Module overview
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- the circumstances that led to the emergence of the digital economy;
- the impact of new digital business models on existing market sectors;
- the typologies of different models used by digital businesses;
- the emergence of new digital business sectors.
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- identify how digital business models can capture value;
- evaluate how digital business models can create and sustain competitive advantages.
- understand and apply appropriate theoretical concepts, tools and techniques to design appropriate digital business models;
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- communicate effectively, in both oral and written form, using and justifying argument within reports, presentations and debates.
- self-manage the development of learning and study skills, both individually and as part of a collaborative learning group;
- use a wide range of information sources requiring the development of bibliographic skills;
- plan and control effectively for successful completion of a personal and group workload;
Subject Specific Practical Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- locate opportunities where digital business models can deliver disruptive innovation in new and existing markets;
- evaluate the appropriateness of particular digital business models.
- create diverse venture teams and communities of practice to build digital businesses;
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
| Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Wider reading or practice | 20 |
| Seminar | 10 |
| Revision | 30 |
| Completion of assessment task | 24 |
| Lecture | 24 |
| Follow-up work | 20 |
| Preparation for scheduled sessions | 22 |
| Total study time | 150 |
Resources & Reading list
General Resources
Financial Times.
Statista.
Journal Articles
Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice.
Journal of Management.
Harvard Business Review.
California Management Review.
Journal of Economic Geography.
British Journal of Management.
Journal of Business Ethics.
Journal of Business Venturing.
MIT Sloan Management Review.
European Management Journal.
Textbooks
Editor: Annabeth Aagaard (2019 (Ebook)). Digital Business Models: Driving Transformation and Innovation. Palgrave Macmillan.
Frank Rothaermel (2024). Strategic Management. McGraw-Hill Education.
Bernd Wirtz (2019 (Ebook)). Digital business models : concepts, models, and the alphabet case study. Springer.
Assessment
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Report | 70% |
| Group report | 30% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Report | 100% |
Repeat
An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Report | 100% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External