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MMBA8095 – Digital Strategy for Business
2023 – Term 1, In person-scheduled-weekday, North Ryde
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| Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Roger Moser
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| Credit points |
Credit points
10
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| Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
Admission to MBA
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| Corequisites |
Corequisites
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| Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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| Unit description |
Unit description
Digitisation, IoT, robotics and artificial intelligence are key concerns for executives and business leaders around the globe. These technologies, along with other developments, create a VUCA world where many successful business models are made obsolete and completely new ones are created. Organisations need to update their strategies to create a fit between their value creation, value capture and value delivery activities (i.e. business models) and their new competitive environment. To do so, it is essential to understand the potential and limitations of digital technologies and other developments to create competitive advantages. Through conceptual lectures, real-world case studies and guest lectures, this unit presents, discusses and analyses actionable insights into how digital technologies affect the business models of organisations, their digital infrastructure and strategic transformation. |
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Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- ULO1: Identify and discuss political, social, economic and technological developments driving the imperative to develop digital business models.
- ULO2: Undertake internal and external strategic analyses to assess an organisation’s competitiveness in the digital era.
- ULO3: Identify basic mechanisms and logics of digital business models and examine the key resources and capabilities of digital transformation in their implementation.
- ULO4: Design and communicate a digital strategy that is aligned to an organisation and is optimal for delivering growth and profitability.
General Assessment Information
Late Assessment Submission Penalty (written assessments)
Unless a Special Consideration request has been submitted and approved, a 5% penalty (of the total possible mark) will be applied each day a written assessment is not submitted, up until the 7th day (including weekends). After the 7th day, a grade of ‘0’ will be awarded even if the assessment is submitted. Submission time for all written assessments is set at 11.55pm. A 1-hour grace period is provided to students who experience a technical concern.
For any late submissions of time-sensitive tasks, such as scheduled tests/exams, performance assessments/presentations, and/or scheduled practical assessments/labs, students need to submit an application for Special Consideration.
Assessment Tasks
| Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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| Strategy Report | 50% | No | Week 10 |
| Technology Reflection Paper | 20% | No | Week 5 |
| Digital Business Model (Design) | 30% | No | Week 8 |
Strategy Report
Assessment Type 1: Case study/analysis
Indicative Time on Task 2: 20 hours
Due: Week 10
Weighting: 50%
Students will be required to submit a 2,000-word report to describe the necessary transformational activities that the allocated organisation needs to implement in order to realise the designed business model.
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Identify and discuss political, social, economic and technological developments driving the imperative to develop digital business models.
- Identify basic mechanisms and logics of digital business models and examine the key resources and capabilities of digital transformation in their implementation.
- Design and communicate a digital strategy that is aligned to an organisation and is optimal for delivering growth and profitability.
Technology Reflection Paper
Assessment Type 1: Case study/analysis
Indicative Time on Task 2: 10 hours
Due: Week 5
Weighting: 20%
Students will be required to submit a 1,000-word report to describe how a selected technology or other development will impact the key mechanisms/business model patterns 5 years from now in an industry of their choice.
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Identify and discuss political, social, economic and technological developments driving the imperative to develop digital business models.
- Undertake internal and external strategic analyses to assess an organisation’s competitiveness in the digital era.
- Identify basic mechanisms and logics of digital business models and examine the key resources and capabilities of digital transformation in their implementation.
Digital Business Model (Design)
Assessment Type 1: Design Task
Indicative Time on Task 2: 30 hours
Due: Week 8
Weighting: 30%
This group assignment will require students to design a digital business model for an allocated organisation.
Students will be required to present and defend the designed business model in a presentation
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Identify and discuss political, social, economic and technological developments driving the imperative to develop digital business models.
- Undertake internal and external strategic analyses to assess an organisation’s competitiveness in the digital era.
- Identify basic mechanisms and logics of digital business models and examine the key resources and capabilities of digital transformation in their implementation.
1 If you need help with your assignment, please contact:
- the academic teaching staff in your unit for guidance in understanding or completing this type of assessment
- the Writing Centre for academic skills support.
2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation
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Unit information based on version 2023.04 of the Handbook