Recommended prerequisite for participation in the module

Content, progress and pedagogy of the module

Learning objectives

Knowledge

• Must be able to understand technologies as a socio-technical system
• Must be able to discuss economic and social potentials and challenges in the implementation of advanced ICT solutions
• Must have knowledge on the importance of including technology solutions as well as regulatory solutions and the implications of norms and behavioural patterns in digital problems solving
• Must have knowledge on environmentally, socially and economically sustainable business development including one or more of these aspects
• Must understand implications of the collaborative nature of business development including business ecosystems and product-service systems
• Must understand the interrelationships between product, process and market innovation

Skills

• Must be able to discuss the socio-technical choices made in connection with issues regarding sustainability, algorithmic content exposure or security and trust concerning ICT systems
• Must be able to apply approaches from managerial economics to the development of digital service provision, e.g. business planning and marketing aspects
• Must be able to apply methods and approaches from the courses on sustainability, cyber security and trust or algorithmic content exposure
• Must be able to analyse the role of business eco-systems in sustainable value creation and improvement of service quality

Competences

• Must have the competences to apply a combination of socio-technical considerations regarding sustainability, algorithmic content exposure or cybersecurity and trust with skills in managerial economics
• Must have the competences to explore the opportunities and barriers in organizations when innovating for viable and sustainable development
• Must have the competency to consider the potentials and challenges of an entrepreneurial approach to digital business development

Type of instruction

Project work

Exam

Exams