Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION 805100715081 3 + 0 3.0 8.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Graduate Degree
Course Type Elective
Mode of delivery
Course Coordinator
Instructors HALE ILGAZ
Assistants
Goals In this course, social and technical changes and innovations in the digital transformation process and how these processes should be managed are discussed with the students.
Course Content Digital transformation – definition and categorisation, Digital Transformation Background and Context: Theorizing Transformations, Digital Inequalty and Digital Skills, Digital Transformation and Education, Dimensions of digital transformation, Social Media influence, Transistions of our morality, Digital Tribes, How internet changes our identity, Mental problems using an internet, Internet Governance, New media communication bareers, Digital Natives vs Digital Immigrants, Case studies of digital transformation in different countries, Digital transformation information systems
Learning Outcomes 1) Explains the concept and process of digital transformation.
2) Discusses what is going on in the digital transformation process with its dimensions.
3) Evaluates the internet governance issue in different contexts.
4) Criticizes the effects of new media in terms of benefits and limitations.
5) Creates a future vision for the effects of digital transformation on people.

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week Digital transformation - definition and classification Lecture
Brainstorming
Project Based Learning 		Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
2. Week Digital Transformation Background and Context: Theorizing Transformations Lecture
Brainstorming
Project Based Learning 		Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
3. Week Digital Inequality and Digital Skills Lecture
Brainstorming
Project Based Learning 		Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
4. Week Digital Transformation and Education Lecture
Brainstorming
Project Based Learning 		Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
5. Week The dimensions of digital transformation Lecture
Brainstorming
Project Based Learning 		Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
6. Week Social Media effect Lecture
Brainstorming
Project Based Learning 		Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
7. Week Ethical values ​​and transformations Lecture
Brainstorming
Project Based Learning 		Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
8. Week Digital Tribes Lecture
Brainstorming
Project Based Learning 		Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
9. Week How it changes our internet identity Lecture
Brainstorming
Project Based Learning 		Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
10. Week Mental problems with internet use Lecture
Brainstorming
Project Based Learning 		Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
11. Week Internet Governance Lecture
Brainstorming
Project Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
12. Week New media communication barriers Lecture
Brainstorming
Project Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
13. Week Digital Natives and Digital Immigrants Lecture
Brainstorming
Project Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
14. Week Digital cliff case studies in different countries Lecture
Brainstorming
Project Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
15. Week Digital edge information systems Lecture
Brainstorming
Project Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
Kane, G. C., Phillips, A. N., Copulsky, J. R. & Andrus, G. R. (2019). The Technology Fallacy: How People Are the Real Key to Digital Transformation. MIT Press.
Rogers, D. (2016). The Digital Transformation Playbook: Rethink Your Business for the Digital Age (Columbia Business School Publishing).
Siebel, T. M. (2019). Digital Transformation: Survive and Thrive in an Era of Mass Extinction. RosettaBooks.
Westerman, G., Bonnet, D. & McAfee, A. (2014). Leading Digital: Turning Technology into Business Transformation. Harvard Business Review Press.

Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program RequirementsContribution LevelDK1DK2DK3DK4DK5
PY1550000
PY7505000
PY11500500
PY17500050
PY21500005

*DK = Course's Contrubution.
0 1 2 3 4 5
Level of contribution None Very Low Low Fair High Very High
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ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week) 14 3
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening) 14 3
Homework 14 3
Project (Including Preparation and presentation Time) 1 12
Midterm Exam 1 1
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam 1 20
Final Exam 1 2
Time to prepare for Final Exam 1 50
2 6
2 6
Total Workload
Total Workload / 30 (s)
ECTS Credit of the Course
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Course Information
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  • Weekly Topics (Content)
  • Sources Used in This Course
  • Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
  • ECTS credits and course workload