Master of Science in Knowledge Management (MSKM)
The Master of Science in Knowledge Management degree is designed to prepare students to become professionals in the area of information management. Knowledge management involves capturing strategic information, analyzing markets and developing databases, documents, policies and procedures. KM professionals must understand the language and culture of an organization and know business and financial practices. Dominican University’s degree in knowledge management uses an interdisciplinary approach to address current issues and challenges in the creation, identification, codification and sharing of knowledge within enterprise-activities central to traditional professions and modern business. The Master of Science in Knowledge Management degree brings together Dominican’s well-established programs in business and information systems and its nationally recognized strength in library and information science. The degree is offered jointly by the Brennan School of Business and Dominican’s Graduate School if Library and Information Science.
The Master of Science in Knowledge Management degree is conferred upon candidates who have met the following requirements:
- Satisfactory completion of all required courses;
- Satisfactory completion of a minimum of 39 semester hours of credit;
- Attainment of a minimum grade point average of 3.0;
- Completion of the degree program within five years or six summers;
- Submission of an application for graduation to the Office of the Registrar; and
- Payment of all fees, including graduation fee.
CURRICULUM
The curriculum is built on a foundation of seven required courses. Students may choose to follow a course of electives leading to a concentration in information science or management systems. The final course is an opportunity to all students to apply their knowledge and skills through concentrated study and work in a KM environment in the Chicago area.
COURSES
The term in which the courses are planned to be offered appears after the title. Dominican University reserves the right to change the semesters in which courses are offered and to cancel any course for which there is insufficient enrollment.Foundation Courses
- GSB 784/LIS 880 Knowledge Management (fall)
- GSB 622 Management Information Systems (summer, fall, spring)
- GSB 785/LIS 755 Information Policy (spring)
- GSB 624/LIS 756 Organizational Analysis & Design (summer, fall, spring)
- GBIS 727/LIS 757 Decision Support Systems (spring)
- LIS 703 Organization of Knowledge (summer, fall, spring)
- LIS 799 Capstone Course/Practicum (summer, fall, spring)
AREAS OF CONCENTRATION
For a concentration in one of the following areas, choose six electives listed under that concentration, including the electives indicated with an asterisk.
Management Systems
- GBIS 742 Computer Security Fundamentals* (fall, spring)
- GSB 612 Accounting* (summer, fall, spring)
- GSB 615 Financial Management* (summer, fall, spring)
- GSB 611 Economics for Managers (summer, fall, spring)
- GSB 614 Organizational Behavior (summer, fall, spring)
- GSB 735 Forecasting (spring)
- GBIS 741 Business Database Systems (fall, spring)
- GBIS 747 Enterprise Systems and Project Management
- GSB 754 Managerial Communications (summer, spring)
- GBIS 739 IT Management (fall)
- LIS 789 Advanced Topics in Knowledge Management
Information Science
- LIS 751 Database Management* (spring)
- GBIS 722/LIS 754 Information Systems Analysis & Design* (fall, spring)
- LIS 732 Indexing and Abstracting (summer)
- LIS 750 Information Storage and Retrieval (fall)
- LIS 753 Internet Fundamentals and Design (summer, fall, spring)
- LIS 789 Advanced Topics in Knowledge Management
- LIS 788 Metadata for Internet Resources (fall)
- LIS 884 Competitive Intelligence for Management Decision-Making (fall)
- LIS 745 Searching Electronic Databases (summer, fall, spring)
- LIS 797 Data Mining
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