MAB3 Technology Management

• Topics

  MAB3 Technology management is taught in the third semester, where the overarching theme is how firms can utilize modern digital technologies to operate more effectively and sustainably, and at the same time adapt their strategies, business models, work processes, organizational structures, as well as culture, competences, and skills.

  Problems and questions

  Future organizations are digital. Becoming a digital mature company is challenging and requires the involvement of managers in all areas and levels. In this course, we address topics in the intersection between technology and business, asking questions such as:

  • How can we understand digital technology, and how can digital technology be managed
  • How can digital technology be utilized to improve business processes?
  • How can digitalization projects be organized and managed?
  • How can organizations successfully develop and implement a digital strategy?
  • How can organizations develop digital competences and skills, and a digital culture
  • What does the future workplace look like?

  Theories and teaching methods

  In order to analyze the above questions, we draw on theories and methods from several areas, such as strategy, management, and information systems. We use different forms of learning activities, such as class discussions, cases, videos, lectures, and guest lectures.

• Learning outcome

  Upon completion of the course, the student:

  Knowledge:

  • can explain key concepts and principles related to theories and literature on digitalization, digital transformation, and digital maturity
  • has gained fundamental understanding of modern digital technologies and their potential capabilities
  • has acquired fundamental knowledge about how modern digital technologies might affect organizations at different levels and areas
  • can critically reflect on the consequences and effects of digital technologies from an organizational and managerial perspective

  Skills:

  • can analyze an organization’s digital maturity based on established frameworks and theories
  • can evaluate and formulate a digital strategy
  • can analyze how digital technologies can be utilized to improve an organization’s processes and contribute to the organization’s strategic aims

  General competence:

  • can take an active part in relevant discussions on digital technology and the technological development from an organizational and managerial perspective
  • can apply their acquired knowledge and skills to learn more about emerging technologies on their own and reflect on how organizations might utilize these effectively and sustainably

• Teaching

  The course will be run intensively for the second half of the fall semester, with lectures during week 41-46. The course will be organized based on the following structure:

  Part 1: Managing digital technology

  Part 2: Developing a digital strategy and managing the digital transformation

  Part 3: Developing competencies, skills, and the workplace of tomorrow

  Part 4: Digital security and privacy, social governance, and ethics

  Part 5: Digital maturity

  We use different forms of learning activities, such as class discussions, cases, videos, lectures, and guest lectures.

• Compulsory Activity

  None

• Assessment

  4 hour individual digital school exam, written and answered in English.

• Grading Scale

  A-F

• Literature

  • Selected chapters from Heggernes, T.A. (2024) Understanding the digital in business. Fagbokforlaget, 1st ed. 
  • Additional readings (articles) made available on Canvas

• Permitted Support Material

  One bilingual dictionary (Category I)

  All in accordance with Supplementary provisions to the Regulations for Full-time Study Programmes at the Norwegian School of Economics Ch.4 Permitted support material https://www.nhh.no/en/for-students/regulations/ and https://www.nhh.no/en/for-students/examinations/examination-support-materials/

• Retake

  Retake is offered early in the non-teaching semester for students who were registered for the exam at the time of the assessment in the teaching semester, and did not achieve a passing grade. Other students may retake the exam the next time the course is offered.

  For detailed information regarding the retake policy, please visit our website: https://www.nhh.no/en/for-students/examinations/retake-of-exams/https://www.nhh.no/en/for-students/examinations/retake-of-exams/ (copy url).