2024/2025
KAN-CCMVV4062U Digital Transformation of Business
(Designed for Digital) (online course)
English Title |
Digital Transformation of Business
(Designed for Digital) (online course) |
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Language |
English |
Course ECTS |
7.5 ECTS |
Type |
Elective |
Level |
Full Degree Master |
Duration |
One Semester |
Start time of the course |
Autumn |
Timetable |
Course schedule will be posted at
calendar.cbs.dk |
Study board |
Study Board for cand.merc. and GMA (CM)
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Course
coordinator |
- Abayomi Baiyere - Department of Digitalisation
(DIGI)
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Main academic
disciplines |
- Information technology
- Innovation
- Strategy
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Teaching
methods |
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Last updated on
05/02/2024
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Learning objectives |
- Describe and reflect on the essential characteristics, concepts
and models of digital transformation
- Identify, analyze and assess the opportunities and challenges
inherent in digital transformation contexts
- Apply the concepts and models covered to analyze and evaluate
practical cases
- Demonstrate understanding by reflections and relating course
content to other relevant contexts
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Examination |
Digital
Transformation of Business (Design for Digital):
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Exam
ECTS |
7.5 |
Examination form |
Home assignment - written product |
Individual or group exam |
Individual exam |
Size of written product |
Max. 15 pages |
Assignment type |
Written assignment |
Release of assignment |
An assigned subject is released in
class |
Duration |
Written product to be submitted on specified date
and time. |
Grading scale |
7-point grading scale |
Examiner(s) |
One internal examiner |
Exam period |
Winter |
Make-up exam/re-exam |
Same examination form as the ordinary exam
*if the student fails the ordinary
exam the course coordinator chooses whether the student will have
to hand in a revised product for the re- take or a new
project.
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Course content, structure and pedagogical
approach |
On a strategic level, junior- and mid-level managers across all
organizational functions can expect to have to deal with digital
transformation initiatives in the coming years. Businesses that are
unable to transform themselves may find themselves obsolete as we
enter a digital age with new logics of competition. It is therefore
necessary, if not essential, to gain skills that position
participants for relevance in this emerging business landscape.
The course content is structured into two main categories. The
first category [topics 1-4] introduces the student to the
fundamentals of digital transformation. The second category [topics
5-8] takes an operational perspective and unpacks the nuances of
implementing and dealing with digital transformation in
practice.
- Digital "x" - What is the fuss about digital?
(Digital business design)
- Going digital - Reconceptualizing a business and shared
customer insights
- Logics of digital organizing I (IT units and Operational
Backbone)
- Logics of digital organizing II (Digital business units and
Digital Platforms)
- Digital culture, leadership and business processes
(Accountability framework)
- Digital platform thinking (External Developer
Platform)
- Digital journey - From digital strategy to execution
- Designing your company for digital
Note: This course places specific emphasis on how organizations
transform themselves to become digital (ie digitalization), which
is different from organizations digitizing themselves -
(digitization).
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Description of the teaching methods |
Group activity combined with online
elements |
Feedback during the teaching period |
Active participation in group and online
activities
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Student workload |
Lectures and assignments |
30 hours |
Preparation |
138 hours |
Exam preparation |
38 hours |
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Expected literature |
Book: Ross, Jeanne W., Cynthia M. Beath, and Martin
Mocker. Designed for digital: how to architect your
business for sustained success . MIT Press, 2019.
Selected articles
Lecture slides
The literature can be changed before the semester starts.
Students are advised to consult the syllabus on Canvas before
buying the books. Please note that the slides are part of the
readings.
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Last updated on
05/02/2024