Overview

Global Challenges holds that new forms of education are required for workers in societies transformed by new technologies and by changes in the modes of social interaction. A new techno-social environment is reorganising types of work and the ways people undertake their work. Some jobs are being lost, while others … For more content click the Read More button below.

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Structure
18 credit points

Learning outcomes

1.

Explain what Foresight is and how it can be employed to prepare for the future.

  1. Emerging in 1st year: Describe the fundamentals of Foresight.
  2. Developing in 2nd year: Apply knowledge of Foresight to research projects.
  3. Accomplished in 3rd year: Apply the Foresight methodology to create projects that articulate a vision of our future.
2.

Explain how informatisation and datafication are changing industry and are leading to the development of new industries.

  1. Emerging in 1st year: Describe how informatisation and datafication are changing industry.
  2. Developing in 2nd year: Assess the demand among industries for technological and data-based decision making.
  3. Accomplished in 3rd year: Analyse how datafication and informatisation are changing industries and identify opportunities for new industries.
3.

Explain how digital trends in society will affect human health and well-being, and relationships with others
in their future

  1. Emerging in 1st year: Describe how technology is changing our way of life, work habits, and relationships.
  2. Developing in 2nd year: Articulate strategies to succeed as a freelancer or in rapidly changing industries.
  3. Accomplished in 3rd year: Reflect on the skills and mindsets that are needed to adapt to the changing labour market
4.

Use digital platforms and analytics to conduct and persuasively communicate evidence-based projects

  1. Emerging in 1st year: Work with video and social media platforms to communicate research.
  2. Developing in 2nd year: Use databases effectively to create research projects with the capacity to create data-driven solutions.
  3. Accomplished in 3rd year: Use multimedia presentations to communicate a pitch, underpinned by the use of data analytics.

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