Industry 4.0 | Faculty of Technical Sciences

Subject: Industry 4.0 (17.IM2103)

Native organizations units: Chair of Production Systems, Organization and Management

Type of studies	Title
Master Academic Studies	Technical Mechanics and Technical Design (Year: 1, Semester: Summer)
Master Academic Studies	Industrial Engineering (Year: 1, Semester: Summer)

General information:

Category	Theoretical-methodological
Scientific or art field	Information-Communication Systems Proizvodni i uslužni sistemi, organizacija i menadžment
ECTS	5

The educational goal of this course is to provide students with the understanding how new technologies caused digital transformation in different industries. Through this course student will be introduced to the emerging technologies, that are developing rapidly and digital transformation, as a transformation of business and organizational activities, processes, competencies and models to fully leverage the changes and opportunities of a mix of digital technologies and their accelerating impact.

Students who successfully pass pre-exam obligations and the exam are able to: (1) understand the basic concept of new and emerging technologies; (2) to understand how new technologies are changing industries; (3)to undurestad the funcionalities and application fields of varios emerging techhnologies; (4)to connect the development of new technologies with digital transformation in the industry; (5) to deal with digital transformation in different industries.

What is technology? Classification of technologies. How technology is changing the world. New technologies and challenges of the 21st century. Digital transformation in industry. Industry 4.0. Digital transformation in industry. Virtual and Augmented reality. 3D printing. Big data. Blockchain. Artificial intelligence. Drones. IOT.

Teaching is conducted through lectures and practical classes (auditory). Lectures are interactive, combinig theory, practical examples and multimedia content, giving up-to-date knowledge and overview of new technologies and digital transformation in industry. Lectures are ocasionaly delivered by visiting lecturers - experts for a particular technology, from the academic and business environment. A variety of approaches will be used, during practical classes, including group work activities, open debate, case study solving, joint analysis and team presentation.

Authors	Title	Year	Publisher	Language
Hans-Jorg Bullinger	Technology Guide - Principles, applications, trends	2009	Springer	English
Georg Brener	Management in 20xx	2004	Siemens	English
Jan L. Harrington	Technology and Society	2011	Jones & Bartlet	English
Steven C. Chapra, Raymond P. Canale	Numerical Methods for Engineers, seventh edition	2015	McGraw-Hill Education	English
D. Mackenzie, J. Wajeman	The Social Shaping of Technology	1985	Open Univer. Pres.	English
Eugene Loos, Enid Mante-Meijer, Leslie Haddon	The Social Dynamics of Information and Communication Technology	2008	Ashgate	English