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Date(s)
Apr 23 - Dec 17, 2024
Registration Deadline
Location
Online
Course Length
9 months
Course Fee
$15,950
CEUs
31.6
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The Professional Certificate in Digital Transformation prepares participants to understand the new digital paradigm, which presents the technological revolution that we are experiencing, as well as the key technologies that are behind this revolution. Our practical approach to learning is aimed at making participants an active part of the change.

Given today’s dynamic economic and industrial needs, organizations are required to embrace change from within by promoting continuous education for professionals who want to improve or learn new skills.

Now more than ever, hard skills such as understanding and managing: artificial intelligence (AI), the Internet of things (IoT), cloud computing, DevOps, blockchain, are essential as they’re combined with soft skills such as: leadership, innovation, and cultural awareness.

Overview

Our world today is in a process of constant evolution, which has tremendous effects on business. Now, cultural diversity abounds, and the key to making an impact depends on having a strong understanding of the latest disruptive technologies. Organizations and their employees must be trained to adapt and prepare for the challenges ahead and business leaders must possess a global vision and be able to inspire those around them. This transformation, born from technological change, has impacted organizations both on a process and cultural level.

Managers need to adopt an innovative mindset and improve their leadership skills, both for developing and retaining talent as well as for creating high-performance teams that can adapt to any situation. This Certificate is oriented to understand the new digital paradigm of today’s technological revolution, and it also provides an overview of the key technologies driving this change.

Professional Certificate Program in Digital Transformation, with curriculum developed and taught by MIT faculty, is delivered in collaboration with Global Alumni. Contact Global Alumni for more information about this program:

Global Alumni is an ed-tech company that collaborates with institutions to manage enrollments (including all payment services and invoicing), technology, and participant support. 

Learning Outcomes

Business leaders must possess a global vision and be able to inspire those around them, a critical skill for the successful implementation of a diverse range of projects. Other skills you will learn include: 

  • Learn to combine excellence in the application of technical capacity with interpersonal and leadership skills
  • Deepening in the context of globalization to which we are exposed to be able to operate in this new culture of continuous innovation
  • Discover the five technologies that are transforming our societies and how they are doing it: blockchain, cloud computing, AI, IoT, and cybersecurity
  • Get familiar with cloud computing and DevOps to analyze the best way to harness its potential and achieve a secure software design, as well as efficient technological operations
  • Develop a deeper insight into blockchain fundamentals and its practical applications
Who Should Attend

Professionals with diferent expertise and backgrounds may benefit from this program, including professionals with strong leadership skills who want to have a powerful impact on the success of their organization’s innovation processes. Specifically, this program is also catered to:

  • C-suite and other executives looking to gain a deeper technical understanding of digital platforms in order to make more effective decisions for their organization. 
  • Developers and engineers who work with digital platforms and want to learn about the key technical choices of two-sided markets, such as software development kits or application programming interfaces (APIs).
  • Product managers who want to leverage their technical choices for a dynamic digital platform strategy in the online marketplace.
  • Entrepreneurs looking to develop startups centered around digital platforms and two-sided markets and who want to ensure their company’s success in the online marketplace.
  • Policy experts and regulators who work with digital market policies in an expanding global economy.
  • Professionals from technical backgrounds who work with digital platforms and two-sided markets who want to understand the choices they can make to enable their success.
Courses

Implementing digital technologies include features such as the Cloud, IoT, AI, and others. You will gain the necessary knowledge to implement these aspects into your career or business. This program includes various certificates from the following courses:

  • Cultural Awareness
  • Leadership in Innovation
  • Digital Transformation
  • 2 Elective Course
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