Comments about MSc Management of Information Technology - At the institution - Nottingham - Nottinghamshire
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Objectives
The MSc in the Management of Information Technology is a complementary course to the MSc in Information Technology. While the MSc in IT trains future technical experts, the MSc in the Management of IT trains future IT managers who will work in various sectors of business or industry. The course is designed to provide an appreciation, at a working level, of the technical, organisational and economic issues involved in the management of IT resources, which includes an overview of networks, the internet, databases, human factors and software development. There is also an in-depth study of the management of IT, the applications of IT in business and industry and software project management.
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Entry requirements
This course is designed primarily for those with a background in arts, humanities or social sciences; no previous experience with computers and IT is required. To maximise flexibility for students moving into a new discipline, the first semester is shared with the MSc in Information Technology. It is thus usually possible for suitably qualified students, registered for the MSc in the Management of IT, to transfer to the MSc in IT after the first semester.
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Academic title
MSc Management of Information Technology
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Course description
Key facts
-Following a period of recession at the start of the decade, due to the dot-com crash, the sector has now largely recovered and there is a shortage of skilled IT professionals.
-Overseas graduates of this MSc qualify for the UK Government Science and Engineering Graduate Scheme (SEGS) whereby students are allowed to work full-time in the UK for up to one year after their course finishes.
-The School of Computer Science received a Grade 5 in the last Research Assessment Exercise.
Course Content
During semester one, you will take a compulsory module in:
-Issues in Human Factors
Students must also take the following compulsory modules:
-Introduction in Computer Programming
-Database Systems
-Unix Environments and Administration
-Introduction to Network Communications
With the Course Director’s approval, students who can demonstrate a sufficient level of previous knowledge of programming may substitute credits from relevant modules in:
-Quantitative Methods for Finance
-Algorithm Design and Operations Research
-Advanced Data Structures
You will then have the option to take one or two of the following elective modules – however, you may choose not to take any optional modules during semester one:
-Computer Security
-Internet and Web Services
During semester two, you will study core modules in:
-Management of Information Technology
-Software Project Management
In addition, you will choose 20 or 30 credits (depending on the number of credits studied during the first semester) from the following optional modules:
-User Interface Design
-New Media Design
-High-Level Languages
-Foundations of Artificial Intelligence
-Introduction to Vision and Graphics
-Human-Computer Systems
Please note that all module details are subject to change.
Course Structure
The MSc in the Management of Information Technology is offered on a full-time basis over one year or part-time over two to four years.
The course comprises 180 credits, split across 120 credits’ worth of compulsory and optional modules and a 60-credit research project.
During the semesters, the course is taught by lectures, practical sessions and various other methods of teaching.
During the summer period, you will conduct an independent research project under the supervision of academic staff.
The first semester of this course is common with the MSc in Information Technology, allowing for the possibility of transferring on to that degree stream in February if you (and the Course Directors) deem it to be more appropriate
Over the summer period towards the end of the course, you will undertake a research project related to the Management of Information Technology. This module involves conducting a piece of practical research. This research will be of some depth, and carried out under the supervision of a member of academic staff. Where appropriate, projects may also be conducted in conjunction with an external organisation.
