Digital Transformation of the economy and ESG 1100-12-G12-0-TrCy

The lecture will cover the following topics:
1. Evolution towards a digital economy and a digital society.
2. Basic concepts related to the digital economy.
3. The idea and practical dimension of sustainable development.
4. Economic effects of the digital transformation of the economy.
5. Social effects of the digital transformation of the economy.
6. Environmental effects of the digital transformation of the economy.
7. Digitalization in the area of financial services and the issue of sustainable development.

Total student workload

Hours with the participation of the lecturer: 15 hours of lecture, 8 hours for consultations and 3 for exam. 26 contact hours in total Student’s own work: 14 hours Time required to prepare and participate in the assessment: exam preparation: 10 hours Total student effort: 50 hours

Learning outcomes - knowledge

W1: student knows and understands the impact of digitization on the economy and its social and environmental effects, taking into account public policies, including the policies of the European Union - K_W06;

Learning outcomes - skills

U1: student knows the principles of initiating economic activity and making its critical assessment in terms of its economic, social and environmental effects - K_U12

Learning outcomes - social competencies

K1: student is ready to fulfill social obligations and co-organise activities for the social and natural environment - K_K04

Expository teaching methods

- problem-based lecture
- informative (conventional) lecture
- participatory lecture
- discussion

Type of course

compulsory course

Prerequisites

No requirements

Course coordinators

Term 2024/25L:

Anna Piotrowska

Term 2025/26L:

Dariusz Piotrowski

Assessment criteria

Written examination – the condition for obtaining a positive grade is obtaining at least 60% of the total number of points available.

Practical placement

Not applicable

Bibliography

Basic literature:
Drosik, A., Heidrich, D., & Ratajczak, M. (2022).Wprowadzenie do zrównoważonego rozwoju. Podręcznik akademicki. Wydawnictwo Naukowe Scholar. Warszawa 2022.
Śledziewska, K., & Włoch, R. (2020). Gospodarka cyfrowa – jak nowe technologie zmieniają świat, Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego.
Łaźniewska, E. (2022). Gospodarka cyfrowa – rozwój regionalny – odporność, Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego w Poznaniu.

Supplementary literature:
Piotrowski, D., & Piotrowska, A.I. (2025). Determinants of the perception of FinTech companies as environmentally friendly: European consumers’ perspective. Entrepreneurial Business and Economics Review, 13(3), 171–186. https://doi.org/10.15678/EBER.2025.130309
Piotrowski, D., Piotrowska, A.I., & Pietrzak, M.B. (2025). Green FinTech - methodological controversies in research. Sustainable Development, 1–14. https://doi.org/10.1002/sd.70376
Piotrowska, A.I., & Piotrowski, D. (2025). Green FinTech: a consumer awareness study. Sustainability, 17(8), 3701. https://doi.org/10.3390/su17083701
Piotrowski, D., & Orzeszko W. (2023). Artificial intelligence and customers’ intention to use robo-advisory in banking services. Equilibrium. Quarterly Journal of Economics and Economic Policy, 18(4), 967–1007. https://doi.org/10.24136/eq.2023.031
Piotrowska, A. I., Szalacha-Jarmużek, J., Huterska, A., & Ciechan-Kujawa, M. (2024). COVID-19 pandemic ‘e-experiences’ as accelerators of digital socjety. Ekonomista, (3), 299-317. https://doi.org/10.52335/ekon/190561
Birch, K., & Bronson, K. (2022). Big Tech. Science as Culture, 31(1), 1–14. https://doi.org/10.1080/09505431.2022.2036118
Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection) Regulation)
Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 June 2024 laying down harmonized rules on artificial intelligence and amending Regulations (EC) No 300/2008, (EU) No 167/2013, (EU) No 168/2013, (EU) 2018/858, (EU) 2018/1139 and (EU) 2019/2144 and Directives 2014/90/EU, (EU) 2016/797 and (EU) 2020/1828 (Artificial Intelligence Act)
Cele Zrównoważonego Rozwoju ONZ (Sustainable Development Goals), Rezolucja ONZ A/RES/70/1, 2015
Ethics guidelines for trustworthy AI , https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/library/ethics-guidelines-trustworthy-ai

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