Course detail

Knowledge Management

FP-IzmaPAcad. year: 2025/2026

The course follows basic bachelor´s degree courses in the area of management, IT/ICT and managerial decision-making. The course focuses on explaining the basic theoretical concepts related to the management of knowledge and its practical application in the company. The emphasis is on obtaining, using, storing and sharing knowledge. The interpretation is realised gradually. First, it focuses on the description of knowledge management environment outside the organization (knowledge-based economy, knowledge society, learning region) and subsequently within the organization (knowledge organization, learning organization, knowledge strategy, market knowledge, knowledge worker, tools and knowledge management, implementation of knowledge management, knowledge modelling, knowledge management in decision-making process). The course also provides basic information on the integration of knowledge management with other managerial disciplines (project management, risk management, innovation management).

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

5

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Radek Doskočil, Ph.D., MSc

Department

Institute of Informatics (ÚI)

Entry knowledge

Not applicable.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

COMPLETION OF THE COURSE
Requirements for gaining the credit:
1) Credit test: max. 30 points, min. 15 points required; one test correction is possible (for students who have not achieved at least 15 points for the first time; points earned from the first test are not counted) respectively replacement of the test (for students who have been excused by a doctor); max. 20 points of correction/ replacement test, min. 10 points required.
2) Semester work: max. 10 points, min. 5 points required.
It is possible to gain a maximum of 40 points from the seminars. The credit is granted for a minimum of 20 points for meeting the conditions of the minimum points limits defined for credit test respectively correction/replacement test and semester work.

Examination requirements:
Exam test: max. 60 points, min. 30 points required. The exam test is written, oral examination if necessary. Only students who are properly registered for the specific exam date in the information system can do the exam.

The resulting mark for the course is the sum of the points from the seminars and the examination according the grade scale ECTS of BUT Study and Examination Regulations:
A: 100 – 90 points
B: 89 – 80 points
C: 79 – 70 points
D: 69 – 60 points
E: 59 – 50 points
F: 49 – 0 points

COMPLETION OF THE COURSE FOR STUDENTS WITH INDIVIDUAL STUDY
Requirements for gaining the credit:
The same as in the section COMPLETION OF THE COURSE.
Examination requirements:
The same as in the section COMPLETION OF THE COURSE.

COMPLETION OF THE COURSE USING DISTANCE FORM (APPLIES ONLY WHEN OBJECTIVE EXTERNAL CIRCUMSTANCES DO NOT ALLOW THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE STUDY PROGRAM IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE GRANTED ACCREDITATION)
Requirements for gaining the credit:
The same as in the section COMPLETION OF THE COURSE.
Examination requirements:
The same as in the section COMPLETION OF THE COURSE. 


Checking the results of individual work on assigned tasks.

Aims

The aim of the course unit is:
• To provide students with importance of knowledge for company and their management.
• To provide students with the basic conception of knowledge management.
• To provide students with the basic methods and tools of knowledge management.
• To present the new trends of knowledge management.
• To present integration of knowledge management with other managerial disciplines.

After studying this module students should be able to:
• Understand the complex range of knowledge management.
• Apply methods of getting of knowledge for management of company.
• Apply knowledge as a support of management decision making.
• Apply the principles of knowledge management in a company.
• Apply methods and tools of knowledge management.

Study aids

See Course literature.
Study materials available on e-learning.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

DOSKOČIL, R. a V. KORÁB. Znalostní management, 1. vyd. Akademické nakladatelství CERM, Brno, 2012, ISBN 978-80-214-4668-7.

Recommended reading

BUREŠ, V. Znalostní management a proces jeho zavádění, průvodce pro praxi, GRADA Publishing, Praha, 2007, ISBN 978-80-247-1978-8.
COLLINSON, CH. a G. PARCEL. Knowledge management. 1. vyd. Computer Press, Brno, 2005. ISBN 80-251-0760-4.
MLÁDKOVÁ, L. Management znalostních pracovníků. 1. vyd. Praha, C. H. Beck, Praha, 2008. ISBN 978-80-7400-013-3.
PETŘÍKOVÁ, R. a kol. Moderní management znalostí. 1. vyd. Praha, Professional Publishing, 2010. ISBN 978-80-7431-011-9.
SCHWALBE, K. Řízení projektů v IT. 1. vyd. Brno: Computer Press, 2011. ISBN 978-80-251-2882-4.
TRUNEČEK, J. Znalostní podnik ve znalostní společnosti. 1. vyd. Praha, Professional Publishing, 2003 ISBN 80-86419-35-5.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme MGR-IM Master's 1 year of study, winter semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Radek Doskočil, Ph.D., MSc

Syllabus

1. Introduction to Knowledge Management
2. Knowledge Management Perspectives and the Levels with Knowledge Work
3. Knowledge Hierarchy and Classification
4. Knowledge Strategy and Knowledge Market
5. Knowledge Worker and their Management
6. Methods, Techniques and Tool of Knowledge Management
7. Knowledge Management in Decision Making Process
8. Knowledge Representation from the Point of Knowledge Engineering
9. Selected Approaches to Knowledge Modelling
10. Knowledge (Expert) Systems
11. Implementation of Knowledge Management
12. Knowledge Management in Project-Based Organization
13. Integration of Knowledge Management with other Selected Managerial Disciplines

Exercise

13 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Radek Doskočil, Ph.D., MSc

Syllabus

1. MS Project as a knowledge base for project management – case study 2. MS Project as a knowledge base for project management – case study 3. MS Project as a knowledge base for project management – case study 4. Models for knowledge management and decision support – criteria weighting methods 5. Models for knowledge management and decision support – variant evaluation methods 6. Credit test 7. Summary, granting credits, replacement of the credit test