BA (Hons) in Business

This module introduces Organizational Behavior (OB) theory and research to help students gain an understanding of the range of individual, group and organizational factors which can influence the way that employees behave in the workplace. Students will apply the theory to case studies of organizations to explore how it can be used as an analytical tool to gain a clearer understanding of the complex causes of workplace behavior in order to develop effective management interventions.

10 ECTS

Being able to apply an enterprising mindset is highly desirable in today’s fast-moving business environment where reacting to gaps in the market or competitor actions, dealing with uncertainty, being able to make decisions and take action will all extend students’ commercial awareness, business acumen and professional development within a given business environment. Therefore, this module is all about developing an enterprising mindset and business acumen, scaffolding personal and professional development and then applying these in a real-life situation.

10 ECTS

Economics are present in almost every aspect of our lives. Knowledge of economics will therefore provide students with essential insight into how markets work, how firms and consumers make decisions in market economies, and how businesses identify opportunities and potential threats in the environment in which they operate. This module develops students’ understanding of the core principles of micro- and macroeconomics and uses economic models and theories to explore current economic issues.

10 ECTS

This course provides students with knowledge of the behavior required to transition into third-level education. The course builds upon existing learning and equips the student with the skills required in academic and business contexts. This course provides students with the practical strategies to thrive both as individuals and in teams in a third-level environment. The course is specifically designed to develop the following skills and competencies: academic and referencing techniques, the ability to operate in groups, and the techniques of effective public speaking.

This module assumes no prior accounting knowledge. Students learn how to prepare accounts for small businesses and then apply that knowledge to larger organizations. They examine accounting statements to assess just how well a business is performing; identify and analyze business costs to aid decision-making relating to the control and viability of projects; and identify and discuss sources of finance. This basic financial knowledge is essential to anyone wishing to pursue a career in business, whether on a self-employed basis or in a larger corporation.

10 ECTS

The module provides a framework for understanding the crucial role of operations, supply chain and IT to business success. Students will gain knowledge of the systems and processes whereby people, capital, materials, equipment, knowledge, technology, information, and time are combined to produce goods and services. It provides an overview of the key areas of operations management, supply chain management and information technology, particularly in relation to maintaining and improving the quality of goods and services and making sure that this is also reflected in the organization’s performance.

10 ECTS

This introduction to the fundamentals of marketing gives students a basic understanding of the current and emerging marketing principles and techniques within the business environment. It seeks to establish that sustainable market success within a highly competitive environment can only be achieved by developing products or services based upon an understanding of the external environment and customers’ needs and wants. During the module, students learn how to add value for customers and other stakeholders and to assess the impact of marketing activities on consumers’ lives.

10 ECTS

This course will introduce students to the principles, concepts and techniques required to understand the core components of business finance and internal/external financial analysis. Students will develop a knowledge and understanding of finance in the key areas of financial reporting, budgeting, variance analysis, performance evaluation and the role of various stakeholders.

This module develops essential competencies for future employment in the business world: the ability to use spread sheets for quantitative analysis, and the skills to interpret and communicate the results of data analysis. These are key skills required by the Chartered Management Institute. Students will gain the confidence and experience to prepare an analysis of real data that will inform a business decision or underpin a business strategy. These skills also prepare students for evidence- based analysis required in other program modules, including finance, marketing and strategy. This module contributes to the CMI accreditation for BA (Hons) Business Management students.

10 ECTS

This module provides students with knowledge of responsible management including exploring concepts of ethics, leadership, global social responsibility, and creation of sustainable social, environmental and economic value for organizations and corporations utilizing the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Students are encouraged to consider the importance of these issues from the perspective of both the organization and other stakeholders and reflect on the relevance of responsible management and leadership as a basis for sustainable competitive advantage. They will be equipped with the knowledge and understanding of the complex ethical issues that are encountered by organizations on a frequent basis when trying to achieve these goals.

10 ECTS

This module equips students with the skills for evaluating the financial data used to produce company financial statements. Students will learn the importance of choosing the correct form of finance for a given business, gain an appreciation of the value of corporate governance and the responsibility of good managers to wider stakeholders in the business. Without good management control and coordination of financial resources, businesses frequently fail to meet their potential. Students will study common pitfalls in performance management and how to avoid them. This module equips students with key skills such as the ability to understand, analyze and interpret financial, management and non-financial information in the context of modern business. Such skills are vital to any business manager, irrespective of discipline.

