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Objective: This study examines the extent to which graduate students of Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz have personal knowledge management skills based on the model of Cheung and Tsui (2010) to provide solutions to improve and enhance their skills.Methodology: This research is of descriptive and analytical type and its survey method. Pabakhsh questionnaire (2016) was used. The research population is the master and doctoral students of Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz who started their studies in the academic year 2017-2018. The sample size was 351 according to Krejcie and Morgan table. Descriptive and inferential statistical tests were performed to analyze the data using the SPSS statistical software.Findings: Data analysis showed that the situation of graduate students of Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz in terms of personal knowledge management skills is equal to an average of 3.50, which has been evaluated at a relatively desirable level according to the Likert scale. In other words, in "interpersonal knowledge transfer", "personal wisdom creation", "personal knowledge internalization" and "personal information management" are at a relatively desirable level. In addition, among the studied skills, graduate students had the most information in presentation skills and the least information retrieval and analysis.Conclusion: Considering that the level of students' personal knowledge management skills was determined at a relatively desirable level, it is necessary to teach them the skills. Empowering them with such skills helps them make decisions, solve problems, increase efficiency, and achieve personal goals.

Purpose: This study intends to explore the personal knowledge management (PKM) skills and capabilities of staff of Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz (PKM) based on Avery et al model (2001) in order to provide strategies for improving individual and organizational knowledge management performance in this university. Method: The present study is descriptive-analytical survey and qualitative and semi-structured interview methods have been used through interpretational data analysis. The research instrument was predesigned questionnaire based on Avery et al model. The statistical population includes 404 staffs of Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz who are not faculty member and having Bachelor and Master of Arts and PhD degrees working in 7 different areas at university in 2017-2018. Based on Krejcie- Morgan Table, the sample size was determined as 196 subjects who were selected through random stratified sampling method in respect to each working area and 155 out of 196 questionnaires were returned back. Findings: Quantitative data analysis showed that mean PKM is 3.64 which is evaluated as desired concerning Likert scale scoring; however, the results of interview indicated that staffs are confused in data analysis, data and knowledge sharing and dissemination and are not well able to express such concepts.