Executive delivery, fast-track.....for CIPS
full members
.... and now for CILT members too
Recruiting now for April 2013 start
Watch what students and tutors are saying about the programme:
Are you a full member of CIPS or CILT?
This could
be your natural next step. This delivery mode gives you generous
exemptions towards your Masters degree (it is possible to complete in
as little as 12 months if you have full membership and suitable
experience)
The MSc is exactly the same level as either an MA
- Master of Arts - or an MBA. And you will probably find that
the 12 months of study count as a full year's CPD points for your
professional institute
Full UK university Masters degree
Exclusively for CIPS and CILT full members
Two taught weekends at Moor Hall near
Heathrow
1200 students enrolled or graduated so far with MDC on all streams
of the MSc
Truly international - around 20% of delegates fly in from overseas
for the two residential weekends
Top Procurement academics
Next intake April 2013
Update -
The
23rd procurement group started at Moor Hall in Oct '12 - with 17 delegates
and
here's a pic of the 3rd group most of whom graduated within 18 months.
............and these
are some of the first graduates - Dec 03 late afternoon at the
Glamorgan campus
"Didn't
even notice the rain, felt so proud and happy!!! .....
Janet Benton one of the first graduates encouraging some of her
colleagues who haven't been quite as quick to finish as she has
managed.
"Thought I should drop you a note
now that the MSc is over! ....
I really enjoyed the course and on reflection, I can't believe how
quickly the last year has gone. Hopefully the three colleagues that
I recommended the course to will meet the standard of achieving a
distinction too! (Just a shame that your new £20 Amazon voucher
offer per new enrolment didn't exist when I recommended the course
to the three of them!) .....
When I needed to contact MDC for things, queries were handled
promptly and staff were very helpful. ......
I know you used a quote from me in your last newsletter, and if you
need to use someone as a case study in future, feel free to get in
touch." ....... Marcus Bailey, Lloyds TSB
(graduated Jul 03)
MSc in Procurement - summary of key
details
Full UK university Masters degree awarded by top rated University of Glamorgan
business school
Exclusively for CIPS and CILT full members
Can complete in 12 months - you stay in your
full-time job
Two taught weekends at Moor Hall near Heathrow
- Executive delivery mode
Then a 6-month dissertation (which you do back home)
1200 students enrolled or graduated so far with MDC on all streams
of the MSc
Truly international - around 20% of delegates fly in from overseas
for the two residential weekends
Multiple workshops show you all the techniques you will need to
complete your research dissertation
Top Procurement academics
Massive research resources on line
Next intake April 2013
Mode of teaching and Learning:
Please note this is not a distance learning programme, and you must attend
the two weekend modules near Heathrow airport. The programme is delivered via what is known as the 'executive' model. This
allows busy executives to attend limited, intensive face-to-face sessions with
much of the learning taking place between and after those face-to-face
sessions. It is vital that participants have daily access to the Web and
email. Much of the group learning takes place in the virtual community
created and maintained via the Webucate system. For more information about
this student support system click here.
Quality teaching in procurement and supply management
Glamorgan
have been rated as one of the top Business Schools for teaching
quality. A report by the Times Higher Education Supplement puts
Glamorgan up there alongside Warwick and Cranfield and London Business School.
....and from the university's website:
Research inspired purchasing & supply
activity permeates through to the School’s quality of teaching.
The Glamorgan Business School is the largest Business School in
Wales, 16th largest in the UK and is among only 20 UK Business
Schools to have received Excellent ratings from the
Government's Teaching Quality Assessment body. The Times Good
University Guide 2001 names the School in the top five in the
country for Business Studies.
The outstanding reputation of our Business School is based on our
three consecutive ‘excellent’ ratings in the national
assessments of teaching quality, which have contributed to the Daily
Telegraph classification of the University of Glamorgan as a
‘first division university’. The University was categorised as
being in the top six UK Universities in the field of purchasing and
supply chain management. The University is also a CIPS approved
centre.
