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Title image: MSc in Computer-based Management Systems
 
This degree offers a mixture of courses from the Departments of Computer Science and Management Studies (Faculty of Social Sciences). It trains people to take up middle-management positions in the Information Technology sector and/or to take on positions as management consultants and business analysts.

Objectives
  This programme will provide the participants with:
 
  • A comprehensive understanding of how information systems are changing organizaional structures and how they can be used effectively to create a basis of competitive advantage;
  • A comprehensive introduction to the principles of management
  • A comprehensive introduction to methods used in managing the development of computer-based systems:
  • Detailed exposure to new advances in information technology.
Entry Requirements
  Fifty students are admitted to the programme annually. Three categories of students are considered - students with:
 
  • BSc in Management Studies
  • BSc in Computer Science
  • Bachelors in any other field
  A good second class degree, typically in a business related area or in Computer Science. Candidates are also normally required to have at least 2 years work experience in a relevant field. Only students with a strong upper second class honours degree or better are allowed to enter the programme directly from the undergraduate programme.
  Applicants must provide evidence that they will be able to meeet the strenuous requirements of the programme:
 
  • unusually intensive study
  • excellence in either Computer Science or Management Information Systems
  • a strong aptitude for the other discipline and
  • the ability to effectively synthesize large amounts of information
Admission Procedures
  Students should apply for admission through the post-graduate section.

Applications meeting the initial selection criteria will be contacted in April of each year and some candidates may be invited for an interview on campus. Final decisions will be made by the beginning of May, each year.

Length of the Programme
  Normally the programme takes a period of 20 months on a part-time basis. However, for students without any academic preparation in Management Studies or Computer Science it will take 32 months.
   
Programme Structure
  The programme is structured in four sections. Three different groups of students are easily accommodated by the way in which section two of the programme is organized.
   
  Section I
   Consists of two foundation courses:
 
  • Information Systems in Organisations
  • Systems Design and Engineering
  Section II
  Students who enter the programme with a Computer Science background but relatively less exposure to Management Studies courses will be required to do the following eight courses:
 
  • Finance
  • Accounting
  • Marketing
  • Production and Operations Management
  • Organizational Theory and Behaviour
  • Industry and Competitive Analysis
  • Internation Business
  • Decision Models for Managers
  Students who enter with a background in Management Studies, but with relatively little exposure to Computer Science will be required to do the following eight Section II courses:
 
  • Database Management Systems
  • Data Communications Systems
  • Principles of Computer Systems
  • Introduction to Program Design
  • Operating Systems
  • Programming Languages
  Students without any academic preparation in Management Studies or Computer Science will be required to do all sixteen courses in Section II of the programme. This would require an additional year of course work.
  Section III
  There will be three full courses and two half courses to be taken by all students. The full courses are:
 
  • User Interface Management Systems
  • Expert Systems
  • Computer Aided Design and Simulation
  The two half courses are:
 
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Human Factors in Computing
  Section IV
  Two courses will be taught in this section. The first is an integrative course, Information Systems Policy, and the second is in the form of a Project.

Programme Schedule
  The programme is offered on a part-time basis, with students coming to classes for th eequivalent of two full days per week. The days on which class sessions are to be offered are:

    Mondays and Wednesdays 5:00 - 9:00 p.m. and Saturdays 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Computer Lab facilities will be available on Mondays to Thursdays 5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. and Saturdays 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
  The programme is over a eighteen month period. The timing of the course offerings is as follows:
   
September
Full-time, 4 days/week
-
 2 Section I courses
October - December
Part-time
 -
 2 Section I courses
January - February
Part-time
-
 2 Section I courses
March - April
Part-time
 -
 2 Section I courses
May - June
Part-time
 -
 2 Section I courses
July - August
Part-time
 -
 3 Section III courses 
September - November
Part-time
 -
 2 Section III courses 
December
Full-time, 4 days/week
 -
 1 Section IV course
(Information Systems Policy)
  
 
  
December - March  
 -
 Project Preparation

Faculty
  The members of faculty who will teach in the programme will b edrawn from the existing members of faculty in the Departments of Computer Science and Management Studies, local experts with advanced degrees in areas relevant to the programme and members of faculty from leading universities overseas who will provide expertise in areas not available locally.

Administrators
  The programme will be administered jointly by Prof. Gordon Shirley (Management Studies), Prof. Han Reichgelt (Computer Science) and by a full-time Administrative Assistant.

Courses
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I
 Systems Design and Engineering
 
 
 Information Systems in Organizations
 
   
II
 Introduction to Program Design
Introduction to Software Engineering
  Principles of Computer Systems
  Data and File Structures
  Database Management Systems
  Comparative Study of Programming Languages
  Operating Systems
  Data Communication Systems and Networks
 
Management Accounting
 
Organizational Theory
 
Marketing
 
Finance
 
Decision Models for Managers
 
Production and Operations Management
 
Industry and Competitive Analysis
 
International Business
 
   
III
 Artificial Intelligence
Expert Systems
Computer-Aided Manufacturing Design and Simulation
  User Interface Management Systems
  Human Factors in Computing
 
   
IV
Information Systems Policy
Project

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