Digital Platforms (5cr)

Evaluation scale

H-5

Objective

The student is able to analyze, evaluate, manage and develop the opportunities offered by digital work environments and especially the platform economy in organizational development. The student knows the network effects related to digital work environments. The student knows the different forms of digital work environments and the development of the platform economy architecture.

Main competences on the course: operating in a workplace

Content

- Concepts and dimensions of platform economy
- Networking in the platform economy, opportunities, and challenges
- Different forms of platform economy development, nationally and internationally

Location and time

Wed 11.1.2023 at 9:00 - 12:00 Tornio / Online Zoom
Wed 26.4.2023 at 17:30 - 20:30 Online zoom
Wed 3.5.2023 at 17:30 - 20:30 Online zoom
Wed 10.5.2023 at 17:30 - 20:30 Online zoom

Teaching methods

The course provides students the essential practical knowledge about digital platform businesses. Students understand platform as a new digital business model based on enabling value-creating interactions between external producers and consumers. Furthermore, students know the essentials of platform economics, architectures, and monetization capabilities.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

1-2: Student
- identifies the opportunities offered by digital work environments and especially platform economy for organizational development.
- identifies network impacts related to digital work environments.
- identifies the different forms of digital work environments and the development of the platform economy architecture.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

3-4: Student
- is able to identify and utilize the opportunities offered by digital work environments and especially platform economy in organizational development.
- is able to independently and in cooperation with others identify and utilize the network effects related to digital work environments.
- is able to identify and utilize various forms of digital work environments and platform economy in a variety of ways.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

5: Student
- is able to independently and creatively analyze, develop and manage the utilization of the opportunities offered by digital work environments and especially the platform economy in the development of the organization.
- is able to analyze, develop and manage the network effects related to digital work environments independently, creatively, and in cooperation with others.
- is able to independently, creatively and comprehensively analyze, develop and manage different forms of digital work environments and the platform economy.