Digital technology, and the fourth industrial revolution, are changing the world around us, providing both opportunities and new challenges for businesses. Given its outsized impact, there is a need to critically evaluate the main assumptions that underlie how technology is understood and employed by managers and society. With a strong emphasis on the role of emerging technologies for the future of business, this unit equips students with a balanced understanding of the nature and role of technology in organisations, and enables them to manage more effectively in an increasingly digital world. Topics covered in this unit are current technological developments, such as artificial intelligence, blockchain, the role of data and knowledge in management, the future of work, and digital transformation, among others. Learning involves hands-on in-class activities, dialectical analysis, and classroom discussions and debates.
Unit details and rules
Academic unit | Management Education |
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Credit points | 6 |
Prerequisites
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None |
Corequisites
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SMBA6001 |
Prohibitions
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None |
Assumed knowledge
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None |
Available to study abroad and exchange students | No |
Teaching staff
Coordinator | Kai Riemer, kai.riemer@sydney.edu.au |
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Lecturer(s) | Kai Riemer, kai.riemer@sydney.edu.au |
Sandra Peter, sandra.peter@sydney.edu.au |