Emerging Technology for Leaders

Discovery Core Experience: I&S Course

BCORE 107

60-Second Syllabus: Emerging Technology for Leaders

About This Course:

It was a Greek Philosopher, Heraclitus, who argued that everything is in omnia flux. This statement is as true today for leaders as it was centuries ago. Our world is becoming more complex to manage and so is our organizations. Human ingenuity and innovations help us not only in solving complex challenges but also in improving our organizational performance and making our world a better place.

Leadership and technology have not been found wanting in this regard as new challenges necessitate new technologies. In “Emerging Technology for Leaders,” we learn the concept of new technologies such as IT, XR (VR, AR, MR, AI) and how leaders can apply these technologies in their profession to enhance learning, engagement, and make informed decisions.

Who Should Take This Course?

This course is intended for students who may not have experience with coding or programming. It is mainly for people who want to know more about the role of emerging technologies in sustaining organizational performance and experience how leaders leverage these technologies in making informed decisions. The course will introduce students to an IT and XR leader, education, and business in VR, XR SWOT analysis and MR immersion experience that can change the trajectory of global competition landscape. While covering the importance of ethics, teamwork, communication, inclusive diversity, marketing, economics, and change, in addition, it will explore the gamut of leadership issues such as whether seeking, searching, and sharing information irrespective of differences in date, time, space, and geographic locale increase organizational efficiency and bottom-line.

Why Should I Take This Course?

Because an unforeseen cause of event, such as COVID-19, has the capacity to disrupt many of our traditional leadership models, many leaders are repositioning their strategies in response to such new challenges facing organizations. This course prepares students to take advantage of the emerging technologies in IT and XR to prepare better in leading organizations and institutions in the 21st century.

What Will I Learn?

A successful completion of this course entails that student will be able to do the following:

  • Understand the role of IT and XR in organizations and how to use some of the devices
  • Describe how to spot emerging technologies that holds promise to the future. Analyze IT and XR relevance (for better or for worse) to organizational performance.
  • Differentiate between IT and XR processes and experiences in decision-making.
  • Understand how emerging technologies reduce educational and business overhead costs
  • Possess traits that enables one to Know and apply emerging technological tools and models as a servant-leader.
  • Learn to experience in-person classroom discussion, team meeting, conferences using virtual immersion in Virbela
  • Evaluate ethical implication of emerging technologies such as VR and Artificial Intelligence

Selected Texts & Films:

To give you a sense of our materials, here is "Week One" links to read/review (this is subject to change!):

Professor Peter Amah (he/him/his)

School of Business, Discovery Core

About Professor Amah:

My personal attributes and professional credentials include a PhD from Gonzaga University, MBA from the University of Washington, Bothell, and M.A from Fordham University. My M.Div. in Theology and undergraduate degree in Philosophy/Ethics round out the package.

I have taught undergrade and graduate learners in a variety of modalities and in different topic areas for some universities in the U.S. and overseas. My research and scholarship are considerate with a consistent record of invited talks/lectures, book and journal publications, as well as grants, fellowships, and other honors.

My practical professional experiences include work in nonprofit management and employee relations. I have also consulted globally with banks, construction firms, healthcare organizations, publishing houses and tribal leaders. With all of that, I also enjoy providing services for my local church and community through meaningful projects.

Contact:

pamah@uw.edu