Management of Information Systems (M.Sc.)
- Duration: 2 Year(s) Part Time
- Admission Requirements: See bottom of this page
- Closing Date: 31st August 2013
- Course Coordinator(s): Assoc. Prof. Denise Leahy
- Course Email(s): postgraduate@scss.tcd.ie
- Course Tel(s): +353-1-896 2418
- Course Url: www.scss.tcd.ie/postgraduate/mscmis
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This course aims to provide students with the knowledge and skills to undertake senior professional managerial roles within the Information Technology (IT) sector. It brings together the latest research coupled with the best internationally accepted management practice and relates these to the needs of today's organisation.
The course consists of a taught component and a substantial research project resulting in a dissertation of approximately 20,000 words. The taught component covers the following areas: strategic systems planning for information systems; social impact of information systems; managing the IT supplier environment; managing the IT customer environment, innovation and entrepreneurship in IS/IT and research methods.
Admission Requirements
Applicants for this course must normally hold a good honors degree (at least upper second-class level) in computer science, information systems, information technology, business and information technology, computer engineering or a cognate discipline. Relevant professional experience is also desirable. Applicants with degrees in other subject areas, but with good IT experience will be considered on a case by case basis. Applicants may be interviewed.