UO Introduction to Digital Disruption in Business
Undergraduate
Course aim
To provide opportunities to students to develop foundational knowledge about the use of select digital technologies in business today and their disrupting impact across different industries.
Course content
This course explores a selection of key digital technologies and how they are used in business. The disruptive potential of these digital technologies is examined to identify opportunities and threats for a range of industries and business. The course offers examples from Accenture’s own research and actual use of the selected technologies, both internally and with clients. Course content includes:
- How digital technologies are being used in different businesses
- How they are disrupting different industries and adding value
- Advantages, limitations, and opportunities for the use of digital technologies in business
- Industry examples and client case studies
Technology fundamentals:
- Blockchain fundamentals: Ledgers, Cryptographic Elements, Smart Contracts and Platforms
- Cloud fundamentals: Deployment Models, Service Models, Capabilities
- Artificial Intelligence fundamentals: General and Narrow AI, Neural Networks, Applied Intelligence
- Data Science technical fundamentals: Big Data, Data Wrangling, Machine Learning
- 5G fundamentals: Frequency; Bandwidth; Latency; Connection Density; Platooning
Textbooks
Nil
Prerequisites
Nil
Corequisite(s)
Nil
Teaching Method
Component | Duration | ||
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EXTERNAL, ONLINE ACTIVITY | |||
Online | 10 weeks x N/A |
Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.
Assessment
Report
Fees
EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 4C)
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation