DCU Business School is to commence enrolment for three new MSc programmes in technology management. The courses in Management (Cloud Computing), Management (Digital Marketing), and Strategy are due to start in September 2012.
Devised with input from key industry stakeholders such as Microsoft, these programmes are designed to directly address the ICT skills gap within Ireland, ensuring that graduates interested in gaining significant knowledge and expertise in high growth areas are industry-ready within one year.
Commenting on the announcement Paul Rellis, managing director, Microsoft Ireland, said: "We’ve been working closely with DCU to input into the content of these three courses and are happy that they are designed in a way that graduates will be job ready once they’ve completed them. There are jobs available today in this sector and it’s important that this country continues to provide the educational opportunities needed to fill the skills gap and have graduates employable for the vacancies that are out there. I’d like to congratulate DCU on their hard work in bringing these courses together and wish them the best of luck in the execution of them."
DCU is a lead partner in a consortium of Higher Education institutions involved in a €1.2 million government funded initial research programme in the Cloud Computing Technology Research Centre, aimed at helping make Ireland a world leader in the area.
DCU Business School also offers eight-month part-time postgraduate certificates in Cloud Computing and Digital Marketing. Delivered on two weekday evenings they each lead to a Level 9 award. Both are delivered in conjunction with the relevant Level 9 MSc programme. Participants can choose to progress to the MSc in Management (Cloud Computing) or (Digital Marketing) respectively.
Des McLaughlin, postgraduate programme director at DCU Business School, said: "The knowledge gained from our weekly Techspectations workshops over the past few years has already built a cadre of both students and clients from our industry engagement projects who now have advanced skills and knowledge in search engine optimisation, social media tools, Web analytics, and other digital marketing technologies and techniques. These are incorporated into our management programmes, which are producing masters-level graduates who are ready to work and apply up-to-date knowledge."
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