Course Description
The world of technology progresses so quickly that we often don’t realize how far we’ve come. Over the last 20 years, technologies such as data science, artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things, and block chain have transformed the world of business, industry, and society.
These emerging technologies offer a wide range of opportunities. However, they also create new challenges businesses must face, such as developing new business models, discovering the best adoption strategies, designing the best digital transformation strategies, and more.
This course is a practical guide to two of the most important emerging technologies: data science/AI and blockchain. With broad applicability across all sectors, decision makers would greatly benefit from understanding these fields. And that is why we cover a wide range of topics in an easy-to-access manner that everyone can understand.
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to do the following:
• Understand different types of business models that can be applied to emerging technologies.
• Analyze the challenges and opportunities presented by emerging technologies in the business context.
• Identify successful case studies of businesses that have effectively implemented business models for emerging technologies.
• Critically appraise the contribution that business models and emerging technologies can play in transforming, creating, and sustaining an agile workforce, and preparing for a post-COVID future.
• Evaluate the significant contribution that business models and emerging technologies can play in the design and implementation of an organization's strategic plan.
• Examine contemporary developments in business models and emerging technologies, complete the research, and communicate the findings.
• Analyze how new agile business models, disruptive technologies and innovations can prepare leaders for tomorrow's world.
• Critically demonstrate how digital transformation is enabling key business outcomes for the workforce.
• Reflect on how the use of business models and emerging technologies can create strategic value for an organization.
• Apply the concepts associated with emerging technologies required to help business leaders take advantage of data, digital and technological advances.
• Understand and evaluate the impact of emerging digital technologies on human beings, whether as customers, employees, stakeholders or citizens.
• Evaluate and synthesize options concerning how best to organize, prioritize and exploit emerging technology opportunities.
• Critically evaluate the leadership and ethical issues associated with the management of ever-expanding technological capabilities, including the rise of artificial intelligence (AI).
• The key is that the students are learning to critically analyze how emerging technologies and innovative business models can transform organizations, prepare for the future, and create strategic value - all while considering the human and ethical implications.
• Overall, the students can expect to gain a comprehensive understanding of the strategic and practical aspects of leveraging emerging technologies in business contexts and develop the skills necessary to navigate the evolving landscape of technology-driven business models.
The above listed objectives will be demonstrated through the SLO’s listed below;
• SLO 1- Students will demonstrate competence in their academic major.
• SLO 2- Students will effectively communicate information in written, oral, and electronic formats.
• SLO 4- Students will exhibit critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
The world of technology progresses so quickly that we often don’t realize how far we’ve come. Over the last 20 years, technologies such as data science, artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things, and block chain have transformed the world of business, industry, and society.
These emerging technologies offer a wide range of opportunities. However, they also create new challenges businesses must face, such as developing new business models, discovering the best adoption strategies, designing the best digital transformation strategies, and more.
This course is a practical guide to two of the most important emerging technologies: data science/AI and blockchain. With broad applicability across all sectors, decision makers would greatly benefit from understanding these fields. And that is why we cover a wide range of topics in an easy-to-access manner that everyone can understand.
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to do the following:
• Understand different types of business models that can be applied to emerging technologies.
• Analyze the challenges and opportunities presented by emerging technologies in the business context.
• Identify successful case studies of businesses that have effectively implemented business models for emerging technologies.
• Critically appraise the contribution that business models and emerging technologies can play in transforming, creating, and sustaining an agile workforce, and preparing for a post-COVID future.
• Evaluate the significant contribution that business models and emerging technologies can play in the design and implementation of an organization's strategic plan.
• Examine contemporary developments in business models and emerging technologies, complete the research, and communicate the findings.
• Analyze how new agile business models, disruptive technologies and innovations can prepare leaders for tomorrow's world.
• Critically demonstrate how digital transformation is enabling key business outcomes for the workforce.
• Reflect on how the use of business models and emerging technologies can create strategic value for an organization.
• Apply the concepts associated with emerging technologies required to help business leaders take advantage of data, digital and technological advances.
• Understand and evaluate the impact of emerging digital technologies on human beings, whether as customers, employees, stakeholders or citizens.
• Evaluate and synthesize options concerning how best to organize, prioritize and exploit emerging technology opportunities.
• Critically evaluate the leadership and ethical issues associated with the management of ever-expanding technological capabilities, including the rise of artificial intelligence (AI).
• The key is that the students are learning to critically analyze how emerging technologies and innovative business models can transform organizations, prepare for the future, and create strategic value - all while considering the human and ethical implications.
• Overall, the students can expect to gain a comprehensive understanding of the strategic and practical aspects of leveraging emerging technologies in business contexts and develop the skills necessary to navigate the evolving landscape of technology-driven business models.
The above listed objectives will be demonstrated through the SLO’s listed below;
• SLO 1- Students will demonstrate competence in their academic major.
• SLO 2- Students will effectively communicate information in written, oral, and electronic formats.
• SLO 4- Students will exhibit critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
- Teacher: Kiran Palla