Introduction to Digital Technology (2 cr)

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Content scheduling

Contents:
- Digital Transformation
- Internet of Things
- Industrial Internet of Things & Industry 4.0
- Cloud Services
- Big Data
- Artificial Intelligence
- Virtual Reality
- Augmented Reality
- Future Technologies & What's next

The course is completed online according to student's own time schedule. Maximum duration 6 months.

Objective

After completing the course the student can:

Describe what technologies and concepts such as Big Data, Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Virtual Reality(VR) and Augment Reality (AR) are, and how they can help our life and create opportunities for innovations.s
Create an innovation proposal utilizing digital technologies.

Content

Introduction to digitalisation and digital transformation.
IoT, AI, AR, VR, Big Data, Cloud Services and other digital technologies.

Note: there exists the course TT00BG06 Introduction to Digitalisation (5 ECTS). If you have taken that course already you should not participate in this course!

Materials

Material (videos, articles, etc) from the internet, available via the learning environment (ITS).
All the assignments are done in the learning environment (ITS).

Teaching methods

Online collaboration in the learning environments and independent self-study and working with assignments.
Tests used for each studied sbject to verify student's learning outcomes.

Exam schedules

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Pedagogic approaches and sustainable development

The course provides an understanding about digital technologies.
Student work both individually and collaborate virtually in the learning environment.
Student read material and watch videos and then complete automatic assessed assignments for the studied subjects.
Student also create an innovation proposal where digital technology is used.

Completion alternatives

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Student workload

Personal work: self-study and assignments: 60 hours
- discussions about selected videos
- exercises about subjects related to digitalisation
- analysis of an innovation

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Approved:
Student has completed all the course assignments
AND achieved at least 70% of the points in the assignments.

Evaluation methods and criteria

Evaluation is based on:
- Assignments completed: 100 %

Qualifications

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Further information

Note: There is a longer similar kind of course: Introduction to Digitalisation 5 cr.
If you have taken that course already, you should not participate in this course!