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Introduction to Digitalisation (5 cr)

Code: KH00BN27-3003

General information


Enrollment

02.07.2021 - 09.09.2021

Timing

01.09.2021 - 25.11.2021

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus

Salo IoT Campus

Teaching languages

  • English

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Business

Teachers

  • Timo Luukka

Groups

  • PLIISS21

Objective

Having completed the course the student
• can describe what digitalization is about
• understands the impact of digitalization for businesses and is able to recognize business opportunities emerging from digitalization
• describes concepts and trends related to digitalisation, such as Big Data, Internet of Things (IOT), Internet of Everything and Blockchain.

Content

• Introduction to digitalisation and business
• Trends in digitalisation
• Technologies supporting the digitalization

Materials

Introduction to Digitalisation:
Material (videos, articles, etc) from internet, available via the learning environments (mainly Optima). All the assignments are done in ViLLE.

Teaching methods

Introduction to Digitalisation:
Collaboration in the learning environments and independent work, online.
Students also self-study subjects and create report and video presentation.

Exam schedules

No exams.

International connections

Introduction to Digitalisation:
The course part provides understanding how digitalisation affect to us. Students work and collaborate virtually in the learning environments. Students also make video presentation about digitalisation and share them with other students. Presentations are peer reviewed.

Student workload

Inroduction to Digitalisation:
Personal work: self-study, assignments and video preparations: 55 hours
- discussions about selected videos
- writing about selected topic related to digitalisation
- exercises about key subjects related to digitalisation
- writing a report about subject related to digitalisation
- preparation of video presentation about one subject
- peer reviews

Evaluation scale

H-5