The educational goal of this course is to provide students with the understanding how new technologies caused digital transformation in different industries. Through this course student will be introduced to the emerging technologies, that are developing rapidly and digital transformation, as a transformation of business and organizational activities, processes, competencies and models to fully leverage the changes and opportunities of a mix of digital technologies and their accelerating impact.

Students who successfully pass pre-exam obligations and the exam are able to: (1) understand the basic concept of new and emerging technologies; (2) to understand how new technologies are changing industries; (3)to undurestad the funcionalities and application fields of varios emerging techhnologies; (4)to connect the development of new technologies with digital transformation in the industry; (5) to deal with digital transformation in different industries.

What is technology? Classification of technologies. How technology is changing the world. New technologies and challenges of the 21st century. Digital transformation in industry. Industry 4.0. Digital transformation in industry. Virtual and Augmented reality. 3D printing. Big data. Blockchain. Artificial intelligence. Drones. IOT.

Teaching is conducted through lectures and practical classes (auditory). Lectures are interactive, combinig theory, practical examples and multimedia content, giving up-to-date knowledge and overview of new technologies and digital transformation in industry. Lectures are ocasionaly delivered by visiting lecturers - experts for a particular technology, from the academic and business environment. A variety of approaches will be used, during practical classes, including group work activities, open debate, case study solving, joint analysis and team presentation.