Competitive Advantage: Using Information to Build Business Success (FutureLearn)

Deakin University’s Business School is a global leader.

Its online MBA is ranked in the world’s top 20 and the School is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). AACSB accreditation is recognised worldwide and is awarded to business schools that meet strict standards of quality, academic and professional excellence.

What topics will you cover?

- value of information to businesses as a competitive advantage

- entrepreneurial spirit and how to elevate yourself above the competition

- case studies of how businesses use information to generate distinctive ideas and create new opportunities

- situation analysis to develop the confidence to make decisions that lead to achieving personal goals

- competitive nature and the ethical implications of having an information advantage

- elements that set your business apart and how to use this knowledge to stay ahead.

What will you achieve?

By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...

- Identify how information and IT can generate business value for competitive advantage

- Discover how different kinds of IT investments provide different types of business value

- Analyse your own competitive advantage and the value of informaton you hold

- Develop a plan for how you can successfully use the value of information in your career