Postgraduate Diploma in Innovation Management
Course overview
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).
This 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.
Who is this course intended for?
The programme is targeted at managers responsible for innovation in their organisations. The programme will also appeal to those who have experience in a non-management area, but wish to increase their skills and knowledge to launch their own enterprises or introduce new products or services to the market. The programme ensures that students are innovation focused and assists them in the development of an entrepreneurial culture within their organisation
Key facts
Entry requirements
An undergraduate Degree 1st or 2nd Class Honours in any discipline along with three years of relevant industrial experience; or Ordinary or 3rd Class Honours Undergraduate Degree along with five years of relevant industrial experience; or a recognised professional qualification along with five years of relevant industrial experience. Transfer Options: Candidates who do not meet the minimum entry criteria for the Diploma may be interviewed by the Programme Board to ascertain their suitability for entry. On successful completion of the Diploma in Innovation Management students may apply for entry to the MSc Technology Management with credit for related modules.
Duration:
1 year, part-time
Next start date: September 2012
ECTS weighting: 30
Average intake: Unlimited
NFQ level: 9
Course outline
The programme content is extensive and varied and includes the following modules plus a project which pro vides students with an opportunity to apply the module theories and concepts in a practical setting.
- Managing Innovation
- Enterprise Product Modelling and Simulation
- Managing Technology Projects
- Product Design and Development
- Company ProjecIndustry Seminars
Applications and selections
Application forms are available on www.aua.ie. Return completed applications to the AUA Programme Coordinator. Closing date for receipt of applications is late June of the year in which the programme is offered.
A number of free training places are available for unemployed students.
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Requirements and assessment
The Diploma programme runs over one academic year (two semesters). 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 orientated. 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.
The programme is delivered using a blended learning approach. This means that students can study at their own pace using a combination of distance/online materials, as well as attending face-to-face tutorials, seminars and study groups where they meet up with fellow students
Find out more
Nuala McGuinn
Adult and Continuing Education Office
NUI Galway
T 091 492146
E techmgt@nuigalway.ie
Fees for this course
EU (Total): €3,950
Current students
Ed Purtill
"...I found the Diploma in Innovation Management to be very stimulating and applicable to my role. I found that after each subject there was a new initiative I had begun or that I had a renewed professional interest in certain aspects of my organisation's business. As I have now progressed onto the MSc in Technology Management, I can now appreciate that the diploma was a good way of gradually reintroducing myself back into third level education..."