Week 5 DiscussionDiscussion Topic Due February 11 at 11:59 PM

CoP and Knowledge Management Tools

Communities of Practices (CoP) play a critical role in solving issues. The Association and Public Health Laboratories is just one example of the achievements accomplished from the sharing of data, information, and knowledge through CoP.

Tasks:

To support your work, use your course and text readings, South University Online Library, and external sources. As in all assignments, cite sources in your work and provide references for the citations in APA format.

Using the South University Online Library or the Internet, research about CoP and their standards. Based on your research on a current Public Health issue and understanding, respond to the following:

• Define and describe CoP.
• Describe and explain the benefits with regards to CoP.
• Compare and contrast the different technology tools used for knowledge management in CoP.
• Examine any potential limitations of the technology tools used for knowledge management in CoP.
• Construct recommendations to address any limitations of the technology tools used for knowledge management.

Submission Details:

The discussion assignment provides a forum for discussing relevant topics for this week based on the course competencies covered.

For this assignment, make sure you post your initial response to the Discussion Area by the due date assigned .

To support your work, use your course and text readings, South University Online Library, and external sources. As in all assignments, cite sources in your work and provide references for the citations in APA format.

Classmate Review and Critique:

Start reviewing and responding to the postings of your classmates as early in the week as possible. Respond to at least two of your classmates. Participate in the discussion by asking a question, providing a statement of clarification, providing a point of view with a rationale, challenging an aspect of the discussion, or indicating a relationship between two or more lines of reasoning in the discussion. Complete your participation for this assignment by the end of the week.