Business in the Age of Acceleration

Blended learning

Description

This module (BUSN10060) critically interrogates how digital, social and transformational technologies (e.g. social media to virtual, augmented reality, haptics, internet-of-things, nano-technology, artificial intelligence) have and will, in the future, challenge and change business and enterprise. It critically locates contemporary business and enterprise within this age of acceleration and the global phenomenon of techno-culture.

Students will explore and critique how this age of acceleration has, increasingly, produced digital, social and transformational technologies the technological that have changed consumption, production and governance practices. Through the critical concepts of socio-cultural theory students will see how business and enterprise has been re-imagined, shaped and shifted through the integration of techno-cultural forces. Students will critically examine current modes of digital disruption that have seen the evolution and decimation of forms of business (e.g. press, retail, finance, tourism, music and gaming). By the end of the module students will have developed a higher order, creative and critical thinking skill set that will allow them to interpret, interrogate and reimagine the shape and future of business and enterprise. As such the module is future facing enabling students to critically explore the integrated power and potential of future technologies. This will provide students with the critical sets required to negotiate and succeed in a globally and technologically accelerating marketplace.

On successful completion of this module the student will be able to:

  • Critically situate the contemporary trends of digital, social and transformational technologies and how they currently impact strategic national policy agendas through to the local practices of business and enterprise
  • Critically interrogate those socio-cultural and technological phenomenon that are digital disrupting and shaping the future trends of business, enterprise and entrepreneurial development
  • Develop a critical understanding of the theoretical to practical skills sets demanded by business and enterprise in and age of accelerating techno-culture

This is an SCQF Level 10 module and upon successful completion, participants will be awarded 20 credits.

To view the module descriptor, please visit Programme Specifications and Module Descriptors 

 

Delivery 

This module is delivered on a blended learning basis with 3 sessions taking place at our Lanarkshire campus. Timetable to be confirmed.

  

Course presenter

This module will be delivered by Sabrina Azzi.

 

Funding

This course may be available on a fully funded basis to some delegates.  Further details, including regarding eligibility, are available under Funding Support.

If you have any questions, please contact us at cpd@uws.ac.uk 

 

NOTE: This is a university module and upon approval of your application, you will be invited to register and then supported to complete enrolment. To enrol on the university system, the first step involves security set-up using the Microsoft Authenticator app; you will need to ensure that you have a compatible smartphone.

Further enrolment information is available at the Student Information Portal.

To access this module via the CPD route, individuals should be ordinarily resident in Scotland.  

 

Graduate Apprenticeship

In addition to being available on a CPD basis, this module is part of our fully funded Graduate Apprenticeship - BA (Hons) Business Management.

Our Business Management GA has been developed in collaboration with industry leaders to support aspiring business managers and leaders to develop the essential skills and knowledge needed to underpin business growth, innovation and increased productivity.

Modules available through the UWS CPD Centre include:

For further information regarding any of the above modules, please contact cpd@uws.ac.uk 

For further information regarding the GA, please contact apprenticeships@uws.ac.uk