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Enabling Digital Transformation (10cr)

Code: T42D41OJ-18002

General information


Enrollment
26.11.2019 - 13.04.2020
Registration for the implementation has ended.
Timing
20.04.2020 - 22.05.2020
Implementation has ended.
Number of ECTS credits allocated
10 cr
Local portion
10 cr
Mode of delivery
Contact learning
Unit
Arktiset luonnonvarat ja talous, hallinto
Teaching languages
English
Degree programmes
Business Information Technology
Teachers
Teresa Chen
Marko Leinonen
Anna-Maija Tapojärvi
Tuomo Lindholm
Teacher in charge
Tuomo Lindholm
Course
T42D41OJ

Evaluation scale

H-5

Content scheduling

Weekly themes:
Theme 1: Project kick off
Theme 2: Current state analysis
Theme 3: Development plan and risk analysis
Theme 4: Proof of concepts
Theme 5: Presentation of the project and its outcome(s)

Objective

After this module, you are able to analyse, document, and develop essential business and ICT processes, procedures, and profitability elements of business.
After this module, you know how to follow the risk management processes of the enterprise. The essentials of ethics and responsibility in academic and professional working environments and are able to follow ethical guidelines.

Content

Tieto puuttuu

Location and time

This course is implemented on campus between: 20.4.-22.5.2020.
MANDATORY participation during English language contact sessions.

Materials

All literature and related information would be provided in Moodle.

Teaching methods

This course implementation employs project and problem-based learning approaches. Teachers supervise your learning process, lecture, guide your practical work, organize workshops, and provide coaching. Invited speakers from the business life and the academic field could also be involved in coaching activities. Workshops and teaching sessions may take place on campus and online. ENGLISH LANGUAGE is integrated in the module therefore keeping in mind the learning outcome of the module, students practice using the language as a tool of communication professionally in delivering work output both in oral and written forms.

Employer connections

This course may include a case company selected by the university. In addition, students are able to propose their own case companies, whose business they would like to develop within the scope of this course. Students must provide a free form commission agreement from their own case companies.

Completion alternatives

Before the course starts, students may propose to the course teachers their personal implementation plan. The plan must be realistic and result in verifyable development in the targeted competence(s). In addition, guidance from MIGRI and student visa must be taken into account. Course teachers accept or reject student's plan based on their own consideration.

Student workload

The total estimated workload of this course implementation is 270h and consists of:
Supervised work: XX
Independent work: XX
Project workshops are organized as follows:
Workshops: Mondays 9 - 15.00
Workshops: Tuesdays 9 - 11.45
English language sessions: Tuesdays 12.30 - 15.30 Mandatory attendance. No session 21.4.
Independent work and project team activities: Wednesdays & Thursdays
Project presentations: Fridays 9 - 12.00

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Evaluation target
Satisfactory

You are able to analyse, document, and develop essential business and ICT processes, procedures, and profitability elements of business:
You are able to analyse, document, and develop essential business and ICT processes of the enterprise. You are able to align ICT objectives of the enterprise with its business strategy and to communicate the ICT strategy to the main stakeholders.

You know how to follow the risk management processes of the enterprise:
You know how to follow the risk management processes of the enterprise.

You know the essentials of ethics and responsibility in academic and professional working environments and are able to follow ethical guidelines:
You understand the essentials of ethics and responsibility in academic and professional working environments.
You are able to follow ethical guidelines in different situations.
You are responsible and able to account for own activities working alone and in a team.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Evaluation target
Good

You are able to analyse, document, and develop essential business and ICT processes, procedures, and profitability elements of business:
You are able to contribute to the development of ICT strategies and policies of the enterprise. You are able to plan and initiate the digital transformation processes according to the enterprise strategy. You are able to propose a social media strategy for the enterprise.

You know how to follow the risk management processes of the enterprise:
You are able to recognize risks of digital transformation changes at the enterprise and to follow correctly the risk management processes.

You know the essentials of ethics and responsibility in academic and professional working environments and are able to follow ethical guidelines:
You are able to determine and follow the right ethical guidelines for the emerging security and privacy issues. You are able to take the responsibility for the smart use of natural environment and resources.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Evaluation target
Excellent

You are able to analyse, document, and develop essential business and ICT processes, procedures, and profitability elements of business:
You are able to monitor proactively ICT trends in the field and to relate them to the enterprise development goals and strategies.

You know how to follow the risk management processes of the enterprise:
You are able to propose a solution on how to mitigate risks of digital transformation changes.

You know the essentials of ethics and responsibility in academic and professional working environments and are able to follow ethical guidelines:
You are able to contribute to the ethical guidelines of the enterprise.
You are able to take the overall responsibility for the project work, its objectives and outcomes.

Further information

The English language focus would be on the following:
 - How to Lead a Collaborative Team
 - Formulating Argumentation
 - Persuasive Argument
 - Delivering meaningful presentations
 - Producing comprehensive project reports

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