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Note rom the Vice Chancellor 3

About the University o Liverpool 4

About Laureate Online Education 5

A ruitul partnership 5

A new world o learning 6

Rigorous, challenging 7

Academic excellence 8

The benefts o a global virtual classroom 9Our typical student 9

Faculty o The University o Liverpool 10

Foundation Course 13

Student Support 13

Student testimonials 14

Introduction to the programmes 16

Master o Business Administration Programme 17

MBA Modules 18

Master o Science in Operationsand Supply Chain Management Programme 22

MSc in OSCM Modules 23

Master o Science inInormation Technology Programme 25

MSc in IT Modules 26

Master o Science in Inormation SystemsManagement Programme 31

MSc in ISM Modules 32

Master o Public Health Programme 35

MPH Modules 36

Master o Science in Clinical ResearchAdministration Programme 38

MSc in CRA Modules 39

Master o Science in International Management 41

MSc in International Management Modules 42

Master o Science in Human Resource Management 43

MSc in Human Resource Management Modules 44

Master o Science in Global Consumer Marketing 45

MSc in Global Consumer Marketing Modules 46

Contact us 47

Index

100% education online

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The University o Liverpool has an outstanding reputation or the

quality o its teaching, research and student support services.

Graduates o the Universitys world-class departments can be ound

in every corner o the globe, lling senior positions in top-ranking

industries and organisations.

Throughout its history, the University has sought to create a culture

o learning that actively looks or challenges and encourages

innovation and development. This pursuit o excellence has brought

many rewards, including eight Nobel Prizes.

At the same t ime, it has introduced a number o pioneering

programmes. The online Masters degree programmes that we

oer in partnership with Laureate Online Education B.V. are at the

oreront o developments in online higher education. Whilst refecting

the Universitys tradition o excellence and dedication to quality, our

programmes match the ever-evolving requirements o the increasingly

global arena o higher education and proessional advancement.

One o the major roles o academia is to join orces with industry

and provide synergistic solutions or the workplace o the uture.

Our online postgraduate programmes are not only at the cutting

edge o education; they also provide the knowledge and

methodology to enable each student to remain at the top o his

or her own eld. These programmes will contribute to your skills,achievements, and proessional satisaction, enabling you to achieve

even greater success in your career.

Proessor Drummond Bone

Vice-Chancellor, University o Liverpool

Note rom theVice Chancellor


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About the University o LiverpoolAs a member o the Russell Group o leading

research universities the Ivy League o UK

higher education the University o Liverpool

is at the oreront o academic provision.

One o the rst civic universities, Liverpools history dates

back to 1881 and the establishment o University College

Liverpool, which opened in 1882 with 45 students. Its

iconic Victoria Building, which is still at the heart o the

campus today, inspired the term red-brick university.The college attracted the pioneers o the time, including

Proessor Oliver Lodge who made the worlds rst public

radio transmission in 1894 and demonstrated the rst use

o the X-ray or surgical purposes two years later.

The Universi ty o Liverpool received its Char ter in 1903

and quickly established itsel as a world-leader in research:

over the next 100 years, eight Nobel Laureates would pass

through its doors. Its global reputation or teaching and

research has continued to the present day.

The Financial Times has ranked the University o Liverpool

amongst the top 10 UK universities in terms o annual

research income, and it is the 15th largest research

university in the UK. The University is also placed in the

top 25 universities in England according to the latest Times

Higher Education Supplement World University Rankings.

The University remains commit ted to the advancement

o learning and ennoblement o lie which the people o

Liverpool helped establish over a century ago. Its alumni

include Dame Stella Rimington, ormer Director-General

o MI5, architect Sir James Stirling and Tung Chee Hwa,ormer Chie Executive o Hong Kong.

The University has always encouraged innovation in

learning and its pursuit o excellence has gained global

recognition. At the same time, it has been a catalyst

or pioneering educational programmes such as the

partnership with Laureate that now delivers online Masters

programmes to proessionals all over the world.

For urther inormation about the University o Liverpool

please go to www.liv.ac.uk


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Laureate Online Education has been the e-Learning

partner o the University o Liverpool since 1999.

It specialises in delivering 100% online academic

education, tailored to the needs o working

proessionals worldwide.

Laureate has developed truly international online Masters

programmes using specially adapted versions o the

University o Liverpools campus-taught degrees.

Its rst virtual classroom was launched in April 2000

ollowing three years o intensive research and development.

Laureates students come rom 175 dierent countries

worldwide. Our students are represented in Europe,

Asia, the Middle East, North America and Arica to

name a ew. Many are busy proessionals with extensive

work experience.

Studying online with Laureate puts you at the heart

o a learning experience that has successully delivered

educational and career benets to thousands o

proessionals across the world.

A ruitul partnership

The partnership between the University o Liverpool

and Laureate Online Education provides a unique

combination o resources and capabilities.

The successul private-public partnership between

Laureate and University o Liverpool has enabled the

University o Liverpool to take a giant step towards global

reach. Both partners stand or quality, innovation and

continuous improvement in online teaching and learning.

The University o Liverpool is responsible or the academic

quality o our programmes and awards the degrees.The online Masters programmes we oer originate in

the highly ranked School o Medicine, School o

Management and Department o Computer Science.

Laureate, as the University o Liverpools exclusive

worldwide e-learning partner, is responsible or making

Liverpools programmes available online, by providing

the environment and support our students need.

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A new world o learning

Success within an organisation demands

collaboration between specialists in pursuit

o a common goal. Success in your career

demands no less.

Gone are the days when a Masters Degree alone was

a passport to career advancement. While todaysorganisations still require proound specialist knowledge,

they also call or fexible thinking, subtle management skills,

practical expertise and the ability to work with a diverse

group o people.

We understand that these demands are way beyond the

capabilities o traditional classroom and distance learning

methods. By bringing people together in our unique 100%

online learning environment, we enable them to share the

latest thinking rom the real world. On our programmes,

you can explore and analyse new concepts alongside like-

minded proessionals rom dierent countries, industries

and cultures. Working together to discover solutions

to todays issues, you become better equipped or thechallenges o tomorrow.

A modern Masters has to t into your lie. Thats why

all o your coursework, class discussions and group

projects take place in an online environment which is

asynchronous. There are no xed lecture times,

the classroom is always open and you dont need

to synchronise your study with anyone else. You can

interact with your instructors and ellow students wheneverand wherever you want.

Our average class size is around 18, which means our

academic and support sta have the time to give you

personal attention at every stage o the learning process.

We believe fexibility is about more than convenience;

its about relevance too. Thats why you can customise

your programme to suit your own specic work

and career priorities, or ollow one o our pre-set

Specialisation Tracks i you want to concentrate on

a particular area o study. You are also encouraged to

introduce your own issues into the programme,

or consideration and debate by your classmates.


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Rigorous,challenging

You would expect a Masters degree rom the

University o Liverpool to be demanding. And you

would be right. The academic standards required or

our online programmes are just as high as those or

the on-campus equivalents. This is no sot option.

From the moment your programme starts, you are in

constant discussion with your classmates. You get regular

eedback and grading rom your instructor and continuous

support rom a dedicated member o our student support

team. So, whilst your programme is tough, it never eels

like a solo eort.

For most o our students, a Masters programme is a joint

undertaking outside the virtual classroom too. You will need

the ull support o your amily, riends and employer i you are

to surmount the many challenges o this holistic experience.

But, as you steadily transorm your proessional knowledge

and skills into a respected qualication, you can expect the

rewards o an unparalleled sense o satisaction, renewed

condence and increased eectiveness in your job.

Our programmes are not or everybody; they demand

concentration, commitment and sheer hard work.

