Module overview
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- the emergence of new digital business sectors.
- the impact of new digital business models on existing market sectors;
- the typologies of different models used by digital businesses;
- the circumstances that led to the emergence of the digital economy;
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- use a wide range of information sources requiring the development of bibliographic skills;
- plan and control effectively for successful completion of a personal and group workload;
- communicate effectively, in both oral and written form, using and justifying argument within reports, presentations and debates.
- self-manage the development of learning and study skills, both individually and as part of a collaborative learning group;
Subject Specific Practical Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- locate opportunities where digital business models can deliver disruptive innovation in new and existing markets;
- create diverse venture teams and communities of practice to build digital businesses;
- evaluate the appropriateness of particular digital business models.
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- evaluate how digital business models can create and sustain competitive advantages.
- understand and apply appropriate theoretical concepts, tools and techniques to design appropriate digital business models;
- identify how digital business models can capture value;
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
Type | Hours |
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Revision | 30 |
Seminar | 10 |
Completion of assessment task | 24 |
Wider reading or practice | 20 |
Lecture | 24 |
Preparation for scheduled sessions | 22 |
Follow-up work | 20 |
Total study time | 150 |
Resources & Reading list
General Resources
British Journal of Management. Journal
Journal of Economic Geography. Journal
Journal of Business Venturing. Journal
Small Business Economics. Journal
Entrepreneurship and Regional Development. Journal
Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice. Journal
Journal of Management Studies. Journal
Family Business Review. Journal
Journal of Small Business Management. Journal
International Journal of Entrepreneurship. Journal
Textbooks
Malecki, E. and Moriset, B (2007). The Digital Economy: Business Organization, Production Processes and Regional Developments. London: Routledge.
Jorodn, J (2012). Information, Technology, and Innovation: Resources for Growth in a Connected World. London: John Wiley & Sons.
Turban, E., Volonino, L., McLean, E., and Wetherbe, J. (eds.) (2009). Information Technology for Management: Transforming Organizations in the Digital Economy. London: John Wiley & Sons.
Assessment
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Report | 70% |
Group report | 30% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Report | 100% |
Repeat
An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Report | 100% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External