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Unit of Study CMP91020 - Emerging Technology in Business (2017)

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    It is strongly recommended that you have experienced a range of different computer based activities within a range of different computer environments using a range of different human-computer interfaces and interaction modalities. Although none of these are specifically the focus of the unit, the broader the range of past experiences, the more useful and meaningful the analyses and discussions regarding comparisons and contrast of these activities and technologies.

Unit description

Explores how innovative technologies have the capacity to influence and shape the business environment. It investigates particular emerging technologies and real-world cases to improve student understanding of the impact and the role that technologies can play in society, and how this is moulded by individuals’ interactions and perspectives with and through technology. Students will explore different aspects of theory and concepts to learn how they can be applied in different situations to understand the impacts of technology on enterprises.

Unit content

Topic 1: Ubiquitous technologies in modern businesses
Topic 2: Social technologies and their influence on social capital
Topic 3: Cloud computing and big data redefinition of business processes
Topic 4: Preparing for disruptive innovation
Topic 5: Robotics and artificial intelligence
Topic 6: Quantum computing: the future frontier of business

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Location Domestic International
SCU Online Study Period 5 Study Period 5

Learning outcomes and graduate attributes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

GA1: Intellectual rigour, GA2: Creativity, GA3: Ethical practice, GA4: Knowledge of a discipline, GA5: Lifelong learning, GA6: Communication and social skills, GA7: Cultural competence
Learning outcome count Learning outcome description GA1 GA2 GA3 GA4 GA5 GA6 GA7
1 identify and analyse key technologies that have emerged and shaped the business world
2 evaluate the impact of disruptive innovation in order to plan, develop and implement strategies for competitive advantage
3 propose and predict, by applying theory, the impacts that emerging technologies will have on different industries, and understand and define how best to respond to the challenges and opportunities that disruption offers
4 discuss the legal, social, ethical, cultural, human, and security implications of key emerging technologies within enterprises
5 discuss trends, developments and critical issues of emerging technologies

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. identify and analyse key technologies that have emerged and shaped the business world
    • GA5:
    • GA7:
  2. evaluate the impact of disruptive innovation in order to plan, develop and implement strategies for competitive advantage
    • GA2:
    • GA5:
  3. propose and predict, by applying theory, the impacts that emerging technologies will have on different industries, and understand and define how best to respond to the challenges and opportunities that disruption offers
    • GA2:
    • GA5:
    • GA7:
  4. discuss the legal, social, ethical, cultural, human, and security implications of key emerging technologies within enterprises
    • GA3:
    • GA5:
    • GA7:
  5. discuss trends, developments and critical issues of emerging technologies
    • GA5:

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