ON A UNIVERSITY WITH KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS

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1 ON A UNIVERSITY WITH KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS Jozef Hvorecky, Branislav Lichardus Vysoká škola manažmentu Panónska cesta Bratislava, Slovakia jhvorecky@vsm.sk blichardus@vsm.sk

2 Oldest Private University (est. 1999) Trenčín Bratislava

3 Brief History 1991 City University of Seattle enters Slovakia US-accredited degrees are offered 1992 Teaching starts in Trenčín 1993 Teaching starts in Bratislava Vysoká škola manažmentu established First Slovak private tertiary institution Slovakia-accredited degrees are offered VŠM joins the ERASMUS program

4 Main strengths International know-how 1/2 of faculty are foreigners Parallel courses in English and Slovak Flexible operation mode Our school year opens 3-times per year All courses are offered each term All courses are delivered on-site and on-line Innovative study programs Knowledge Management (Bc + Mgr)

5 Knowledge Management study programs 2005: Bc. in Knowledge Management Mgr. in Knowledge Management 2008: Revision of both study programs Minor changes

6 Our Teaching Philosophy Small number of courses (3-4) per term High degree of student involvement Active learning Student-centered Ballance of hard and soft skills Many case studies and research projects Collecting credits during the entire term A lot of practitioners among faculty

7 Bachelor Program Year 1 1st trimester Communication and Critical Thinking Introduction to Statistics ICT for Managers Introduction to Management 2nd trimester Microeconomics Algebra Accounting I Algorithms and Programming 3rd trimester Macroeconomics Money and Banking Introduction to Project Management Fundamentals of the Slovak Labor code

8 Bachelor Program Year 2 4th trimester Interpretation of statistical data International Law Introduction to Marketing Database Management 5th trimester The Effective Organization Introduction to Knowledge Management Decision Modeling and Analysis International Economics 6th trimester Accounting II Information Systems International Business Mathematics

9 Bachelor Program Year 3 7th trimester Financing organizations Fundamentals of E-Commerce Elective I Final project - stage A 8th trimester Elective II Operational management Final project stage B Business English 9th trimester Strategic management Elective III European Union State exam seminar

10 Master program Year 1 1st trimester Managerial Communication and Research Methodology Quantitative Methods for Managers High Performance Organizations Elective I 2nd trimester Databases and Information Systems Management Accounting International Business Elective II 3rd trimester Management Information Systems Principals of Finance Knowledge Systems Elective III

11 Master program Year 2 4th trimester E-Commerce and E-Business Knowledge Engineering Diploma Seminar I 5th trimester Operational Management Knowledge Management Diploma Seminar II 6th trimester Datamining Business Policy State Exam Seminar

12 International Summer School Introduction to Knowledge Management 22 June 5 July 2008: IP project 5-credit course (10 days per 5 hours) Request from our Finnish partner 20 students + 12 lecturers Finland, Lithuania, Czech Republic Workshop on Knowledge Management Internationalization at home? Slovakian students are not supported

13 What Can We Offer to ERASMUS? International Know-how International faculty(usa, Germany, Sweden, Iran,...) Small classes (20-25 students) English as a lingua franca Large choice of courses Almost allare offered each term Different experience for students Slovakia a post-communist tiger ( from 2009) Student-centered learning Knowledge Management programs

14 What Do We Suggest to ERASMUS? A higher degree of flexibility to IP projects Interest from other institutions cannot be satisfied Hungary Mexico The institutions cannot send more students Just on their own expenses The presence of local students is not covered Unless we finance them from the lump sum The foreigners may not meet with Slovak students

15 Thank you for your attention!