Using Information systems development methodologies and knowledge management ideas to create a University e-learning infrastructure

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The following report will give justification to the School Management Team on a £40,000 grant for the BIM Division. The grant will be used to implement an e-learning and communications infrastructure which will greatly benefit not only the BIM Division but the University as well.

The report details, with full justification, the issues relating to this project such as IS and KM issues. The report then gives a full recommendation as to how the new infrastructure could be made.

RECOMMENDATIONS

*Further training given on Blackboard application

*Procurement of Jasper software and Contact Space software

*Delegation of a CKO to take control of the promotion, upkeep, etc of the infrastructure

*KM suite to be made available to all in Division

*Proposed infrastructure to be used as a prototype for the full scale deployment of a CWIS in the University to tie in with the University's Mission

CONTENTS

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY1

CONTENTS2

LIST OF TABLES3

LIST OF FIGURES3

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1.0 INTRODUCTION4

1.1 BIM WITHIN CONTEXT OF CBS AND WIDER UNIVERSITY4

1.2 STRUCTURE OF BIM4

1.3 ACCESS TO TECHNOLOGY WITHIN BIM4

1.4 RECENT GRANT FUNDING RECEIVED5

1.5 COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION KNOWLEDGE SHARING WITHIN BIM5

1.6 ANALYSIS OF CURRENT SITUATION5

1.7 E-LEARNING AND COMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE7

2.0 DISCUSSION8

2.1 INFORMATION SYSTEMS8

2.2 KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT11

2.3 IS & KM CONCLUSION14

3.0 PROPOSED METHODOLOGY16

4.0 PROPOSED RECOMMENDATIONS19

5.0 CONCLUSION22

REFERENCES23

LIST OF TABLES

Table 1 - Analysis of current strengths

Table 2 - Analysis of current weaknesses

Table 3 - The Forecast IT Training Market by Sector by Value (£m), 2001-2005

Table 4 - Recommendations with regards to perceived weaknesses

LIST OF FIGURES

Fig 1 - Types of information systems

Fig 2 - 4 main categories of systems

Fig 3 - Waterfall method

Fig 4 - Spiral method

1.0 INTRODUCTION

1.1 BIM WITHIN CONTEXT OF CBS AND...