Harnessing Emerging Disruptive Technologies
Gain a foundational knowledge of emerging disruptive technologies and learn how they are revolutionising industry processes.
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2 weeksWeekly study
2 hours
Harnessing Emerging Disruptive Technologies
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Syllabus
Week 1
Week 1: Technology Ecosystems and Blockchain
Welcome to Week 1
Welcome to the short course 'Harnessing Emerging Disruptive Technologies'! Technology is all around us and constantly changing, and it is critical that we have an awareness of what is it and how it might be applied.
Technology Ecosystems
This module explore the idea of technology ecosystems and gives some insights into trends in emerging and disruptive technology around the globe.
Blockchain
This module explores Blockchain as an example of a key emerging and disruptive technology, and applications in the context of smart contracts and NFTs.
Looking Ahead to Week 2
From Blockchain to the Metaverse - What’s next?
Week 2
Week 2: From Blockchain to XR and the Experience Age
Welcome to Week 2
This week explore a range of technologies associated with XR (Extended Reality) and the Metaverse and the EX (Experience Age).
Metaverse, AR and VR
Metaverse, AR, VR? What does all this mean? This module looks at extended reality, metaverse, augmented reality and virtuality reality. This type of technology has contributed to us being is the Experience Age!
The Experience Age
What is the Experience Age? This module explore the idea of the Experience Age and looks at what this means for us.
Reflecting on Emerging and Disruptive Technologies
In this final module, we think back on key reflections on emerging and disruptive technologies, and look at where to next.
Learning on this course
On every step of the course you can meet other learners, share your ideas and join in with active discussions in the comments.
What will you achieve?
By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...
- Demonstrate an understanding of the ecosystem of emerging disruptive technologies.
- Discuss the basic foundations of blockchain and extended reality technologies.
- Evaluate and reflect on the application of technologies for future change in a range of contexts.
Who is the course for?
This course is designed for professionals wanting to understand how emerging and disruptive technologies can optimise processes.
It is also suitable for technology enthusiasts with an interest in emerging technologies and future technological trends.
Who will you learn with?
Anzel is an Innovation Advisor at academyEX. and currently leads the Disruptive Technologies Micro-credential.
Who developed the course?
academyEX
At academyEX, we are on a mission to make education exactly what you need for the real-world challenges you want to solve. We do it differently so you can make a sustainable, impactful change on the world.
Established
2014Location
Auckland, New Zealand
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