10 ECTS

This course aims to develop in students an understanding of the selling function and its strategic relationship with marketing in a market-driven organization. It will provide students with an understanding of the multi-faceted role of the sales manager and will enable students to gain the knowledge, skills, and competences in preparing and delivering effective sales presentations in a B2B environment. The student will gain practical skills required to prepare and deliver a professional B2B sales presentation and solve a prospective client’s problems.

This course provides the student with an understanding of the importance of project feasibility in project management. The course assists student in adopting an appropriate project management perspective with regard to the importance and relevance of project feasibility within project management. Project management is important because it ensures proper expectations are set around what can be delivered, by when, and for how much. Effective project managers should be able to negotiate reasonable and achievable deadlines and milestones across stakeholders, teams, and management. Many of the issues that impact a project result in one way or another from project risk. The student will gain theoretical and practical skills required to develop project feasibility. Students will apply appropriate methodologies and understand basic approaches, best-practice techniques as well as appreciate the dynamic project management environment and the approach that underpin it.

This course provides the participant with an understanding of the importance of Project Planning & Control in Project Management. The course assists students in adopting an appropriate project management perspective with regard to the importance and relevance of Project Planning & Control within Project Management. Planning and control focus on the reconciliation between what the market requires and what the operations resources can deliver. This course will enable students to gain mechanisms to communicate what tasks need to get done and identify the different organizational resources to be allocated in order for tasks to be completed within a specific timeframe.

This course aims to provide an overall knowledge and insight into the three main areas of labor law (trade union law, industrial relations law, and employment law) and the corresponding legislation and judicial decisions that underpin them. The student will understand and appreciate key areas of importance in the everyday application of labor law in the workplace. The student will gain a strong foundation in labor law so as to assist them in the crucial business of maintaining full legal compliance in the Irish workplace.

The course gives the student an insight into the various influences affecting peoples’ behavior and satisfaction within organizations, and the workplace. It helps students explore and appreciate the relationship between those influences and the bottom-line dependent variables or metrics in which organizations are interested. The course works through three categories of influencing variables, Individual, Group and contextual / organizational factors. The course will enable the student to understand how we can manage or manipulate the influencing factors or at least understand them. Students will appreciate individual difference and diversity, and therefore increase their empathy toward people, and improve their people management skills.

This course is designed to provide students with a Foundation in the fundamental principles of law, relevant to the business world. The course introduces students to the primary areas and functions of law and provides an underpinning in the legal principles, which apply, to the primary areas of business. The course enables students to enter the legal world should they chose the law stream. The course underpins the interface between business and law enabling students to gain an understanding of EU law and its impact on the Irish legal systems. The student will apply a methodological approach of legal analysis to relevant problem scenarios and develop an appreciation of the necessity for ongoing legal reform and the challenges the law creates for the business environment.

In this course, students will develop robust databases using current database technologies, languages, and development tools. They will be introduced to the cloud environment and evaluate current cloud computing delivery and service model as well as create and deploy a database to a cloud-based service. The database is the underlying framework of the information system. Learning key design methodologies to understand database design and building key skills in database languages provide the learners with key technical skills in database languages a key requirement for Information Systems graduates.

This course introduces the student to fundamental programming concepts and theories and the key objective is to provide a comprehensive foundation within the Programming subject area. Students will build practical skills in writing small programs that accomplish useful goals and will gain an understanding of the process involved in producing simple applications. A basic understanding of programming will be beneficial to graduates seeking to work in cross-functional business/IT areas or for those who may wish to pursue further studies in IT and data related fields.

In this course, students will explore cloud computing concepts and evaluate cloud services and cloud deployment models. Students will become acquainted with commonly used industry terms, typical business scenarios, applications for the cloud, as well as benefits and limitations inherent in the cloud paradigm. Students will examine how organizations use different cloud solutions, including private, public, and hybrid clouds. Developing trust and sustainable relationships with clients is a key to ensuring competitive advantage. Students will use case studies and examples to learn how to understand customer requirements and sell Cloud Computing solutions and services tailored to customer needs. Developing excellent communication skills through presentations of solutions accompanied with reports and technical specifications of proposed solutions and plans form a key competence for students of this course. Students will explore digital marketing and sales applications to enable them to effectively target customers.

