Contemporary Topics in Digital Business (5 cr)

Evaluation scale

H-5

Content scheduling

Contemporary Topics in Digital Business course will provide you with a unique opportunity to explore and gain cross-disciplinary knowledge from multi-dimensional digital world i.e. e-business, SoMe marketing, artificial intelligence, SEO, payment transactions, to name a few. In this course, students will explore an area of personal interest by researching and present research findings during the seminars.
Upon completion of the course, students will become well acquainted with important topics within the digital business sphere. In addition, students will become aware of potential opportunities and challenges caused by dynamic digital phenomena.
This course is divided into 7 online sessions (webinars).
Each session will begin with the presentation of a key theme (by a student pair or a guest speaker).
One of the key deliverables is that each student pair will write an article on the chosen interest area/theme. During the webinar, two student pairs will present research findings.

Objective

Student is able to
- Utilize latest information and innovation within digital world
- Understand the use of evolving technologies in creating service/product
- Evaluate on-going developments within digital business world from different perspectives
- To investigate ongoing developments in the field of digital business and present key findings based on your findings

Content

Course topics will be selected from current important themes in digital business i.e.
Application on AI
Internet of Things
E-business in 2020’s
Cyber security
Conversational marketing
Social media (marketing) in 2020’s
Service as a product (Airbnb as an example)
Future of growth hacking
Digital solutions for elderly care
Blockchain
Digital solutions in climate change battle
Disruption in banking business – new players & payment transactions

Materials

Will be published in Itslearning.

Teaching methods

100 percent online implementation
Webinars, guest speaker presentations, pair research, presenting findings of the research, and commentaries.

Exam schedules

No Exams

International connections

Learning by doing, research-based, active participative observation, critical evaluation and problem-based learning.
Experiential learning, inquiry-based, case studies, collaborative, reflective, constructivism, and integrative

Completion alternatives

None

Student workload

Seminar: Participation, preparation and presentation: 20 hours
Theme selection and proposal: 10 hours
Research: 20 hours
Peer reviews: 6 hours
Pair Assignments and self-studies: 80 hours

Further information

Will be published in Itslearning.