Key words
Objectives
We are said to be moving to an information or knowledge society. Information and knowledge have acquired strategic importance also as a resource for today's companies. But how can the value of particular knowledge be assessed? How can knowledge be managed? And how is information technology to be deployed to enhance the use of knowledge?
Prerequisites
Topics
The question of the value of information and of information assembling devices (computers). The issue of the lifetime of information. The need to structure business information.
C an a company measure the value of internal knowledge and expertise? How to manage the information flow in a company? Howto create a framework to collect and distribute information in a business environment?
Knowledge discovery processes:decision trees, association rules, neural networks, genetic algorithms, OLAP tools, data warehouses and data mining.
Knowledge systems: rule based systems, induction systems, expert systems, and other areas of artificial intelligence.
Teaching Methods
Weekly sessions of two hours. Assignments.
Materials used
Reading materials will be provided
Study guidance
Assessment
The student's grade will be based on class participation, onindividual assignments, and on a written exam.
Study costs
Lecturer(s)
Len LEMEIRE
Damien DECORTE
Language
English
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