Digital Supply Chain Management

Postgraduate Diploma

Postgraduate Certificate

Master of Science

Postgraduate Diploma, Postgraduate Certificate, Master of Science

PSDSCM

Elective

Compulsory

Taught Modules

Programme Structure

This programme aims to prepare you for a career or business in supply chain management. Target employers are 1) management consulting, 2) manufacturing, 3) retailing, and 4) financial industry. 
You are required to take eight compulsory modules across terms 1 and 2 as listed in the module diet. In term 3, you have two options to complete the MSc:  
Option one – study through taught courses only: 
<ul><li>Five elective units, each of them worth 10 credits, plus BBM109 Career Management Skills and Research Methods </li></ul>
Option two – a general research project with a credit value of 30 and a maximum of 5,000 words, taken in tandem with three specialist electives of 10 credits. 
Elective modules to be selected from those as listed in the module diet, and from MSc courses in the Specialist Masters Programme on approval of the Course Director(s).  Additional guidance will be provided to you throughout the course in order to support your decision making in this area. 
Learning and Teaching 
In line with the School&#39;s Learning and Teaching Strategy, the programme team promotes learning and teaching characterized by a diversity of resources, teaching styles and techniques.

The MSc in Digital Supply Chain Management has been accredited by CIPS. Students with work experience will be eligible to apply for MCIPS credentials upon completing their MSc degree depending on the electives and the dissertation option. 

The MSc in Digital Supply Chain Management has been accredited by CILT (UK) and offers full exemption from the educational requirements for Chartered Membership. – To be confirmed – we are in the process of seeking accreditation for the revised programme. 

Articulate how digital technologies support supply chain activities. 

Knowledge

Tolerate disagreement and exude an open and sensitive attitude to diversity in business, cultures and people. 

Values and attitudes

Apply the skills and knowledge gained during your degree with assurance, confidence and self-awareness. 

Identify and manage ethical issues pertaining to the supply chain with respect to all stakeholders. 

Present your work in a coherent and professional manner. Communicate ideas effectively and succinctly in formats for a variety of professional audiences. 

Skills

Demonstrate advanced qualitative and quantitative analytical skills used in decision making processes and show strong computing skills to support scientific decision making. 

Plan and carry out independent, and original research/project work in a relevant area.  

Analyse and synthesize both intrinsic and external factors affecting business situations, especially those related to supply chains and the digitization of supply chains. 

Use various quantitative and qualitative analytical and decision supporting methods. 

Review and explain the broad area of supply chain and associated areas.   

Evaluate current problems and/or new insights, much of which is at, or informed by, the forefront of the discipline of supply chain management. 

Apply various decision-making frameworks to systematically identify, assess and evaluate, and provide recommendations to the issues faced in supply chains. 

Critically discuss the variety of supply chain concepts, philosophies, and practical applications.  

PSDSCM - Digital Supply Chain Management

Throughout your study you will have the opportunity to work both individually and in groups, on a wide variety of subject matter. You will also have the opportunity to attend events and showcases to enable you to engage with external stakeholders and begin to build professional networks. In addition to this you will be provided with guidance about routes through the programme and encouraged to discuss your plans with your tutors and careers advisors to choose the options most appropriate to you. 
At the beginning of the course, you will complete a number of induction workshops including: 
<ul>
<li>Team building </li>
<li>Career induction and careers fair </li>
<li>Professional development skills </li>
<li>Descriptive statistics and introduction to probability </li>
<li>Introduction to programming languages   </li>
</ul>

Learning is achieved through a range of methods, such as lectures, case studies, group work, presentations, seminars, company projects and simulation games. In general, the programme reflects the pedagogic philosophy of Bayes Business School: advanced, technically challenging education to prepare business professionals and leaders to operate at decision-making levels. You will also make extensive use of Moodle, our Virtual Learning Environment (VLE), which is used to support all learning on the course. 
Emphasis is placed upon the specific acquisition of the theoretical foundations of various decision-making schools as applied in practical, real-world contexts. Student presentations - to lecturers, external guests, visitors from the City and other members of the class - give you invaluable practice in using, applying and expressing complex subject matter clearly and concisely to a business audience. Group work, on the preparation of case studies and a business plan, consolidates the acquired knowledge and also builds interpersonal and communication skills which are essential for any future career you might choose. 
The MSc in Digital Supply Chain Management is designed and structured to allow for intellectual progression through modules taught in terms 1 and 2. Modules taught in term 2 normally build on the knowledge and skill acquired in term 1. Term three allows for further progression by choosing specialist elective modules or a dissertation/project, where students can apply knowledge and skills acquired earlier in the programme. 
A minimum of 10 learning and teaching hours (both contact and non-contact) are required for each credit awarded. The precise weighting of different types of learning depends on the modules you take, and the breakdown is therefore provided within the appropriate module specifications.   
Non-contact hours are for self-directed study and account for the indicative amount of time you should spend studying independently, including subject research, reading, working in groups and completing assignments and other homework. 
Overall teaching and learning hours: approx. 1,800 hours  
Contact hours: approx. 348 hours

Curriculum Catalogue

Digital Supply Chain Management - MSc

PSDSCM