 4
Specialization Courses
Course Code Course Title Credits
Knowledge Management Courses
AMDS 8810 Integrating Knowledge Management With Strategic Initiatives 4
AMDS 8811 Advanced Knowledge Management Concepts 4
AMDS 8812 Expert Systems 4
AMDS 8813 E-Systems 4
Knowledge Area Modules
Two appropriate KAMs (24 cr.)
Dissertation
Course Code Course Title Credits
AMDS 9000 Dissertation 20