But we believe the experience will revitalise your career

prospects, recast your understanding o the workplace

and reveal opportunities you never imagined.

This experience will change your li e.

I I decided on this programme because o the exibility it oered in balancing

my proessional and personal lie. The University o Liverpools reputation was another

major actor that inuenced my decision.


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AcademicexcellenceThe oundation o any higher degree programme

is academic excellence. It seems that these days

almost anyone can acquire some kind o Masters;

a credible one is less easily earned. Think careully

beore you make your choice; your uture is too

important to entrust to just anyone.

As you would expect rom the Univers ity o Liverpool, we

meet or exceed all British academic quality standards or

higher education, as dened by The Quality AssuranceAgency or Higher Education (QAA), the independent

body that is responsible or standards in higher education

in the UK. For details, see www.qaa.ac.uk

Under the auspices o the University, there is constant

supervision o teaching standards, with grading being

assessed by external examiners. We have a long track

record o expertise in management, technology, public

health and online learning. Our online instructors are

recruited both or their academic expertise and thei r

ability to be catalysts or high-level discussion in the

online learning environment.

The level o partic ipation we expect and the assignmentswe set refect this. Our online learning environment

provides a total immersion method, a 360 educational

experience in which you examine subjects in depth and

to deadlines, with weekly assignments, assessments and

evaluation. You get regular eedback and grading rom

your instructor based on your classroom participation,

as well as ongoing discussion and input rom classmates.

This is a learning approach based on real-lie participation,

not the ability to memorise. In our programmes, you are

evaluated on your ability to process inormation, turn it

into knowledge, critically analyse it and communicate

it clearly to others.

When the hard work is nally over, you will be invited

to a graduation ceremony in Liverpool, where you can

meet your ellow students and enjoy the satisaction

o an immense achievement. All o our graduates are

welcome to participate, although this is not mandatory,

and you will receive your graduation certicate whether

you attend or not.

As a Liverpool /Laureate graduate, you will automatically

become part o our global alumni network and benet

rom the contacts and riendships you have made long

ater your degree programme is over. Many o our students

report that the ongoing sense o community they eel with

ellow proessionals rom across the world, is one o the

greatest advantages o the online learning experience.

My career objectives have changed since

the MBA programme. I now aim to become a

business leader or CEO o a company in the IT

sector; the programme has given me a broader

grounding in all the business skills needed

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The benefts o aglobal virtual classroomAt Masters level, your degree programme should

be as much about what you learn rom your ellow

students as rom your instructors. We pick our

students careully to ensure this is the case.

Like you, they are experienced proessionals,

with a thorough understanding o their proession,

industry and country.

And while their perspectives are dierent they are always

relevant, so you can immediately apply your new knowledgeto your own job responsibilities and career decisions.

Your assignments and class discussions are normally

based on live work issues, and our small class sizes

mean you can explore ideas and solutions in real depth.

You will usually carry out group projects in a close-knit

team o three or our, oten across distant time zones,

but you will also get plenty o opportunity to show how well

you can work independently.

The networks you establish during your programme

have potential long-term advantages too. As a membero a global community that transcends national, cultural

and industry boundaries, you will enjoy easy access to

connections and insights that would otherwise be out

o reach. Many o our students continue to benet both

personally and proessionally rom the relationships they

made during their online Masters.

Ourtypicalstudent

O course, there is no such thing as a typical

Liverpool/Laureate Masters degree student, but

certain characteristics do recur.

Our students normally have signicant work experience.

On average, they have been working in the private or

public sector or about 12 years. Some have missed out

on university altogether and are looking to an online

Masters degree to convert their hard-won practical

knowledge into a credible qualication.

Needless to say, they tend to occupy a senior position

in their organisation and welcome the opportunity

to prepare or a higher qualication while maintaining

their day-to-day responsibilities. They usually study or

a Masters degree that will have a direct bearing on both

their current role and their preerred uture direction.

They oten have a amily and are keen to strike the right

balance between work, home and study. At the same

time, they are eager to seize the chance to learn romclassmates rom a diverse range o backgrounds, cultures

and industries. They are all ully committed to study and

recognise that they will have to make sacrices along the

way. Happily, they almost all agree that the hard work and

long hours are worth it!

To me, the programme meant proessional

and personal enrichment. I beneft rom it every day.

Weighty issues and tough time schedules orced me

to improve my working style to an unexpected pace

and intensity. I experienced excellent and exciting

teamwork over global time zones.


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Proessor Paul Leng

Paul Leng is Proessor o e-Learning

at the University o Liverpool. He was

Head o the Universitys Department

o Computer Science rom 1991

to 1997, and in 1995 he co-ounded

the Connect Centre, one o the rst

organisations in Europe established

to help businesses take advantage

o the emergence o the internet.Subsequently, he was appointed the

rst Director o the Universitys

e-Learning Unit, established to

oversee the Universitys online degree

programmes that are delivered in

partnership with Laureate. He has

published two books and over a

hundred research papers in many

areas o Computer Science.

Dr. Alan Southern

Dr. Southern is a Senior Lecturer

at the University o Liverpool

Management School and Directoro Studies or the online MBA

programme. He has long experience

o teaching postgraduate students

management and business. His

research, in the eld o enterprise

and area revitalisation, has led to a

number o publications in academic

journals, books and practitioner

reviews. Recently, he has worked

with the UK-based Small Business

Research Trust and his work has

inormed the All Party Parliamentary

Small Business Group at the Houses

o Parliament, the regional NorthWest Development Agency

and the local Merseyside

Entrepreneurship Commission.

Dr. Frans Coenen

Dr. Frans Coenen is a Senior

Lecturer at the University o Liverpool

Department o Computer Science

and is Director o Studies or the

online MSc programmes in IT and

Computer Science. He has a general

background in Articial Intelligence (AI)

and has been working in the eld o

data mining and knowledge discoveryin data or about ten years. He is a

member o the IFIP WG12.2 Machine

Learning and Data Mining group

and the British Computer Societys

specialist group in AI (BCS-SGAI).

He has been chair and deputy/

technical programme chair or the

BCS-SGAI AI series o conerences

rom 1999 onwards. Over the last

three years, he has been on the

programme committees or 21 KDD

events (conerences, symposia,

workshops etc.). He has written150 publications on KDD and

AI-related research.

Dr. D. L. Stanistreet

Dr. Debbi Stanistreet is the

Programme Director or the online

and on-campus Master o Public

Health programmes at the University

o Liverpool. She has published

papers on distance learning in

public health education and has

acted as a consultant to a number

o European projects seeking to

develop new methods o deliveryin the teaching o public health.

Dr. Stanistreet was responsible or

co-ordinating the transition o the

MPH on-campus programme into

a blended learning programme in

1998. She is currently supervising

a research project evaluating both

online and on-campus methods

o delivery in postgraduate public

health education.

Dr. Stanistreet is an experienced

epidemiologist who uses mixed

methods in health and socialresearch. She has recently

completed a textbook or Wiley

entitled Quantitative Research

Methods or Health Proessionals:

An Interactive Guide in conjunction

with two colleagues, Dr. Nigel

Bruce and Dr. Dan Pope. Her

research spans gender and health,

mens health and access to health

services. Her current work in the

eld includes a number o projects

investigating the health needs o

men, including health promotion

among older men and also youngmen and sexual health needs. In

addition, she has led research with

young homeless men examining

their views on access to services,

and is currently a co-investigator

examining access to health

services in rural Guatemala.

Dr. Stanistreet has participated in a

number o national steering groups

investigating health issues among

young men, including the European

Mens Health Development

Foundation and the Departmento Health Mens Health Initiative.

