AT600 – Digital Transformation of Business & Organizations
Master of Science in Business Intelligence and Data Analytics
Core Course
AT600 – Digital Transformation of Business & Organizations
Course Unit Code: AT600
Type Of Unit: Core
Level of Course Unit: Second cycle
Year of Study: First year
Semester: On demand
Number of ECTS Credits: 6
Class Contact Hours: 28
Mode of Delivery
Face to Face
Prerequisites
None
Course Objectives
Digital transformation is the transformation of business and organizational activities, processes, competencies, and models in order to fully leverage the opportunities of a mix of digital and emerging technologies and their accelerating impact across society and economy in a strategic and prioritized way, with present and future shifts in mind. Upon completion of this course, students will be equipped with the necessary and sufficient knowledge and skill set to drive their enterprises and organizations into digitalization.
Learning Outcomes
- Understand some of the key emerging technologies and their impact on modern enterprises and organizations.
- Understand the basic methodologies and design principles underpinning a digital transformation process.
- Understand the importance of data and data analytics for improving a business upon efficiency, costs, and operations.
- Understand the risks of an organization being left behind DX.
Course Content
Course Features
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures; in-class discussion and debates; in-class exercises; problem sets; interactive online learning via Moodle(quizzes, assignments, forums)
Assessment methods and criteria
10% Class participation
50% Multiple answer quiz
40% Individual assignment (essay and in-class short presentation)
Language of Instruction
English
Work placement(s)
Not applicable
Readings
The following are recommended readings (non-mandatory):
1. Neil Perkin and Peter Abraham. Building the Agile Business through Digital Transformation. KoganPage Publisher. 2017
2. David Rogers. The Digital Transformation Playbook: Rethink Your Business for the Digital Age. Columbia Business School Publishing. 2016
3. Daniel Hellwig, Goran Karlic, and Arnd Huchzermeier. Build your own blockchain: a practical guide to distributed ledger technology. Springer 2020
4. Information regarding the EU Digital Service Act: https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/digital- services-act-package
5. Information regarding the EU DIGITAL Programme: https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/activities/digital- programme
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