Case Study Seminar: Digital Future Challenge
This course is designed for students who want to develop innovative digital solutions for future challenges. Participants will have the opportunity to submit their developed ideas to the Digital Future Challenge (DFC) university competition.
The allocation for this seminar is based on the "first come, first served" principle and will be handled by Nina Grigoriou until all 24 spots are filled (The allocation of places is complete. Registration is no longer possible!).
To prepare for this challenge and get to know different perspectives regarding the concept of Corporate Digital Responsibility and find potential solutions to ethical problems, we are working with the Deloitte foundation as well as Initiative D21.
The ideas for the DFC can be submitted until November 26. During this period, students have the opportunity to work intensively on-site in teams. Subsequently, they will receive pitch training, allowing them to refine their presentation style and prepare for the final presentations in December. Therefore, the seminar only takes place during the first half of the semester.
Submitting ideas to the DFC is optional and not a requirement for participating in the seminar. For those who do submit their ideas to the DFC, there is a possibility of being invited to the semifinals in Berlin, where they can present their innovations to a jury of experts from academia and industry.
More information about the Digital Future Challenge can be found here: https://www.digital-future-challenge.de/digital-future-challenge/
Groups of students develop innovative ideas and approaches on the topic of Corporate Digital Responsibility (e.g., in the areas of Europe, climate & environment, and inclusion) within the framework of the seminar, which will be submitted to the DFC university competition in November. Workshops will impart methods and techniques in the following areas:
- Creative idea generation and problem solving
- Design Thinking
- Teambuilding
- Development of a business model (Business Model Canvas)
- Project management
- Pitch training
After completing the course, students are able to
- Create innovative ideas and approaches for future challenges
- Understand and apply methods and techniques for idea generation and problem solving.
- Understand and apply design thinking
- Develop and discuss digital business models.
- Create, present, and evaluate compelling idea pitches.
- Elective area Bachelor of Science PO 2021
- Elective and focus area for Bachelor's degree program according to PO 2013 and PO 2016
- Individual supplement for the Master's degree program in Computer Science
Partitipation in class "Digitale Innovation: Von der Idee zur Wirkung" is recomended but not required.