She has also supervised numerous

postgraduate research dissertations.

Dr. Andrew Lyons

Dr. Andrew Lyons is a Senior

Lecturer at the University o

Liverpool Management School.

His principal area o research

concerns the development o

business models and techniques

or improved operations and

supply chain perormance. He

has also undertaken a wide rangeo research, consultative and

teaching projects in a number

o industrial sectors in areas

ranging rom the introduction

o perormance measurement

systems to the development o

manuacturing simulation models.

He has published his work in a

range o journals that includes the

International Journal o Production

Research, the International Journal

o Operations and Production

Management, the International

Journal o Technology Managementand the International Journal

o Advanced Manuacturing

Technology. Dr. Lyons is a

member o the Chartered Institute

o Purchasing and Supply, the

Chartered Institute o Logistics

and Transport and the Institute

o Engineering and Technology.

Dr. Lyons is chairing the 2008

Logistics Research Network

Conerence at the University o

Liverpool (www.lrn2008.org.uk).

Faculty o the University o Liverpool


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Teaching sta

Our instructors are approved

by the University o Liverpool and

other higher educational institutions

around the world. Most o them

have extensive experience and

when they are not teaching our

students, they work as industry

experts, researchers, consultants,

university lecturers and managers.They undergo r igorous training and

mentoring to ensure that they are also

highly eective online educators.

Here are proles o some o them:

Richard Thomas,

Australia, MSc-IT

Richard Thomas has been involved

in proessional sotware development

or the past 24 years. He has taught

undergraduate campus programmes

or the past 23 years, Masters level

courses or the past 18 years andonline courses since 1999. As well as

teaching in Canada, Australia, New

Zealand and Singapore, he has worked

on consultancy projects in these

countries as well as the USA, Ecuador,

Russia, Switzerland and the UK.

He has a Masters o Applied

Science in Computer Science

rom the Queensland University

o Technology and is pursuing his

doctorate. Richard was a ounding

member o Sotware Engineering,

Australia and has published over 25

academic papers in topics relatedto language design, computer

science, sotware engineering,

and computing pedagogy. He has

contributed to ISO programming

language standardisation and to the

OMGs Unied Modelling Language

UML and SPEM (Sotware Process

Engineering Metamodel) standards.

Paul FitzPatrick, Singapore, MBA

Paul FitzPatrick has 22 years

experience in university teaching,

corporate training, journalism and

parliamentary research. He is a UKcitizen but has lived in Singapore or

over ten years. He has also worked

extensively in Malaysia, Vietnam,

China, Hong Kong, South and

North Korea and Japan.

He has a Masters degree in Human

Resource Management and

Organisational Behaviour rom the

Leeds Business School. He also

conducts research on behal o the

Singapore Government on economic

and social issues and is a visiting

research ellow at Peking University

and an adjunct aculty member withSingapore Management University.

He has written over 250 articles

or a variety o publications ranging

rom The Times to International HR

journals and on topics ranging rom

cultural change at MI5, Britains

internal security agency, to the

potential economic impact o the

orthcoming 2012 London Olympics.

He also has three academic books

to his credit.

Martin Kelly, New Zealand, MBAMartin Kelly has 30 years o

proessional experience in accounting,

marketing and corporate governance

in England, Scotland, Belgium and

New Zealand. He has been teaching

campusbased programmes at

both Undergraduate and Graduate

(Masters) Level or over 20 years and

has six years o experience teaching

Online Masters programmes.

Martin Kelly has a Doctorate in

Accounting rom the Univers ity

o Waikato, New Zealand and aMasters Degree in Accounting rom

Massey University. He has authored

100 academic papers and has 18

publications in reereed journals. He

has authored 10 chapters in dierent

academic books and his current

main research interests are

in Corporate Governance,

Sustainable Business, CSR &

Philosophy in Management.

Tony Mancini, Canada, MBA

Tony Mancini has 30 years o

proessional experience in the telecomindustry, mostly wireline related.

In particular, his experience is in

network planning, engineering and

monitoring, as well as training and

development, and internal auditing.

He has 22 years o campus-based

experience (19 years part-time

and three years ull-time) and has

taught at both Undergraduate and

Graduate levels in Business Statistics,

Operations Management, and

Internal Auditing. He has an MBA

rom Concordia University and is a

member o the International Instituteor Internal Auditors.


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Roger Bradburn, UK, MBA

Roger Bradburn has around 30

years o international experience

in China, Hong Kong, Singapore,

Greece, Mauritius, Seychelles,

India and the UK.

He has over a decade o experience

in marketing and senior management

in multinationals and later, in his owncompany. He held senior management

roles at Philips, ITT and AB PLC

(now TT). He has around 15 years o

experience in international education.

He has an MBA rom Durham

University and is currently pursuing

his doctorate at Lancaster University.

He has led research projects in

International Business Ethics and

Knowledge Management. He has to

his credit around 12 academic papers,

one text book and around one million

words o distance learning materials.

Marisa Lincoln, Scotland, MPH

Marisa Lincoln has a doctorate in

Social Health Care Policy and a

MSc in Social Research rom the

University o Edinburgh. In addition

she also has an MA(Hons) in Social

Policy (& Law). She has 25 years o

teaching experience and has been a

reelance researcher or educational

and other public institutions. She has

also taught students across South

Arica, Europe, US and Asia. She

has also participated in a variety o

research projects involving housinghomelessness, welare, and health.

She has led a research project into

the quality o maternity care in two

maternity care settings. She has

authored ve academic papers and

the results o her research has been

published in Public Administration &

Maternity Care journals.

Gail Miles, USA,

MSc-IT & MSc-ISM

Gail Miles has 26 years o proessional

experience in Computer Science

and has seven years o online

teaching experience. Gail has two

Masters Degrees in Counseling and

Computer Science and a doctorate

in Counseling Psychology/Higher

Education Administration rom the

University o Florida.

She has worked on research

projects in Distance Learning, CS

Learning Criteria, High PerormanceComputing, Sotware Engineering

Education Research, Sotware

Metrics, Curriculum Development

and College Assessment.

Gail has authored 18 academic

papers with the results o the

research published in Cardiology

o the Young, Inormation Systems

Education Journal, Journal o

Computing Sciences in Colleges,

Lecture Notes in Computer Science:

Sotware Engineering Education,

Journal o Computing in SmallColleges, Educational Technology

and Psychological Reports. She has

presented at various conerences

and is a reviewer or several reereed

journals. She is also a member

o AAUP, AITP, ACM, ISTE and

a review panelist or the National

Science Foundation

Kathleen M Kelm, USA,

MSc-IT MSc-ISM

Kathleen has twenty seven years

o proessional experience in

Systems Development, Network,Inrastructure Planning and

ourteen years in Online Learning

Environments. She has 12 years o

campus-based teaching experience

at Masters and undergraduate levels.

Kathleen has a Masters in Adult

Education, Learning theory rom

the University o Toronto and is a

doctoral candidate in Computer

Technology in Education program

rom the Nova Southeaster

University, Florida. She is also a

certied technical trainer.

She has worked on research

projects on the use o distributed

learning environment structures

(websites/CMS), Online Faculty

Development and Teaching/

Learning at a Distance (student

views on transactional distance).

She has authored over twenty

academic papers and her research

has been published in theInormation Systems Education

Journal and at various conerence

proceedings.

Anshuman Khare, Canada,

MSc-Operations & Supply Chain

Management

Anshuman Khare is a Proessor

or Operations Management

at Athabasca University.

He teaches courses in Operations

Management, Quantitative

Analysis while supervising

the delivery o courses inentrepreneurship, energy

management, managerial

economics, supply chain

management and a ew others.

