MAJOR AMENDMENT PANEL REPORT
Part 1
Programme details
Programme Title
Nature and duration
of programme
DIT awards sought
Classifications of award
Parallel award sought
Professional body
Part 2
Postgraduate Certificate / Diploma in Global Business
Part-time over 2 years
Postgraduate Certificate in Global Business
Postgraduate Diploma in Global Business Development
Postgraduate Diploma in Global Business Leadership
Distinction, Merit: Upper Division, Merit: Lower Division, Pass
N/A
This programme has been developed in partnership with IBEC
Programme Background / Structure
Background
The Postgraduate Diploma in International Business Development was launched in 2006 as a specialist
educational offering for participants on IBEC’s Export Orientation Programme (EOP). The EOP takes
leading Irish graduates and places them in overseas markets with the remit of export business
development. Ireland’s longest running graduate programme, the EOP has played a significant role in
developing Irish exports since its inception in 1983. This programme has now been rebranded the
Postgraduate Diploma in Global Business Development.
The requirements of participating organisations have changed over the years and EOP role descriptors
have become more disparate. As a result IBEC have created a sister programme to EOP, called IBEC
Global Graduates (IGG) and have asked DIT to create a second stream on the Postgraduate Diploma to
provide a more general business education, this is being branded the Postgraduate Diploma in Global
Business Leadership.
Entry requirements
Applications will be considered from graduates who hold a 2.2 honours degree (or an equivalent
qualification) in any discipline and have been accepted onto the IBEC EOP or IBEC Global Graduates
programme.
Students who fail to meet the minimum entry criteria, but who have significant work experience along
with prior educational qualifications may apply for exceptional entry. All decisions regarding
exceptional entry will be made by the College of Business exceptional entry committee.
No exemptions are possible in relation to any module for this programme.
Students will initially be registered on the Postgraduate Certificate programme and will progress from
that programme to the Postgraduate Diploma Programme. Students who wish to exit the programme
having completed the first stage will be awarded the Postgraduate Certificate in Global Business.
Continued participation on the IBEC EOP/ IBEC Global Graduates programme is a pre-requisite for
successful completion of the programme.
Student assessment
In accordance with the General Assessment Regulations and Addendum to the General Assessment
Regulations of the Institute.
Students will be permitted a maximum of only 2 attempts to pass a module.
Part 3
Validation dates and Membership of Panel
Date of Validation Event: 15th October 2015, Venue: Management House, DIT, Aungier Street
Composition of the Validation Panel: Internal Members: Anne Greene (Chair), School of Chemical and
Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kathleen Hughes, School of Marketing, Sharon Feeney, Head of Learning
Development, College of Business, External Members: Colm Rooney, Vice President, Global Client
Services, Advantage Group International, Officer: Nicole O’Neill, Quality Assurance Officer
Part 4 Findings and Recommendations
The panel would like to commend the staff on the success of this innovative programme which is meeting a
clear industry need. An excellent relationship has been developed between IBEC and the College to ensure
the successful delivery of the programme. The panel was very impressed with the innovative delivery
methods used to deliver the programme Globally.
The Panel is pleased to recommend to College Board approval of the following:
1. New programme title – Postgraduate Diploma in Global Business – with two streamed awards:
a. Postgraduate Diploma in Global Business Development
b. Postgraduate Diploma in Global Business Leadership
2. Change in title to exit award ‘Postgraduate Certificate in Global Business’ and MSc top-up award
‘MSc Global Business’ to reflect changes in title of Postgraduate Diploma Programme.
3. Change in structure of exit award to take into account changes in the Postgraduate Diploma
programme.
4. Redesign of existing ‘Leading Across Culture’ modules (2 * 5 ECTS modules) into one 10 ECTS
module titled ‘Leading in a Global context’ which now has a greater focus on leadership.
5. Addition of new ‘Doing Business Globally’ module, which will cover much of the previous
International Marketing Strategy module content.
6. Merging of International Marketing and International Sales modules into a combined module entitled
. ‘Global Marketing and Sales’
7. Removal of two Market & Trade Research modules from Global Leadership stream and removal of
Market & Trade Research II from Global Business Development stream.
8. Removal of International Logistics & SCM II - some content on operations covered on the new
‘Doing Business Globally’ module. Retitling of module to ‘Global Logistics and Supply Chain
Management’.
9. Addition of new modules on the Leadership stream of ‘Corporate Finance’, ‘Innovation’ and
‘Leading Global Projects’
Recommendations
Review the staffing resources allocated to the delivery and organization of the programme at the School
level, further resources may be needed, especially if the student numbers increase.
Include further details on the obligations of students, including pre-readings and assessment schedules, in
the Student Handbook.
Update the Global Logistics and Supply Chain Management module to refresh the reading material and
include reference to technologies used.
Clarify within the documents that whilst the programme resides within the College of Business, it is
managed on a day to day basis by the School of Retail and Services Management and draws on the full
resources of the College.
Remove editorial inconsistencies