Postgraduate Diploma (Innovation Management)
J.E. Cairnes School of Business and Economics
Key facts
Entry requirements
Applicants are expected to hold an undergraduate degree,
First or Second Class Honours (or equivalent international
qualification) in any discipline, along with three years of
relevant industrial experience; or an Ordinary or Third
Class Honours (or equivalent international qualification)
undergraduate degree, along with five years of relevant
industrial experience; or a recognised professional qualification
and five years of relevant industrial experience.
Transfer Options: candidates who do not meet the minimum
entry criteria may be interviewed by the Programme Board to
ascertain their suitability for entry.
Duration:
1 year, part-time
Next start date: September 2012
Average intake: unlimited
Closing date:
29 June 2012
Blended learning
Course overview
The programme will assist students to:
• identify and develop the skills necessary to manage innovation
at both operational and strategic levels in their organisation.
• familiarise themselves with business process improvement
methods and simulation tools.
• present a professional innovative idea to their peers with the
potential to improve business within their organisation.
Course outline
Students of the Diploma in Innovation Management will
learn about innovation and change and how it affects business
operations. They will gain knowledge of new process technologies
that contribute to improving operational efficiency and
competitiveness in their organisations. The programme will
address the effective management of new product innovation
strategies and identify appropriate business process improvements
to facilitate the introduction of such change. The programme is
delivered in association with the University of Limerick (UL) and
University College Cork (UCC), under the auspices of the Atlantic
University Alliance (AUA).
The programme comprises 30 ECTS; there are four individual
modules and a project to complete (modules = 5 ECTS each;
company project = 10 ECTS). Modules/coursework includes:
Managing Innovation, Product Design and Development, Project,
Managing Technology Projects, Enterprise Product Modelling
and Simulation.
Applications and selections
Application forms and further application details are found on the programme website at http://www.aua.ie/
Requirements and assessment
Modules are assessed by a combination of written assignments
during the semester and a formal examination at the end of each
semester. A selection of assignments will be group based. The
project module will be assessed completely by continuous
assessment and is ideally based upon a project carried out within
the student’s own organisation.
Find out more
Ms. Nuala McGuinn
Adult & Continuing Education Office
T +353 91 493 746
E nuala.mcguinn@nuigalway.ie
http://www.aua.ie/
