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This specialization will help you gain a competitive advantage by understanding how to identify, acquire, store, analyze, distribute, and use explicit and tacit knowledge to enhance organizational productivity and competitiveness in the new field of knowledge management.
Completion Requirements
- 134 total quarter credit hours
- Foundation course (6 cr.)
- Core/specialization courses (42 cr.)
- 3 Knowledge Area Modules (KAMs) (42 cr.)*
- Foundation Research Sequence (14 cr.)
- Proposal, dissertation, and oral presentation (30 cr.)
- Professional Development Plan and Program of Study
- 20 days of residency (two 4-day and two 6-day residencies)
Time to completion may vary by student, depending on individual progress and credits transferred. For a personalized estimate of your time to completion, call your enrollment advisor at 866-492-5336.
Walden offers frequent start dates so that you can begin when it’s convenient for you. Next Start Date: June 2. Admission policies vary by program. Call 1-866-492-5336 or apply now.
*Students may substitute three graduate-level courses or two graduate-level courses and an independent study for KAM VII with the approval of their faculty mentor and the program chair, provided that they complete a minimum of two KAMs.
Foundation Course
| Course Code | Course Title | Credits |
| SBSF 8005 | Foundations for Doctoral Study | 6 |
Core Courses
| Course Code | Course Title | Credits |
| AMDS 8800 | Epistemology and the Practice of Knowledge and Learning Management | 4 |
| AMDS 8335 | Principles of Knowledge Management (Six-week course) | 4 |
| AMDS 8801 | Principles of Learning Management (Six-week course) | 4 |
| AMDS 8899 | Capstone Seminar | 6 |
Foundation Research Sequence
This sequence provides the student with the background to effectively complete doctoral-level research. The sequence is composed of three online quarter-based courses:
| Course Code | Course Title | Credits |
| SBSF 8417 | Foundation Research Seminar I: Human Inquiry and Science | 4 |
| AMDS 8427 | Foundation Research Seminar II: Design in Applied Management and Decision Sciences Research | 5 |
| AMDS 8437 | Foundation Research Seminar III: Data Analysis in Applied Management and Decision Sciences Research | 5 |
Specialization Courses
| Course Code | Course Title | Credits |
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Knowledge Management Courses |
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| AMDS 8810 | Integrating Knowledge Management With Strategic Initiatives | 4 |
| AMDS 8811 | Advanced Knowledge Management Concepts | 4 |
| AMDS 8812 | Expert Systems | 4 |
| AMDS 8813 | E-Systems | 4 |
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Learning Management Courses |
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| AMDS 8830 | Adult Learning | 4 |
| AMDS 8831 | Lifelong Learning | 4 |
| AMDS 8832 | Education Design for Adult Learners | 4 |
| AMDS 8833 | Integration of Knowledge and Learning Management With Strategic Educational Initiatives | 4 |
Knowledge Area Modules
Three appropriate KAMs (42 cr.)
Dissertation
| Course Code | Course Title | Credits |
| AMDS 9000 | Dissertation | 30 |
Course Descriptions (pdf)
