IRI32018 Digitalization (Autumn 2024)
Facts about the course
- ECTS Credits:
- 10
- Responsible faculty:
- Faculty of Computer Sciences, Engineering and Economics
- Campus:
- Fredrikstad
- Course Leaders:
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- Frode Ramstad Johansen
- Per Valter
- Teaching language:
- English.
- Duration:
- ½ year
Table of contents
The course is affiliated to the following study programme
Elective course in Bachelor´s programme in Innovation and Project Management.
If there are fewer than 7 registered students, the course will not start.
Required prerequisite knowledge
Teaching semester
Content
The ever-accelerating technological development with a strong focus on digitization will change what private and public companies are working on and how they carry out their work. The development of digital technologies provides new opportunities, but also challenge the companies. Businesses operate in an ever-changing landscape, where their ability to understand development and link it to their strategy, work processes and innovation, can make it easier to maneuver. Through the course, a number of topics within digitalization will be discussed, to provide students insight into and understanding of digital tools and methods. The course focuses on topics such as:
- models and trends characterizing a digital development
- digital communication and marketing
- value chains IoT, big data, AI, visualization
- blockchain and similar models
Digital development is defined from a learning perspective, and focuses on core areas within digital development, which is about achieving a good interaction between participants, knowledge and technology.
The student's learning outcomes on passing the course
Knowledge
The student has
- theoretical and practical understanding of what affects digital development in public and private sector
- knowledge and understanding of opportunities and challenges in businesses as a result of digitalization
- knowledge and understanding of how digitalization and new technological changes can be integrated into businesses
- knowledge about the ethical challenges associated with digitization
Skills
The student can
- implement practical projects using various digital tools
- demonstrate ability for independent and critical assessment through application of course knowledge
- use tools to stimulate businesses to innovate through digitization
General competence
The student can
- evaluate digital strategies in a critical perspective focusing on environmental, interpersonal and technical challenges
- understand the challenges relating to implementing a digital strategy
- apply knowledge and skills to develop a wide range of organizations
Teaching and learning methods
Workload
Practical training/internship
Coursework requirements - conditions for taking the exam
Exam
Submission of group work (group size 3-5) in a folder with a total of three submissions. Each group consist of 3-5 students.
An overall grade is given on the submitted work according to character rule A-F, where A is best grade and F is not passed.