The course will give the students a platform for planning digital projects and business development. On completion of the course, students will:
The course will provide the students with a platform for planning digitization projects. The course will provide participants with a knowledge and methodological foundation for leading or participating in innovation processes related to digitization and service design, with the user of the services at the center. Participants in the course have the opportunity to learn how to build a better basis for analysis to ensure that the organization succeeds in digital innovation projects and addresses real user needs. The course consists of the following modules:
1. Main module (Overall, across other modules):
This module supports the entire topic. It contains assignments, templates and other resources the students need for delivering assignments along the way and for the final report (exam).
2. Innovation theory and practice (for example):
This module provides a review of some key theories and models for business idea development, and examples of how these are used in practice.
3. Digital Service Design (Innovation) and Redesign (Renewal / Improvement):
This module deals with the practical use of Design Thinking methods. The module covers the "Discovery" (survey) and "Define" phase (analysis and idea development) in your case study. Current tools and methods are reviewed.
4. Planning and upscaling of innovations (for example):
In this module, we review how to "wrap" your case study into a report, with a plan for finance (finance) and growth (business development), summary of user stories and wireframes, and other elements that are naturally included in a plan for digitization and business / business development.
1 semester
7.5
Spring
Kristiansand
Faculty of Social Sciences