IN4270 – Digital Business Development

After taking this course you'll:

• Understand how technology develops and the drivers of technology evolution
• Understand the concept of business models and business model innovation
• Understand the challenges and opportunities offered by sustainability as a business objective
• Understand how industries are influenced by technological change and business model evolution, and recognise technology hype and hubris in many of its varied and interesting forms
• Understand the challenges involved in formulating strategic change and adapting an organisation to external technological change, particularly disruptive change
• Be able to analyse technology-rich and complicated business cases and recommend strategic initiatives
• Be able to identify disruptive innovations and formulate technology strategies to adopt or overcome them, and obstacles to innovation and suggest ways to overcome them

Students who are admitted to study programmes at UiO must each semester register which courses and exams they wish to sign up for in Studentweb.

If you are not already enrolled as a student at UiO, please see our information about admission requirements and procedures.

Students in the Master's program Informatics: Digital Economics and Leadership will be prioritised.

A total of 4 hours of lectures, case discussions and/or assignment training per week.

The course is structured as a combination of (mostly) case discussions, lectures, in-class activities, company visits (if possible) and computer-based simulation exercises. Students will form groups (2-4 participants) to produce a graded final term paper on a self-chosen topic and develop the paper during the course.

The course is highly interactive and will require substantial preparation and active involvement during and between classes. 70% active attendance is required. Active attendance means that the student is physically present in the classroom, having prepared the cases and articles for each class and is ready to discuss them when prompted.

The course grade is based on the following assessments:

• (40% of final grade) a group project to be produced and presented in groups of 2-4 students, on a self-chosen topic decided in collaboration with the course leader.
• (40% of final grade) a portfolio assessment consisting of individual and group exercises, done during the course.
• (20% of final grade) an individual assignment.

All parts of the exam must be passed and must be passed in the same semester to pass the course.