Masters of Business Administration

IBAT College (IBAT)

• Plaats Dublin, Ierland
• Degree Type Master
• Start Date 20/09/2021
• Looptijd 15 months
• Application Deadline 20/08/2021
• Taal Engels
• Aanwezigheid On Campus
• Toewijding Full time
• Pace Instructor-paced
• Tuition fees 9000 €

Beschrijving programma

So what is an MBA?

Currently, 42 CEOs of the Fortune top 100 companies hold an MBA qualification.

An MBA is a Master’s in Business Administration. It is an internationally recognised strategic management qualification. It serves both to enhance the skills and competences of experienced managers, and also provides a progression route for graduates into management positions.

Fast-track your career with an industry-led MBA at IBAT College Dublin

An innovative and highly relevant offering, this MBA programme reflects the realities of the international marketplace by combining the latest in management theory with the practical skills that modern employers need.

This was achieved by developing the programme alongside industry experts and corporate partners to ensure it meets the requirements of modern business.

The combination of theory, application and research in this programme provide added-value for both learners and employers. The complexity of a managerial role is captured within the range of modules contained within this programme and will produce graduates that can take their place among their peers internationally

Completion of this programme will improve your potential to manage and lead organisations effectively as you will possess a solid foundation of the international aspects of business operations and, critically, the role of ethics in business, management and leadership. There will also be a strong focus on the practical skills required to support your knowledge in the workplace.

This programme is designed to support participants from diverse backgrounds who are seeking international career opportunities, through the development of their managerial abilities.

Your path to leadership

If you are a high-potential graduate or a senior business professional, seeking to maximize your business and personal potential, an MBA will not only help you realise your ambitions but redefine them.

Who should consider pursuing an MBA

The programme is challenging, yet attainable when you engage with the content, lecturers and your peers. An MBA qualification is one of the most prestigious business degree qualification in the world but many find the entire experience of an MBA to be a life-changing one!

If you are a high-potential graduate or a senior business professional, seeking to maximise your business and personal potential this MBA programme, validated by the University of Wales Trinity Saint David, will not only help you realise your ambitions but redefine them.

An MBA has become an international global currency and graduates are highly sought-after by multi-nationals, consulting companies and corporate giants.

This MBA programme is designed to help you become a senior manager or leader in your business and to support your career with the management and analytical tools to equip you to make strategic decisions in your field.

What will I gain from an MBA at IBAT College Dublin?

• Confidence - to speak and act with more authority on different aspects of your business.
• Contribution – knowledge and skills to contribute at an advanced level within your employer organisation, thus improving your career, promotion and salary prospects.
• Connected - Valuable networking opportunities with classmates from other functional areas, companies, industries, regions and countries.
• Collaborate – Team work is integral in business and as an MBA student at IBAT you will learn how to work in a collaborative manner to ensure the best outcomes.
• Skills set & Analytical Tools – equipped with strategic-thinking, critical-analysis, holistic view of industry through the modules studied. Each module requires you to employ enhanced communication and team-building skills, particularly negotiation and influencing skills.
• Friendship and fun - Form professional and personal bonds with classmates and lecturers and do this in a vibrant Dublin city central location.

Course Structure and Content

The part-time MBA is taught at our state-of-the-art campus in the heart of Dublin City. Perfectly situated in Temple Bar, on the Quays, the campus is ideal for those who wish to study in the city after work, with bus, train and tram routes easily accessible nearby.

IBAT College Dublin works with our students to provide flexible learning options in a location that suits you. This programme is delivered two evenings per week, over 12 weeks with an additional reading week included and classes start in February and September each year.

All modules in Part 1 are compulsory.

Part 1 (6 modules) – 2 semesters

Finance for Managers

Aims:

• To provide students with an overview of financial (accounting) statements and related theories in order to develop a comprehensive and critical understanding of financial techniques and processes which enable management to evaluate and make strategic decisions in the context of competitive environments.

Learning Outcomes:

Upon the successful completion of this module, the student should be able to demonstrate the ability to:

• Research, apply and critically evaluate a variety of financial assessment techniques for application to a case study.
• Research, evaluate and critically discuss various issues and theoretical frameworks used in the management and control of financial resources.

Marketing Management

Aims:

To allow students to critically evaluate the contribution of marketing in any organisation and critically evaluate its marketing activities.

Learning Outcomes:

Upon the successful completion of this module, the student should be able to:

• Critically appraise key marketing activities and the contribution of the marketing department to the whole organisation.
• Anticipate and critically evaluate future developments in the field of marketing.

