Higher Diploma In Business In Management in Waterford Institute of Technology, Ireland

Higher Diploma In Business In Management in Waterford Institute of Technology

What is the Higher Diploma in Business in Management?

The Higher Diploma in Business in Management is a one-year, 60 credit degree programme which is aimed at developing the range of cross-enterprise skills required of modern competitive organisations. It has been designed with business management skills as a dominant focus. With strong industry links the programme encompasses workshops, seminars, online learning and the traditional classroom environment where participants develop key business and management skills over three semesters.

The programme is flexibly-delivered utilising a block-release mode (2 days per month) and blended approach for delivery. In Semester 1 and 2, the student does mandatory modules and chooses one module from a list of electives. The participant will undertake an applied project as part of the credit provision in Semester 1 & 2. 

The programme is ideal for anyone without a business qualification as it incorporates modules like Strategy, Leadership, Project Management, Operations and Supply Chain Management, and Innovation, this programme provides a bedrock for anyone hoping to pursue careers in team leadership, operations management or supervision in a wide variety of contexts.

The course is designed with strong industry input and leading experts in lean management, operational excellence and project management contribute in delivering content, sharing their expertise and increasing networking opportunities.

Special Feature

The course is designed with strong industry input and leading experts on areas such as lean management, operational excellence and project management contribute in delivering content, sharing their expertise and increasing networking opportunities.  Industry partners in the South East and beyond have been very enthusiastic about the development of the programme and have played a key role in it throughout its duration.  In the delivery of this programme there has been collaboration with a range of companies including Cartamundi, Lake Region Medical, EMC and Genzyme (A Sanofi Company).

Opportunities

The programme equips participants with core knowledge of operational excellence, project management, supply chain management, innovation and change management.  The skills needed for modern manufacturing have changed significantly over the past 30 years and this course will seek to address modern skills needs in business and operations management. The cross-enterprise skills requirements identified in a number of government reports are reflected in the design of module content and in the assessment of course material.

A number of individuals in a range of companies in the South East have been consulted and provided an input to this programme. These include Lake Region Medical, Teva, Genzyme, Eistech and Cartamundi. Graduates of this programme have initiated the development of a new business (Eistech) which has led to significant job creation in the South East.  In particular executives from Lake Region Medical have been involved in co-delivering some of the modules on the programme.

The collaboration with Lake Region is mirrored by similar support from TEVA (Pharmachem) and DePuy (Johnson and Johnson) which is a medical device company. 

All students attend the WIT Annual Lean Management Forum event which is organised for May of each academic year – see link http://www.wit.ie/news/details/business/learning_about_lean_at_major_wit_forum or www.wit.ie/lean  Speakers have included executives from Toyota, Genzyme, Enterprise Ireland, Lake Region Medical and Cartamundi.  The learning event also includes collaboration with the Irish Centre of Business Excellence and the South East Lean forum. The event is used to showcase the skills of students on business programmes in WIT.