Hpsc2100 essay 2 notes WIKIPEDIA Paracelsus was a physician and alchemist who made groundbreaking advances in the field of medicine Alchemy- the whole cosmos‚ that is the knowledge of all four elements Paracelsus believed in Aristotle’s concept of the four elements but he also introduced the idea that the cosmos is fashioned from three spiritual substances: the tria prima of mercury‚ sulfur and salt. Paracelsus pioneered the use of chemicals and minerals in medicine Diseases were caused by
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Knowledge: Knowledge is very distinct from data and information and provides a higher level of meaning about that data and information. * Data are the collection of facts‚ measurements and statistics. * Information is organized or processed data that are timely and accurate. * Knowledge is information that is contextual‚ relevant and actionable. * through reuse. Types of knowledge: There are two types of knowledge * Explicit knowledge * Tacit knowledge
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Knowledge management is the process of capturing‚ developing‚ distributing‚ sharing‚ and effectively using organizational knowledge. It refers to a multi-disciplinary approach to achieving organizational objectives by making the best use of knowledge (Cortada‚ 2000). Customer relationship management refers to the strategies that companies use to manage and analyze customer interactions‚ purchase history‚ personal interest‚ buying preference and data throughout the customer lifecycle‚ with the goal
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based on emotion and passion‚ it is not something people do to try to be the best‚ art is something people do to show others their story through more than just simple words. A person needs knowledge‚ past experience‚ and empathy to become a great artist. As an artist the individual will need to gain knowledge through mentors which will help assist the individual in becoming a better artist. Critics argue may that a mentor may not be needed to become a great artist‚ they believe a person can just
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Data‚ Information‚ and Knowledge – Interwoven To explore the concepts of Data‚ Information‚ and Knowledge independently is to attempt building a large and complex puzzle with only a few pieces from the box. While the relationships between these concepts can be as elusive as finding their universal definitions‚ it is within these relationships that data‚ information‚ and knowledge are most meaningful. In the broadest sense‚ data exists in the form of unorganized and raw facts about the environment
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Nursing knowledge is a very complex. It is what define nursing as a profession. Knowledge is the central issue to professional accountability. With major advances in healthcare and technologies in the recent years‚ nurses required a significant amount of new knowledge to deliver precise and appropriate care for patients in different healthcare settings. Oftentimes‚ hidden in our practice are sources of nursing knowledge. How it is acquired or where it originates from‚ should be evaluated (Hall‚ 2005)
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Plato’s Theory of Knowledge What appears to be so to me is true for me‚ and what appears to be so to you is true for you. It follows that everyone’s perceptions are equally true. This of course is the extreme form of relativism that Protagoras claims when he asserts that man is the measure of all things in regards to truth. It seems that if all perceptions (e.g. judgments and beliefs) are equally true‚ there can be no room for expertise. But what is Protagoras to say of our natural inclination that
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Journal of Knowledge Management An evaluation of knowledge management tools: Part 1 – managing knowledge resources Peter Massingham Article information: To cite this document: Peter Massingham ‚ (2014)‚"An evaluation of knowledge management tools: Part 1 – managing knowledge resources"‚ Journal of Knowledge Management‚ Vol. 18 Iss 6 pp. 1075 - 1100 Permanent link to this document: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/JKM-11-2013-0449 Downloaded on: 22 January 2015‚ At: 18:50 (PT) References: this document contains
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Organizational Knowledge creation Knowledge creation is a dynamic capability that enables firms to achieve a sustainable competitive advantage on the market. The most important models elaborated for organizational knowledge creation are: Nonaka’s model‚ Nissen’s model‚ Boisot’s model and the EO_SECI model. The two predominant goals of organization are the generation and the application of knowledge‚ because the capacity to generate and apply organizational knowledge is the source of competitive
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Vanitas Knowledge Package Herman Steenwyck ’Still Life: An Allegory of the Vanitas Human Life’ c1640 In seventeenth century Holland‚ still life grew in popularity as a subject due to the Reformation. In the previous centuries artists had found patronage in the creation of religious imagery for the Catholic Church‚ but as this support declined‚ they had to adapt to survive in the new Protestant climate. The artists began to compose still life paintings with symbolic meanings that reflected the
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