Digitization Course Syllabi
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This is a collection of reading lists related to topics in digitization from classes taught by members of the digitization community.  

This list of syllabi is never complete.  We welcome additions from the crowd. We assume that all will be made in the spirit of sharing learning with others. 

PhD Level

Class
Instructor
School
Reading List




Economics of Innovation
Sharon Belenzon
Fuqua School, Duke University
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Empirical Studies of Innovation, 2020
Shane Greenstein
Harvard Business School
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IO and Information Systems Seminar
Rahul Telang
Carnegie Mellon University
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Designing the Digital Economy
Glen Weyl
Yale University
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Empirical studies of Innovation 2016
Shane Greenstein & Karim Lakhani
Harvard Business School
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PhD Seminar in IT Management Spring 2016
Jeffrey Hu and Chris Forman
Georgia Tech
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PhD Seminar in IT Management 
Fall 2013
Chris Forman
Georgia Tech
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Masters Level

Class
Instructor
School
Reading List




Strategy in Digital Markets
Christian Peukert
University of Lausanne HEC
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Information Systems 3
Mike Teodorescu
Boston College
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Technology Strategy 2020
Marco Ceccagnoli
Georgia Tech, Sheller College of Business
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Digital Innovation and Transformation Fall 2019
Shane Greenstein
Harvard Business School
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Platform Strategy, Spring 2017
Chris Forman
Cornell University
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Competitive Strategies Within and Between Platform Markets, 2015-2017
Joost Rietveld
Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University
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Innovation in Financial Markets, Winter 2017
Sarit Markovich
Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
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Competitive Strategy in Financial Services Markets, Winter 2017
Sarit Markovich
Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
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Innovation Driven Advantage, Spring 2016
Pierre Azoulay
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School
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Technology and Innovation Strategy, 2016
Shane Greenstein
Harvard Business School
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Digital Marketing Strategy, Winter 2016
Garrett Johnson
Simon Business School, Univ. of Rochester
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Big Data in Marketing,
Winter 2016
John Deighton
Mike Horia Teodorescu
Harvard Business School
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Digital Transformation, Fall 2017
Michael Smith
Carnegie Mellon University
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Marketing Digital Media, Spring 2017
Michael Smith
Carnegie Mellon University
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Digital Innovation and Transformation, Fall 2015
Feng Zhu
Harvard Business School
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Digitization Bootcamp Reading Lists

Topic
Speaker
Affiliation
Reading List






Antitrust and Welfare for Digital Platforms, Winter 2020
Susan Athey
Stanford University
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Reviews and Ratings
Winter 2020
Judy Chevalier
Yale University
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Digitization, Privacy, Fairness
Winter 2020
Amalia Miller
University of Virginia
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Measuring the Digital Economy
Winter 2020
Erik Brynjolfsson
MIT

Introduction to Digitization
Winter 2020
Avi Goldfarb
University of Toronto
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Digitization and Creative Industries
Winter 2019
Joel Waldfogel
University of Minnesota
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Social and Political Effects of Digital Media
Winter 2019
Matthew Gentzkow
Stanford University
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Public and Private Digital Infrastructure
Winter 2019
Shane Greenstein
Harvard University 
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Digitization and Entertainment
Winter 2018
Michael D. Smith
Carnegie Mellon University
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Reputation and Search
Winter 2018
Judith Chevalier
Yale University
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Search and Information on the Internet
Winter 2018
Susan Athey
Stanford University
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Digitization: AI and Measurement
Winter 2018
Erik Brynjolfsson
MIT
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Digital Economics 
Winter 2017
Avi Goldfarb
University of Toronto
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Reputation Systems
Winter 2017
Mike Luca
Harvard University
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Search and Information on the Internet Winter 2017
Susan Athey
Stanford University 
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The internet and geography
Winter 2017
Shane Greenstein
Harvard University
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How is digital different? 
Winter 2016
Avi Goldfarb
University of Toronto
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Piracy, New Products, and more
Winter 2016
Joel Waldfogel
University of Minnesota
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Digitization: Policy Issues
Winter 2016
Catherine Tucker
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Peer-to-Peer Markets
Winter 2016
Jon Levin
Stanford University
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Digitization and Inequality
Winter 2015
Erik Brynjolfsson
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Search and Information on the Internet, Winter 2015
Susan Athey
Stanford University 
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Intellectual Property
Winter 2015
Heidi Williams
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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The impact of adoption and diffusion, Winter 2015
Shane Greenstein
Northwestern University 
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