Abstract :
Designing an interdisciplinary graduate program in
knowledge management requires a good understanding
of knowledge processes and the ability to differentiate
between information management and knowledge management.
Given the complexity of knowledge and the
nature of its existence, there is a need for graduate programs
to go beyond information management and include
in the curriculum disciplines that deal with social,
cultural, and economic issues such as communication,
cognitive science, and business.An understanding of the
interdisciplinary nature of knowledge management is
necessary for a more balanced and practical approach to
the development of a knowledge management curriculum.
In this article, the design and development of an
interdisciplinary graduate program in knowledge management
at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore
is reported. The initiation of the program was
influenced by the strong demand from the public sector
in Singapore for knowledge management professionals.
It was developed in close association with the information
studies program at Nanyang Technological University. In
the first year, the program attracted 230 applicants, of
which 45 were selected—22 students came from the public
sector and 23 students came from the private sector
