Building Knowledge, Week 11, 16th October 2007

Lecture Data, Information and knowledge Datum: a fact or proposition. Information: a collection of facts or data that relate to each other. Knowledge: The sum or range of what has been percieved, discovered, or learned. data is

• factual
• non-judgemental
• non-inferential
• transient
• has no intrnsic meaning
• has no intrinsic value

Information is

• summative
• relational
• dimensional
• permanent
• has meaning
• uncertain value

Knowlege is

• inferential
• experimental
• judgemental
• subjective
• very valuable

understanding the relationship between data, information and knowledge

data---> information(understanding relations)---->knowledge(understanding patterns)---------->wisdom (understanding principles)

Workshop task 1 Definitions Data: individual facts, statistics, or items of information: These data represent the results of our analyses. Data are entered by terminal for immediate processing by the computer Information: knowledge communicated or received concerning a particular fact or circumstance; news Knowledge: acquaintance with facts, truths, or principles, as from study or investigation; general erudition. The state or fact of knowing. Familiarity, awareness, or understanding gained through experience or study. The sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned. Learning; erudition: teachers of great knowledge. 2 3 the relationship between data, information and knowledge data-->information(understanding relations)-->knowledge(understanding patterns)--> wisdom(understanding principles) 4 5 organisations that collect information from their clients

• credit card companies- address and phone number, in case credit card is stolen.
• doctor- medical history donor information.
• government- statistics.
• taxi service- collect your information when you call from a land line and you are permanently logged into the system.
• accountants

all these organisations collect data and information so they can better perform for their clients health and interests.