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MSc in IBusiness (Innovation Through ICT)
UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School
MSc Business Programmes (1yr Full Time or 2yrs Part-time)
| Application Deadline: | rolling application deadlines | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 12,500 | ||
| Location: | Dublin / Ireland / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Credits (ECTS): | 90 | ||
| Languages: | English | ||
Location of UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School
Who is the MSc in iBusiness for?
* Business and IT graduates seeking a career managing the delivery of ICT-enabled innovation to business and other organisations.
* ICT professionals seeking to move their competence area and skill-set along the ICT value chain, from production of software to delivery of business innovation through ICT.
* General business professionals who seek to increase their knowledge of how ICT can deliver business value and enable innovation, and acquire the skills to use ICT products and services to innovate in their own functional areas.
Industry context of the course:
The global information economy is increasingly influenced by the following trends in ICT-enabled business innovation: * Outsourcing of business processes
* Global delivery of solutions
* Larger and more complex ICT projects
* Fewer customer built software solutions
* Shift in the IT industry along the value chain from software development to solution delivery
What will I learn? These trends demand new knowledge and skills for ICT professionals and ICT-literate general business professionals alike:
* A managerial perspective on system development processes, emphasising methodologies, testing, and quality assurance
* Skills in business process redesign, change management and process modelling
* Ability to make a sound business case for deployment of ICT in business innovation
* Management of global sourcing of ICT-related resources and business processes
* Ability to be a team player in distributed, cross-cultural, multiple time-zone projects
* Knowledge of new developments which are increasing the ubiquity and reach of ICT beyond the traditional firm
Contents
Programme structure
The MSc in iBusiness is offered as a one-year full-time program or on a two-year part-time basis. Students will be assessed by examination, project work, and continuous assessment.
Students must complete six core modules and three option modules. Alternatively students may complete the six core modules plus a substantial supervised business project in which they apply knowledge and skills from the core modules to research and analyse real business innovations with ICT, either through direct engagement with industry or through research drawing on secondary sources.
Curriculum Concepts - key ideas of ICT driven innovation
* Achieving Business Value with ICT (Core Module)
* ICT and Organisational Change (Core Module)
Delivery - making the ICT driven innovation a reality
* ICT Infrastructure for Innovation (CoreModule)
* Managing Systems Development (Core Module)
* ICT Project Management (Core Module)
* Managing Global Sourcing (Core Module)
Summer Term
Innovation - taking business in new directions with ICT
* Changing Working Practices with ICT (Option Module)
* Changing Business Processes with ICT (Option Module)
* Changing Business Networks with ICT (Option Module)
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Industry Engagement / Enquiry
* Industry Research Project
IELTS
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Register Now!Requirements
you will need one of the following:
* A minimum second-class honours degree in business or a finance related area.
or
* An honours Higher Diploma in Business Studies.
or
* A primary degree with a minimum of three years´ work experience in the specialisation you are applying for a related area.
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | 3 years |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 6.5 |
| TOEFL Paper-based: | 600 |
| TOEFL Computer-based: | 250 |
| TOEFL Internet-based: | 100 |
Accreditation
`Triple crown´ of Accreditation
UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School is one of only 25 schools in the world to hold the `triple crown´ of accreditation from the three centres of business and academic excellence. These accreditations benchmark us against the best in the world and position UCD Smurfit School on the global map. Attaining these accreditations requires us to continually evaluate and enhance our own courses and programmes.
* AACSB: The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International is the USA-based body, which awards accreditation following a review of the quality of Degree programmes delivered by each Management School.
* EQUIS: This is the quality improvement system administered by the EFMD (European Foundation for Management Development) throughout Europe. EQUIS is awarded on the basis of quality controls on the entire range of activities within an institution.
* AMBA: The Association of MBAs is a British-based organisation which concentrates specifically on MBA programmes and accredits those which reach its standards.
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