The course will provide the environment to assist the student to apply ethical principles in a given situation whether in business practice or in research. The importance of leadership and teamwork in relation to ethical practices will be appraised. Learners will be encouraged to scrutinize both Irish and international government legislations, policies, and company responsibilities in relation to ensuring ethical business and research practices. The course will be delivered using a combination of teaching and learning strategies including lectures, case studies, published research papers, and self-directed learning. In addition, the course will provide workshops enabling students to debate and apply their knowledge to practical business situations.

The module provides a framework for understanding the crucial role of operations to business success. It examines how people, capital, materials, equipment, knowledge, technology, information and time are combined to produce goods and services. This module will also provide students with opportunities to experience real workplace operations scenarios where their skills and knowledge can be applied in a practical way with real organizations or in valid case study situations. It provides an overview of the key areas of operations management, particularly in maintaining and improving the quality of goods and services and making sure that this is also reflected in company performance.

10 ECTS

Managing the performance of staff is essential to the smooth running of organisations. This module analyses the range of human resource management (HRM) activities undertaken within organisations to manage the performance of its employees and explores the devolution of many of these roles and responsibilities to line managers. It provides an introduction to the knowledge and skills required to undertake these activities professionally and effectively in the workplace. By the end of the module students will be able to analyse the causes of poor performance within organizations and the principles and practices of effective performance management and explain how these practices can be integrated into high performance work systems (HPWS).

10 ECTS

This module equips students with the tools, techniques and theory behind how digital marketing works within a business environment. Students will learn about best practice and key elements of managing digital marketing in an ‘always on’ 24/7 environment. They will learn how to audit and evaluate competitors’ digital footprints as well as understand how to gain consumer insights using digital techniques. Assessment for this module is coursework-based, designed to provide practical life and employment skills by developing an outline digital marketing plan. This assessment will contribute towards key skills sought by employers, including evaluation, understanding of digital tools, presentation and business report-writing.

10 ECTS

This course aims to develop in students an understanding of the selling function and its strategic relationship with marketing in a market-driven organization. It will provide students with an understanding of the multi-faceted role of the sales manager and will enable students to gain the knowledge, skills, and competences in preparing and delivering effective sales presentations in a B2B environment. The student will gain practical skills required to prepare and deliver a professional B2B sales presentation and solve a prospective client’s problems.

This course provides the student with an understanding of the importance of project feasibility in project management. The course assists students in adopting an appropriate project management perspective with regard to the importance and relevance of project feasibility within project management. Project management is important because it ensures proper expectations are set around what can be delivered, by when, and for how much. Effective project managers should be able to negotiate reasonable and achievable deadlines and milestones across stakeholders, teams, and management. Many of the issues that impact a project result in one way or another from project risk. The student will gain theoretical and practical skills required to develop project feasibility. Students will apply appropriate methodologies and understand basic approaches, best-practice techniques as well as appreciate the dynamic project management environment and the approach that underpin it.

This course provides the participant with an understanding of the importance of Project Planning & Control in Project Management. The course assists students in adopting an appropriate project management perspective with regard to the importance and relevance of Project Planning & Control within Project Management. Planning and control focus on the reconciliation between what the market requires and what the operations resources can deliver. This course will enable students to gain mechanisms to communicate what tasks need to get done and identify the different organizational resources to be allocated in order for tasks to be completed within a specific timeframe.

This course provides the student with an understanding of the importance of Project Feasibility in Project Management. The course assists students in adopting an appropriate project management perspective with regard to the importance and relevance of Project Feasibility within Project Management. Project management is important because it ensures proper expectations are set around what can be delivered, by when, and for how much. Effective project managers should be able to negotiate reasonable and achievable deadlines and milestones across stakeholders, teams, and management. Many of the issues that impact a project result in one way or another from project risk. The student will gain theoretical and practical skills required to develop Project Feasibility. Students will apply appropriate methodologies and understand basic approaches, best-practice techniques as well as appreciate the dynamic project management environment and the approach that underpin it.

This course aims to provide an overall knowledge and insight into the three main areas of labor law (trade union law, industrial relations law, and employment law) and the corresponding legislation and judicial decisions that underpin them. The student will understand and appreciate key areas of importance in the everyday application of labor law in the workplace. The student will gain a strong foundation in labor law so as to assist them in the crucial business of maintaining full legal compliance in the Irish workplace.

