Graduate Programs
Background Information
The uniqueness of this program is its emphasis on the application of Business Information Technology to organizations. The program combines problem-based and competence-based learning approaches. It is an innovative blended-learning program designed for IT and business professionals and other graduates with experience in the industry who intend to enhance their academic and professional expertise. The program is also designed to utilize a symbiosis of study and work as students undergo training combining scientific knowledge and practical orientation while working at their current job. The program is intended to produce ethically and socially responsible business professionals who can draw on technical and leadership capabilities, effective communication skills, innovative professional practices, and strategic and organizational skills to create successful business intelligence solutions.
The seminar sessions will expose the students to emerging issues and IT solutions. The dissertation would allow students to identify business intelligence problems, research such problems, and prescribe solutions.
The program will draw from the knowledge of leading academics and professionals from the industry to offer both comprehensive, research-driven theoretical frameworks and practice-oriented knowledge and technical skills to our students.
Aim
This Master of Science in Business Information Technology is suitable for students with a technical background seeking to develop management and ethical leadership skills to be able to apply business intelligence solutions to business problems. The program aims to produce technically grounded graduates to become senior leaders with expertise in IT-enabled business innovations who can engineer new services, radically improve the way businesses work using IT, and provide a platform for continued learning.
Objectives of the program:
Businesses today cannot function effectively without IT and business intelligence that puts them ahead of others. To ensure the success of the Ghana government’s digitization agenda, the country needs a skilled workforce who understands the dynamics of harnessing information technology to transform private and governmental organizations. The objectives of this program, therefore, are to:
- equip students with an in-depth understanding of how organizations can utilize business intelligence to improve decision-making.
- endow students with the knowledge and skills to bridge the gap between IT and Business to drive innovation and growth in the modern global organization.
- develop students’ technical, research, organizational, and leadership capabilities needed to transform their organization.
- prepare students to be ethically and socially responsible professionals ready to innovate and lead in the changing business intelligence environment.
- equip students with problem-solving and analytical skills crucial in successfully applying technology to business problem-solving.
Career Prospects
Graduates will find suitable positions in various sectors such as health, revenue collection agencies, banking, financial and capital markets, commodities and stock exchanges, local government, farming, education, transport, manufacturing, telecommunications, and tourism. Potential designated positions for graduates from this program in the public and private sectors include:
- Business Information Systems Manager
- Business And Systems Analyst
- Business Intelligence Analyst
- Market Forecaster
- Business Intelligence Consultant
Target Market
The MSc. Business Information Technology transforms business organizations and facilitates the effective and efficient solution of problems, enhances processes to improve efficiency, serve customers, and achieve business goals. This program is designed for IT professionals who want to enhance their technical expertise in the development and use of computer systems for solving business problems and making managerial decisions.
- Background Information
This MSc Information Technology Management program covers those aspects of new technology developments and strategies that improve how organizations can operate. It provides the developmental route for middle and top-level leadership positions in private and public organizations that do not have qualifications in Information Technology-related domains to respond to the challenges that technological advancement poses to organizations. The program will thus, equip students with the knowledge, skills, and capabilities to enable them to reach their full potential as Information Technology leaders and professionals.
Aim
This program aims to produce graduates with the knowledge and skills to evaluate the impact of Information Technology in society and emerging business models. It will enable them to respond proactively to dynamic challenges by devising and implementing new technological strategies and digital solutions for organizational change. The program will help students develop practical problem-solving techniques integrated with a leadership approach with a focus on creating business value.
Objectives
The objectives of this program are to:
- train students in the core technical and management concepts and how to apply them in an integrated manner.
- empower students with the knowledge and competencies to explain and apply current methodologies in Information Technology Management to support the national digitization agenda.
- equip the student with problem-solving abilities and analytical skills to identify business and organizational needs and lead IT projects to implement the solutions.
- equip students with technical competencies to design, develop, operate, and use technological products and services to help increase organizational efficiency and effectiveness.
- empower students with an innovation mentality to develop creative solutions to implement and maintain the technological infrastructure of hardware devices, software programs, networks, and communication systems.
Target Audience:
- Middle-level staff from the private sector without qualification in IT-related Programmes who want to lead in IT-driven innovation.
- Civil Servants who want to stay relevant in the changing environment of digital transformation and public service innovations.
- Local government workers who want to improve systems and processes using IT.
- IT Graduates who want to further their academic and professional growth.
- Graduates from non-IT-related backgrounds who want to change the direction of their careers to pursue a career in IT-related fields.
Career Prospects:
Graduates from this program can obtain positions in both private and public sectors as:
- IT Consultant
- IT Manager
- IT Project Manager
- Technical Support Manager
- IT Infrastructure Manager
- Business and Systems analyst
- Teachers and Lecturers