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General information

Subject type: Basic

Coordinator: Judith Turrión Prats

Trimester: First term

Credits: 6

Teaching staff: 

Alex Araujo Batlle

Academic year: 2024

Teaching course: 1

Languages ​​of instruction

  • Catalan

Classes are taught in Catalan.

The presentations and teaching resources provided in the subject, as well as the recommended work materials, can be in any of the following languages: Catalan, Spanish and English.

Competencies / Learning Outcomes

Basic skills

  • CB2. That students know how to apply their knowledge to their work or vocation in a professional way and possess the skills that are usually demonstrated through the development and defense of arguments and problem solving within their area of study.

  • CB4. That students can convey information, ideas, problems and solutions to both specialized and non-specialized audiences.

  • CB5. That students have developed those learning skills necessary to undertake further studies with a high degree of autonomy.

Specific skills

  • CE10. Recognize and understand the mechanisms of innovation and entrepreneurship and develop the entrepreneurial initiative through theoretical models that fit a business idea.

  • CE11. Analyze and evaluate the scientific-technological and economic environment, to look for innovative opportunities and establish necessary processes to adapt the organization.

  • CE12. Generate strategic skills considering the environment as a project.

General competencies

  • CG2. Be able to innovate by developing an open attitude towards change and be willing to re-evaluate old mental models that limit thinking.

  • CG3. Integrate the values ​​of social justice, equality between men and women, equal opportunities for all and especially for people with disabilities, so that the studies of Business Administration and Innovation Management contribute to to train citizens for a just, democratic society based on a culture of dialogue and peace.

Transversal competences

  • CT1. Communicate properly orally and in writing in the two official languages ​​of Catalonia.

  • CT2. Show willingness to learn about new cultures, experience new methodologies and encourage international exchange.

  • CT3. Demonstrate entrepreneurial leadership and management skills that strengthen personal confidence and reduce risk aversion.

  • CT5. Develop tasks applying the acquired knowledge with flexibility and creativity and adapting them to new contexts and situations.

Presentation of the subject

ICT tools is a transversal, basic and compulsory first-year subject that introduces the student to the digital field from a business perspective. This subject has a teaching load of 6 ECTS distributed over one term, combining the teaching work in class with independent learning outside the classroom. Based on the certainty that digital skills are necessary to learn, work and participate in today's society, the ICT Tools subject expands this approach to address specific digital skills in the study area of ​​social sciences and company

The main objective is to initiate the student, progressively during the term, in the acquisition of the competence to use and apply information and communication technologies (ICT) in the academic, personal and professional fields, while developing the knowledge, skills and attitudes in the digital field to get the most out of it. This subject belongs to the area of ​​study of Innovation Management in a digital context, and it also focuses on raising and understanding what the historical and current trends are, as well as their evolution and impact on the business sector.

The subject promotes reflection on the effect of technology in the world of work and also in the personal sphere. In this sense, it helps to develop rational and critical thinking about the use of ICT to study and work in the information and knowledge society. To take this subject, you must have a minimum of prior knowledge of ICT at the user level achieved in the pre-university stage.

Contents

The contents of the subject are approached from a double approach: on the one hand, the impact on the person and on society is examined; on the other hand, it is from an economic and business perspective. In addition, the subject includes methodological content, such as network project management and teamwork, as well as instrumental content that promotes the mastery of different ICT tools, emphasizing the critical and appropriate application of these tools in specific situations, beyond simple practice with them.

  • Basic notions of technology and ICT
  • ICT, social media and evolution of the Web. From 1.0 to 3.0
  • ICT, digitization and digital transformation
  • Personal Learning Environments (PLE)
  • Search, management, analysis, treatment and presentation of information
  • Communication and collaboration in the network
  • Management of projects and network teams
  • Creation of multimedia content and User Generated Content (UGC)
  • Digital identity, online reputation and personal branding
  • Omnichannel (Big Data and comprehensive management and information systems)
  • Trends (Artificial Intelligence; Blockchain; Internet of Things; Cybersecurity and Privacy).

Activities and evaluation system

The subject combines activities and continuous assessment work, both individual and group, as well as the completion of assessment tests. 

Summary of the evaluation system:
- Continuous Assessment (CA) 60%
- Exam (EX) 40%

Other specifications:

  • To pass the subject, it is obligatory carry out all assessment activities and you must pass one final exam validation of the fundamental contents of the subject.
  • To pass the subject you need to get one average grade equal to or higher than 5 in the final note.
  • To be able to make an average, it is mandatory to pass the final exam with an A minimum grade of 5.
  • there is one recovery exam in case of failing the final exam. A student who has not appeared for the first examination call cannot appear for the retake.
  • Marks for continuous assessment tasks cannot be recovered, i.e. only the final exam can be recovered.
  • Exam recovery it does not help to raise a grade.
  • It will be susceptible to suspense that work or exam in which any irregularity is detected in terms of the authenticity of the authorship, which contains a textual copy of an information source or in which the content has been misused without the corresponding citation .
  • To opt for Honors registration you need to get one final grade within the range between 9 and 10, and that the student has had a proactive attitude in class and in his studies, through constant work and attendance and participation in the activities and tasks proposed during the term.

REFERENCES

Basic

Cabezas, J. d. (2015). The great opportunity: Keys to leading the digital transformation in business and the economy. Barcelona: Grupo Planeta.

Laudon, KC, & Laudon, JP (2021). Management Information Systems: Managing the Digital Firm. Pearson.

Pisani, f. (2016). Creators of the future. Telefónica Foundation http://www.fundaciontelefonica.com/arte_cultura/publicaciones-listado/pagina-item-publicaciones/itempubli/502/

 

Turban, E., Pollard, C., Woord, G. (2021). Information Technology for Management: Driving Digital Transformation to Increase Local and Global Performance, Growth and Sustainability, 12th Edition, International Adaptation. Wiley. ISBN: 978-1-119-80253-2

Complementary

Cybersecurity Agency of Catalonia. https://ciberseguretat.gencat.cat/ca/inici

Spanish Data Protection Agency. AEPD. https://www.aepd.es/es

Chaffey, D., & White, G. (2019). Digital Business and E-Commerce Management. Pearson.

DigComp 2.2: The Digital Competence Framework for Citizens - With new examples of knowledge, skills and attitudes, EUR 31006 EN, Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg, 2022, ISBN 978-92-76-48882-8, doi:10.2760/115376, JRC128415.

Eurostat. Digital economy and society. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/digital-economy-and-society/

National Institute of Cybersecurity. INITIATE https://www.incibe.es

World Wide Web Consortium. W3C. https://www.w3.org