Latest Module Specifications
Current Academic Year 2025 - 2026
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Description This module is designed to future-proof students with the competencies and skills required to leverage digitalisation, address societal challenges and provide unique value to organisations. Students will be presented with a real-world technology and sustainability-based challenge that reflects the realities of industry and society. Learners will be required to engage with the problem, immerse themselves in primary and secondary data to investigate and sense check potential solutions to provide tangible, supported and viable recommendations. On completion of the challenge students will present their key findings and action recommendations to company representatives (who have introduced the challenge) and will complete a detailed report outlining ideas and action points of direct relevance for the organisation. This module provides an opportunity for learners to exercise their creative, problem-solving, critical thinking and collaboration skills in a practical and focused manner while gaining formative feedback from industry mentors and academic leads. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Learning Outcomes 1. Identify and engage with strategies to leverage digitalisation, address societal challenges and provide unique value to organisations. 2. Demonstrate the ability to effectively engage with digital and AI‑based technologies and their applications to address societal challenges and provide unique value to organisations. 3. Demonstrate a capacity to evaluate and apply different research tools, theory, frameworks and tools to resolve real‑world sustainability problems 4. Critically explore policies, principles and regulations to promote responsible behaviour. 5. Demonstrate an innovative and creative mindset when engaging with challenges and opportunities. 6. Collaborate within a team to provide tangible solutions to a real‑world problem 7. Demonstrate clear communicative competency to clearly present key recommendations to industry partners, academic leads and stakeholders | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml |
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Indicative Content and Learning Activities
Digitalisation & Technology in Problem-Solving Leveraging digitalisation Use of digital and AI‑based technologies Technology applications for societal and organisational value Sustainability & Societal Challenges Real‑world sustainability issues Addressing environmental and societal challenges Developing responsible, ethical, and sustainable solutions Challenge‑Based Learning (CBL) Framework Engage stage (defining the challenge) Investigate stage (research, field insights, evidence gathering) Act stage (developing and presenting solutions) Innovation & Creativity Creative thinking in solution‑building Innovation mindset development Generating unique and value‑adding recommendations Industry Engagement Interaction with Client representatives Incorporating industry insight into research Presenting solutions directly to Client Collaboration & Teamwork Working in teams to solve complex problems Collective decision‑making Co‑creating solutions for industry clients | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Indicative Reading List Books:
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Other Resources None | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||