Digital Entrepreneurship

Aim:

• To be able to systematically deal with complex and ever changing digital environment.
• To understand and critically evaluate the methods, techniques and technologies to rapidly build a new e-Business and grow an existing business digitally.

Learning Outcomes:

Upon the successful completion of this module, the student should be able to:

• Critically evaluate the problems and new insights of building an e-Business.
• Demonstrate self-direction and originality in developing the complex task of launching a business in a digital environment.
• Demonstrate a systematic, extensive and comparative knowledge and understanding of a number of advanced and emerging challenges of operating an existing business in a digital environment.

Strategic Management

Aims:

• To provide a comprehensive understanding of the issues and techniques of the strategic management process for organisations.
• To provide insight into new perspectives and experiences of current strategic thinking which contribute to innovative decision making at all business levels for sustainable competitive advantage.

Learning Outcomes:

Upon the successful completion of this module, the student should be able to:

• Synthesise the relationship between the external context of an organisation and its internal context and their impact on strategy.
• Critically evaluate competitive and development strategies, in the context of contemporary strategic management issues.
• Assess the key factors for the shaping and implementation of innovative strategies.

Human Resource Management

Aims:

• To develop a critical and analytical understanding of the importance and nature of HR in a global context.
• To develop a professional understanding of what the HR function can have in terms of a sustainable organisation capability and innovation through people.

Learning Outcomes:

Upon the successful completion of this module, the student should be able to:

• Critically review and appraise current HRM research and advanced.
• Critically evaluate business environments and analyze how organization is affected and informed by internal and external factors serve to influence the policies and processes adopted by an organization.
• Demonstrate a systematic and comparative knowledge and understanding of a number of advanced and emerging issues in HRM and IHRM with organizations and how these can influence fulfillment of the strategic organization and affect competitive edge.

Leading and Managing Project

Aims:

• To demonstrate self-direction and originality in tackling and solving problems and to apply the principles and practices of project management critically and autonomously at professional level.
• To deal with complex issues analytically, systematically and creatively, make evaluative judgements in the absence of complete data and communicate their conclusions clearly to specialist and non-specialist audiences.

Learning Outcomes:

Upon the successful completion of this module, the student should be able to demonstrate the ability to:

• Demonstrate a systematic, extensive and comparative knowledge and understanding of a number of advanced and emerging issues in project management as a whole and its links to specialist aspects and the potentially positive contribution that intervention can make to aid an organisation’s ability to achieve and sustain competitive advantage through effectively managing change and embracing innovation;
• Critically evaluate external and/or internal influences that impact upon an organisation’s ability to serve and bring about outstanding customer service, product and service innovation;
• Apply contemporary project management techniques and tools effectively to progress projects from initial idea to the presentation of persuasive, pertinent and actionable reports;
• Demonstrate a systematic, extensive and comparative knowledge and understanding of a number of advanced and emerging issues in research methods and project management techniques and their relevance to different projects;

  data collection and handling, evaluation of the strengths and weaknesses of each and identification of the circumstances in which they might be used.

Part 2 Dissertation – 6 months

Aims:

• To develop a critical and systematic understanding of the application of research methodologies, and an ability to frame a research proposal.
• To develop a systematic understanding of how to report research results in written format to an academic and/or professional audience, and to further develop the student’s capacity for critical analysis and independent thought.

Learning Outcomes:

Upon the successful completion of this module, the student should be able to demonstrate the ability to:

• Prepare a research/independent study proposal that provides evidence that the topic to be studied is worth addressing; that the way the proposal addresses the topic is both appropriate and feasible in terms of intended activities, outcomes and resources and thus establishes its importance to both academic and professional communities.
• Plan, manage and execute an in depth research, inquiry or investigation with a business and/or management focus by applying the principles of research design and appropriate methodology selection to the formulation of a research question including, where appropriate, formal hypotheses that can be tested and the selection of appropriate research methods for answering these questions.
• Demonstrate the ability to conduct research under supervision in a business and management context including the ability to review published literature critically, show conceptual and theoretical understanding, identify research problems, use project management skills to budget, manage time and other resources, handle data, interpret results and disseminate findings in a way that is consistent with professional business and management practice and normal principles of research ethics.
• Exhibit the analytical, numerical, literacy, communication and computer skills to enable critical research to be undertaken and be able to apply those transferable skills to develop research based inquiry in future employment settings.

Testimonials

“I recently had the honour of winning Best Prepaid Marketing Campaign at the European Prepaid Awards and I am fully aware that this would not have been possible had I not participated in the IBAT MBA programme. The knowledge I acquired from Peter’s classes in particular, provided me with the confidence and skills to deliver an award winning marketing entry. In previous years, I would never have thought so strategically in my approach to award submissions.

