Managing Risk and System Change (P.Grad.Cert)

Program Overview

This one-year Postgraduate Certificate program provides a practical focus on risk, change, and system design in various industries. It consists of four modules and allows students to supplement their education without committing to a full Master's degree. Graduates can progress to a Postgraduate Diploma with three additional modules or pursue a Master's degree with a research dissertation. The program offers a flexible online learning experience with access to a virtual learning environment and a global community of practice.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

This one-year course includes seven modules from the established Managing Risk and System Change course. Spread over one academic year, it allows students to supplement their further education and career development without the need to commit immediately to a M.Sc. On successful completion, graduates of this course may progress to Postgraduate Diploma level, which includes three further modules over one additional year. The overall objective of this online programme is to provide a rigorous but practical focus on risk, change and system design in operations, manufacturing and services, with an innovative integrated approach to the role of people in such systems. It provides a core framework that has been tested in collaborative industrial research and practice for managing and developing people, the design and integration of new technologies, the management of risk and the implementation of change. World-class international teams who have collaborated through industrial research has been mobilised to provide the highest calibre research led teaching, supervision and professional expertise. Students will also become part of a global community of practice, a community of professional learners, across a range of safety critical sectors, where they will benefit not only from the academic and industrial experts delivering the course but also from the extended network of fellow students.

Outline:

The Postgraduate Certificate consists of four of the seven modules and runs part-time over one academic year. Students who successfully complete all modules in the Postgraduate Certificate may take an additional year of study and complete a further three modules for the award of Postgraduate Diploma. The Postgraduate Diploma consists of seven modules and makes up year one of the Masters. The course runs part-time over one academic year from September until May. Students who have successfully completed the Postgraduate Diploma may study for an additional year to pursue the award of Masters. To qualify for the Masters award, students dedicate this additional year to the research dissertation. The dissertation will provide students with an opportunity to pursue a research topic based on key strategic operational issues within their organisations in order to create a research-practitioner capability in managing risk and system change. Course Content This course provides students with a stimulating online learning experience by creating a structured yet flexible learning approach. The place of study is flexible as online delivery allows students to engage in learning activities at home or in the workplace and there is no requirement to attend the Trinity campus in Dublin. Students will have access to weekly materials using a virtual learning environment and the opportunity to engage with other students and lecturers using a variety of online discussion boards. Students take seven core modules:

• The Role of People & Processes in Organisations
• Managing Performance and Risk
• Leading Change
• Strategic Human Resource Development
• Stability & Change
• Socio-Technical System Design
• Statistics & Action Research Methods

Careers:

The course advances graduates' career prospects both in terms of promotion eligibility and post-graduate training, with graduates pursuing careers in risk, change, operations, quality, safety, human resources, planning, and system design.