Information Architecture
and Knowledge Management
Knowledge Management
minimum 42 Credit Hours
(catalog year Fall 2012 and after)
Name
There are four steps to completing the Master of Science in IAKM:
1. Complete the program core (2 courses);
2. Completing your major concentration required courses (7 courses), which you should complete
as much as possible before moving on to;
3. Completing your elective courses (4 courses), any of which you may elect to take in another
concentration
4. Complete your capstone, master's project or thesis as your final degree requirement.
Course descriptions can be found on the IAKM website at http://iakm.kent.edu.
Program Core - 2 courses (6 credit hours)
IAKM
IAKM
60001
60002
IAKM in Context
Knowledge Organization Structures, Systems, and Services
Knowledge Management Required - 7 courses (21 credit hours)
ECON 62015 Economics of Information
IAKM 60301 Foundational Principles of Knowledge Management
IAKM 60302 Foundations of Document Management
IAKM 60303 Knowledge Assessment and Evaluation
IAKM 60313 Communities of Practice
IAKM 60306 Organizational Culture
IAKM 60607 Organizational Learning
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Knowledge Management Electives - 4 courses (12 credit hours) Also list any workshops,
Alternate Courses, or Out of Sequence courses taken. You may choose to take electives from
the other concentrations. Please see the IAKM Course list for a list of approved courses.
M&IS 64042 Management Information Systems
3
M&IS 64083 Information Security
3
3
COMM 65851 Organizational Communication (check for online availability)
IAKM 60310* Intellectual Capital, Assets and Valuation
3
IAKM 60311* Business Process Management
3
IAKM 60312* Business Intelligence - Competitive Intelligence
3
IAKM 60370 Semantic Analysis Methods and Technologies
3
IAKM 60691 Seminar: TBA
3
IAKM 60692* Practicum
2-3
IAKM 60792* Internship
1-3
IAKM 61095 Special Topics
3
IAKM 61095 Selected Topics in IAKM
1-3
IAKM 61096* Individual Investigation
3
JMC
50015* Media Management
3
LIS
60610 Library Management
3
*Course requires prerequisite or permission, contact IAKM Office at 330-672-5840 for details.
To see an advisor, please call the IAKM department at 330-672-5840.
3/14/2013
LIS
LIS
LIS
60649* Indexing and Abstracting
60650* Information Policy
60651 Digital Image Collection Management
3
3
3
Thesis / Project / Capstone Hours (3 - 6 credit hours)
IAKM 61081 Capstone Experience
3
IAKM 61098 Master's Project
3
IAKM 61199 Thesis I
2-6
IAKM 61299 Thesis II
1-2
In order to receive permission to enroll in either the capstone experience, master's project or
thesis, you must first have your project or thesis proposal approved. See the Master's Project
Handbook or Guidelines for Prepraration of Theses available on the IAKM site
(http://iakm.kent.edu) for more detailed information.
*Course requires prerequisite or permission, contact IAKM Office at 330-672-5840 for details.
To see an advisor, please call the IAKM department at 330-672-5840.
3/14/2013