Understand Digital Business rules and mechanisms. Develop an analytical approach and a critical sense of the changes taking place in Digital Business

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Institut Mines-Télécom

École Polytechnique

Digital Business SpecializationInstitut Mines-Télécom

What you will learn

You will learn concepts and mechanisms impacting the digital economy and society at large. You will develop analytical and business skills.

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About this Specialization

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This specialization provides a valuable guide for managers, employees and entrepreneurs to understand the rules, concepts and mechanisms of Digital Business in order to be ready to innovate in a Digital World. With 4 courses and 30 attractive videos and assessments, we analyze the Digital Transformation at stake and decipher the rules of this new world. In the final exercise entitled “Capstone”, the Learner will solve a professional challenge by applying his/her new perspective to a variety of real business situations. Once completed, the Learner will have developed an analytical approach and gained a critical sense of the changes taking place in the new digital world, and will be in a better position to embrace it.

Applied Learning Project

LVMH (luxury goods), Huawei (telecommunications), Energysquare (energy) : 3 companies with very different sizes, histories and DNA. And yet, they all face the same challenge : innovate and adapt to be the market leader in their respective industry sector. In the capstone module, the Learner will study each of these three companies from a different perspective : analyst, consultant and manager. Each perspective will require applying a different set of skills, such as analysing a digital business process, defining and formulating a strategic shift, applying the principles of growth hacking, and many more.

Through your assignments, you will develop analytical, evaluation and creative skills entirely independently.

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There are 4 Courses in this Specialization

Course1

Course 1

Digital Business - Understand the digital world

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Facebook, AirBnB, Tesla, Amazon, Uber. In just a few years, companies like these have changed the face of the global economy. Meanwhile, hundreds of thousands of start-ups are disrupting old business models, taking on centennial industrial groups – and winning. It’s clear that the rules of business have changed forever.

This MOOC provides a knowledge toolkit for the ongoing digital revolution. You’ll discover 10 concepts that are essential for understanding the new mechanisms of digital business and innovation. Each concept is explained in its own beautifully designed, content-rich instructional video, along with additional resources for you to explore. The ideas are illustrated with up-to-the-minute case studies and examples from a wide range of industries. Week 1 : Why Digital Changes Everything Week 2 : Creating Value in a Digital World Week 3 : Thinking and Acting Differently This MOOC is ideal for learners from a wide range of backgrounds. It is brought to you by three expert professors and researchers from IMT - Telecom Paris, a leading European graduate school in the field of digital technology and social science. This MOOC is supported by the Patrick and Lina Drahi Foundation.

Course2

Course 2

Digital business - Act on the digital world

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The idea that digital technology triggers profound change in companies is largely accepted. There is indeed no question that the digital world is profoundly changing business life. Everyone is now on the same page. But with the digital world come a lot of misconceptions and buzzwords. You can no longer get by with these commonplaces or general ideas. You need to gain a detailed understanding of the main new management paradigms: new marketing approaches, the role of data in data-driven management, large businesses’ struggle to innovate, etc. This will give you precise insight into changes at work. Without precision, it is difficult to understand. Without understanding, it is impossible to act.

Course3

Course 3

Digital business - Grow on digital world

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Digital-driven changes are both generic and specific. Most transformations apply to all industries, equally and without exception. But in some industries or places, digital transformations are singular and atypical. To be a player in the digital world, you will need to master both the transformations common to all industries and the transformations at work on certain verticals. Retail and the sharing economy are emblematic of markets where specific transformations are unfolding. This module will tell you how.

Course4

Course 4

Digital Business - Capstone project

LVMH! Huawei! Energysquare! Three companies in very different industries: luxury goods, telecommunications, energy. Three companies with very different sizes, histories and DNA. And yet, they all share the same objective: to innovate and change, and so to remain or become leaders in their respective markets. The multiple questions that this raises for them warrant your close attention. In this capstone module, you will study each of these three companies and will in turn be an analyst, a consultant and a manager, depending on the assignment. You will use the knowledge acquired in the three MOOCs of this specialization to complete your assignments: analyse a digital business process, define and formulate a strategic shift, apply the principles of growth hacking, and more.

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Institut Mines-Télécom

Institut Mines-Télécom is a public institution dedicated to higher education, research and innovation in engineering and digital technologies.

Always attentive to the economic world, IMT combines strong academic legitimacy, close corporate relations. It focuses on key transformations in Digital Technologies, Production, Energy and Ecology and trains the engineers, managers and PhDs who will be tomorrow’s players in these key changes of the 21st century. Its activities are conducted in Mines and Télécom graduate schools under the aegis of the Minister for Industry and Electronic Communication, one subsidiary school and three strategic partners. The IMT’s schools rank among the leading graduate schools in France.

École Polytechnique

École polytechnique combines research, teaching and innovation at the highest scientific and technological level worldwide to meet the challenges of the 21st century. At the forefront of French engineering schools for more than 200 years, its education promotes a culture of multidisciplinary scientific excellence, open in a strong humanist tradition.\n

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How long does it take to complete the Specialization?
The specialization includes 3 courses and 1 capstone module.
Each course requires between 10 to 12 hours.
The capstone includes 3 case studies. The realization of each case study requires between 3 to 4 hours of work, and 1 to 2 hours for the correction in a peer to peer air mode.
What background knowledge is necessary?
No background knowledge is requested.
Do I need to take the courses in a specific order?
It is recommended to start with course 1 (Understand the digital word).
The next courses (2 -Act- and 3 -Grow-) can be taken in any order the learner wishes.
The Capstone module must be performed after completing the 3 courses.
Will I earn university credit for completing the Specialization?
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What will I be able to do upon completing the Specialization?
Once completed, you’ll be able to develop an analytical approach and a critical sense of the changes taking place in the new digital world, and you’ll be in a better position to embrace it.
Through your assignments, you will be able to develop analytical and creative skills with a high degree of autonomy.

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