2014/2015
KAN-CKOMO2004U The Digital Organization
| English Title |
| The Digital
Organization |
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| Language |
English |
| Course ECTS |
15 ECTS |
| Type |
Mandatory |
| Level |
Full Degree Master |
| Duration |
One Semester |
| Course period |
Spring |
| Timetable |
Course schedule will be posted at
calendar.cbs.dk |
| Study board |
Study Board for BSc/MSc in Business Administration and
Organizational Communication, MSc
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| Course
coordinator |
- Elena Raviola - Department of Organization (IOA)
- Mikkel Flyverbom - Department of Intercultural Communication
and Management (ICM)
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| Main academic
disciplines |
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Last updated on
09-01-2015
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| Learning objectives |
- Identify the challenges digital technologies present to
traditional ways of organizing work and structuring
organizations.
- Explain the role of digital technologies in organizing work and
structuring organizations as well as the role of organization on
the use of technology.
- Perform a theoretically-informed analysis of the role of
digital technologies in a specific empirical setting.
- Reflect on the relationship between technology and
organization, based on theories and case studies from the
course.
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| Examination |
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The Digital
Organization:
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| Exam ECTS |
15 |
| Examination form |
Home assignment - written product |
| Individual or group exam |
Individual |
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Course paper |
| Size of written product |
Max. 20 pages |
| Assignment type |
Written assignment |
| Duration |
Written product to be submitted on specified date
and time. |
| Grading scale |
7-step scale |
| Examiner(s) |
Internal examiner and external examiner |
| Exam period |
Spring Term |
| Make-up exam/re-exam |
Same examination form as the ordinary exam
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Description of the exam
procedure
The exam takes the form of an individual research paper based on
a research question of own choice. As a preparation for the exam
the student receives one hour of individual supervision. Length:
15-20 standard pages.
No pre-requisite is necessary, but attendance at lectures and
active participation in teaching sessions including workshops is
strongly recommended.
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| Course content and
structure |
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The purpose of this course is to present, discuss, and reflect
on the role of technology in organizations, in terms of both
organizing work and shaping organizational forms. The course
focuses in particular on the consequences of digital technologies
for existing organizations and on the possibilities offered by
digital technologies for new forms of working and organizing. It
takes its departure point of in classical and contemporary
organization theory, with a special focus on technology in
organizations, and investigates how digital technologies have
transformed organizational features and organizing processes.
The course follows three main paths: First, it presents the basic
features of organization, according to classical and contemporary
organization theory; secondly, it takes the students onto a journey
of the progressive transformations of organizations and organizing
processes by digital technologies; finally, it explores cases of
organizations whose processes have been deeply transformed by
digital technologies.
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| Teaching methods |
| The course is based on lectures in
combination with classroom teaching, including discussions, case
work, student presentations, as well as oral and written
assignments. |
| Student workload |
| Lectures |
57 hours |
| Preparation |
130 hours |
| Assignments |
30 hours |
| Exam preparations, incl. supervision |
195 hours |
| Total |
412 hours |
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| Expected literature |
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Course plan and curriculum will be uploaded before semester
starts.
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Last updated on
09-01-2015
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