• » Master of Science in innovation management in the public service

    Programme Title  Master of Science in Innovation Management in the Public Service
    CAO Code  Add-on programme. Not available via CAO
    LYIT internal code  LY_BIMPS
    Duration  2 Years Part-time
    Standard Code Places:  15
    National Framework Level  9
    Award Type  Major
    Awarding Body  LYIT, under Delegated Authority from HETAC & University of Ulster
    Is this Programme for Me?
    The MSc in Innovation Management in the Public Service course aims to deliver a range of learning experiences that empower participants to develop their knowledge, understanding and applied skills in the field of innovation and transformational change within the delivery of public services. It aims to challenge participants to move beyond the passive absorption of information through critical analysis and reflection and towards innovative, strategic and transformational management initiatives within their sponsoring organization. This course has been developed by Letterkenny Institute of Technology and the University of Ulster in collaboration with the Office of An Taoiseach and the Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister. Participants will be drawn from those identified by their organisation as being charged with implementing strategic change programmes. The selection process will involve an outline of a project plan agreed with their organisation or department. The course is directed at personnel at Principal Officer level or equivalent.
    Minimum Academic Entry Requirements
    A second-class honours degree or better from a university of the United Kingdom or the Republic of Ireland, from the Council for National Academic Awards, the Higher Education and Training Awards Council, or from an institution of another country which has been recognised as being of an equivalent standard; and be in relevant employment within the Public Services
    What will I study?
    Year Proposed Modules Mandatory/
    Elective    		 No of credits Class Contact
     1  Context of Innovation and Transformation in Government  Mandatory    3 day block
     Change Management in Public Service  Mandatory    3 day block
     Citizen Centric Public Service Delivery  Mandatory    3 day block
     Culture in Innovating Organisations  Mandatory    3 day block
     Information Sharing, Integration and Inter-Operability  Mandatory    3 day block
     2  Transformational Leadership and Strategic Management  Mandatory    3 day block
     Driving Innovation in Public Services  Mandatory    3 day block
     Performance Evaluation & Control  Mandatory    3 day block
     Research Project  Mandatory    one meeting per month
    Learning Outcomes
    Graduates will be able to:
    • to develop students' critical judgment, intellectual integrity and practical skills at postgraduate level with specific reference to the rapidly evolving disciplines of transformational management in the public sector;
    • to be able to evaluate and demonstrate performance improvement across a range of rigorous
    • business, fiscal and non-fiscal criteria. to promote a critical awareness of current trends in research activity and to enable the student to be capable of evaluating the likely impact of these on new, emerging and converging applications and techniques.
    • to instil critical evaluation in the students through challenging current processes and to use benchmarking techniques to identify best in class ICT-enabled service delivery standards internally, nationally and internationally.
    • to engender strategic planning and management skills for sustained transformational change in public service organisations in a citizen centred cultural ethos
    • to expose the students to a range of implementation techniques so as to act in a wide and often unpredictable variety of ill defined contexts. To use advanced investigative skills to conduct empirical research and to transfer and apply diagnostic and entrepreneurial skills to improve service delivery systems in a complex, multi-stakeholder and increasingly integrated environment.
    Are there follow-up Programmes Available?
    Progression is possible to Research Masters and Doctoral Programmes in Institutes and Universities within Ireland and abroad.
    Career Opportunities
    Your in-depth knowledge and practical experience gained in this programme will leave you well placed in your organisation to take up positions with increased responsibility
    This course begins in January each year. Apply:  Postgraduate Programmes Application Form
    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:
    • Contact Michael Margey Head of Department of Business Studies, Letterkenny Institute of Technology by
    • E- Mail: Michael.margey@lyit.ie
    • Telephone: (074) 9186202