From tacit to acknowledged knowledge

Abstract

This paper presents a proposal to acknowledge the importance of tacit course knowledge to students and transform this knowledge into a valuable asset. When a student or an employer reads course descriptions they usually miss a lot of important information. Course descriptions and the transcript of records normally state only the professional goals. In this paper we show an analysis of courses delivered in Information Technology department and analyze the skills, which are acquired from tacit knowledge throughout the curricula. We propose that this tacit knowledge should be analyzed, published and advertised both to students and employers.