Business; Block Chain
Federation Uni
The global pandemic is changing the way companies do business. The digital transformation of workplaces is happening faster than ever as employees shift to working from home and students move out of the classroom and adapt to remote learning.
This rapid transformation has seen growth in disruptive technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain – a technology commonly associated with the Bitcoin virtual currency but one with many functions that can be applied across different sectors.
Federation University Australia has partnered with global technology company IBM to launch Australia’s first degree in Cognitive Enterprise. The program has been developed in collaboration with IBM and will allow students to get real-world experience through internships and earn IBM Digital Badges (certifications) in blockchain technology and AI.
The new degree focuses on how disruptive technologies can be used to innovate across all business areas – from marketing, IT, management, banking and finance, to social and environmental sciences. As well as the new Bachelor of Cognitive Enterprise, Federation University will offer the Bachelor of Cognitive Enterprise (Professional Practice), which gives students an additional full year of paid work experience during their degree.
RMIT
Blockchain is a transformative technology at the centre of the new digital economy, with wide-ranging applications across all aspects of commerce, government and social enterprises. It is fundamentally reshaping the industrial, employment and social landscape that future graduates will live and work in.
Global and Australian labour market reports show that there has been more than 200% year-on-year job growth in this field since 2015. Approximately half of that growth is for people with the knowledge and skills to identify, understand and communicate the value proposition and the economic, financial, accounting, legal, ethical, business IT and strategic management dimensions of blockchain for all types of industries.