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

28.8
• Get to know Emerging tech! Kick-off lectures
• Pre-task: Online discussion
4.9
• Workshop: Introducing Cases & The Course Case.
• Select the Course Case & Get ready for the Quiz 1 (online)
11.9.
• Lecture: Utilization of intelligent solutions in business context
• Quiz 1: Online, individually
18.9.
• Lecture: Digital Transformation
• Quiz 2: on Intelligent solutions - at Classroom, no materials
25.9.
• Lecture: Games & Serious games
2.10 Lecture: Creating new ways to solve business problems & Group task on AI
9.10
• Check-up & Assistance with Group Cases
• Quiz 3: Classroom, no materials
23.10
• No classes, but Visit KAMK 2024: participate the event
• Report in groups via Quiz 4
30.10
• Group presentations of the status of the Course Case to fellow-students AND do the Self-reflection (extra points)
19.11
• Return finalized Course Case Reports to Reppu

Materials

In Reppu platform.

Teaching methods

Classroom teaching, assignments, online materials, quizzes and group work.

Exam schedules

Quizzes marked at Reppu and Schedule

Student workload

5 ects means around 135 hours of student work

Content scheduling

Emerging technologies and future tech trends
Utilization of intelligent solutions in business context
Digital transformation
Digital ecosystems
Games and serious games

Further information

Required: attending more than 50% of lectures/workshops + final presentations

Evaluation scale

0 - 5

Assessment criteria, excellent (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

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (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.

Assessment criteria, excellent (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

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (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 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