Study Guide

Objective

The aim of this course is to increase the knowledge and awareness on possibilities how to boost business performance by using emerging technologies.

The student is able to recognize the development or focus area in the sales or marketing and learn to enhance digital service competence in the organization. Student will have ability to utilize new emerging technologies in the digital context. Student will learn to apply new digital solutions innovatively within their own business field.

Content

Emerging technologies
Future technological trends
Digital ecosystems, their components and architectures
Utilization of intelligent solutions in business context
Change and disruptive innovation
New useful purposes – innovative thinking

Location and time

Live lectures and workshops online:
30.8. Tanja and Antti, kick-off
6.9. Tanja
13.9. Tanja and Antti
20.9. Tanja
21.9 Antti
27.9. Antti
4.10. Tanja
11.10. Antti
26.10. Antti
1.11. Tanja
8.11. Tanja and Antti, presentations
Please note, that attending more than 50% of these + final presentations is part of the course.

Materials

Course material is in devmoodle.

Teaching methods

Lessons, workshop, tasks and assignments, online quizzes.

Employer connections

Company visitors during lectures.

Exam schedules

Online quizzes according to schedule in devmoodle.
Assignments

Completion alternatives

Self-studied fully online option of this course available.

Student workload

This course is a 5 ECTS course, that means about 135 hours of student work.

Content scheduling

Emerging technologies
Future technological trends
Digital ecosystems, their components and architectures
Utilization of intelligent solutions in business context
Change and disruptive innovation
New useful purposes - innovative thinking

Further information

Required: attending more than 50% of lectures (online or at campus) + final presentations (1.11. and 8.11.)

Evaluation scale

0 - 5

Arviointikriteerit, kiitettävä (5)

Student
- analyses the features and concepts of emerging technologies and related future trends in a professional manner and apply theoretical models into practice in an innovative, creative way
* understands the value of technological innovations and is able to apply or develop new business opportunities
* masters and identifies the development areas and enhances digital service competence in the organization as well as creates new digital solutions innovatively
* completes all the required assignments as instructed in a timely manner

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Student
- analyses the concepts of emerging technologies and related future trends in a professional manner and is able to apply theoretical models into practice.
* understands the value of technological innovations and is able to evaluate new business opportunities
* identifies the development areas and enhances digital service competence in the organization
* completes all the required assignments as instructed in a timely manner

Arviointikriteerit, tyydyttävä (1)

Student
- analyses the concepts of emerging technologies and related future trends in somewhat professional manner and is able to apply theoretical models into practice with some extend.
* notices the value of different business models in the digital environment and is able to recognise new business opportunities
* Identifies some development areas and understand the elements of digital service competence in the organization
* completes the required assignments as instructed about in timely manner

Assessment methods and criteria

The student is able to recognize the development or focus area in some business area and learn
to enhance digital service competence in the organization. Student will have ability to utilize new
emerging technologies in the digital context. Student will learn to apply new digital solutions
innovatively within their own business field.

Assessment criteria, fail (0)

Not completed assignments and given tasks on given time.
Not participating lectures and workshops.

Toteutuksen arviointikriteerit, kiitettävä (5)

Student
- analyses the features and concepts of emerging technologies and related future trends in a
professional manner and apply theoretical models into practice in an innovative, creative way
* understands the value of technological innovations and is able to apply or develop new business
opportunities
* masters and identifies the development areas and enhances digital service competence in the
organization as well as creates new digital solutions innovatively
* completes all the required assignments as instructed in a timely manner

Toteutuksen arviointikriteerit, hyvä (3-4)

Student
- analyses the concepts of emerging technologies and related future trends in a professional manner
and is able to apply theoretical models into practice.
* understands the value of technological innovations and is able to evaluate new business
opportunities
* identifies the development areas and enhances digital service competence in the organization
* completes all the required assignments as instructed in a timely manner

Toteutuksen arviointikriteerit, tyydyttävä (1-2)

Student
- analyses the concepts of emerging technologies and related future trends in somewhat
professional manner and is able to apply theoretical models into practice with some extend.
* notices the value of technological innovations and is able to recognize new business opportunities
* identifies some development areas and understand the elements of digital service competence in
the organization
* completes the required assignments as instructed about in timely manner