Cal State introduces course in 'knowledge management'

San Marcos News
August 22, 2008

SAN MARCOS – As the only California chapter partner of the Knowledge Management Institute, a highly acclaimed organization for its approach to utilizing organizational knowledge to reach objectives, CSUSM Extended Learning is offering the Certified Knowledge Manager, or CKM, Program.

In today’s face-paced information age, things advance and change quickly, making it more and more challenging to remain on the cutting edge.

This course is an answer to a greater focus on the management of knowledge as an asset and the development and cultivation of the channel through which knowledge and information flow.

Employees in a variety of industries tasked with organizational objectives such as improving performance, gaining the competitive advantage, remaining a leader in innovation, and developing streamlined processes, will reportedly benefit from the CKM program.

Students will be provided with guidance on the content, experience, abilities, outside resources and technology needed to ensure their organization makes full use of its collective knowledge.

“Southern California is home to many defense industry businesses and military installations and although CKM was born out of and used primarily within this industry, there are few, if any, training programs along the West Coast,” Suzanne Lingold, assistant dean at CSUSM Extended Learning, said.  “We are proud to be at the forefront of providing superior CKM training to our region through our partnership with The Knowledge Management Institute.”

The CKM program at Extended Learning allows students to progress from entry level to the most advanced levels of Knowledge Management.

Additionally, participants benefit from sound, proven instructional design utilizing blended learning, face to face workshops, virtual classes and interactive e-learning.

The CKM Program is based on pioneering Knowledge Management Methodology work done for the U.S. Government during the late 1990s by KM Institute Chairman Douglas Weidner and is anchored in the U.S. Government’s KM learning Objectives for Chief Knowledge Officers, published in 2000.

The “essentials” course is being offered at the Cal State San Marcos campus Sept. 29 through Sept. 30 and Nov. 3 through Nov. 4.

The five-day CKM certificate course is being offered on campus Jan. 26 through Jan. 30 and online with open enrollment.

For more information, contact Extended Learning at (760) 750-4020 or visit www.csusm.edu/el (key word: Knowledge).