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This part-time programme meets the requirements of the Level 7 Digital and Technology Solutions Specialist Apprenticeship Standard. Eligible organisation’s are able to use £21,000 of their Apprenticeship Levy to cover the MSc tuition fee. We also accept students through the non-apprenticeship route.
Overview
- Start dateOctober
- Duration24 months part-time
- DeliveryTaught modules 80 credits, group project 40 credits, individual practical project 80 credits.
- QualificationMSc
- Study typeExecutive
Who is it for?
This course is novel as it brings together technical and management skills in the digital transformation theme. Our differentiator will be to go through an end to end digitalisation journey. This involves capturing requirements, designing the suitable solution, developing the data and analytics capability, visualising the solutions to alternative stakeholders, and finally the integration and assurance of the solutions. . The unique selling point of the course is to move beyond raising awareness of digital technologies and solutions, in to developing individuals to have the required capability and understanding to develop suitable solutions to key industrial challenges.
Across sectors, for those who recognise the potential for a long and successful career utilising digital technologies and solutions . This course addresses the need for highly trained professionals for sectors that rely on digital technologies and solutions. It focuses on how to enable the transformation into world-class products and processes. The course is is suitable for:
- Early and mid-career professionals who want a “real-world” education that they can apply directly to their workplace.
- Second career professional seeking a change into a digitally driven organisation.
- Those on a trajectory to reach senior leadership roles that would like to gain insights in digital technologies and solutions.
Explore our Digital and Technology Solutions Apprenticeship MSc
I applied for the MSc to formalise my previous data analysis experience, current and previous roles in the digital space, alongside future leadership aspirations. The course combines the technical, operational, strategic and people centric approach necessary for her my role in transforming digital manufacturing. So far, it has helped bring together my understanding of how everything fits together. This has been critical for me, as someone without an engineering or manufacturing background.
The two specialist routes really allow students to customise their studies to best suit their workplace and career. The landscape of digital technologies is constantly evolving and this course truly prepares you to make an impact in your organisation through its applied approach to tackle the challenges of today and the future. The course is taught by a mixture of academics and industry professionals ensuring that we meet both the academic rigour and provide an understanding of the practical opportunities.
Informed by industry
The course has been heavily informed by industry with over 25 organisations across sectors involved in its design. We have taken on board the need for a practical experience throughout the programme. This has influenced the way in which we deliver our lectures with a blend of knowledgeable practitioners, and highly experienced academics offering real-life relevant use cases, and challenges to work on. All outputs across the programme are focused on developing impactful outputs to implement at the sponsor organisations. A large proportion of the course is delivered online in order to reduce the need to travel.
Key information
The Digital and Technology Solutions Apprenticeship MSc is structured to allow maximum benefit from learning with minimum time away from the working environment.
Benefits for businesses
Benefits for individuals
How we teach you
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Course details
The course aligns with the Master's Level Apprenticeship in Digital and Technology Solutions with the following targeted occupational streams: ‘Data Analytics Specialist’ and ‘Digital Business & Enterprise Systems Architecture Specialist’. The course is delivered over 24 months. The course composes of three core parts:
- Eight modules (80 credits – 10 for each module).
- Group project at 40 credits.
- Individual practical project (80 credits).
The modules will typically be spread over 16 months. The group project will run between months 6 and 12, and the individual practical project will be undertaken between months 14 and 24. Developing practical solutions is at the heart of each of these elements, where we will work closely with the sponsor organisations to make the course as impactful as possible for both the student and the organisation. Across the course we will co-design the assessments with the Sponsors in order to develop impactful solutions. Furthermore, the assignments across the modules will be designed to complement each other and lead to the creation of a comprehensive integrated demonstrator.
Course delivery
Taught modules 80 credits, group project 40 credits, individual practical project 80 credits.
Modules
Keeping our courses up-to-date and current requires constant innovation and change. The modules we offer reflect the needs of business and industry and the research interests of our staff and, as a result, may change or be withdrawn due to research developments, legislation changes or for a variety of other reasons. Changes may also be designed to improve the student learning experience or to respond to feedback from students, external examiners, accreditation bodies and industrial advisory panels.
To give you a taster, we have listed the compulsory and elective (where applicable) modules which are currently affiliated with this course. All modules are indicative only, and may be subject to change for your year of entry.
Course modules
Compulsory modules
All the modules in the following list need to be taken as part of this course.
Adaptive Visualisation
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Digital Integration and System Testing
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Introduction to Digital Engineering
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Digital Twins
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Integrated Data Management
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Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence
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Digitally Enabled Servitisation
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Digitalisation of Cost Engineering
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Digital Business Analysis
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Digital Business & Enterprise Systems
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• Content Introduction to design thinking (lean/agile) for digital technologies adoption. • Fundamentals of process mapping, and business capability modelling. • Assessing project management methodologies & governance models on digital transformation. • Develop and build a Digital Business Ecosystem architecture (theory) to enable interoperability. • Evaluating the impact of technologies in the context of: -Paths and pathway for successful implementation. -Social & cultural impact on digital disruption & transformation. |
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On successful completion of this module you should be able to: 1. Evaluate the requirements of design thinking (e.g. lean / agile) applicability in the context of digital business (e.g. Critique & Design). 2. Design, develop and analyse process mapping for digital transformation in businesses. 3. Recommend the digital architecture delivery roadmap into businesses through the development of a framework for digital transformation. 4. Document the digital architectures and the roadmaps that enable digital transformation and communicate optimal delivery pathways. 5. Critically evaluate the impact of organisational readiness and culture for digital transformation. |
Teaching team
You will be taught by a wide range of subject specialists here and from outside the University who draw on their research and industrial experience to provide stimulating and relevant input to your learning experience. Many of the lecturers have worked in industry themselves, some at Managing Director level, and have experience of leading the design, development and implementation of digital engineering and solutions. Guest lecturers include speakers with experience from a range of sectors such as aerospace, defence, management consultancy, automotive, rail, and software. Excellent staff to student ratios lead to focused discussion about real-world issues in implementing operations excellence. The Course Director and Admissions Tutor for this programme is Dr Stefano Tedeschi.
Your career
The Digital and Technology Solutions Apprenticeship MSc will enable you to develop your knowledge, skills and abilities while applying what you learn directly in your workplace. The programme will support your career progression, preparing you to successfully carry out senior leadership roles in the future.
Apart from developing your technical skills, the course will support you to:
- Develop digital engineering skills to make operational and strategic improvements in enterprises and projects.
- Apply digital technologies and solutions to address challenges and introduce innovation.
- Discover and develop your leadership and team-working style.
- Develop and lead change and prepare the business to face future digital transformation.
How to apply
Next steps
If you would like to find out more general information about the course and your eligibility to attend the programme, please arrange a one-to-one discussion with the course director before you make a formal application.
Course director: Stefano Tedeschi: s.tedeschi@cranfield.ac.uk
For employer related enquiries, fees and funding, and the expression of interest/application process, please contact our Apprenticeships Team: apprenticeships@cranfield.ac.uk
Employers: please complete our Expression of Interest form.
Prospective students: please ask your employer to submit an Expression of Interest form to indicate their willingness to sponsor you.
Applications for apprenticeship routes have to come via the Expression of Interest form. Apprenticeship applications received via the application button on the non-apprenticeship pages will not be processed.