The IBAT MBA programme has reshaped my perspectives about business and has ultimately given me the courage to build the career I’ve always envisioned. I have no doubt that it was absolutely instrumental in providing me with the knowledge foundation to build an award winning marketing campaign. I would like to personally thank all the team at IBAT for a very rewarding and career changing two years. ”

Lynda McGovern MBA Graduate

“The IBAT MBA course really changes the way you think about work, business and even your approach to life. It changes how you think. The course offers a wide spectrum of topics, while a central topic of the course is 'people': team members, leadership, shareholders, wider society, etc. The course requires dedication, but it is definitely worth all the sacrifices. ”

Eoin O Keeffe MBA Graduate

Frquently Asked Questions

What is an MBA?

It is the most desired degree in the world, and is an essential part of any Entrepreneur's or Business leader's toolkit. It designed to give you extensive management skills such as leadership ability, strategic thinking, innovation and critical analysis.

Why do an MBA?

As a general management programme, the MBA is good preparation for any job that requires general management competence. The Programme is of particular interest to people working in, or planning to work in finance, consultancy, manufacturing and service industries. Increasingly, some use the MBA to help them establish their own business or return to help run a family business.

What will I gain from an MBA

• New management skills and techniques to move towards increased responsibilities. You will gain strategic-thinking, critical analysis, and a 'bigger picture' perspective.
• Better communication and team building skills.
• Networking opportunities with candidates from other functional areas, companies, industries, regions and countries, enabling you to think globally.

Is an MBA for me?

If you are a high-potential graduate or a senior business professional, seeking to maximize your business and personal potential, an MBA will not only help you realize your ambitions but redefine them. The MBA programme at IBAT College Dublin is aimed at graduates with a number of years of work experience and achievement. It is designed to help students become senior managers or leaders in their businesses and have the management and analytical tools to equip them to make the big picture strategic decisions in their fields. MBA applicants come from all backgrounds and it is this diversity in talent that is often the most rewarding part of the programme.

Why do the MBA at IBAT College Dublin?

The MBA programme at IBAT College Dublin tackles current industry challenges head-on and covers areas that are vital to individual and organisational success in an innovative and international business context.

At IBAT College Dublin we are acutely aware our students are professional individuals – each with their own unique industry experiences. Through our MBA curriculum design we have fostered an atmosphere where these experiences can be shared and used to enhance the learner experience. The student profile of the IBAT College Dublin MBA demands opinionated, experienced people who with the lecturers and guest speakers facilitate learning from each other in a guided manner. The MBA classroom reflects a vibrant chamber of debate. Given the complexities of the management discipline it is essential that students search for their own answers, while being challenged to consider the benefits and disadvantages of the decisions they make, or indeed, have made in the past. To support this learning style, students of the MBA are encouraged to make strong arguments both for and against unique business propositions. Through these debates students are exposed to a very high standard of learning and develop key analytical skills.

The MBA is a premier academic qualification and this demands a high level of academic ability. There is a strong requirement for self-directed learning beyond the classroom to meet the standards of the IBAT College Dublin MBA. Students often engage in study groups and can avail of the additional seminars provided such as Academic Writing and Presentation Skills.

What else does IBAT offer on its MBA?

• Valuable contacts with an international group of participants
• Highly trained industry experts educated to MBA/PhD level
• Small classes with team based learning.
• Extensive online resources.
• High return on your investment.

Who will I learn with?

As you would expect from an MBA programme the students on the programme come from diverse back rounds such as different industries, different functions, different countries, different qualifiactions. This diversity ensures opinions and experiences shared enrich your ultimate learning experience.

Our part-time students often have significant industry experience (current average is 12 years) with over 25% being international learners.

How many places are on the programme?

There are 35 part-time places.

Lecturer Profiles

Paul Crowther-Lecturer, Research Proposals and Dissertation Preparation.

Paul is an experienced business adviser and coach working for clients to manage organisational change, develop and implement strategic business plans and working to improve financial management and planning, particularly in relation to working capital.

Michael Ellis- Lecturer, International Business.

Michael Ellis is a lecturer in Corporate Finance, Management Accounting, Financial Management, Tax and is a Member of Chartered Accountants Ireland, QFA and also holds qualifications in Forensic Accounting.

Juan Pablo Fravega- Lecturer, Contemporary Logistics Management.

Juan currently works as the Procurement Manager for Haven Pharmacy. He has over 20 years’ experience in the retail industry both in Ireland and abroad.