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DIFT2008

Digital strategy in organizations

Credits 7.5
Level Intermediate course, level II
Course start Spring 2026
Duration 1 semester
Language of instruction Norwegian
Location Trondheim
Examination arrangement Project work

About

About the course

Course content

Digitalisation. Digital strategy. Digital business models. Strategic analysis. Value chain analysis, business processes and enterprise architecture. Strategic use of automisation, Business Analytics and social media. Outsourcing. Digital organising and management.

Learning outcome

Knowledge

The candidate is able to:

  • explain the concepts of digitalisation and digital strategy, and describe digital business models
  • identify and implement strategic analysis internally and externally in the organisation
  • discuss strategic use of automisation, Business Analytics and social media
  • identify opportunities and challenges connected to outsourcing, organising and management as a part of a digital strategy

Skills

The candidate is able to:

  • contribute in planning and carrying out a digital strategy
  • identifying strategic opportunities for digitalisation

General knowledge

The candidate is able to:

  • demonstrate understanding about why organisations need digital strategies
  • have insight into how digital strategies can be created

Learning methods and activities

Lectures and group-based project.

Further on evaluation

Group-based project and project delivery.

All students in the group normally receive the same grade based on the group submission. In special cases where a student has not contributed sufficiently, the student may be given an individual grade based on documented lack of effort and/or workload.

In the event of voluntary repetition, fail (F) or valid absence, the entire project must be retaken in a semester with teaching.

Specific conditions

Admission to a programme of study is required:
Digital Business Development (ITBAITBEDR)

Required previous knowledge

The course is reserved for students admitted to the Bachelor in Digital Business Development.

Course materials

To be announced at the start of the term.

Credit reductions

Course code Reduction From
INFT2007 7.5 sp Autumn 2020
IDRI2005 5 sp Autumn 2020
IINI3009 5 sp Autumn 2020
IFUD1132 5 sp Autumn 2020
This course has academic overlap with the courses in the table above. If you take overlapping courses, you will receive a credit reduction in the course where you have the lowest grade. If the grades are the same, the reduction will be applied to the course completed most recently.

Subject areas

  • Computer Science

Contact information

Course coordinator

Lecturers

Department with academic responsibility

Department of Computer Science

Timetable

Timetable

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Examination

Examination

Examination arrangement: Project work
Grade: Letter grades

Ordinary examination - Spring 2026

Project work
Weighting 100/100 Examination aids Code I Exam system Inspera Assessment

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