Information Systems Management (Online) – (M.Sc.)

Contents

The programme consists of six core modules, including Computer Structures and Professional Issues in Computing, which cover the foundations of computer science and the role of Information Technology within an organisation. The remaining four core modules concentrate on management issues within an IT environment.

Students then opt for two elective modules which cater to their specific needs in the information technology sector, followed by a dissertation.

Modules Overview

Core Modules

• Computer Structures
• Professional Issues in Computing
• IT Project Management
• People, Technology and Management
• Managing Organisational Resources
• Marketing Management
• Dissertation

Elective modules (students choose at least two of the following)

• Databases OR Computer Communication and Networks
• Software Engineering
• Systems Analysis and Design Using and Object Oriented Approach
• Management of QA Software Testing
• Security Engineering
• Object Oriented Programming in Java
• Programming the Internet
• e-Commerce
• Managing the Software Enterprise

Dissertation

Students choose their dissertation topic in conjunction with their Personal Dissertation Advisor, an academic supervisor, who will provide support throughout the study and writing process.

Aim

The culmination of your programme, this original piece of written work demonstrates your mastery and integration of all the knowledge you have acquired.
An original, scholarly work that applies your new knowledge and work experience; the result must be of merit beyond the narrower scope of your particular need. It should demonstrate your ability to develop and manage autonomous computer science projects. If you wish to follow a Specialisation Track, you must produce your dissertation on an appropriate topic.

Online Master - How it works

All University of Liverpool online Masters programmes are taught 100% via the Internet, giving career professionals access to a level of higher education that may otherwise be out of reach because of work or family responsibilities.

This accessibility is made possible because there are no fixed lecture times, the classroom is always open and there is no need to synchronise study with anyone else. In completing their assignments, students can interact with instructors and classmates whenever and wherever suits them best.

All courses are delivered online one at a time, so students can get to grips with the subject and explore it in real depth. We carefully compose each individual study group from a student body representing a wide variety of experience, so that feedback from classmates is stimulating and inspiring, bringing both specialist knowledge and fresh perspectives.

Accreditation

All UK universities are regulated and monitored by a government body, the QAA. Some of the older, well-established UK Universities have been awarded a Royal Charter. The Royal Charter was granted to the University of Liverpool in 1903; it is a sign of proven academic quality and allows the University to independently award Bachelors, Masters, and to doctorate degrees.

The University of Liverpool is also funded by the Government (Department of Education and Science) via the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE). HEFCE established the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) to oversee the quality of degrees in HEFCE-funded universities.

The US and Canada are happy to accept the standard of degrees awarded by universities in the UK as equivalent to their own corresponding degrees.

The degrees offered via the Internet through Laureate Online Education are fully recognised Master's degree programmes of the University of Liverpool with exactly the same status and standing as other Masters level degrees of the University.