Anshuman has an MBA and a

PhD rom Allahabad University in

India. His area o specialization is

Operations Research. Anshuman

has received two major post-

doctoral ellowships rom the

Japanese Government (1995-97)

and Alexander von Humboldt

Foundation in Germany(1998-2000; 2007-8 or 3 months)

or research studies in Japan

and Germany.

Beore coming to academia,

Anshuman worked as the Sta

Ocer to the Chairman at the

International Airports Authority

o India which specialized in

management o international

airports in India. IAAI is now part

o the National Airports Authorit y.


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Student Support

From enrolment to graduation, we support you all the way.

These are some o the people who will help you through

your Masters programme.

Admissions Advisor

Your main contact through the enrolment process,

the Admissions Advisor will contact you by email or by

telephone to arrange a telephone interview.

He or she will guide you through the application process

and answer any questions you may have. They will also

advise you on the various nancial options available and

help you choose the plan that suits you best.

You can also telephone us directly

on +31 (0)20 713 0000.

Student Support Manager

Once you have been accepted as a student, your Student

Support Manager becomes your guide or the rest o your

programme. They will help you build a schedule based

on your personal preerences and goals. Once you are

up and running, they will check in with you periodically

to make sure you are comortably on track. You can contact

them at any time i you have problems or questions on

anything to do with your programme, including classes,

instructors, attendance and assessment.

Technical support 24/7

Laureate Online Education uses proven sotware that is

quick and easy to use. However, i you ever need technical

assistance, a staed Technical Support line is available

24/7 all year round.

FoundationCourseStudents commence their programme with a

Foundation Course - a two-week preparatory class

in which they become amiliar with our academic

and administrative procedures.

By the end o the Foundation Course, they will understand

the roles o the Student Support Manager, the instructor

and the student and they will learn to use the online

learning environment. They will also understand the

participation requirements and academic standardso their Masters programme.

Students will be required to collaborate and engage in group

discussions, to submit assignments each week, and to read

all materials posted to the Foundation Course classroom.


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Student testimonials

Laureates students come rom 175 dierent

countries worldwide. Our students are represented

in Europe, Asia, the Middle East, North America

and Arica to name a ew.

Laura Elizabeth Flanagan, MBA, Canadian

Working on the MBA has been a challenging and

rewarding experience. I enjoyed the material that was

covered and the way in which it was taught. Initially theonline programme seemed dicult and I missed the

ace-to-ace interaction o a classroom. However, ater

a ew weeks we all learned to interact with ease and

proessionalism. The opportunity to have classmates

who lived around the world was one that I will cherish.

Other points o view are an important aspect o an

MBA in our new global economy. The proessors in the

MBA programme were wonderul. I enjoyed the varied

experience they brought to the classroom.

Cathalina Melvina Fontenelle, MSc IT, West Indian

I live in St. Lucia, one o the smaller islands in the

Caribbean (West Indies), and completed the MSc

programme in Inormation Technology in 2005.

The best thing about the online programme was the vast

diversity o classmates, with varying levels o knowledge,

some o them working at the cutting edge o technology.

It gave me direct insight into technologies that I was not

exposed to in my job and an urge to try out more, now

or at a later stage.

The success o the programme or me was also due to the

various orums where students could communicate, vent

their rustrations, oer advice, ask or help or just chat.

Andrew Willis, MBA, BritishWhen I was working in a small business providing project

management and consultancy or IT companies, I was

oten party to board level discussions and needed to

support my business knowledge with a recognized

qualication; experience was no longer enough. I liked the

programme oered by the University o Liverpool as it gave

me the fexibility I needed to continue to meet my work and

lie commitments.

Whilst the study demands were high it was denitely

interesting and rewarding. I learned a lot rom the diverse

cultural and industrial backgrounds o my

ellow students.

I began the MBA programme to urther advance my career

and that has proven to be the case. It has enabled me

to consolidate my nancial capabilities, and I have now

progressed into a nancial role, which eels like exactly

the right move.


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Imran Khan, MSc IT, British

Having started a ull-time career in IT, I was looking

to a Masters to gain an understanding o cutting edge

technology and to ormalize some o my experiences.

The online MSc in IT gave me the opportunity to continue

my proessional learning and also attain academic

knowledge. My experience on the course was excellent.

The instructors were very knowledgeable and provided

excellent support throughout my studies. I also had the

opportunity to interact with a very diverse set o peoplerom all over the world. The online discussions proved to

be extremely rewarding as I could gauge the experiences

rom others very easily through and online medium. It is

very dicult to attain this on a traditional Masters course.

The content o the course was varied and provided me

with a solid grounding in key areas o IT which are proving

to be invaluable. The course is very fexible and allows

you to tailor your learning experience, depending on

your areas o interest. In addition to the instructors, the

Student Suppor t Manager, was always on hand to help

me manage my studies alongside my ull-time job. Overall

this course is highly recommended to anyone who is

pursuing a career in IT.

Meng Xi, MBA, Chinese

With the economic environment changing in China, I was

attracted by the idea o being in business mysel.

The MBA provided by the University o Liverpool came

across as the best choice or me at exactly the right time.

What surprised me the most in this course was how

active every student in each class was in terms o the

amount o time they spent on this course and the amount

o contributions they submitted weekly to the class. Their

enthusiasm and high spirits were also the main elements

that stimulated me to nish the course.

For those who have careers, I would say learning online is

the best way to benet rom both working and studying.

Morten Bjrnsvik, MSc-IT, Norwegian

Doing an online Masters programme when you are working

ull-time means you have to structure your lie; you must be

able to put aside at least 20 hours a week. The classroom

structure, with weekly questions, eedback on your

classmates submissions and regular deadlines, helps you

stay productive.

I was utterly impressed by my ellow classmates, especially

by the act that most o them brought a lot o experience

into the classroom, which was quite dierent rom acollege class where the majority o the students have

no relevant job experience. Thereore, the discussions

were oten quite creative and varied and helped me think

outside the box.

Prashant Kumar Kanungo, MBA, Indian

The strengths o this course are hidden in the combination

o the content and its delivery. The content is well balanced

and covers almost all the aspects o management that

are needed in todays global business environment. The

international nature o the classrooms is unique and adds

so many perspectives that can never be achieved in a

physical classroom. Every discussion is seen rom multiple

views and the students get to read all the submissions

and are even required to add comments and discuss theimportant points made by their classmates. This makes

learning broader, richer and unique. The collaboration

that is a part o group tasks is an enriching experience. I

got to work in teams where my team members were rom

three dierent time zones. The results o such collaborative

learning are amazing.


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In all our programmes, you can choose rom a range o

elective modules to personalise the content o your degree.

Whichever option you take, you can choose modules

that are relevant to your needs today as well as those

that will ormalise your valuable work experience into a

higher qualication.

Our fexible programmes let you infuence your own

learning outcomes; not only in your choice o electives

but also by encouraging you to personalise your learning

experience by bringing your particular work situation and

viewpoint into class discussions.


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The Specialisation Track in Finance

& Accounting provides deep

understanding and practical skills

in using the latest nancial and

accounting tools, which are central

to the successul growth o any

organisation. Modules include

Investment Strategies, Financial

Reporting, Business Finance and

Advanced Managerial Accounting.

EFMD CEL accreditation

The European Foundation or

Management Development (EFMD),

an organisation that has proven its

commitment to international business

with EQUIS Accreditation, has now

developed an accreditation dedicated

to raising the standards o technology-enhanced learning programmes

worldwide.