The course gives the student an insight into the various influences affecting peoples’ behavior and satisfaction within organizations, and the workplace. It helps students explore and appreciate the relationship between those influences and the bottom-line dependent variables or metrics in which organizations are interested. The course works through three categories of influencing variables, Individual, Group and contextual / organizational factors. The course will enable the student to understand how we can manage or manipulate the influencing factors or at least understand them. Students will appreciate individual difference and diversity, and therefore increase their empathy toward people, and improve their people management skills.

This course is designed to provide students with a foundation in the fundamental principles of law, relevant to the business world. The course introduces students to the primary areas and functions of law and provides an underpinning in the legal principles, which apply, to the primary areas of business. The course enables students to enter the legal world should they chose the law stream. The course underpins the interface between business and law enabling students to gain an understanding of EU law and its impact on the Irish legal systems. The student will apply a methodological approach of legal analysis to relevant problem scenarios and develop an appreciation of the necessity for ongoing legal reform and the challenges the law creates for the business environment.

This course aims to provide an overall knowledge and insight into the three main areas of labor law (trade union law, industrial relations law, and employment law) and the corresponding legislation and judicial decisions that underpin them. The student will understand and appreciate key areas of importance in the everyday application of labor law in the workplace. The student will gain a strong foundation in labor law so as to assist them in the crucial business of maintaining full legal compliance in the Irish workplace.

In this course, students will develop robust databases using current database technologies, languages, and development tools. They will be introduced to the cloud environment and evaluate current cloud computing delivery and service model as well as create and deploy a database to a cloud-based service. The database is the underlying framework of the information system. Learning key design methodologies to understand database design and building key skills in database languages provide the students with key technical skills in database languages a key requirement for Information Systems graduates.

This course introduces the student to fundamental programming concepts and theories and the key objective is to provide a comprehensive foundation within the Programming subject area. Students will build practical skills in writing small programs that accomplish useful goals and will gain an understanding of the process involved in producing simple applications. A basic understanding of programming will be beneficial to graduates seeking to work in cross-functional business/IT areas or for those who may wish to pursue further studies in IT and data related fields.

In this course, students will explore cloud computing concepts and evaluate cloud services and cloud deployment models. Students will become acquainted with commonly used industry terms, typical business scenarios, applications for the cloud, as well as benefits and limitations inherent in the cloud paradigm. Students will examine how organizations use different cloud solutions, including private, public, and hybrid clouds. Developing trust and sustainable relationships with clients is a key to ensuring competitive advantage. Students will use case studies and examples to learn how to understand customer requirements and sell Cloud Computing solutions and services tailored to customer needs. Developing excellent communication skills through presentations of solutions accompanied with reports and technical specifications of proposed solutions and plans form a key competence for students of this course. Students will explore digital marketing and sales applications to enable them to effectively target customers.

The course is designed to give students a deeper appreciation of the roots of political economic perspectives existing in the world today, in order to understand the free-market approach and the government interventionist approach of policy. Students will also apply the theoretical frameworks provided in lectures to individual markets/industries and wider macro environments to enable them to develop a more sophisticated view of the political economic events taking place in the real-world context.

This module studies global business using a combined strategic and economic approach. The recent major global economic shifts are explored, and current international business events are analyzed. Students will study the key theoretical underpinnings, trends and challenges of international trade and foreign direct investment. They will analyze the importance of government and institutions in controlling/regulating international business behavior. The long-term sustainability of businesses in the ever-changing, and often hostile, global business environment is considered, in order to understand the critical role played by strategic management.

10 ECTS

Improvements to processes, services, products, people, and systems are core to the strategy of organizations. Improvements bridge the gap between current and required performance to add value and achieve and sustain a competitive advantage in the long-term. Effective consultation and project management using appropriate business improvement and research methodologies is key to the successful implementation of change. In this module students will explore how to plan, organize, motivate, and control resources to achieve defined goals, on time and to agreed cost and quality criteria. Using a consultative approach, students will be challenged to make decisions based on their own research to provide practical advice and solutions to real-life scenarios taking into consideration the organization’s constraints. They will liaise with employers, establish agreed objectives and present their findings in a clear, business-focused report and presentation.

