Future-Proofing Challenge
Technology can be a source of opportunity or disruption. This module will give you an overview of emerging technologies like blockchain, AI, and robotics and help you identify disruptive trends in the future.
AT A GLANCE:
7.5 credits
Challenge: Hackathon
Required for all
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What you'll learn
Emerging technologies—now and in the future
Identifying value and capturing it from pain points
Python: Introduction to coding, algorithms, and problem-solving
Working in virtual teams across locations and time zones
The dangers of AI or robots replacing human jobs, and how to avoid them
Hackathon
Many businesses have failed because they didn't see how new technology could damage their business. Others have grown to world domination by seizing the opportunities it presents.
Working in virtual teams, you'll be challenged to use emerging technologies to find an opportunity to disrupt an industry and capture value that no-one else has yet identified.
For your challenge, you'll build an app that provides a service in its target market.
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Mindsets and core skills
We partnered with Burning Glass Technologies and analyzed millions of job postings worldwide to understand the key mindsets and core skills that are most in demand. We’ve integrated the assessment of these skills—like collaboration, communication, and creativity—into our core modules.
You’ll be continually assessed on your performance to ensure you build up these attributes to the best of your ability alongside your problem-solving and leadership skills.
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I developed a special way of confronting challenges and doing business. Together with my career advisor and alumni connections, I secured an internship at Tesla.
Mehjahr Khayyati
Germany
Class of 2017
There's still room in our undergraduate program for students like you.