Digital Transformation (E)
level of course unit
Second cycle, Master
Learning outcomes of course unit
The graduate / the student:
* knows significant trends in the field of digitalization for companies
* can evaluate the potential that digital transformation offers companies and describe development paths for their own company
* knows the challenges that digital transformation poses to traditional companies
* knows the importance of smart products in the context of digitalization
* can derive a digitalization strategy from a divisional strategy
prerequisites and co-requisites
according to admission requirements
course contents
• Digital trends and waves of change
• Difference between digital and traditional companies or their development paths
• Design levels, framework conditions and challenges of digital change
• Frameworks for the assessment of digital maturity
• Smart products
• Development
• Ecosystem IoT and data
• Use cases of smart products and solutions
recommended or required reading
Caudron J., Van Peteghem D.V.; Digital Transformation: A Model to Master Digital Disruption; BookBaby; 2016
Rauser A.; Digital Strategy: A Guide to Digital Business Transformation; North Carleston; 2016
assessment methods and criteria
Seminar thesis
language of instruction
English
number of ECTS credits allocated
3
eLearning quota in percent
15
course-hours-per-week (chw)
2
planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, group work, presentation and discussion of tasks
semester/trimester when the course unit is delivered
1
name of lecturer(s)
DI Roland Sommer, MBA Mag. (FH) Ing. Fritz Bischof, MA, MA
year of study
1. study year
recommended optional program components
not applicable
course unit code
DIT.1
type of course unit
integrated lecture
mode of delivery
Compulsory
work placement(s)
not applicable