Towards a Knowledge Management Approach in the Engineering Educational Settings: Technical & Engineering College of Persian Gulf University; as Case Study

Nowadays, universities and higher education Institutions need infrastructures for effective contribution in the process of knowledge creation and transfer on the basis of knowledge Management and organizational learning. Knowledge Management is one of the effective tools for creation, transfer, and share of knowledge in a learning university. In this research, views of faculty members at different departments of School of Engineering, Persian Gulf University on the above issues is studied and analyzed with SPSS software. The method is based on a descriptive research, and research questions designed for investigating magnitude of knowledge, information and communication technology infrastructures, culture, and design and development of research engine in the university. Results show and discuss the relative importance of these components in the process of creation, transfer, and share of knowledge in this faculty. Finally the paper presents some suggestions for application of knowledge management approach in technical and engineering colleges.