In 2007, EFMD awarded accreditation

or teChnology-Enhanced Learning

(CEL Accreditation) to the University

o Liverpools Online MBA programme

delivered in partnership with Laureate

Online Education.

The University o Liverpool online MBA

programme, with specialisations in

Finance & Accounting and Marketing, is

delivered ully online, and has a studentbody rom 175 countries.

Programme structure

The MBA programme comprises fve

core modules and three electives,

culminating in a dissertation. The

frst module is 9 weeks in length

which starts with a week long brie

introduction to the programme, the

learning platorm and then continues

with the module content. Each

ollowing module is eight weeks in

length. By taking one module at

a time, you can explore a specifc

subject in depth without distractions.

The MBA has long been the

degree o choice or the business

proessional and senior manager

in all felds and industries. Our

dynamic programme adapts to

the constant changes in global

business practices, as well as to

the individual needs o the busy

proessionals who study with us.

The experience o truly globalcollaboration will itsel beneft

you in any international working

environment.

Programme outline

Our MBA programme oers a

comprehensive education and

postgraduate qualication in all aspects

o management, while enabling you to

customise your study to meet particular

work and career needs.

The core modules cover corporate

strategy, the management o people,

resources, the environment and

change. You can then personalise your

MBA through a wide variety o electives,

ranging rom Investment Strategies

to Entrepreneurship, rom Marketing

in a Global Environment to Business

Leadership. Alternatively, you can

ocus on a specic area by ollowing

a pre-dened Specialisation Track in

Marketing or Finance & Accounting.

The Specialisation Track in Marketingincludes ocused knowledge that

enables managers to make inormed,

infuential decisions that support the

development goals o their organisation

or business, through such modules

as Marketing Research, Marketing

in a Global Environment, Consumer

Behaviour and Services Marketing.

Master o BusinessAdministration Programme

Personalised study

Students can customise their

degree according to their individual

requirements.

A Core modules

Corporate Strategy

Managing PeopleManaging Resources

Managing the Environment

Managing Change

B Elective modules

(students choose three)

Marketing Research

Services Marketing

Human Resource Management

Consumer Behaviour

Business FinanceInvestment Strategies

Quantitative Business Analysis

Financial Reporting

Advanced Managerial Accounting

Marketing in a Global Environment

Entrepreneurship

Business Leadership

Advanced Concepts o e-Business

C DissertationStudents rene their dissertation topic

in conjunction with their Personal

Dissertation Advisor, an academic

supervisor who will provide support

throughout the writing process.


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Core modules

Corporate Strategy

Aim: To develop strategic thinking

skills and an understanding o the

principles o strategic management.

You will learn to see beyond unctions,

such as nance, accounting,

inormation systems or marketing, in

order to assess the entire business

and understand the environment

in which it operates. You will also

understand the internal, external,

controllable and uncontrollable orces

that impact the business environment.

Using case studies, you will document

your decision making and thought

processes, comparing these to what

the real management did and the

results they achieved. As the module

progresses, you will rene your skills

in order to be able to deploy sound

business and management strategyin a variety o circumstances.

Corporate Strategy is a required

core module or all MBA tracks.

Managing People

Aim: To provide an understanding

o the principal research, practices,

and concepts surrounding managing

people in complex organisations.

This module introduces students to

the dynamic eld o organisational

behaviour. Students will gain a sound

theoretical oundation through textbook

research and learn to apply the various

concepts to managing people in their

own workplace.

Managing People is a required core

module or all MBA tracks.

Specialisation Tracks

All students also have the option

o ollowing one o two pre-dened

Specialisation Tracks: Marketing or

Finance & Accounting. As in the more

general MBA programme (as outlined

above), each track comprises ve

core and three elective modules.

The three elective modules must be

chosen rom the area o specialisation.

The dissertation must also ocus on

this area.

MBA (Marketing)

In addition to the core MBA modules

(see above), students must choose

three electives rom the ollowing list:

Marketing in a Global Environment

Marketing Research

Services Marketing

Consumer Behaviour

MBA (Finance & Accounting)

In addition to the core MBA modules

(see above), students must choose

three electives rom the ollowing list:

Investment Strategies

Financial Reporting

Advanced Managerial Accounting

Business Finance

Programme duration

The programme takes on average 30months to complete. However, since

students progress at their own pace,

you may choose to complete your

studies in as little as 24 months or

spread them over 60 months.

MBA Modules

Managing Resources

Aim: To provide a sound theoretical

and practical oundation in

accounting, nance, and

operations management.

This module equips students to

apply accounting and operations

management concepts to real-lie

business situations and to understandaccounting and nance terminology.

Students will gain an appreciation o

the nature and value o the resources

available to an organisation and how

best to manage them to increase

eciency, competitiveness, and

return on investment.

Managing Resources is a required


Managing the Environment

Aim: To provide managers with

the strategic outlook necessary

or organisations to succeed in

international markets.

The Managing the Environment

module draws rom the closely related

disciplines o strategy and marketing.

It provides students with the tools

necessary to analyse micro and macro

business environments and prepare

marketing plans adapted to the varying

has been developed to complement

the related core modules o Managing

People, Managing Resources, and

Managing Change.

Managing the Environment isa required core module or all

MBA tracks.


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Services Marketing


o the unique actors that

infuences the marketing o non-

tangible products and services.

You will gain an appreciation o

the theoretical concepts used by a

variety o global service providers and

evaluate their practical applicationacross a range o businesses. You

will develop greater understanding o

many issues that are unique to the

marketing o services, including how

to sustain competitive advantage and

implement service management.

Elective or: MBA programme

and MBA (Marketing).

Human Resource Management

Aim: To provide you with an

understanding o the principal

themes o Human ResourceManagement, specically the links

which exist between organisational

structure, culture and strategy.

This module covers the principal

themes and latest practices in Human

Resource Management, giving you

the ability to evaluate the impact

o a variety o HR strategies and

approaches on the achievement o

organisational goals. You will develop

a thorough understanding o a range

o models or the delivery o HR

services in organisations, and be able

to choose and apply them in practice.Elective or: MBA programme.

Managing Change


o how organisations change and

enable you to develop appropriate

strategies to manage change to

the benet o the business.

Managing Change touches all

elements o an organisation,

including people, nances, materials,marketing, inrastructure and the

business processes, while preparing

you to develop change management

strategies and processes. A key

success actor or any business is its

ability to make changes that are in

line with its goals. This module helps

you develop a holistic philosophy

to meet this challenge and create a

sustained business advantage.

Managing Change is a required


Elective Modules

Marketing Research

Aim: To provide you with

techniques or conducting

marketing research, then analysing

and applying the resultant data as

a decision-making tool.

An overview o the methods by which

marketing data is obtained. You will

master a range o market research

techniques, then discover how best

to collect, analyse and use the data.

The module also addresses issues

such as data mining, data privacy

and ethics. You do not need

advanced knowledge o statistics to

take this module.



Consumer Behaviour


o the many complex actors that

infuence consumer purchasing

behaviour.

This module explains how to

evaluate and analyse the cultural,

social, personal, and psychological

actors that aect customer behaviour.You will come to understand the

importance o cognitive psychology,

external infuences (such as culture)

and consumer research, and discover

how to apply such knowledge to the

development o marketing strategies

within the international context and

across cultures.



Business Finance

Aim: To provide an overview obusiness nance in the global

context, amiliarising you with

modern nance techniques and

equipping you to apply them.

This module introduces students to

the terminology o business nance,

the nancial environment and the role

o the nance manager. You will examine

issues such as raising nance, capital

structure, dividend policy and the risk

return relationship, as well as short term

nancing, working capital management,

mergers and acquisition, and corporate

restructuring and governance, givingyou an understanding o business

decisions rom a nancial proessionals

perspective.