10 ECTS

Students will gain a thorough understanding of the added complexities involved in global marketing and how these impact on the formulation of marketing plans and strategies through this module. It builds on the knowledge and concepts acquired earlier in the program. This model familiarizes students with a range of issues and concepts encountered by international marketers, and provides the theoretical framework for analyzing and implementing them in a real-life business situation. Assessment is coursework-based, designed to enable students to demonstrate their ability to approach a business challenge as a marketer and business manager. The assessment methods used on this module will also help develop key skills desired by employers, such as critical analysis, business report-writing and presentation skills.

10 ECTS

This course is designed to provide students with an in-depth understanding of the strategic approach to the use of data in organizations. Students are introduced to the concept of data as a tool for achieving and sustaining competitive advantage and for improving efficiency and effectiveness in business processes and managerial decision making. Data is now viewed as a critical asset and it has a significant impact on both our daily lives and the day to day running of organizations. Knowing how to evaluate and manage this key asset will be an important tool for our business graduates.

Rapid changes have prompted today's organizations to ensure their survival by the launching innovative products and services with advanced technology and different and new ways of thinking. These approaches require creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurship. The role of these three important factors can be summarized as follows: Creativity is an ability that can lead to an invention or idea by the creative person. Change refers to the active process of introducing a change that moves an organization over time from established ways of doing things to new, desired, and more successful ways of operating. Innovation is the process to convert invention or idea into a marketable product or service.

This course enables the student to understand the importance of Project Planning Techniques in Project Management. The course assists students in adopting an appropriate project management perspective with regard to the importance and relevance of Project Planning Techniques within Project Management. The course provides the context for application of theories and concepts to the workplace. The project management simulation will take the form of participation in a business game where students will apply the knowledge they have gained to resolve a workplace problem incorporating role play. Students will assess their skill acquisition across the program and prepare a Personal Development E-Portfolio which they can use subsequently to aid career choice and continuing professional development. Students will complete Learning Logs as they progress to facilitate recording of skill acquisition.

This course provides the participant with an understanding of the importance of Project Management & Evaluation in Project Management. The course assists students in adopting an appropriate project management perspective with regard to the importance and relevance of Project Management & Feasibility within Project Management. The student will gain theoretical and practical skills required to develop Project Management & Feasibility. Students will apply appropriate methodologies and understand basic approaches, best-practice techniques as well as appreciate the dynamic project management environment and the approach that underpin it.

The course provides students an opportunity to focus on the HRD (Human Resources Development) aspect of Human Resources Management; on the HRD function within organizations, and the theory of adult learning processes. Students will apply these through analyzing needs and designing and implementing learning interventions in support of Organizational strategy. The course also gives students an indication of the real world of HRD by introducing them to the politics and dynamics of the modern HRD function. HRM stream students need to focus on the learning function within organizations as a major HRM subset and responsibility. As the learning function becomes more and more decentralized, and as training and development responsibility is more and more within the remit of line managers, students in other streams, need as potential managers to be able to understand the learning function, assess different methods and interventions, and design simple interventions.

This course helps students to develop and implement innovative performance management strategies to improve talent management, employee engagement and business results. It presents a holistic approach to performance management detailing how to build a culture of ongoing feedback and coaching and provides case studies of how this approach to building performance has been effective in organizations. Filled with practical advice, including how to deal with underperformers, it enables organizations to remove overly bureaucratic and ineffective systems based on top-down judgments and ratings, and demonstrates how to get line managers' support for the process focusing on actionable feedback and growth.

This course builds on the student’s prior knowledge of law and explores corporate laws and governance with an emphasis on the strict regulation that companies must comply with in order to ensure effective corporate governance. This course looks at the Companies Act, 2014 (as amended) as to the formation of a company, financial management, directors’ duties, and liquidation. The course ensures the student acquires an analytical approach to problem solving within the ever-evolving regulatory framework under the umbrella of The Companies Act, 2014 (as amended) but involves an awareness of complementary legislation and regulations related to insider trading and money laundering. The course is suitable for students who are or who would like to work in the legal and/or financial services or any area where regulatory compliance is important.

