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2025/2026  DIP-D1FMV5021U  Digital Business

English Title
Digital Business

Course information
Language English
Course ECTS 5 ECTS
Type Elective
Level Graduate Diploma
Duration One Semester
Start time of the course Spring, Autumn
Timetable Course schedule will be posted at calendar.cbs.dk
Study board
Study Board for Graduate Diploma in Business Administration
Programme Graduate Diploma in Business Administration (Part 1)
Course coordinator
  • Abayomi Baiyere - Department of Digitalisation (DIGI)
Main academic disciplines
  • Information technology
Teaching methods
  • Online teaching
Last updated on 14-11-2025

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Learning objectives
  • Describe the essential characteristics of a digital business
  • Understand the peculiarities of managing and organizing in a digital context
  • Identify, analyze and assess the opportunities and challenges inherent in different digital business configurations
  • Reflect on the theories and realities of emerging trends and future advances in digital business
Examination
Digital Business:
Exam ECTS 5
Examination form Home assignment - written product
Individual or group exam Individual exam
Size of written product Max. 10 pages
Assignment type Written assignment
Release of assignment The Assignment is released in Digital Exam (DE) at exam start
Duration 7 days to prepare
Grading scale 7-point grading scale
Examiner(s) One internal examiner
Exam period Spring and Winter
Make-up exam/re-exam Oral Exam
Duration: 20 min. per student, including examiners' discussion of grade, and informing plus explaining the grade
Preparation time: No preparation
Examiner(s): If it is an internal examination, there will be a second internal examiner at the re-exam. If it is an external examination, there will be an external examiner.
Description of the exam procedure

The exam is a learning diary that documents the learning of the students across the course content. Importantly, the diary captures the students thinking and reflection on the course content through relation to - examples, the students background / work experience, illustrations, current world events, etc.

 

Guidelines and tips for writing a learning diary assignment will be provided both as a document and tutorial video.

 
Course content, structure and pedagogical approach

Digital business – value, framing and facilitation

 

The course is structured in three related sections.

 

- Firstly, the students are introduced to the different forms of value and corresponding digital innovations that can enable a digital business.

- Secondly, the course then builds on this to introduce the different models and strategies for framing digital business.

- Lastly, the importance of internal capabilities and external partnerships and how they can be leveraged, are introduced to the participants.

 

Summarily, the course takes students on a journey from the creation of value from digital innovations, to the formulation of a business around the value proposition, and then to the internal capabilities and external resources required to facilitate the digital business. The course comprises on specific aspects of digital business.  

 

 
Research-based teaching
CBS’ programmes and teaching are research-based. The following types of research-based knowledge and research-like activities are included in this course:
Research-based knowledge
  • New theory
  • Teacher’s own research
  • Models
Research-like activities
  • Discussion, critical reflection, modelling
  • Activities that contribute to new or existing research projects
Description of the teaching methods
Class activity combined with online elements.

This is a flipped classroom model where lecture videos are provided before each class. Students can engage with this content flexibly whenever and wherever they are. The class time is then used as a workshop to discuss the content, answer your questions and apply the course materials in analyzing real life cases.
Feedback during the teaching period
Active participation in lectures / exercises
Student workload
In class 30 hours
Preparation 100 hours
Last updated on 14-11-2025