Emerging Tech for Business

Catalog description

Businesses must be innovative to stay competitive in the marketplace. Technology allows businesses to innovate, improve their processes, create and update products and services, and transform and create new business models. Business leaders, decision-makers, and employees must continuously look for emerging technologies and understand and incorporate them early enough to stay ahead of competitors. This course will introduce students to several emerging technologies and concepts of innovation. The focus will be emerging technologies' business applications, impact, risks, opportunities, etc. In addition to business impact, the course will discuss the environmental and societal impacts of using emerging technologies. Students will use different learning mediums and methods, including books, online materials, active in-class discussions and discussion boards, writing papers, and presentations.