Please note! Course description is confirmed for two academic years, which means that in general, e.g. Learning outcomes, assessment methods and key content stays unchanged. However, via course syllabus, it is possible to specify or change the course execution in each realization of the course, such as how the contact sessions are organized, assessment methods weighted or materials used.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
The course provides an in-depth understanding of digitalization and its implications for corporations. The student will gain an understanding of the key technological changes and their impact on management, organizing, and work. The course covers the impact of big data, artificial intelligence, and various mobile technologies on business models and ecosystems across retail, service, and manufacturing industries, and elaborates how these changes are reflected in strategy, organizational design, and work roles.
Skills:
-Students will be able to analyze digital disruption of industries and to create realistic scenarios of potential development paths.
-Students will be able to assess and design business models that take advantage of digital data and formulate business development plans that take advantage of modular architectures and platforms.
-Students are able to scrutinize existing business processes and assess how their digitalization.
Credits: 6
Schedule: 11.01.2021 - 11.02.2021
Teacher in charge (valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022): Henri Schildt
Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Henri Schildt
Contact information for the course (valid 21.12.2020-21.12.2112):
The course will be taught on Zoom, links posted to participating students on MyCourses.
The course teacher is Henri Schildt (henri.schildt@aalto.fi) and the teaching assistant is Dima Syrotkin (dmytro.syrotkin@aalto.fi).
CEFR level (applies in this implementation):
Language of instruction and studies (valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022):
Teaching language: English
Languages of study attainment: English
CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD
Content
Valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022:
The course introduces the key drivers behind on-going "digitalization" and its transformative effects on industries, companies, and management practice. The course examines digital transformation from the perspectives of strategy, management practice, organizational design, and work processes.
Applies in this implementation:
COURSE PARTICIPATION IS MANDATORY. IF YOU CANNOT ATTEND AT LEAST FIVE OF THE EIGHT SESSIONS, DO NOT TAKE THIS COURSE.
You are allowed to miss on session without penalties. If you miss two sessions, you get -1%, if you miss three sessions, you get -2%, if you miss four sessions, you will be thrown out of the course.
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022:
1. Participation and contributions in the classroom (10%)
2. Group assignments, including peer evaluation (20%)
3. Individual assignments (70%)Applies in this implementation:
There are MCQs that students need to complete prior to sessions 1-4 and 6, and written pre-assignments for sessions 5 and 7. Each MCQ is worth 4% of overall grade, while the written pre-assignments are worth 8% each.
The participation in the classroom will be graded at 0-10%. 5% is contributed by attending the required sessions, with additional 1-5% are based on contributions in class discussions or chat.
The students have a group project that is due on Tuesday 24.11. It is worth 20% of the final grade
The final assignment is due March 1st. It will give up to 34% of the course grade.
Workload
Valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022:
Lectures 30h
Assingments (individual work) 70h
Readings & self-study videos 30h
Group assignments 30h
Total 160h (6 ECTS)
DETAILS
Study Material
Valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022:
Course book: A course book: Schildt Henri: The Data Imperative: How Digitalization is Reshaping Management, Organizing, and Work
ISBN: 9780198840817 (https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/aalto-ebooks/detail.action?docID=6372391)Articles
Case studies
Podcasts
Applies in this implementation:
Course book: Schildt Henri: The Data Imperative: How Digitalization is Reshaping Management, Organizing, and Work
ISBN: 9780198840817Additional readings, videos, and podcasts will be posted on MyCourses.
Registration for Courses
Valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022:
via WebOodi
Applies in this implementation:
Participation at the lectures is MANDATORY.
FURTHER INFORMATION
Further Information
Valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022:
Participation at the lectures is MANDATORY.
Applies in this implementation:
Participation at the lectures is MANDATORY.
Details on the schedule
Applies in this implementation:
Session
Date
Topic
Readings and preparation
Assignments Due
#1
Mon 11.1.
Digital disruption and digital transformation
*Data Imperative Chapter 1
*Podcast: The AI Podcast Ep. 1, Deep Learning 101
*Session one video (Schildt)
MCQ1
#2
Thu 14.1.
The data imperative
*Data Imperative Chapter 2
*Case study: Percolata (YouTube)
*Session two video (Schildt)
MCQ2
No session on Monday 18th of January
#3
Thu 21.1.
Complexity and modularity
*Data Imperative Chapter 4
*Case study: Epic and Unity rev their engines for the next era of entertainment (FT)
*Session three video (Schildt)
MCQ3
No session on Monday 25th of January
#4
Thu 28.1.
Data analytics and AI
Guest lecturer Selina Heiska (Lähitapiola)*Data Imperative Chapter 6
*Case study: The AI Podcast Ep. 70, Capital One
*Session five video (Schildt)
MCQ4
#5
Mon 1.2.
Digital strategies and platforms
*Data Imperative Chapter 3
*Van Alstyne et al. 2016 (HBR) Pipes, Platforms…
*Case study: Tag-walk (FT)
*Session four video (Schildt)
Individual written assignment 1
#6
Thu 4.2.
Agile organizations and digital transformation process
*Data Imperative Chapter 5
*Case study: ING
*McKinsey article
*Session six video (Schildt)
Individual written assignment 2
#7
Mon 8.2.
The future of work and digitalization
*Data Imperative Chapter 8
*Case study: Salesforce acquisition spree
*Session seven video (Schildt)
MCQ5
#8
Thu 11.2.
Group presentations
- Teacher: Schildt Henri
- Teacher: Syrotkin Dmytro