Tribhuvan University
Faculty of Management
Office of the Dean
Bachelor of Information Management (BIM)
Course Objective
:The course aims to enhance students’ cognitive knowledge and practical skills in digital technologies in the field of economics and management.
Course Description
:This course deals with the introduction to digital economy, fundamentals of digital economy, digital markets, strategy and innovation, digital transformation, economics of information, and digitalization from aNepalese perspective.
Course Contents:
Lecture hours show the approximate classroom time allocated to each unit.
Unit 1.Introduction
- Digital economics: concepts, drivers, and ecosystem
- K-economy: concepts and drivers
- Differences between digital economy and k-economy
- The fourth industrial revolution: drivers, opportunities, and challenges
- and Influence of digital economy: sustainability, privacy, regularity, and strategies.
Unit 2.Fundamentals of Digital Economy
- Multi-sided platforms: Network effects and positive feedback
- Lock-in and switching costs
- Formulation of monopolies in the digital economy
- and Digital adoption index and OECD digital adoption government index.
Unit 3.Digital Markets, Strategy and Innovation
- Competition, cooperation, and competition
- The layered internet model
- Digital innovation
- Digital business models
- Value creation models
- and Modeling of digital markets.
Unit 4.Digital Transformation
- Digital transformation: concepts and drivers
- Accelerating SDGs through digital transformation
- Role of technological revolution in the world economy
- Globalization and economic growth in the digital age
- and Digital currencies: concepts and types.
Unit 5.Economics of Information
- Asymmetric information: concepts and determinants
- Asymmetric information and digitalization
- Online search engines
- Artificial intelligence
- Strategy and the new economics of information
- Effects of digitalization on consumer choice and labor markets
- and Intellectual property and digitalization.
Unit 6.Digitalization in Nepalese Perspective
- E-governance: concepts, process, and structure
- E-governance practices in Nepal
- Digital financial inclusion in Nepalese financial markets
- Opportunities and challenges for digital transformation in the public sector
- Digital transformation and the economic performance in trade, tourism, agriculture, and SMEs.
Suggested Readings:
Øverby, H., & Audestad, J. A. (2021). Introduction to digital economics: Foundations, business models and case studies (2nd ed.). Springer. Maheshwari, A. (2019). Digital transformation: Building intelligent enterprises. Wiley. Adhikari, G. M. (n.d.). Digital economics (Recent ed.). Kathmandu.