Study Guide

Learning outcomes

.

Implementation and methods of teaching

Video Lectures and individual assignments.
Moodle

Timing and attendance

Moodle

Learning material and recommended literature

Lecture notes, and other additional literature provided by the lecturer

Alternative completion methods

All course assignments and the practical work must be approved

Exam retakes

No exam, but an individual exercise needs to be done. Deadline will be disclosed at the beginning of the course

Learning environment

Video lectures, individual remote exercises

Contents

The students will know how to implement the value network thinking in development projects in small businesses. The students will be able to recognize value creation gaps within a business network, and come up with tangible suggestions to close the gap. Additionally the students will learn how the digital environment helps in closing the gaps and gaining a better understanding about the value network.

Contents
The concept of value chain thinking in modern business environment
The transformation from the physical value chain to digital environment
Network theories, innovation, co-opetition
Value network analysis
Value creation in networks

Some lectures will be replaced by individual assignments given by the lecturer.

The students will also do individually a practical work based on the subject at the end of the course.

Assessment scale

1-5

Failed (0)

The student has not completed the required assignments, or the assignments show that he/she has not understood the underlying concepts of the course.

Assessment criteria: level 1 (assessment scale 1–5)

The assignments do not show that the student has understood the underlying concepts of the course. Practical implications of the assignments are limited. The student has provided no or little input of his/her own in the assignments.

Assessment criteria: level 3 (assessment scale 1–5)

The assignments show that the student has basic understanding about the underlying concepts of the course. Practical implications of the assignment are fair. The student has provided a fair amount of his/her own input in the assignments, and reflects it from multiple points of view.

Assessment criteria: level 5 (assessment scale 1–5)

The assignments show that the student has understood the underlying concepts of the course exceptionally. Practical implications of the assignments are well reasoned and broad. The student has provided a great deal of his/her own input in the assignments. The student's own contribution is well reasoned, and is based on external references.