Digital Ecosystems (10cr)

Evaluation scale

H-5

Content scheduling

Weekly themes:
Theme 1: Technology Trends
Theme 2: Digital Transformation
Theme 3: Trends in Digital Marketing
Theme 4: Digital Marketing Ecosystems
Theme 5: Social Media Channels
Theme 6: Social Media Impacts on Business Processes

Objective

After this module, you know the elements and factors of digital transformation of enterprises. Additionally you know thebusiness and social implications of technological innovations and how these affect the organizational structures, processes, business models, and the digital ecosystems.

Content

Business ecosystems, digital ecosystems

Location and time

This course is implemented between: 2.3 - 17.4.2020. The 1st week of this implementation (2.- 6.3.) is reserved for independent study.
MANDATORY class participation during English sessions.

Materials

All literature and related information would be provided in Moodle.

Teaching methods

This course implementation employs a problem-based learning approach. 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. 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.

International connections

Some learning activities may be completed in international teams.

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
Lectures and workshops are organized as follows:
Lectures and workshops: Mondays 9 - 15.00
Lectures and workshops: Tuesdays 9 - 12.00
English language lectures: Tuesdays 12.30 - 15.30 (mandatory attendance)
Presentations: Fridays 9 - 12.00

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Evaluation target
Satisfactory

You know the elements and factors of digital transformation of enterprises:
You know the core elements and motivating factors of digital transformation of enterprises. Additionally, you are able to describe the role and position of the enterprise in the digital ecosystem(s).

You know business and social implications of technological innovations and how these affect the organizational structures, processes, business models, and the digital ecosystems:
You are able to describe important business and social implications of technological innovations for the enterprise. You know how these affect the organizational structures, processes, and business models.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Evaluation target
Good

You know the elements and factors of digital transformation of enterprises:
You know how to analyse the feasibility of digital transformation strategy in terms of costs and benefits.

You know business and social implications of technological innovations and how these affect the organizational structures, processes, business models, and the digital ecosyste
You are able to analyse the role of cloud computing and social media for the business strategy of a digital enterprise.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Evaluation target
Excellent

You know the elements and factors of digital transformation of enterprises:
You are able to contribute to the development of the digital ecosystem strategy of the enterprise.

You know business and social implications of technological innovations and how these affect the organizational structures, processes, business models, and the digital ecosyste
You are able to contribute to the digital transformation of the enterprise by proposing necessary changes for the organizational structures, processes, and business models.

Further information

The English language focus would be on the following:
 - efficient uses of ICT vocabulary for communication
 - reading with comprehension field specific texts
 - planning and implementing successful discussions
 - delivering meaningful presentations
 - drafting appropriate documents for specific purposes such as reporting