DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION OF BUSINESS
Course Objective
Today it is self-evident that information technology is fundamental to the practice of general management in the digital age. With the coming of age of computerisation efforts in most businesses today, the need of the techno-manager is but natural. Students with a wide array of business skills often choose jobs that need computerisation knowledge and skills for the proper functioning of the person on the job. While on the one hand they have good functional expertise, it is often found that on the other hand the skills to manage in the present computerised environment are lacking. Also, those that have a good grasp of the enabling computer technologies often lack the management perspective to carry out their roles effectively.
This course has therefore been designed to bridge the gap between the need of business process knowledge and functional computer expertise. The aim of the course is to make the student a manager of computer service offerings. It will enable the student to understand the advanced technology perspective while focussing on their role as a manager of these resources. It will enable the practitioner of technology offerings to manage the business better and to provide a need-based support to the business. In this course, participants will be able to appreciate the basic components of the underlying digital technologies that integrate various facets of the business for enhanced productivity within the organization.
Mandatory 2.5 Credits
Course Faculty
Prof. Francis Castelino
Education:
Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management (XLRI, 1996) and
Post Graduate Diploma in Personnel Management (XLRI, 1989) – Double Gold Medalist
Work Experience:
Prof. Castelino is currently a Faculty of the Information Systems area at XIMB, XIM University, Bhubaneswar. Before joining as a full-time faculty at XIMB, he was a visiting faculty at management institutes of repute like XIMB, XLRI, IIM(Ranchi), etc. for over 25 years.
Prof. Castelino started his professional corporate career in IT in 1989 at Tata Motors and later, Tata Technologies Ltd., where he worked for over 32 years. During his stint with Tata Technologies, Prof. Castelino has consulted widely for companies in India and overseas in places like UK, US, Thailand, Singapore, Canada, Philippines, etc.
Interests:
Prof. Castelino maintains an interest in teaching a vast range of subjects like MIS, IT Strategy, IT Risk Management and Human Resources Information Systems. His other passions include Quizzing, Debating and Elocution which has seen him as Quiz master, judge and jury member at many a panel in multiple competitions.
