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Masters inScience (MSc)Information Systems forBusiness Performance (ISBP)• Full-time 12 month Course.• Unique blend of Management and IT skills.• Industry project mentored by IT Managers, CIOs,CEOs, Entrepreneurs… and Vice Presidents (VPs)of SMEs and Multinationals.• Awarded the Best IT Course in Ireland.• Virtually 100% Employment Success Rateon Completion.Business Information Systemshttp://bis.ucc.ie

MSc ISBP OverviewThe MSc Information Systems for BusinessPerformance (ISBP) enables students tounderstand how organisations operate andhow the factors affecting their performancecan be finely tuned using information systems(IS). In this award winning course, the appliedaspects of building, leveraging and managinginformation systems and technologies relyon both class room and practical computerlaboratory interaction where students are taughtfrom beginner level. A balance is struck betweenthe technology management activities and theanalysis/development activities that affect IS/ITpractices in modern organisations.Innovation through Course DesignDue to its innovative course delivery, includingengagement with industry through mentoringand a collaborative industry project, theprogramme outperforms all other IT and businessprogrammes in terms of student demand. ISBP,unlike comparable business and IT courses,significantly leverages industry partners inteaching, through a weekly seminar serieswhich explores how the power of leading-edgetechnologies can be harnessed.“Modules are taught by enthusiastic andinnovative lecturers, who generously draw upontheir own industrial experience which givesclassroom theory the added dimension of real life.”Jean O’Neill, Graduate“After ten years in the workforce andwith a desire to change my career path,ISBP was the perfect choice for me.I found it incredibly relevant to the ITindustry, almost every day I touch onsomething that I learned during the year.The employment opportunities are great,with many of my classmates findingjobs before the course had finished andmany, including myself, very shortly after.I wouldn’t hesitate in recommending it toanyone who is interested in working in IT.”Maeve O’Connell, GraduateISBP Graduate SkillsOn completion of the MSc ISBP,students will be able to:• Integrate core business and IT-skillsthrough the application of theory topractice.• Leverage industrial partnerships anddemonstrate professional practice skills.• Display skills in applied problem-solving,managing and leveraging IT.• Critically evaluate issues in IT which arecurrently impacting organisations.• Demonstrate group and projectmanagement skills.• Investigate and appraise a range ofbusiness issues and create appropriateIT solutions.• Recognise and evaluate appropriatemodels for achieving business andIT alignment.• Design and implement performanceand reporting IT solutions.• Exhibit significant data analysis anddecision-making skills.• Apply and test theory in industry throughMSc ISBP industry partnerships.“ISBP provided me with the business andtechnical knowledge and skills to allow me topursue a career in the IT industry. The coursewas a thoroughly enjoyable experience.”Kieran Giller, Graduate

Graduate Roles€ Business/Sys Analysis€ Software Development€ Enterprise Intelligence€ Accountancy€ Project Management€ Web Development€ Auditor/Compliance€ Marketing Analysis€ R&D ConsultancyIndustry Sectors: Consultancy | ManufacturingSoftware | Pharmaceutical | Financial ServicesGraduating Classes:2010 –2011 –2012 –2013 –2014 –VIRTUALLY100%EMPLOYMENTEmployment OpportunitiesThe programme prepares students to take upbusiness analyst/programmer and managementpositions in small, medium or large organisations,whether public or private, or whether in the financialservices, in manufacturing or any other industryreliant on information systems for its performance.“Before completion of the course, I was offereda contract by one of the top global firms in auditand advisory services. By graduation, almost allmy colleagues had been offered employmentcontracts.”Stephen Treacy, Graduate“Coming from a Quantity Surveying background,ISBP provided me with an ideal opportunity tobridge the gap between Construction and IT. I hadidentified the lack of current opportunities in theconstruction sector and ISBP enabled me to getinto the IT sector.”Martin Walsh, GraduateReputationISBP has an excellent reputation for engagementwith industry in all its teaching and researchactivities. This has been a key attraction forprospective students and employers. ISBP wonthe Best Postgraduate Course – IT Award for itsfocus on graduate employability. The course hasalmost 100% employment and strong links withindustry.“The programme’s excellent reputation has led toa large increase in applications and, from the timea prospective applicant makes an enquiry, theprogramme coordinator is fully engaged, resultingin an excellent experience from initial enquirythrough to post-graduation. The programme teamhave a clear student focus and concentrate ondelivering a high quality service to all students atevery stage in the life-cycle.”Michelle Nelson, Head of Graduate Studies Office,University College Cork (UCC).Entry RequirementsThe programme is open to all graduates with a2H2 degree or higher, except graduates fromdegrees with high levels of software developmentcontent. Candidates who do not meet or achievethe Second Class Honours Grade II standard maybe admitted to the programme on the basis ofsignificant practical or professional experience.The MSc ISBP consists in 7 modules taught inSemester 1, 7 modules taught in Semester 2 anda Collaborative Industry Research Project which isundertaken in Semester 3 - accumulating a total of90 credits over 12 months.

Semester 1 [September - December]Electronic Business Models and Systems - Examines the emergence of electronic commerce and the role ofbusiness models in enabling it.Database Analysis and Design - Explains the concepts and skills required to analyse organisational activities andto create the data models and database systems required to support these activities.Business Analysis Requirements, Skills and Techniques - Illustrates present-day IS development as an agile‘rapid response’ process that aligns the information systems of a firm with its business goals in close to real time.Storage Technology - Provides students with a thorough understanding of leading edge storage technology.Optimising the Business Value of IT - Explores the issues concerned with ensuring business value and continuityof the service offered to firms by information systems.IS for Organisational Performance - Introduces information systems that are used in evidence-basedperformance management and related organisational decision making.Professional Practice Skills - Develops students’ professional skills: effective presentation, businesscommunication and report writing, and leveraging social media for professional use.Semester 2 [January - May]Business Models for Disruptive Technology - Examines emerging technology trends and newer types ofbusiness models.Databases for Management Information Systems - Explains how to create database structures and developbusiness reports that support management decision making.Application Design - Illustrates how applications are designed from both a visual and a technical standpoint.IT Sourcing and Projects - Clarifies the role of the IS/IT function in a modern organisation and critiques variousapproaches to sourcing IS/IT solutions.IT Governance and Compliance - Highlights the centrality of IT governance in modern organisations andconsiders frameworks that can be used to address issues around IT governance and IS/IT investments.Leveraging IT Seminar Series - Explores current IT issues impacting contemporary businesses.Enterprise Business Intelligence - Examines the techniques, technologies and systems that are designed toenable efficient manipulation of enterprise data sets and to support the effective management of the data lifecycle.Semester 3 [June - August]Collaborative Industry Research Project - Provides students with a practical understanding and experience ofundertaking a research project in a business context. This collaborative project will allow groups of students tospecialise in a chosen industry sector (e.g: financial services, pharmaceuticals, government, retail / distribution,etc…) and to undertake a research project with the supervision of an industry expert and an academic specialist.Groups develop a proposal and carry out fieldwork in order to produce a report and presentation on theirselected topic.For further informationVisit http://bis.ucc.ieContact one of the MSc ISBP Co-directors:Dr Karen NevilleTel: +353 21 4903668Email: KarenNeville@UCC.ieDr Audrey GraceTel: +353 21 4903820Email: a.grace@ucc.ieApply http://www.pac.ieOr Contact Graduate Studies Office, UCCTel: +353 21 4902829Email: graduatestudies@ucc.ie