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وزارة التعليم
الجامعة السعودية اإللكترونية
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Ministry of Education
Saudi Electronic University
College of Administrative and Financial Sciences
Assignment 1
Knowledge Management (MGT 403)
Due Date: 19/07/2025 @ 23:59
Course Name:
Student’s Name:
Course Code: MGT403
Student’s ID Number:
Semester: Summer Sem.
CRN:
Academic Year: 2024-2025, Summer Term
For Instructor’s Use only
Instructor’s Name:
Students’ Grade:
Marks Obtained/Out of 15
Level of Marks: High/Middle/Low
1. General Instructions – PLEASE READ THEM CAREFULLY
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This assignment is an individual assignment.
Due date for Assignment 1 is by the end of Week 4 (19/07/2025)
The Assignment must be submitted on Blackboard (WORD format only) via allocated
folder.
Assignments submitted through email will not be accepted.
Students are advised to make their work clear and well presented; marks may be reduced
for poor presentation. This includes filling your information on the cover page.
Students must mention question number clearly in their answer.
Late submission will NOT be accepted.
Avoid plagiarism, the work should be in your own words, copying from students or other
resources without proper referencing will result in ZERO marks. No exceptions.
All answered must be typed using Times New Roman (size 12, double-spaced) font. No
pictures containing text will be accepted and will be considered plagiarism).
Submissions without this cover page will NOT be accepted.
Assignment Purposes/Learning Outcomes:
After completion of Assignment-1 students will be able to:
LO 1.1: Recognize the overall knowledge management processes, concepts, goals
and strategies within the context of organization.
LO 1.2: Describe how valuable individual, group and organizational knowledge is
managed throughout the knowledge management cycle.
L.O 1.3 Define the different Knowledge types and explain how they are addressed
by knowledge management in different business environments.
Assignment Questions:
(15 Marks)
This Assignment is a report-based assignment.
Besides other materials like journal papers, report, and research articles, students are
advised to read chapter 1 to chapter 3 thoroughly from the book prescribed for this course.
Students must use proper references to justify their assignment work.
The Assignment structure is as follows:
A. Introduction: (7.5 Marks)
Q.1: How would you define the concept of Data, Information and Knowledge.
Provide one example to differentiate these concepts. (300-500 Words) (2 Marks)
Chapter 1
Q.2: Briefly describe the concept of Knowledge management. What points you
would like to add to highlight how knowledge management can help our
organization thrive in today’s competitive landscape? (500-700 Words) (3 Marks)
Chapter 1
Q.3: How is tacit knowledge different from explicit knowledge? Why is it important
for the organization to capture both Tacit as well as explicit knowledge? (400-500
Words) (2.5 Marks) Chapter 1
References: (Support each part and each question of the assignment with Proper
references).
B. Knowledge management cycles and Models: (7.5 Marks)
Q.1: Discuss in detail the Wiig’s Knowledge management cycle. How is it different
from McElroy’s Knowledge management cycle? (Minimum 500 words) (3 Marks)
Chapter 2
Q.2: Explain The Nonaka and Takeuchi KM model of knowledge conversion. (400500 words) (2.5 Marks) Chapter 3
Q.3: Briefly describe the Choo Sense-Making KM model. (300-500 Words) (2
Marks) Chapter 3
References: (Support each part and each question of the assignment with Proper
references).
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