New Ways of Working - Period 2

In this course we focus on the demands digital technologies put on organizations and society, and on how new ways of working and organizing help adapt to these challenges. Topics addressed in this course include, mongst others, how new ways of working (for example workers as digital nomads, expert systems as alternative for legal workers, or production done by 3d-printers) and new distributed and networked organizational forms (for example peer to peer communities or crowdsourcing) have advantages and disadvantages over traditional organizational practices and structures. In addition to learning about these topics in interactive lectures, students will also be required to fulfill a number of assignments related to 'real-life' challenges of new ways of working and organizing. The assignments are related to a particular organizational problem and will require students to apply theories discussed during the lecture to a particular case. These 'hands-on' assignments are aimed to get a better understanding of the connection between theory and practice. With the assignments, students become academically prepared to understand and support the design, introduction and use of digital innovation and its implications for new ways of organizing and working in new distributed environments.

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam) awards credits based on the ECTS system. Contact hours listed under a course description may vary due to the combination of lecture-based and independent work required for each course therefore, CEA's recommended credits are based on the ECTS credits assigned by VU Amsterdam. 1 ECTS equals 28 contact hours assigned by VU Amsterdam.