This course is designed to provide students with an in‐depth understanding of specific areas of business and commercial law and the leading legal issues influencing the functioning of the commercial environment on a domestic, European, and International level. The course is aimed at students who have an interest in developing their knowledge and understanding of the regulatory restraints and obligations imposed upon the operation of commercial entities. This course is increasingly important in today’s regulation and compliance driven world and students will acquire in depth knowledge on data protection, GDPR as well as Intellectual Property. Furthermore, the student will acknowledge the importance of professional duty of care as well as the impact of consumer protection law.

Business Intelligence is the basis for informed decision making, allowing users to drill down into data and identify potential patterns among subsets, both visually and through numerical anomalies. This course concentrates upon the importance of visualization in the effective communication and interpretation of data analysis in enhanced end-user decision making. Business Intelligence and the data storage solutions which support it are a key enabler of effective visualizations, and this course provides a solid grounding in these techniques.

The aim of this course is to provide students with a broad range of proven techniques for understanding, measuring, analyzing, and improving productivity, capacity, quality, and business processes. This course makes use of the International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA) Business Analysis Body of Knowledge (BABOK). This course equips students with the techniques and skills that are needed to analyze the IS needs of end-users and bridges the gap between IT and business disciplines.

The cloud computing paradigm is an evolution of information technology which has had an impact on organizations’ functions and processes. This course will specifically address cloud technologies from a networking and security perspective. The course will allow the student to understand traditional networking, and also address the typical network setup of cloud computing architectures. It will also allow the student to identify and mitigate against the security risks associated with cloud computing.

This course develops student knowledge in the application of cloud computing from a development perspective. The student will be introduced to the concepts of cloud applications design, development, and deployment. Benefits and issues relating to cloud platforms will be identified plus considerations such as scalability, storage, security, and costs. The course will encompass evaluation of different vendor’s platform as a service (PaaS) service offering.

This module examines the concepts of leadership and management. It explores the similarities and differences in the roles and responsibilities of leaders and managers in the workplace and the development of leadership theoretical approaches as well as the practical application of these within organizations. Students will analyze the skills and competencies of effective organizational leaders and examine alternative methods of leadership development to enhance these.

10 ECTS

Improvements to processes, services, products, people, and systems are core to the strategy of organizations. Improvements bridge the gap between current and required performance to add value and achieve and sustain a competitive advantage in the long-term. Effective consultation and project management using appropriate business improvement and research methodologies is key to the successful implementation of change. In this module students will explore how to plan, organize, motivate, and control resources to achieve defined goals, on time and to agreed cost and quality criteria. Using a consultative approach, students will be challenged to make decisions based on their own research to provide practical advice and solutions to real-life scenarios taking into consideration the organization’s constraints. They will liaise with employers, establish agreed objectives and present their findings in a clear, business-focused report and presentation.

10 ECTS

This module seeks to develop an understanding of the emerging area of international entrepreneurship and how that knowledge can be applied in a real-life situation. In recent years, international business and entrepreneurship have been coalescing into a single cognate area. Trading blocs such as the EU have placed emphasis on entrepreneurship as an engine of economic growth and the trend towards greater international involvement of SMEs is accelerated by technological advances. At the same time globalization has prompted the re-emergence of local cultures which influence the growth of entrepreneurship in diverse ways. We can therefore see a tension between the global and local elements. Creating an in-depth appreciation of these elements will enable students to apply theory to inform, evaluate and enhance potential international entrepreneurial ventures.

10 ECTS

This course is designed to provide students with an in-depth understanding of the strategic approach to the use of data in organizations. Students are introduced to the concept of data as a tool for achieving and sustaining competitive advantage and for improving efficiency and effectiveness in business processes and managerial decision making. Data is now viewed as a critical asset and it has a significant impact on both our daily lives and the day to day running of organizations. Knowing how to evaluate and manage this key asset will be an important tool for our business graduates.

Rapid changes have prompted today's organizations to ensure their survival by the launching innovative products and services with advanced technology and different and new ways of thinking. These approaches require creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurship. The role of these three important factors can be summarized as follows: Creativity is an ability that can lead to an invention or idea by the creative person. Change refers to the active process of introducing a change that moves an organization over time from established ways of doing things to new, desired, and more successful ways of operating. Innovation is the process to convert invention or idea into a marketable product or service.

