Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
Study Details: MSc, PG Dip Full-time 12 months, Part-time 24 months
Over the last 20 years the field of business performance measurement has developed from business performance measurement, (i.e. what to measure, how to measure and how to report the results), to business performance management, (i.e. how to use the measures to manage the performance of the organisation). Throughout this period, several models and methodologies for performance measurement systems design and implementation have emerged.
Today the relevance of performance measurement in management of organisations’ results is widely accepted with performance measurement and performance management practices being commonplace in all sectors of industry and commerce, including the public sector. Consequently there appears to be increasing levels of demand for education programmes addressing this specific and growing area of interest.
This programme, whilst providing a dedicated pathway of Managing Business Performance that complements the existing postgraduate programmes with the School, aims to impart the contemporary knowledge and skills for measuring and managing performance of organisations, including industrial, commercial and public sector, from two differing but complementing lenses, i.e. the technical and the social.
A good Honours degree (first or second class) or its non-UK equivalent in a relevant subject from a recognised British or overseas university. English language requirements; if your first language is not English, or your first degree was not taught in English, we’ll need to see evidence of your English language ability. The minimum requirement for English language is IELTS 6.5 (or equivalent) with no component lower than 6.0.
Scotland/Non-UK EU: £6,210 England/N.Ireland/Wales: £7,330 Overseas: £13,500
The MSc dissertation is undertaken between May – August.
Fundamentals of Lean Six Sigma Semester 1 mandatory. Introduces the principles of Lean Six Sigma thinking, tools and techniques of Lean Six Sigma and looks at wider implications of the broader strategic issues of organisation management and how they impact on continuous improvement programme. Also covers Lean Six Sigma methodology, use of statistics to support business and management decisions, and importance of data collection and analysis for process improvements in the context of manufacturing, service and public sector organisations.
Leadership Semester 1 mandatory. Understand the role of leadership in business, and specifically in commercial projects. Examines the linkages between effective & appropriate leadership and organisational strategy.
Measuring & Managing Performance Semester 1 mandatory. Theories and principles behind performance measurement and management from both technical and social perspectives. Introduces methods, tools and techniques for measuring and managing performance as well as analysing and troubleshooting existing performance measurement and management systems in the context of industrial, commercial and public sector organisations.
System Thinking & Analysis Semester 2 mandatory. Examines theories and principles behind systems thinking, modelling and analysis. Also introduces the methods, tools and techniques for modelling, analysing, improving and designing technical and social systems in a variety of organisations, including industrial, commercial and public sector.
Project Management Semester 2 mandatory. Examines monitoring and controlling projects. Develops competence in use of quantitative and qualitative project planning and control tools & techniques.
Research Philosophy and Practice Semester 2 mandatory. Provides an understanding of the social science research process, as well as theory and approaches to research. Develops practical skills (i.e., quantitative and qualitative techniques) in data analysis to transform the raw data into information that guides marketing management valuations.
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