Smart Teams: Collaboration in the Digital Age

BY
Emeritus , MIT Sloan School of Management, Cambridge

Apply engagement strategies and get higher revenues with motivated employees by learning from the Smart Teams: Collaboration in the Digital Age by Emeritus.

Mode

Online

Duration

1 Month

Quick Facts

particular details
Collaborators MIT Sloan School of Management, Cambridge
Medium of instructions English
Mode of learning Self study
Mode of Delivery Video and Text Based
Learning efforts 2-4 Hours Per Week

Course overview

Working effectively with a team is one of the essential tasks of a manager, whether it is an employee of an organisation or a business owner. In the digital age, most managers are dealing with team members who are spread across the world. Communication and collaboration can be difficult with geographical and time constraints. That is what the Smart Teams: Collaboration in the Digital Age course aims to resolve. 

Emeritus’ Smart Teams: Collaboration in the Digital Age course addresses different engagement strategies that are vital for business success. It aims to align the engagement of the employees with the values and core mission of the organisation to generate higher revenues ultimately.

Smart Teams: Collaboration in the Digital Age by Emeritus one-month course combines cutting edge research from MIT with top-notch educators to facilitate learning using various interactive tools. Not only that, Emeritus uses a Socio-Metric Tool: Riff Platform to facilitate all the group discussions and assignments. Riff Platform is a cloud-based data insights application and video client.

The highlights

  • Online training
  • One-month course
  • Verified Digital Certificate
  • An educator who has been a part of the Forbes list of '7 most powerful data scientists in the world
  • Collaboration with MIT
  • Feedback using Riff Platform 
  • Flexible payment options for teams
  • Result-oriented   
  • Video lectures 
  • Individual assignments

Program offerings

  • One-month course
  • 100% online training
  • Collaboration with mit management executive education
  • Certificate course
  • Short-term programme
  • Top-notch faculty
  • Video lectures
  • Graded discussions
  • Individual assignments
  • Peer learning video conference session

Course and certificate fees

certificate availability

Yes

certificate providing authority

Emeritus +1 more

Eligibility criteria

All candidates who take part in the Smart Teams: Collaboration in the Digital Age Programme will receive a digital certificate from Emeritus and MIT Sloan after they successfully complete the course.

What you will learn

Human resource management

Smart Teams: Collaboration in the Digital Age by Emeritus will teach you many things such as:

  • Motivation Factors for team members
  • How to increase the efficiency of team interactions for larger organisations
  • How important are social incentives for team members?
  • How to create sensible self-aware organisations for business success
  • Different engagement strategies
  • Practical and insightful feedback using a sociometric tool: Riff Platform by Riff Learning.

The syllabus

Module 1: Honest Signals, the Biological Roots of Human Behavior: What motivates people and how they interact, how unconscious behavior influences decisions and idea flow

Module 2: Team of Teams: How teams interact to make up larger organizations

Module 3: Management 2.0: How social incentives can change behavior

Module 4: Sensible Organizations: How organizations become self-aware

Admission details

Step 1: You can enrol in Emeritus’ Smart Teams: Collaboration in the Digital Age course by clicking on this link: https://admissions.emeritus.org/programs/mit_sloan_executive_education/smart-teams

Step 2: Once you have read through the course details, click on apply now.

Step 3: Create an account if you are a first-time user of Emeritus.org. If you already have an account, enter the registered email address and password to log in.

Step 4: Once you have paid the applicable fee, Emeritus will contact your registered email address for further details.


Filling the form

The Application form for Emeritus’ Smart Teams: Collaboration in the Digital Age course is straightforward. You need to create an account on the website with your email address. This email address will be used by Emeritus for all correspondence. If you already have a registered account, you can log in and pay the applicable admission fee.

How it helps

Smart Teams: Collaboration in the Digital Age course by Emeritus tackles the problems faced by managers in the digital age: collaboration and effective communication with a team that is spread all across the world living in different time zones. It aims to understand the roots of human behaviour, the motivations and behavioural influence of team members, and to line them up with the core values and mission statement of the organisation. 

Managers studying this course will be able to apply various engagement strategies that will drive and inspire the team members to remain engaged while generating higher revenues and ultimately business success.

FAQs

Where can I get more information about Smart Teams: Collaboration in the Digital Age course?

You can visit the website emeritus.org, or email your queries at info@emeritus.org. You can also leave your contact details on the website, and a programme advisor will contact you.

What is the duration of the course?

The course has a month-long duration and requires two to four hours of study per week.

Who is the educator of the course?

The Educator for the course is Professor Alex (Sandy) Pentland. He is a computer scientist and a Toshiba Professor at MIT. He obtained his PhD from MIT. He has been declared as part of the ‘7 most powerful data scientists in the world’ by Forbes.

Is this a Certification Course?

Yes. Smart Teams: Collaboration in the Digital Age is a certification course that will provide a verified digital certificate after successful completion of the course.

Is there an eligibility criterion for the course?

While the course does not have an eligibility criterion, it is recommended for corporate managers, team leaders, business owners, or anyone who works with a team.

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