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2019/2020 KAN-CINTO3004U Innovation Strategies in a Digital World
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| Innovation Strategies in a Digital World |
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| Language | English |
| Course ECTS | 7.5 ECTS |
| Type | Mandatory |
| Level | Full Degree Master |
| Duration | One Semester |
| Start time of the course | Autumn |
| Timetable | Course schedule will be posted at calendar.cbs.dk |
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Study Board for BSc/MSc in Business Administration and
Information Systems, MSc
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| Last updated on 04-06-2019 | |
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To achieve the grade 12, students should meet the
following learning objectives with no or only minor mistakes or
errors: After completing the course students should demonstrate:
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| Basic understanding about business and strategy
Basic understanding about digital technology |
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Number of compulsory
activities which must be approved: 1
Oral presentations
etc.
Students must complete a group project in teams of about 5 individuals, where groups will develop a case study describing and explaining the digital innovation strategy of a Danish or an international organization using concepts from the course. At the end of the course, each group must develop a presentation (max 10 PowerPoint slides) summarizing their case study. They will upload and submit this presentation as well as presenting their case in class. The presentation will be given by the whole group, and will provide material for their individual exam assignment. This activity is compulsory and must be approved in order for individuals to participate in the exam. If a student cannot participate due to documented illness, or if a student does not get the activity approved in spite of making a real attempt, then the student will be given one extra attempt before the ordinary exam. The extra attempt will require handing in a written report of 10 pages on a topic assigned by the course instructor. |
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Digitalization is disrupting whole industries, changing the nature of our work and the way we live our lives. At the heart of this is digitality, or the characteristics of digital technology, which profoundly change our capacity for innovation. The ambition of this course is to help us understand why this is the case, the changing role of traditional innovation theory in the context of digitality and the importance of new digitally focussed theory in explaining innovation. The course broadly divides into three areas which considers 1) digital innovation at the level of an industry; 2) the formulation of digital innovation strategy at the level of the company; 3) the implementation of digital strategy at the level of the company. The course aims to help students advance their careers by enabling them understand, critique and positively influence organisational digital innovation strategy.
The course will consist of twelve 4-hour sessions. The first 10 sessions will be split into two equal parts: a two hour lecture, and a two hour workshop for teams to develop case studies as group projects. The final 2 sessions will be used for teams to present their group projects.
In the 10 lectures, a combination of lecture-mode instruction and case discussion will be used to enable students to identify and describe characteristics, concepts, theoretical frameworks, and principles of digital innovation and innovation strategy.
In the 10 workshops, students will work in teams developing case studies of digital innovation in Danish and international organisations. The group project enables students to develop knowledge and skills in describing opportunities, challenges and consequences for digital innovation in organisations. |
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| The first 10 sessions will be split into two
equal parts: a two hour lecture, and a two hour workshop for teams
to develop case studies as group projects. The final 2 sessions
will be used for teams to present their group projects.
Students are expected to take active part in the development of workshops, in order to capture the most current trends and developments in the area. Developing, in groups, suitable exercises and content for one workshop is mandatory for course completion. |
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| Students will be working with their case studies
throughout the course and will get continuous feedback on their
work during the workshop sessions. Feedback on case studies will be
given collectively and to groups during these sessions. I key point
for the feedback is the possibility to write a broad proposal
outlining the case study the group wish to develop. This would
encompass a plan outlining the company they intend to study, the
RQ, their plan for data collection and an outline idea of what
parts of the course they intend to use to address the project.
Specific questions will be addressed during time set aside during class, and at the office hours. |
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The literature can be changed before the semester starts. Students are advised to find the final literature on Canvas before they buy the books.
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Last updated on
04-06-2019