Leading Digital Transformation MSc

This course is for leaders, managers, and individuals who will use digital technology to instigate and drive transformational change within their organisation. The course is about supporting leaders to challenge traditional practice, to be more curious about processes, and to ‘think digital first’ to re-imagine and improve their organisation and services for the benefit of their users, stakeholders, and employees.<br/><br/>To best support their learning journey the course will be delivered through intensive short blocks of learning of up to four hours of online delivery per week, supported by more extended periods of investigation and application. This course aims to provide students with the skills, knowledge, understanding and professional behaviours required to lead digital transformation projects within an organisation. <br/>Specifically, students will learn to: <br/><br/>• Become visionary leaders who prioritise people and develop a culture of change where solutions are co-designed in collaboration with patients and health and social care staff <br/>• Improve awareness of digitisation across the health and social are system and the understanding that new technology solutions can reimagine the service and assist the delivery of high-quality care <br/>• Create and reimagine new capabilities using technology whilst inspiring others to do the same <br/>• Understand change management for their own personal development and to contribute to the wider organisational change <br/>• Implement an agile approach to digitisation which optimises the development of innovative solutions through rapid testing and an iterative development process <br/>• Translate research into operational solutions and improved patient outcomes <br/><br/>All students on the course will be experienced professionals within the Health and Care sector, who continue to be fully employed as well as having a variety of additional responsibilities.