Introduction to Digital Disruption in Business

Course aim

To provide opportunities to students to develop foundational knowledge about the use of select digital technologies in business today and their disrupting impact across different industries.

Course content

This course explores a selection of key digital technologies and how they are used in business. The disruptive potential of these digital technologies is examined to identify opportunities and threats for a range of industries and business. The course offers examples from Accenture’s own research and actual use of the selected technologies, both internally and with clients. Course content includes:

• How digital technologies are being used in different businesses
• How they are disrupting different industries and adding value
• Advantages, limitations, and opportunities for the use of digital technologies in business
• Industry examples and client case studies

Technology fundamentals:

• Blockchain fundamentals: Ledgers, Cryptographic Elements, Smart Contracts and Platforms
• Cloud fundamentals: Deployment Models, Service Models, Capabilities
• Artificial Intelligence fundamentals: General and Narrow AI, Neural Networks, Applied Intelligence
• Data Science technical fundamentals: Big Data, Data Wrangling, Machine Learning
• 5G fundamentals: Frequency; Bandwidth; Latency; Connection Density; Platooning

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY WEST
Preparatory	1 x 1 week
Lecture (Virtual)	1 hour x 10 weeks
Tutorial	2 hours x 10 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Critical analysis, Report

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 4C)
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.