• » Master of Business in innovation & leadership

    Programme Title  Master of Business in Innovation & Leadership
    CAO Code  Add-on programme. Not available via CAO
    LYIT internal code  
    Duration  2 Years Part-time
    Standard Code Places:  15
    National Framework Level  9
    Award Type  Major
    Awarding Body  LYIT, under Delegated Authority from HETAC
    Is this Programme for Me?
    A key strategic justification is that the programme will substantially develop the potential of managers in regionally based industry and to develop significant business improvement in participating firms. The MBS (Innovation and Leadership) has a number of important factors which distinguish it from other level 9 offerings in the field:
    1. It is focused on the private sector; this is particularly important in the context of the unique industrial and employment environment pertaining to the North-West region.
    2. It combines a strong academic underpinning with the practical management skills required by employers.
    3. The course philosophy, design and content are strongly linked to industry needs and this is evidenced in the continuing partnership approach with industry adopted in the design and running of this course. External guest presenters of national and International standing are a fundamental part of the programme
    4. Action learning within the learner’s workplace will form an integral part of the programme, enhancing the use of specialist knowledge in practice, recognising the reciprocal relationship between management theory, professional practice and research.
    5. It meets the demand for Masters level qualifications among industry and serves to embed leadership and innovation capacity and skills in the regional economy.
    By opting for an action learning approach, the programme creates an environment in which participants can engage in applied knowledge acquisition. Relevant project work in sponsoring organisations and sharing of real life experiences will form a richness of case studies where potent lessons can be learned through the process of application, assessment and reflection, referred to as ‘Build and Learn’.
    It is essentially a practical programme with rigorous theoretical underpinnings. It contains in-depth critical analysis while promoting a concentration on implementation issues at the core. A firm intention of the programme is that it will help lead and embed the necessary skills for successful innovation and business improvement. It will provide the ‘reflective gap’ for participants to focus on key strategic management and leadership issues that may not otherwise be addressed on a day-to-day basis.
    Minimum Academic Entry Requirements
    The entry requirement is an Honours Degree, minimum of Second Class Honours, Grade 2 or equivalent and at least three years relevant experience. In exceptional circumstances, applicants not holding a degree but having significant experience as a Senior Manager will be eligible for admission to the programme.
    What will I study?
    Year Proposed Modules Mandatory/
    Elective    		 No of credits Class hours per week
     5/1  Research Methods  Mandatory  5  3 (1 day per week 1.30-8.30pm)
     Managing People & Organisations  Mandatory  5  3 (1 day per week 1.30-8.30pm)
     Innovation and New Product Development  Mandatory  5  3 (1 day per week 1.30-8.30pm)
     5/2  Leadership  Mandatory  5  1 x 3 day block
     Driving Innovation  Mandatory  5  1 x 3 day block
     6/3  Managing Change  Mandatory  5  3 (1 day per week 1.30-8.30pm)
     Knowledge Management & Learning  Mandatory  5  3 (1 day per week 1.30-8.30pm)
     Corporate Governance & Ethics  Mandatory  5  3 (1 day per week 1.30-8.30pm)
     Professional Development  Mandatory  5  1
     6/4  Dissertation  Mandatory  25  One meeting per month
    Learning Outcomes
    Graduates will be able to:
    • To promote a critical awareness of the current trends in developing innovative organisations and to enable the participant to be capable of evaluating the likely impact of these on the current and emerging business environment
    • To develop a participant’s leadership and knowledge skills such that they can lead and renew their organisation in the rapidly changing business environment
    • To engender people and organisational management skills for sustained innovation change in their organisations
    • To develop analytical and ethical attitudinal approaches to organisational innovation, knowledge and learning
    • To engender a strategic orientation, appropriate to senior organisational leadership positions, of current and emerging corporate governance regulation and to develop an attitudinal perspective on business ethics and ethical decision making
    • To expose participants to a range of international best practice implementation techniques so as to act in a wide and often unpredictable variety of ill defined contexts.
    • To use advanced investigative skills to conduct research and to transfer and apply diagnostic skills to improve innovation delivery practices in a complex and increasingly openly networked business environment
    • To enhance transferable and behavioural skills such as reasoning, reflection, critical thinking, communication, self-management and independent learning
    Are there follow-up Programmes Available?
    Progression is possible to Research Masters and Doctoral Programmes in Institutes and Universities within Ireland and abroad.
    Career Opportunities
    Your in-depth knowledge and practical experience gained in this programme will leave you well placed in your organisation to take up positions with increased responsibility
    This course begins in September each year. Apply: Postgraduate Programmes Application Form
    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:
    • Contact Michael Margey Head of Department of Business Studies, Letterkenny Institute of Technology by
    • E- Mail: Michael.margey@lyit.ie
    • Telephone: (074) 9186202