Information Capability Management

Overview

Who is it for?

Within the Information Capability Management MSc, PgDip, PgCert programs offered by Cranfield University students from government departments, industry and other organisations within the UK and internationally come together to study and discuss issues and develop skills that will enable solutions now and in the future.

The key goals of the course are to provide students with the knowledge to:

• Develop in individuals an awareness of the management, user and supplier communities;
• Recognise the stakeholder roles, needs and expectations within these communities;
• Enable effective communication and a shared understanding between these stakeholders in order to meet capability objectives;

• Master the principles and practice that underlie the delivery of effective, efficient and secure systems in various business spaces that exploit information in order to provide strategic benefit.

On average, over 25,000 web sites are created every day across multiple platforms, technology streams by both the private and public sectors. This makes the need for expertise in information capability and management one of the most important faucets for expertise and strategy moving into a more digital future.

We aim to create skilled professionals who can source, analyse and strategise improvements, assess digital infrastructure and keep up with an ever-increasing and developing world of information and technology.

Your career

The Information Capability Management programme offered by Cranfield University takes you on to further senior career opportunities and to become one of the next generation of senior professionals delivering business benefit through exploitation of information with skills in appropriate areas including business analysis, strategy development and implementation, information assurance, cyber security, organisational development and strategic application of information systems.

Accreditation

This course is accredited by two professional bodies, the British Computer Society (BCS) and the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP), completion of the course can lead to chartered professional status.