Fall 2020-2021 – Information Technology and Digital Strategy (MGT-439)
École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) – College of Management (CDM)
Language: English
Summary
: In this course students should gain a broad-based knowledge of the ever-changing world of information technology and how it relates to corporate strategy, digital business innovation, and their impact on government, work, and society.
Content
- An introduction to digital business and the elements of its infrastructure.
- Explore current, and identify possible future, information technology and digital innovation trends, including big data and analytics, blockchain, crowdsourcing, outsourcing, and operations.
- Identify strategies for electronic commerce and digital business and how those strategies relate to and support business models.
- Develop a critical understanding of the societal impacts of digitalization.
Keywords:Information technology – Information systems – Strategic use of Information Systems – e-commerce – outsourcing – crowdsourcing – digital innovation – digital strategy – digital governance – social study of technology
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, the student must be able to:- Describe digital business and the elements of its infrastructure
- Explore current information technology trends and digital innovation trends, including big data and analytics, blockchain, crowdsourcing, outsourcing, and artificial intelligence
- Identify possible future information technology trends and digital innovation trends, including big data and analytics, blockchain, crowdsourcing, outsourcing, and artificial intelligence
- Identify strategies for digital innovation and how those strategies relate to and support business models
- Interpret the digital transformation of society and organizations
Transversal skills
- Set objectives and design an action plan to reach those objectives.
- Plan and carry out activities in a way which makes optimal use of available time and other resources.
- Take account of the social and human dimensions of the engineering profession.
- Access and evaluate appropriate sources of information.
- Demonstrate the capacity for critical thinking
Teaching methods
Lecture and case Method
Expected student activities
- Attendance and participation at lectures
- Working in groups
- Submission of group assignments and individual essay
Assessment methods
Assessment combining:
- 30% Group case reports
- 20% Group project
- 50% Individual Essay
Fall 2018-2019 – Information Technology and Digital Strategy (MGT-439)
École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) – College of Management (CDM)
Language: English
Summary: In this course students should gain a broad-based knowledge of the ever-changing world of information technology and how it relates to corporate strategy, digital business innovation, and their impact on government, work, and society.
Content
- An introduction to digital business and the elements of its infrastructure.
- Explore current, and identify possible future, information technology and digital innovation trends, including big data and analytics, blockchain, crowdsourcing, outsourcing, and operations.
- Identify strategies for electronic commerce and digital business and how those strategies relate to and support business models.
- Develop a critical understanding of the societal impacts of digitalization.
Keywords: Information technology – Information systems – Strategic use of Information Systems – e-commerce – outsourcing – crowdsourcing – digital innovation – digital strategy – digital governance – social study of technology
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, the student must be able to:
- Describe digital business and the elements of its infrastructure
- Explore current, and identify possible future, information technology trends and digital innovation trends, including big data and analytics, blockchain, crowdsourcing, outsourcing and operations
- Identify strategies for electronic commerce and how those strategies relate to and support business models
- Identify strategies for digital innovation and how those strategies relate to and support business models
- Describe digital innovation and the elements of its infrastructure
- Interpret the digital transformation of organizations
Transversal skills
- Set objectives and design an action plan to reach those objectives.
- Plan and carry out activities in a way which makes optimal use of available time and other resources.
- Identify the different roles that are involved in well-functioning teams and assume different roles, including leadership roles.
- Take account of the social and human dimensions of the engineering profession.
- Communicate effectively with professionals from other disciplines.
- Access and evaluate appropriate sources of information.
- Collect data.
- Demonstrate the capacity for critical thinking
Teaching methods
Lecture and case method
Assessment methods
Assessment combining:
- 30% Group case reports
- 20% Group project
- 50% Individual Essay
Fall 2016-2017 – Information Technology and Digital Strategy (MGT-439)
École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) – College of Management (CDM)
Language: English
Summary: In this course students should gain a broad-based knowledge of the ever-changing world of information technology and how it relates to corporate business operations and strategy as well as to digital business innovation.
Content
- An introduction to electronic commerce and the elements of its infrastructure.
- Explore current, and identify possible future, information technology and digital innovation trends, including big data and analytics, blockchain, crowdsourcing, outsourcing, and operations.
- Identify strategies for electronic commerce and digital business and how those strategies relate to and support business models.
Keywords: Information technology – Information systems – Strategic use of Information Systems – e-commerce – outsourcing – crowdsourcing – digital innovation – digital strategy – digital governance
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, the student must be able to:
- Describe electronic commerce and the elements of its infrastructure
- Explore current, and identify possible future, information technology trends and digital innovation trends, including big data and analytics, blockchain, crowdsourcing, outsourcing and operations
- Identify strategies for electronic commerce and how those strategies relate to and support business models
- Identify strategies for digital innovation and how those strategies relate to and support business models
- Describe digital innovation and the elements of its infrastructure
- Interpret the digital transformation of organizations
Transversal skills
- Set objectives and design an action plan to reach those objectives.
- Communicate effectively, being understood, including across different languages and cultures.
- Demonstrate a capacity for creativity.
- Access and evaluate appropriate sources of information.
Teaching methods
Case Method
Assessment methods
Continuous assessment combining:
- 25% class participation
- 50% group case reports
- 25% group case analysis
Fall 2014-2015 – Information Technology and e-Business Strategy (MGT-439)
École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) – College of Management (CDM)
held together with Prof. Christopher Tucci
COURSE DESCRIPTION
In this course students should gain a broad-based knowledge of the ever-changing world of information technology and how it relates to corporate business operations and strategy. To accomplish this goal, the course will seek to achieve the following objectives:
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- Provide an introduction to electronic commerce and the elements of its infrastructure
- Explore current, and identify possible future, information technology trends, including crowdsourcing, outsourcing and operations
- Identify strategies for electronic commerce and how those strategies relate to and support traditional business functions (i.e. marketing, finance, accounting, management, etc.)
TEACHING METHODS
Case Method
2013-2014 – ICT for Development
(Course code PGSP11293- School of Social and Political Science – The University of Edinburgh)
Course description
The course will offer an empirical perspective, providing students with a number of cases to address questions concerning information systems design and implementation in national and international development. The course will also address the issue whether and how existing geographical information systems, digital archives, databases and information infrastructures more in general can be designed taking into account the need of local users when the involvement of traditionally marginalized communities is at stake. Illustrations will be provided from projects attempting to bridge the digital divide and the consequent social inequalities in terms of access to eHealth and eGovernment services at a national and international level. Students will address information system development techniques in the context of development, including participatory design and post-colonial computing.
Design methodologies: participatory design, post-colonial computing, artful integration.
Types of technologies discussed: eHealth and eGovernment information infrastructures and their mobile and desktop applications; geographic information systems; digital archives; information infrastructures, ICT standards.
Types of theoretical concerns: artefacts & politics, how values are inscribed in technologies, engineering mentality, difference between micro- and macro- levels of analysis of technology.