This course enables the student to understand the importance of Project Planning Techniques in Project Management. The course assists students in adopting an appropriate project management perspective with regard to the importance and relevance of Project Planning Techniques within Project Management. The course provides the context for application of theories and concepts to the workplace. The project management simulation will take the form of participation in a business game where students will apply the knowledge they have gained to resolve a workplace problem incorporating role play. Students will assess their skill acquisition across the program and prepare a Personal Development E-Portfolio which they can use subsequently to aid career choice and continuing professional development. Students will complete Learning Logs as they progress to facilitate recording of skill acquisition.

This course provides the participant with an understanding of the importance of Project Management & Evaluation in Project Management. The course assists students in adopting an appropriate project management perspective with regard to the importance and relevance of Project Management & Feasibility within Project Management. The student will gain theoretical and practical skills required to develop Project Management & Feasibility. Students will apply appropriate methodologies and understand basic approaches, best-practice techniques as well as appreciate the dynamic project management environment and the approach that underpin it.

The course provides students an opportunity to focus on the HRD (Human Resources Development) aspect of Human Resources Management; on the HRD function within organizations, and the theory of adult learning processes. Students will apply these through analyzing needs and designing and implementing learning interventions in support of Organizational strategy. The course also gives students an indication of the real world of HRD by introducing them to the politics and dynamics of the modern HRD function. HRM stream students need to focus on the learning function within organizations as a major HRM subset and responsibility. As the learning function becomes more and more decentralized, and as training and development responsibility is more and more within the remit of line managers, students in other streams, need as potential managers to be able to understand the learning function, assess different methods and interventions, and design simple interventions.

This course helps students to develop and implement innovative performance management strategies to improve talent management, employee engagement and business results. It presents a holistic approach to performance management detailing how to build a culture of ongoing feedback and coaching and provides case studies of how this approach to building performance has been effective in organizations. Filled with practical advice, including how to deal with underperformers, it enables organizations to remove overly bureaucratic and ineffective systems based on top-down judgments and ratings, and demonstrates how to get line managers' support for the process focusing on actionable feedback and growth.

This course builds on the student’s prior knowledge of law and explores corporate laws and governance with an emphasis on the strict regulation that companies must comply with in order to ensure effective corporate governance. This course looks at the Companies Act, 2014 (as amended) as to the formation of a company, financial management, directors’ duties, and liquidation. The course ensures the student acquires an analytical approach to problem solving within the ever-evolving regulatory framework under the umbrella of The Companies Act, 2014 (as amended) but involves an awareness of complementary legislation and regulations related to insider trading and money laundering. The course is suitable for students who are or who would like to work in the legal and/or financial services or any area where regulatory compliance is important.

This course is designed to provide students with an in‐depth understanding of specific areas of business and commercial law and the leading legal issues influencing the functioning of the commercial environment on a domestic, European, and International level. The course is aimed at students who have an interest in developing their knowledge and understanding of the regulatory restraints and obligations imposed upon the operation of commercial entities. This course is increasingly important in today’s regulation and compliance driven world and students will acquire in depth knowledge on data protection, GDPR as well as Intellectual Property. Furthermore, the student will acknowledge the importance of professional duty of care as well as the impact of consumer protection law.

Business Intelligence is the basis for informed decision making, allowing users to drill down into data and identify potential patterns among subsets, both visually and through numerical anomalies. This course concentrates upon the importance of visualization in the effective communication and interpretation of data analysis in enhanced end-user decision making. Business Intelligence and the data storage solutions which support it are a key enabler of effective visualizations, and this course provides a solid grounding in these techniques.

The aim of this course is to provide students with a broad range of proven techniques for understanding, measuring, analyzing, and improving productivity, capacity, quality, and business processes. This course makes use of the International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA) Business Analysis Body of Knowledge (BABOK). This course equips students with the techniques and skills that are needed to analyze the IS needs of end-users and bridges the gap between IT and business disciplines.

The cloud computing paradigm is an evolution of information technology which has had an impact on organizations’ functions and processes. This course will specifically address cloud technologies from a networking and security perspective. The course will allow the student to understand traditional networking, and also address the typical network setup of cloud computing architectures. It will also allow the student to identify and mitigate against the security risks associated with cloud computing.

This course develops student knowledge in the application of cloud computing from a development perspective. The student will be introduced to the concepts of cloud applications design, development, and deployment. Benefits and issues relating to cloud platforms will be identified plus considerations such as scalability, storage, security, and costs. The course will encompass evaluation of different vendor’s platform as a service (PaaS) service offering.