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M.Sc. Information Systems: e-Business Technology
The University of Manchester
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| Start date: | September 2013 |
| Duration full-time: | 12 months |
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| Delivery mode: | On Campus |
| Educational variant: | Full-time |
Description
The explosive growth of the internet has created many opportunities for business. You can help companies take advantage of these opportunities and shape future innovation and performance improvement in e-business and e-commerce.
You gain an understanding of the critical relationship between different business models and the internet technologies and network architecture that support them. As well as looking at internet-enabled transactions and communications, you learn to manage internal and external business processes, support knowledge creation, and develop and maintain relationships.
You investigate internet and distributed systems development, human-computer interaction approaches to web applications design, and patterns for e-business applications. This course appeals to students with a background in science, engineering or technology.
Contents
Module details The course consists of two taught semesters followed by the dissertation.
You are required to study the following core options:
* Industrial Leadership Forum
* Research Methods and Practice
Plus the following core unit according to your pathway:
* e-Business
You then take five optional course units from a range of subjects available on the course. These include: Application and Evaluation of IS; Business Improvement Tools, Techniques and Systems; Computer-Supported Co-operative Working; Decision Behaviour, Analysis and Support; Digital Technologies, Development and Emerging Markets; Digital Technologies for Marketing; Distributed Systems and Internet Technology; e-Government; Globalisation and IS Society; ICTs and Work in the New Economy; and Information and Knowledge Management.
Having completed the taught element of the course you will carry out an original piece of research. You will have a supervisor, who will discuss your choice of research project with you and advise and guide you through the process.
Requirements
Academic entry qualification overview:
We normally look for a UK bachelor degree with upper second class honours, or the overseas equivalent, in a science, engineering or technology related subject
When assessing your academic record we take into account; your grade average, position in class, references, and the standing of the institution where you studied your qualification. We particularly welcome applications from institutions of high ranking and repute.
English language:
Students whose first language is not English will be required to take an English language test. See here for more details.
Other international entry requirements:
We accept a range of qualifications from different countries. For these and general requirements including English language see entry requirements from your country.
English Language Requirements
| CAE score: | 60(Grade A) |
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