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MSc Procurement - Course rationale
(Extracts from University of Glamorgan website. Please note that in
1998 the aims of the programme were predominantly regional, but the success of
the course has led to the University offering the same programme to a national
and international audience and it now includes e-procurement modules)
Purchasing and supply is a growth area both in
terms of academic study, research output and consultancy. ....There is a
particular need to support and contribute to the economic success of SMEs
through applied purchasing and supply research and the development of
flexible education, training and development opportunities. There is also
a need to understand the forces of globalisation that are impacting on
employers internationally, nationally and regionally.
Research within the Business School focuses on SME purchasing
strategies. The need for strategic purchasing is naturally endorsed by
those within the function but seldom espoused with any real sincerity by
others. An opportunity for competitive advantage is being missed. An
academic discipline in purchasing must therefore provide the practitioner
with quantitative data as well as conceptual food for thought. This data
must be in the form of practical tools and techniques, contained within a
framework of concepts and principles. Purchasing can be seen as a resource
management function. External resources are just as important as internal
resources. Management of external resources is intrinsically strategic.
Strategy is usually formulated to gain competitive advantage at some point
in the value chain. If purchasing is to be seen as a strategic subject,
then clearly the study and development of purchasing strategies needs to
be undertaken. As a subject, within the discipline, inter-organisational
relationships overlap purchasing strategy, but have interesting linkages
with technology issues - technology management, innovation, information
systems and e-commerce. The overall aim of purchasing and supply research
activity within the school is to work together, with both large purchasers
and SME suppliers, to contribute to local economic development and provide
everyone in the supply chain with an opportunity for competitive
advantage.
Staff involved in applied purchasing and supply research are currently
working closely with the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS)
on projects focusing on developing SME purchasing strategies.
Examples of funding include:
1997/98 development in SMEs. Business Link Suffolk. £30,000.
1998 Supplier development and supply chain Management Attitude
survey. Business Link Suffolk. £15,000.
1998/99 Strategy usage in SMEs: Creating World Class Suppliers,
Suffolk TEC. £40,000.
The University of Glamorgan Bosch Chair in Purchasing & Supply
became operational on 30th November 1998, with a mission to promote and
deliver purchasing and supply management, and education and training to
meet the needs of .... employers, employees and other individuals. A prime
aim of the Chair is to secure a specialist research base related to
understanding and responding to the needs of small and medium size
organisations......
To meet this need a research unit has been established at the
University of Glamorgan Business School. ......The unit's mission is to
support and contribute to the economic success of small and medium size
enterprises (SMEs) .... through applied purchasing & supply research
and the development of flexible education, training and development
opportunities. The research unit aims to:
Be recognised as a research resource of international standing for
the delivery of relevant and useful research to support and contribute
to the economic success of ..... SMEs.
To contribute to the portfolio of qualificatory purchasing &
supply management programmes that facilitate access to lifelong
learning and development opportunities for individuals in ..... SMEs.
To contribute to the portfolio of seminars and workshops that
provide opportunities for individuals in SMEs to effectively address
the challenges they face.
To be, in partnership with others, a resource for the provision of
information and advice for individuals in SMEs.
PASARU's research encompasses a wide span of specialist areas including
purchasing & supply, supply chain management, procurement, marketing,
strategy, human resource management. PASARU is dedicated to helping small
and medium size organisations achieve world class performance. Research is
carried through to pilot implementation and the results disseminated to
business and policy makers though networks of organisations and high
quality academic and professional publications. PASARU has the ability to
develop cross-functional research teams capable of solving business
problems, teaching advanced students and contributing to the leading edge
of relevant academic and professional disciplines. Above all PASARU will
provide conceptual rigour and practical relevance.
Company Profile - MDC Ltd - programme organisers for the
off-campus executive delivery
Management
Development Centre Ltd is a UK company, part of the Durham Associates
Group. MDC was established in 1991 to organise and deliver MBA and other
postgraduate marketing programmes in conjunction with a major UK
University but off-campus. The recently retired chairman is
Professor Geoff Lancaster, leading UK Marketing author. Nearly
1000 students have graduated or are currently studying for MSc, MBA
and Doctoral programmes worldwide. The group
has offices in 5 countries and each offers a variety of different
programmes based around the "on-location teaching" concept
In July 1999
Prime Minister Mr Tony Blair presented the
company with the Queen's Award for Export.
Please note that all degrees are awarded by the University of Glamorgan
which is a UK state university. MDC is the promotional and
administrative agent
