Study location	Netherlands, Maastricht
Type	Summer Course, full-time
Nominal duration	1 week - intensive (2 ECTS)
Study language	English

Tuition fee	€399 per programme

Entry qualification

Enrolled as an Undergraduate student or Undergraduate diploma The course is aimed at students with at least an introductory awareness of organization management. This means students should have at least completed a first year’s bachelor degree in business studies, management, economics, sociology or a related field. At the start of the course students are expected to understand the basics of organizational design and of the relationship between organizations and their external environment. The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English. Often you can get a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need official translations along with verified copies of the original.

Language requirements	English Please attach proof of English proficiency or clearly state in your motivation letter any previous English experience through education, upbringing or jobs. We pride ourselves on our interactive courses and we therefore want to ensure all students can participate to the full extent.

Overview

The label ‘Industry 4.0’ applies loosely to a set of emerging digital technologies that influence the way goods and services are produced and consumed in contemporary societies. Even though no one knows what the future will bring, we can now safely say that the digitalization trend is here to stay and that nothing will ever be the same in the world of industry. This course explores the implications of industry 4.0 for the way organizations are managed. On day 1, we will introduce the different technologies labelled under ‘industry 4.0’: internet of things, cyber physical systems, block chain, artificial intelligence, additive manufacturing, and augmented reality. On day 2, we will examine the implications of these different technologies for managing operations in organizations. On day 3, we will study the implications for managing human resources in organizations. On day 4, we will discuss the implications for strategic decision-making. Finally, on day 5, students will present their takeaways from the course to the rest of the class.

Course Duration and Dates This is a one week course running from the 12th of July until the 19th of July, 2021. This course is planned to take place on-campus in Maastricht, the Netherlands. Due to COVID-19, we cannot guarantee that this scenario will be possible however. We will make a decision based on the latest government regulations on the 1st of May, 2021 and inform all applicants whether the course will take place on-campus or, need be, online.

ECTS
The number of credits earned after successfully concluding this course is the equivalent of 2 ECTS according to Maastricht University MSS guidelines. For further information see the MSS terms and conditions

Goals
• To review all the digital technologies associated with industry 4.0
• To assess the individual and collective impact of digital technologies on organization management and performance
• To discuss what the benefits and challenges are of applying digital technologies to the management of organizations

Instruction language
EN

Prerequisites
The course is aimed at students with at least an introductory awareness of organization management. This means students should have at least completed a first year’s bachelor degree in business studies, management, economics, sociology or a related field. At the start of the course students are expected to understand the basics of organizational design and of the relationship between organizations and their external environment.

Recommend literature
The literature consists of a set of articles and case-studies to be distributed before the course starts

Teaching methods
▪ Lectures ▪ PBL ▪ Work in subgroups

Assessment methods
Presentation