Elective or: MBA programme and

MBA (Finance & Accounting).


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Investment Strategies

Aim: To gain amiliarity with

the potential and uses o

contemporary investment theories

and techniques and critically

evaluate and apply the appropriate

techniques within the global

business environment.

This module serves as an introductionto global investment strategies,

providing you with an understanding o

security and portolio analysis as well as

the global nature o nancial markets.

You will develop an understanding o

the methodologies used to analyse

securities, industries, and markets, as

well as the theories involved in securities

and portolio perormance analysis. You

will also gain insight into the processes

involved in successul investment

selection and portolio management or

the individual and the rm.

Elective or: MBA programmeand MBA (Finance & Accounting).

Quantitative Business Analysis

Aim: To involve students in the

analysis, critique, and application

o applied, real-world data.

This module is a review o

quantitative methods as they are

applied in the decision-making

environments o business. You will

become procient in the statistical

techniques used to analyse

business problems and also gainan understanding o research

methodologies, sampling techniques,

the nature o primary and secondary

data and other related issues. You

will be introduced to quantitative

computer tools that will help you

enhance the operation, growth and

perormance o your business.

Elective or: MBA programme.

Financial Reporting

Aim: To give you an understanding o

the unctions o regulatory fnancial

reporting or organisations and o

issues in corporate governance and

capital markets.

Provides an understanding o the

role o Financial Reporting rom

the standpoint o a user ratherthan a technical expert. You

will be introduced to regulatory

reporting requirements, corporate

governance, and international

accounting standards, enabling you

to understand and use the Annual

Reports rom your own and

other companies.

Elective or: MBA programme and

MBA (Finance & Accounting).

Advanced Managerial

Accounting


o the complex accounting

unctions that inorm strategic

business decisions within the

company.

You will discover how to use advanced

accounting to inorm management

decisions. This module is aimed at the

high level executive, not the technical

expert, with a ocus on international

best practices in cost management,

in commercial and not-or-prot

organisations.

Elective or: MBA programmeand MBA (Finance & Accounting).

Marketing in a Global

Environment

Aim: To build upon the basic

marketing knowledge gained in

the core modules by introducing

more advanced issues relating to

a global context.

This module investigates advanced

management concepts in the areas omarket segmentation, multiple market

channels, competitive intelligence,

integrated marketing, and e-business.

In particular, this module introduces

students to marketing concepts used

by domestic and oreign companies

seeking to market products globally.

This module also provides an in-depth

experience o the process o developing

eective marketing plans, strategies,

and tactics in terms o theoretical as

well as real lie perspectives.

Elective or: MBA programme andMBA (Marketing).

Entrepreneurship

Aim: To provide the knowledge

and skills needed or a strategic

business plan to launch innovative

new business ventures.

By developing a business plan, you

will explore approaches to creating,

organising, nancing and nurturing

an external entrepreneurial or internal

entrepreneurial venture in either the

public or private sector. You will gainan appreciation o the importance o

innovation and entrepreneurship in

corporate competitiveness and the

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Business Leadership

Aim: To provide a theoretical

and practical approach to

understanding issues aecting

leadership in the workplace.

You will analyse the theories and

techniques o leadership and/or

ollower ship, and their practical

application. The module willcover supervision, perormance

management, stress management,

problem solving, concepts o human

behaviour, discipline, counselling

techniques and the current social

issues acing the workorce.


Advanced Concepts

o e-Business

Aim: To learn how e-Business is

conducted and managed and what

the major opportunities, limitations,issues, and risks associated with

it are.

Explains the theory and concepts

o e-Business and refects on the

new industrial order it is creating,

rom consumer marketing to

business-to-business. As you

examine the inherent opportunities

and risks, you will gain a practical

understanding o the importance

o strategy and management in

implementing successul Web-based

commerce.


Dissertation

Aim: To provide an opportunity

or you to produce a nal,

original piece o written work that

demonstrates your originality in

the application o theory gained

during your studies.

The culmination o your MBA

programme, this written projectdemonstrates your mastery and

integration o all your previous learning.

The dissertation is the cornerstone

o the UK university system. It is an

original, scholarly work that applies your

new knowledge and experience and

allows you to prove your prociency

in the techniques you have studied.

It must have merit beyond the scope

o your particular need. I you ollow a

Specialisation Track, it must be on a

topic appropriate to your specialisation.

Required or: MBA programme

and all its Specialisation Tracks.


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Master o Science in Operations

and Supply Chain Management Programme

Programme structure

The programme is composed o six

core modules, two electives and

one dissertation (or a total o 180

credit points).

A Core modules

SupplyChainOperations

Management

StrategicOperationsManagement LogisticsandInternationalTrade

BusinessAnalysisand

Assessment

TotalQualityManagement

LeanThinking

B Elective modules

OperationsModellingand

Simulation

e-BusinessEnterpriseSystems

BusinessFinance*

MarketinginaGlobal

Environment*

HumanResourceManagement* BusinessLeadership*

InformationTechnologyProject

Management*

E-Commerce*

*Pending stipulation

C Dissertation

Students rene their dissertation

topic in conjunction with their

Personal Dissertation Advisor,

an academic supervisor who will

provide support throughout the

study and writing process.

This degree enables students to

analyse the latest developments

in operations and supply chain

practice across a variety o sectors.

You should emerge equipped with

the knowledge and skills to help

you reach a senior managerial

position and become one o the

operations, logistics and supply

chain strategists o the uture.

Programme outline

The aim o the programme is to

provide postgraduate-level education

in operations and supply chain

management principles, theories

and practice. Designed by one o

the UKs leading specialist research

groups*,itoffersatheoreticaland

practical examination o the actors

necessary or eective operations and

supply management in todays global

and highly competitive markets. In

particular, the global virtual classroomin which you study enables you to

understand the practical and strategic

implications o multinational supply

chains and to learn directly rom your

proessional counterparts in other parts

o the world.

In addition, it demonstrates how

successul operations perormance

can shape and infuence the sales

and prot ambition o a business.

The intent is also to provide you

with a proound understanding o

the processes and techniques ordeveloping operations strategy and

managing operations and supply

chain activities.

*The group was part of a 5-star rated

submission in the last RAE review,

general engineering category.

See www.hero.ac.uk/rae

Programme duration

The programme takes on average

30 months to complete. However,

since students progress at their own

pace, you may choose to complete

your studies in as little as 24 months

or spread them over 60 months.

N.B. It is possible to leave

the programme with a ormalqualication without completing

all the required Masters modules.

Ater our successul modules, you

become eligible or a Postgraduate

Certicate in Operations & Supply

Chain Management, and ater

eight modules you qualiy or a

Postgraduate Diploma.


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MSc in OSCM Modules

Core modules:

Supply Chain Operations

Management

Aim: To convey the principles, role

and complexities o supply chain

management and the techniques

necessary or its optimisation.

You will examine the key principles,systems, and techniques used to assure

eective supply chain management.

This module covers a range o

subjects including logistics, inormation

management, inventory orecasting

and management, partnerships and

inormation technology. It will provide

an understanding o the principles

and role o supply chain management

in organisations and the nature and

importance o partnerships within the

supply chain. You will also learn to apply

many o the tools and techniques used

to optimise supply chains.

Strategic Operations Management

Aim: To demonstrate that operations

strategies can deliver competitive

advantage.

You will study topics including the

examination o modern business

drivers and competitive perormance

(time compression, responsiveness,

waste elimination, etc.); the achievement

o competitive advantage through

operations management; globalisation

and supply chains; agility and ecient

consumer response; and operationsperormance measurement. Within each

topic, you will analyse leading-edge

operational practice.

