{"product_id":"applied-concept-mapping-capturing-analyzing-and-organizing-knowledge-9781439828601","title":"Applied Concept Mapping: Capturing, Analyzing, and Organizing Knowledge","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe expanding application of Concept Mapping includes its role in knowledge elicitation, institutional memory preservation, and ideation. With the advent of the \u003cem\u003eCmapTools\u003c\/em\u003e knowledge modeling software kit, Concept Mapping is being applied with increased frequency and success to address a variety of problems in the workplace.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSupported by business application case studies, \u003cstrong\u003eApplied Concept Mapping: Capturing, Analyzing, and Organizing Knowledge\u003c\/strong\u003e offers an accessible introduction to the theory, methods, and application of Concept Mapping in business and government. The case studies illustrate applications across a range of industries--including engineering, product development, defense, and healthcare. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe authors provide access to a free download of \u003cem\u003eCmapTools, \u003c\/em\u003e courtesy of the Institute for Human and Machine Cognition, to enable readers to create and share their own Concept Maps. Offering examples from the United States, Canada, Australia, Spain, Brazil, Scotland, and The Netherlands, they highlight a global perspective of this dynamic tool. The text is organized into three sections: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cem\u003ePractitioners' Views\u003c\/em\u003e--supplies narratives, guidance, and reviews of applications from career Concept Mappers\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cem\u003eRecent Case Studies and Results\u003c\/em\u003e--presents in-depth examinations of specific applications and their results\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cem\u003ePushing the Boundaries\u003c\/em\u003e--explores what's possible and where the boundary conditions lie\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eApplied Concept Mapping\u003c\/strong\u003e facilitates the fundamental understanding needed to harness the power of Concept Mapping to develop viable solutions to a virtually unlimited number of real-world problems. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Brian Moon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e CRC Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/07\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 380\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.32lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.00w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781439828601\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2011 pg. 67\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBrian M. Moon is the Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer of Perigean Technologies LLC, Fredericksburg, Virginia, U.S.A. He holds a Bachelor of Arts, Psychology, from Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, U.S.A., and a Master of Science, Sociology, from the London School of Economics and Political Science, London, U.K. From 1996 to 2000, Mr. Moon provided social science support to legal defense teams. He joined the staff of Klein Associates Inc. in 2000 to apply naturalistic methods to the solution of problems in software engineering, organizational and workplace design, and training. In 2007, Brian founded Perigean Technologies with his wife, Alyson, to help organizations improve through smarter use of their own knowledge and to help improve the way knowledge moves through organizations. Perigean Technologies clients have included Westinghouse Electric Company, the New York Power Authority, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, TNO, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, and Sandia National Laboratories. Mr. Moon has served on the Program Committee for International Conferences on Concept Mapping (CMC 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010), and is the Owner of the Applied Concept Mapping Group at LinkedIn. He has published extensively on topics concerning knowledge management and methodology. Robert R. Hoffman is a Senior Research Scientist at the Institute for Human and Machine Cognition (IHMC), Pensacola, Florida, U.S.A. He is recognized as one of the world leaders in the field of cognitive systems engineering and Human-Centered Computing (HCC). He is a Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science and a Fulbright Scholar. His Ph.D. is in experimental psychology from the University of Cincinnati, where he received McMicken Scholar, Psi Chi, and Delta Tau Kappa Honors. Following a Postdoctoral Associateship at the Center for Research on Human Learning at the University of Minn\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CRC Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45239640785011,"sku":"9781439828601","price":178.28,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_d05fe759-aeeb-4ecc-b638-196cd5721ecd.jpg?v=1784115985","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/applied-concept-mapping-capturing-analyzing-and-organizing-knowledge-9781439828601","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}