Singapore University of Social Sciences

Course: Knowledge Management and Big Data in BusinessLink: https://www.edx.org/course/knowledge-management-and-big-data-in-business-2Institution: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Knowledge Management and InnovationResearch Center, KMIRCWebsite: https://www.edx.orgDuration: 8 weeks, 6 to 8 hours per weekTotal Learning Hours: Minimum 48 hoursCost: Verified Certificate USD50The business landscape is changing so rapidly that traditional management, business and computing courses do not meet the needs for the next generation of workers in the business world. Most traditional methods are of a repetitive, rule-based nature and will be gradually replaced by Artificial Intelligence. In the knowledge era, the most value-added job will be to manage knowledge, which includes how knowledge is created, mined, processed, shared and reused in different trades and industry. At the same time, the amount of data and information (prerequisites of knowledge) is exploding exponentially. By 2020, IDC projects that the size of the digital universe will reach 40 zetabytes from all sources including, websites, weblog, sensors, and social media. Digitalisation, Cloud Computing, Big Data will transform how we live, work and even think in a Networked Economy. These trends and more will have a profound effect on how we see the world and create policies.