Logistics and International Trade

Aim: To provide a thorough

grounding in modern logistics

operations and management

and in the nature and practice

o international trade.

In the Logistics section o the module,

you will examine intermodal operations,

transport selection, warehousing

and distribution management. In the

International Trade section, key topics

will include the role o the World Trade

Organisation, trade restriction, import

and export practice, and trade models.

You will learn about purchasing policies

and strategies including contract

negotiations as well as make/buy

and outsourcing decisions.

Business Analysis and Assessment

Aim: To develop an understanding

o the processes involved in

managing organisations.

This module oers a broad view o

management processes, including

strategic management, nancial

statement analysis, benchmarking

(including use o the balanced

scorecard), research methods and

teamwork. You will also understand

the interconnectivity o departments

within the organisation. The module

will encourage you to develop sel-

condence and team skills, and will

promote the use o research methods

to encourage independent learning.

Total Quality Management


understanding o quality

management and quality

assurance tools.

You will acquire an understanding

o the management aspects o

quality development and examine

the applications o quality assurance

tools. You will study subject areas

including the role and unction o Total

Quality Management; acceptance

sampling; EFQM excellence model

and benchmarking; control charts;advanced quality planning; design

o experiments; reliability denitions;

problem solving tools; the impact o

quality management on customer

service and customer relationship

management; and quality standards

such as ISO etc.

Lean Thinking


o the elements and benets o lean

thinking in business operations.

This module introduces the

philosophies and principles o lean

thinking and provides a working

knowledge o its supporting tools

and techniques. It also oers an

opportunity to implement these

in a realistic operations simulation.

The module covers the ve stages

to lean, waste-ree operations,

including the application o mapping

and continuous improvement tools.

It examines standard operations

and workplace organisation,

operations planning and control in

a lean environment and customer/

supplier development to supportlean operations.

Elective modules:

Operations Modelling

and Simulation


o the role o modelling and

simulation in the development

o business processes.

This module ocuses on key elements

o modelling and simulation, including

analytical techniques o systems,statistical aspects o modelling,

system dynamics and value chain and

process mapping. You will be exposed

to modelling tools and will learn to

understand a range o analytical

methods and their application, the

dynamic nature o systems and their

behavioural characteristics, and how

real system modules are developed,

tested and validated.

e-Business Enterprise Systems

Aim: To demonstrate how enterprise

systems are mapped with supplychain management unctions and

into e-business networks.

Discover the approaches and

technologies o enterprise application

integrations and business process

management. This module provides

you with an understanding o

enterprise system architecture and

technologies in general, and the roles

and unctions o enterprise systems

or e-business in particular. You will

learn how enterprise systems are

integrated into e-business networks

and the technologies that are likely todrive the next generation o e-business

enterprise systems.


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Business Finance*

Aim: To provide an overview

o business nance in the

global context.

This module introduces the terminology

o business nance, the nancial

environment and the role o the nance

manager. You will examine issues such

as raising nance, capital structure,

dividend policy and the risk-return

relationship, as well as short term

nancing, working capital management,

mergers and acquisition, and corporate

restructuring and governance, giving

you an understanding o business

decisions rom a nancial proessionals

perspective.

Marketing in a Global Environment*

Aim: To introduce more advanced

global marketing issues.

This module investigates advanced

management concepts in the areas o

market segmentation, multiple market

channels, competitive intelligence,

integrated marketing and e-Business.

In particular, it introduces marketing

concepts used by domestic and

oreign companies seeking to market

products globally. This module also

provides an in-depth experience othe process o developing eective

marketing plans, strategies and tactics

in terms o theoretical as well as

real lie perspectives.

Human Resource Management*

Aim: To provide an understanding o

the principal themes o HRM and its

contribution to organisational goals.

This module covers the undamentals

o HRM and its key issues and trends,

including increased dependence

on human capital and the shit to

commoditisation. You will gain theknowledge and skills necessary to

balance the needs o the organisation,

the employee and organisational

legislation. You will understand

organisational structure, culture and

strategy, with a special ocus on

international HRM.

Business Leadership*

Aim: To provide a theoretical

and practical approach to

understanding issues aectingleadership in the workplace.

You will analyse the theories and

techniques o leadership and/or

ollowership and their practical

application. This module includes

issues such as supervision,

perormance management, stress

management, problem solving,

concepts o human behaviour,

discipline, counselling techniques and

the current social issues acing the

workorce.

Inormation Technology Project

Management

Aim: To provide a ull understanding

o the management roles,

responsibilities and techniques

needed in technology projects.

This module teaches how technology

project management adapts as a

computer system evolves rom concept

to implementation. You will master

all areas o the subject, including

organisation, work breakdown

structure and scheduling, resources

and project nancing, project controland evaluation, management

considerations, critical success actors

and risk management.

E-Commerce*

Aim: To provide an overview o key

issues relating to e-Commerce.

This module oers an introduction to

the undamentals o e-Commerce,

rom business models through

technical inrastructure and

implementation to social, legal and

ethical considerations. You will act

as a CIO/CEO working on an e-Commerce business proposal, with

evaluations rom a peer review group.

Learning to build an e-Business

holistically in a risk-ree environment

will help you become a more eective

and successul manager.

*Pending stipulation

Dissertation

Aim: To provide an opportunity

or you to produce a nal,

original piece o written work

that demonstrates your originality

in the application o theory gained

during your studies.

The culmination o your MBA

programme, this written project

demonstrates your mastery

and integration o all your

previous learning.The dissertation is the cornerstone

o the UK university system. It is an

original, scholarly work that applies your

new knowledge and experience and

allows you to prove your prociency

in the techniques you have studied.

It must have merit beyond the scope

o your particular need. I you ollow a

Specialisation Track, it must be on a

topic appropriate to your specialisation.


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Master o Science in InormationTechnology Programme


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In a time when security and

condentiality o inormation are o

increasing importance, Inormation

Security is an important new IT

ocus. This Specialisation Track

oers cutting-edge modules in such

areas as Computer Forensics and

Security Engineering.

One o the rising challenges or ITproessionals is developing sotware

o increasing complexity. The Sotware

Engineering Specialisation Track

provides all the essential knowledge

and skills through such modules as IT

Project Management, Systems Analysis

and Design, and Management o QA

and Sotware Testing.

Programme structure

The programme has a single core

module, Computer Structures, which

covers the oundations o computer

science. Once this is completed, the

student completes seven electives,

enabling them to study as broadly or as

specically as they like, ollowed by a

dissertation. Your rst module will be 9

weeks in length where you begin with

a week long brie introduction to the

programme, the learning platorm and

then continue with the module content.

Each ollowing module is eight weeks

in length. By taking one module at a

time you can explore a specic subject

in depth without distractions.

Personalised study

Students can customise their

degree according to their individual

requirements.

The MSc is the ultimate

qualifcation or the IT proessional.

Our programme enables you to

accumulate new skills, deepen

your understanding and advance

your career. It aims to provide a

stepping stone to managing a large

IT department or becoming the

technical driving orce in a thriving

new economy business.

Programme outline

Our MSc in IT programme will

develop your theoretical knowledge o

Computer Science and your problem-

solving and analytical skills, while

enabling you to achieve the ultimate

qualication or the IT proessional.

The programme structure is extremely

fexible, enabling you to personalise

your MSc through a wide range o

electives, ranging rom Programming

the Internet to Articial Intelligence,

rom Project Management to

e-Commerce.

