MSc Digital Transformation

This module presents the digital concepts utilized by modern day businesses, new and future trends in the business world.

This introduces learners to current debates about the role of digital technologies in society and how they add competitive advantage to organisations.

The module will consider where and how digital technologies impact competition in the industry, how to utilize new technologies to gain a competitive edge and the customers are affected by the utilization of technologies.

With the drive towards industry 4.0 and technological innovations, the businesses in modern age are changing at an unprecedented rate.

More and more organizations are adapting modern technologies to their business operations, in order to adapt to market trends, gain competitive advantage and increase business efficiency.

Modern technologies such as Artificial intelligence, Internet of Things (IoT), Cloud computing, Robotics etc. are disrupting how businesses manage their operations.

This module intends to expose the participants to these modern technologies and their applications in business environments.

In modern business environment, many businesses are in the process or have completed transforming their business operations into the digital domain by the use of range of digital tools from apps to AI.

This module explores how new and existing business strategies can be improved through the introduction of technologies and digital systems.

This will allow the learners to take advantage of the opportunities created by new digital technologies in their respective organizations.

21st century workplaces are places where business leaders are confronted with unprecedented complexity and change. In order to respond rapidly to changes in the external environment, today’s leaders and managers are required to lead and manage innovation, and create an environment that fosters and enhances design thinking.

The module aims to equip students with an in-depth knowledge of the innovation process, its importance to the economy, the factors affecting its success and theories of design thinking.

It introduces concepts such as innovation, entrepreneurship theory and creativity to the learners.

Business analytics is a powerful tool in today’s marketplace. Across industries, organizations are generating vast amounts of data which, in turn, has heightened the need for professionals who know how to interpret and analyse that information.

This module provides the students with an opportunity to learn how to use data analytics to describe, predict, and inform business decisions in the areas such as marketing, human resources and operations.

This module provides an introduction to concepts of strategy, policy, leadership, innovation and change management. It focuses on key strategies of, and management of change.

The evaluation of the success of strategic decisions and an appraisal of ethical issues arising are also considered in this module.

The module is intended to prepare students to critically read and evaluate research within their chosen field of study and then to design a digital transformation plan for a business organisation.

This module support students’ understanding of research-informed practice and research methods.

It will prepare them execute digital transformation processes in business environments. It also aims to build and develop project management skills of the students that can be applied to organisational situations.

This module enables the students to gain 1st hand experience of development of a digital transformation plan of an organization of their choice.

Students are expected, via independent research, to develop an awareness of the importance of rigorous investigative techniques, standards of data collection and analysis in business decision making.