Introduction to Digital Transformation: Understand and Manage Digital Transformation in the Workplace

Media Design School

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Start Date: 27 Jun, 2022
6 weeks
Study Content: Videos

Improve your skills and knowledge of digital transformation and how to manage the process of technological change.

Course Fee: Free

Certificate Cost: See Fees and Eligibility

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Course Description

This course is made available through the eLearnAfrica and FutureLearn partnership.

Build skills for the future work landscape

In this course from the Media Design School, you’ll explore the future of the work landscape and how technology continues to redefine it through the process of digital transformation.

You’ll cover key topics, themes, concepts, and vocabulary relating to the overall notion of digital transformation in order to keep your skills fresh and learn new approaches to projects.

Discover the opportunities and risks of artificial intelligence (AI)

What makes technology artificially intelligent? This course will help you answer that question, while also looking at the many uses of AI. You’ll also explore the impacts, opportunities, and risks that this technology could have on business and society.

Then you’ll learn about data science, its applications, and the tools that are widely used across the industry. With data being a precious commodity in the modern business world, you’ll also investigate the current challenges that affect the industry.

Explore the key characteristics and uses of cloud computing

As more businesses look to reduce costs, improve security, and enable remote working, cloud computing is becoming increasingly popular.

This course will take you through the key concepts, terminology, and characteristics of cloud computing using popular services, such as AWS, Azure, and Google, as examples.

Learn the design thinking process and agile methodology

Design thinking, a solution-based approach to solving complex problems, has been adopted by many industries due to its effective and efficient methodology.

You’ll examine the components of each step in the design thinking process before applying the methodology to solve a real-world problem. To complement this process, you’ll also explore agile project management, learning its approaches, methodologies, and benefits.

This course is designed for anyone looking to enhance their career by learning how to approach digital transformation in their workplace. It will be useful to working professionals in any sector as digital transformation has a broad impact across all industries.

You will need a recent browser running on a computer capable of displaying high resolution images and videos, and playing high fidelity sound.

Certificate cost may vary. You will be redirected to the host page for cost and payment options.

Media Design School

This university is part of the partnership between eLearnAfrica and FutureLearn.

This institution is available on eLearnAfrica through partnership with FutureLearn.

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