Alternatively, you can ocus on a

specic area o study by ollowing a

pre-dened Specialisation Track in

Internet Computing, Inormation

Security or Sotware Engineering.

Internet Computing is one o the

astest-growing areas in todays IT

industry. In this Specialisation Track,

you will study modules including

Internet and Multimedia Technology,Web XML Applications and

various programming languages

and applications.

A Core modules

Computer Structures

B Elective modules (students

choose at least one rom each o

the ollowing two groups)

i Object-Oriented Programmingin C++, or Object-Oriented

Programming in Java, orProgramming the Internet

ii Databases , Computer

Communication and Networks

Sotware Engineering

C Elective modules (students

choose up to ve o the ollowing)

Security EngineeringOperating SystemsIT Project ManagementWeb XML ApplicationsSystems Analysis and Design

using an Object-Oriented

Approach

Management o QA andSotware Testing

Advanced Topics inComputer Science

e-CommerceInternet and Multimedia

Technology

Articial IntelligenceComputer Forensics

D Dissertation

Students rene their dissertation topic

in conjunction with their Personal

Dissertation Advisor, an academicsupervisor who will provide support

throughout the writing process.


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Specialisation Tracks

All students also have the option o

ollowing one o three pre-dened

Specialisation Tracks: Internet

Computing, Inormation Security or

Sotware Engineering. Each track has

dierent elective requirements and the

dissertation must ocus on the area

o specialisation.

MSc in IT (Internet Computing)

Core Modules

Computer Structures Internet and Multimedia

Technology

Object-Oriented Programming inJava

Computer Communicationand Networks

Programming the Internet Web XML Applications

Elective Modules (Students

must choose any two o theollowing modules):

Databases e-Commerce Security Engineering IT Project Management Sotware Engineering Articial Intelligence Management o QA

and Sotware Testing

Systems Analysis and Designusing an Object-Oriented

Approach

Computer Forensics

Operating Systems Advanced Topics inComputer Science

MSc in IT (Inormation Security)

Core Modules

Computer Structures Security Engineering Computer Forensics Computer Communication

and Networks

Management o QAand Sotware Testing

Programming the Internet

Elective Modules (Students

must choose any two o the

ollowing modules)

Databases Operating Systems IT Project Management Object-Oriented Programming

in C++ or Object-Oriented

Programming in Java

Sotware Engineering Web XML Applications Systems Analysis and Design

using an Object-OrientedApproach

Advanced Topics inComputer Science

e-Commerce Internet and Multimedia

Technology

Articial Intelligence

MSc in IT (Sotware Engineering)

Core Modules

Computer Structures Sotware Engineering Systems Analysis and Design

using an Object-OrientedApproach

IT Project Management Management o QA and

Sotware Testing

Group A(Students must choose

one o the ollowing modules)

Object-Oriented Programmingin C++ or Object-Oriented

Programming in Java


Group B (Students must choose

two o the ollowing modules)

Databases Computer Communication

and Networks

Security Engineering Operating Systems Web XML Applications Advanced Topics in

Computer Science

e-Commerce Internet and Multimedia

Technology

Articial Intelligence Computer Forensics

Programme duration

The programme takes on average

30 months to complete. However,

since students progress at their own

pace, you may choose to complete

your studies in as little as 24 months

or spread them over 60 months.

MSc in IT Specialisation Tracks


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Computer Structures

Aim: To provide a comprehensive

overview o core sotware and

hardware technologies.

Covers everything rom computer

architecture to databases, algorithms,

languages, operating systems,

communications, computer networks,

articial intelligence and the theoreticaloundations o computation. This

module will give you a sound

theoretical and practical oundation on

which to build your understanding o

uture technical developments.

Required or: MSc in IT; MSc in IT

(Internet Computing); MSc in IT

(Inormation Security) and MSc in

IT (Sotware Engineering).

Object-Oriented Programming

in C++


o object-oriented programmingand design using C++ and the skills

needed to write well-structured,

object-oriented programs.

This module combines theory and

practice to provide a thorough

understanding o object-oriented

programming and design in C++. You

will acquire skills and experience as

you analyse structures and implement

and test small object-oriented

projects, using state-o-the-art

methodologies.

Elective or MSc in IT; MSc in IT

(Sotware Engineering); MSc in IT(Inormation Security).

Students in the above-referenced

programme may choose to study

either Object-Oriented Programming in

C++ orObject-Oriented Programming

in Java, but cannot study both Object-

Oriented Programming modules.

Object-Oriented Programming

in Java

Aim: To provide a theoretical and

practical understanding o object-

oriented programming and design

using Java and the skills needed

to write well-structured, object-

oriented programs.

This module develops the essentialproblem-solving and programming

skills you need to write well-structured,

object-oriented programs in Java.

On the way you will explore many

other important techniques (e.g.

modern distributed systems and

component technology), which are

based on the concepts that have

made object-oriented programming

todays predominant sotware

development method.

Required or MSc in IT (Internet

Computing); Elective or MSc in IT;

MSc in IT (Sotware Engineering);MSc in IT (Inormation Security)**

**Students in the above-referenced

programme may choose to study

either Object-Oriented Programming in

C++ orObject-Oriented Programming

in Java, but cannot study both Object-

Oriented Programming modules.


Aim: To give you the theoretical

and practical tools necessary or

building advanced, content-rich

Internet sites.

This module covers markup languages

and advanced technologies, including

HTML, Java Script, DHTML, CSS, XML

and CGI. On completion, you will beable to design and create an advanced

Internet site and will be equipped to

undertake complex projects in this

most innovative eld o IT.

Required or: MSc in IT

(Inormation Security); MSc in IT

(Internet Computing).

Elective or: MSc in IT and MSc in

IT (Sotware Engineering).

Modules or MSc in ITand the Specialisation Tracks


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Databases


understanding o the undamental

principles o database construction.

As already dominant database

technology develops even urther,

you will analyse how data is stored,

manipulated, queried (with an

emphasis on relational databases)and backed-up. You will also become

acquainted with various paradigms

and technologies (parallel as well as

distributed) related to database design,

implementation and maintenance.

Elective or: MSc in IT; MSc in IT

(Internet Computing); MSc in IT

(Inormation Security) and MSc

in IT (Sotware Engineering).

Computer Communications

and Networks

Aim: To amiliarise you with

principles and techniques ocomputer networks.

The development o computer

communications is accelerating with

the exponential growth o the Internet.

In keeping with this dynamic eld,

you will study a range o hardware

technology protocols and network

applications. You will learn the

principles o communication networks

and protocol architectures, assessing

the suitability o dierent switching and

multiplexing techniques or carrying a

variety o distributed systems.

Required or: MSc in IT(Inormation Security); MSc in IT

(Internet Computing).

Elective or: MSc in IT programme;

MSc in IT (Sotware Engineering).

Sotware Engineering

Aim: To provide a rm theoretical

oundation and practical skills in

sotware engineering.

This module encompasses the

theoretical oundation and practice

o the three key phases o problem

denition, sotware development

and maintenance. It coversidentication, denition, design,

analysis, verication and management

o basic requirements, coding, testing,

evaluation and quality assurance.

You will emerge equipped to lead

a programming project and deliver

products on time and within budget.

Required or: MSc in IT (Sotware

Engineering).


MSc in IT (Inormation Security);

MSc in IT (Internet Computing).

Security Engineering


o the principles and practice o

building secure distributed systems.

This module provides a oundation in

the principles and practice o building

secure distributed systems. You will

discover how to protect systems

against malicious attacks, using your

understanding o technologies such

as cryptology, sotware reliability,

secure message transmission, tamper

resistance, secure printing and auditing.

Required or: MSc in IT

(Inormation Security).


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