The Future of Work Course | SkillsFuture CET Courses

Singapore University of Social Sciences

The Future of Work (MGT551)

Applications Open: 01 October 2024

Applications Close: 15 November 2024

Next Available Intake: January 2025

Course Types: Modular Graduate Course, SkillsFuture Series

Language: English

Duration: 6 months

Fees: $1320 View More Details on Fees

Area of Interest: Management

Schemes: Alumni Continuing Education (ACE), Postgraduate Alumni Continuing Education (PACE)

Funding: SkillsFuture

School/Department: School of Business

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Synopsis

The workplace of the future is a volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous place. With the evolution of Industry 4.0, design innovations such as artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, robotics, internet of things (IoT) and big data are rapidly changing the fundamental nature of how people live and work. Companies need to understand the impact of these changes on contemporary work practices and design a secure future workplace amidst this digital disruption. This course examines organizational work design strategies that businesses, employees and designers can adopt to find new opportunities in the changing market landscape.

Level: 5
Credit Units: 2.5
Presentation Pattern: EVERY REGULAR SEMESTER
E-Learning: BLENDED - Learning is done ENTIRELY online using interactive study materials in Canvas. Students receive guidance and support from online instructors via discussion forums and emails. There are no face-to-face sessions. If the course has an exam component, this will be administered on-campus.

Topics

Framework for Possible Work Futures
Technological Disruption in the Workplace
Human, Automation and Artificial Intelligence in the Future of Work
Developing Effective Human-Machine Relationships
Adapting to the Evolving Landscape
Benefits for Developing a Polymathic Mindset

Learning Outcome

Formulate insights from the main changes in today’s workforce, considering technological shifts, evolving job roles, and globalisation impacts
Appraise the skills and attributes that managers, employees, and businesses need in a speculative and technologically enhanced future
Prioritise the importance of unique human attributes in increasingly automated workplaces
Evaluate challenging issues related to potential change in processes, people and automation that might impact the future of work
Develop the desired organisational culture in alignment with the organisation’s business imperatives
Prepare employees to navigate and overcome the evolving challenges and stressors of the modern workplace by cultivating their resilience and fortitude
Design workforce strategies for future workplaces