MSc Business Information Management
Intakes: January, October
Duration: 12 months full time / 36 months part time
Overview
Information is a vital part of any business, which brings the organisation and operations together. The effective use and management of information maintains a competitive advantage for the business. This innovative programme provides students with a unique opportunity to study the two popular disciplines of business and information management. Students develop scientific principles and approaches towards information in terms of gathering, processing and utilisation within businesses. With a theroetical and practical knowledge acquired from this programme, students will be capable of providing the right information to the right people for the right purpose within information intensive enterprises.
Learning Experience
Throughout this programme students work on real world cases, many taken from academic KTC and consulting experience to understand the production and application of solutions. Dissertations often extend or include collaboration with industry allowing students to develop and enhance non-academic competencies such as teamwork, communication skills, analytical thinking and professional writing to become a well rounded and confident graduate.
Structure
A student is required to complete six taught modules, including common and specialist modules, followed by a dissertation project in the chosen specialisation. The dissertation is normally relevant to a practical problem and the student is encouraged to conduct the applied research relevant to practical problems in industry.
Core modules include; Applied informatics, Business domain and requirements analysis, Organisational design and performance management, Research methods and the dissertation
Optional modules include; Business communication and negotiation, Business intelligence and data mining, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems
Dissertation:
The dissertation is a piece of research work in this course. It enables the participant to conduct research and apply the knowledge into practice through an independent project. The student should show a detailed understanding of business informatics concepts and methods.
Qualification exit points:
This course allows participants to achieve their qualifications at three exit points: a Postgraduate Certificate (PGC) (when 60 CATs are accumulated) or a Postgraduate Diploma (PGDip) (when 120 CATs are accumulated) or an MSc (180 CATs). For the PGC and PGDip, there will be no dissertation project required.
Mode of study:
In addition to the full-time mode, this course also provides the opportunity for part-time study. No constraint is placed on the sequence of the optional modules undertaken.
Career prospects:
Graduates will be able to pursue multidisciplinary careers. They will be qualified for a variety of positions such as:
- information specialist / advisor
- business application consultant / architect
- information resource manager / consultant
- project manager
- knowledge management specialist
- IT operations manager
- systems analyst / developer
- business analyst in various specialist areas (e.g. biodiversity, business process modelling,
construction management, enterprise modelling) - software engineer
- quantitative analyzer
- researcher / educator / trainer
This course is also recommended as a preparation for students aiming to pursue a PhD degree in information management.
For more information, please read Brochure MSc Business Information Management