From around 2007, the ‘Internet generation’ will start to enter the workforce. They bring new skills and thrive on technology; the average teenager can absorb twice as much as peripheral visual information as today’s adult airplane pilots. Those who lack the necessary IT skills will miss out on employment opportunities.

But, it is not just skills that are needed. Increasingly, IT professionals need a broader set of business skills, the ability to manage extended IT services supply chains and complex projects and a strong understanding of sector-specific processes and standards. The roles of IT professionals both within and outside the IT industry are changing significantly, embracing business, interpersonal and project skills as well as deep expertise in systems integration, networking and security. IT and business are irrevocably linked, the messages and trends are clear.

This is why from September 2005 we offer the Masters Degree in E-Business and Information Systems to prepare highly capable professionals, ready to tackle the challenges of both disciplines. Our approach is not the ‘traditional’ knowledge-transfer approach. 'Traditional teaching' lasts for only three months. Our aim is to upgrade students existing skills, develop new IT and business skills and most importantly, enhance their way of thinking. Students will have the opportunity to learn by getting involved in real projects with real companies.

The Masters Degree in E-Business and Information Systems, will produce graduates who understand the fundamentals of strategies and business processes, as well as the development and application of information systems in supporting new organisations and business practices. This unique approach, will produce graduates who will take on strategic responsibilities in private and public sector organisations, leading the transformation of organisations through innovative use of information systems. The course is primarily aimed at graduates or those at graduate level who have a background in computing science/information systems, or in business management. They should be interested in a management career with a strong emphasis on E-Business and Information Systems.

This is a great opportunity to extend your knowledge and develop your skills in two of the most sought disciplines: business and computing!

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