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- • Understanding disruption as it relates to business.
- • The role of data and data analytics in disruption.
- • Disruption in action as it relates to industry and functions in an organisation.
- • Disruption of professions.
- • Role of data ethics and data governance in use of data for disruption.
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Traditional business models are being disrupted by numerous factors. Chief among them are new technologies that change how businesses operate. One commonality observed among these disruptive trends is the role of data. Data has become a highly valued business asset, forming a strong foundation to high quality decision processes. This subject will introduce you to the role of data in disrupting traditional business operations and formulating business strategy. You will gain an appreciation of how data can be turned into business insights through a process called analytics, using examples across a range of business problems. On completion of this subject, you will appreciate the pivotal role that data and analytics play in various strategic initiatives within organisations, and the strategies that link analytics to business performance while balancing issues such as ethical and data governance.
- Self-reflection report on the role of analytics in business (1,000-words). Individual Assignment. (25%)
- Report presenting a creative and realistic disruption idea for a product / service / function (1500 words). Individual Assignment. (35%)
- 2,000-word report proposing a solution to disruption to a traditional business Individual Assignment. (40%)
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