COURSE UNIT TITLE

: DIGITAL BUSINESSES IN THE FUTURE

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
DBA 6413 DIGITAL BUSINESSES IN THE FUTURE ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Business Administration (English)

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR FERKAN KAPLANSEREN

Offered to

Business Administration (English)

Course Objective

The purpose of this course is to enable students to understand the effects of future oriented technologies on digital businesses and how digital businesses will be ready for the future.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Understand the digital businesses;
2   Understand the future oriented technologies;
3   Understand the factors that will affect the digital businesses in the future;
4   Understand the processes and requirements that will enable the digital businesses adaptation to the future.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Digital businesses
2 Digital businesses and digital ecosystem
3 Current Technologies in digital businesses
4 Current Technologies in digital businesses
5 Change and technology
6 The high-tech businesses and applications
7 Future oriented technologies
8 The factors that will affect the digital businesses in the future
9 The future requirements of the digital businesses
10 The components that will enable the digital businesses adaptation to the future
11 Futurist approaches
12 Student Presentations
13 Student Presentations
14 Review

Recomended or Required Reading

To be announced.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Weekly lectures
2. Weekly readings & class discussions
3. Student presentations

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + FIN* 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + RST* 0.40


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Grading of the term work
1. Determine the digital business requirements (20 points)
This element is absent or falls short of expectations, and /or it is completely out of place within the given context. 1 (0%)
This element is somewhat absent and does not entirely fit the context. 2 (40%)
This element is developed satisfactorily and fits the context at an acceptable standard. 3 (60%)
This element is developed in a good way and fits into the context. 4 (80%)
The way this element is developed is noteworthy and fits perfectly into the context. 5 (100%)
2. Understand the driving forces for the future (20 points)
This element is absent or falls short of expectations, and /or it is completely out of place within the given context. 1 (0%)
This element is somewhat absent and does not entirely fit the context. 2 (40%)
This element is developed satisfactorily and fits the context at an acceptable standard. 3 (60%)
This element is developed in a good way and fits into the context. 4 (80%)
The way this element is developed is noteworthy and fits perfectly into the context. 5 (100%)
3. Discussing digital business adaptation (20 points)
This element is absent or falls short of expectations, and /or it is completely out of place within the given context. 1 (0%)
This element is somewhat absent and does not entirely fit the context. 2 (40%)
This element is developed satisfactorily and fits the context at an acceptable standard. 3 (60%)
This element is developed in a good way and fits into the context. 4 (80%)
The way this element is developed is noteworthy and fits perfectly into the context. 5 (100%)
4. Finding and discussing innovative and creative digital business solutions for the future (40 points)
This element is absent or falls short of expectations, and /or it is completely out of place within the given context. 1 (0%)
This element is somewhat absent and does not entirely fit the context. 2 (40%)
This element is developed satisfactorily and fits the context at an acceptable standard. 3 (60%)
This element is developed in a good way and fits into the context. 4 (80%)
The way this element is developed is noteworthy and fits perfectly into the context. 5 (100%)

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. Attending at least 70% of lectures is mandatory.
2. Plagiarism of any type will result in disciplinary action.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ferkan.kaplanseren@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced at the first lecture.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 36
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 3 48
Preparation for midterm exam 1 20 20
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Preparing presentations 1 20 20
Midterm 1 3 3
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 150

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5
LO.123214
LO.223214
LO.333324
LO.433324