Program Overview
Executive Post Graduate Certificate in Information Technology Management (EPGCITM) is conceived with the idea of providing specialized learning in the specific business function. Delivered through Executive Postgraduate Programmes, the programme offers a range of foundation, advanced and integrative courses in the specific functional area for working executives aiming to build specialized competency in Information Technology Management.
Participants of the EPGCITM, on successful completion of the one year long programme, would be awarded the title ‘Advanced Certificate in Information Technology Management’ by IIMK.
Program Objectives:
Information and communication technologies are driving developments in several business sectors. This provides immense opportunities for modern day managers to understand, practice and innovate with these new systems and processes driving business growth. Adequate exposure to this road to success is rapidly becoming a prerequisite in modern day business management. This program is designed to equip the managers with the necessary tool set needed to seize this opportunity.
Duration of the Course: 1 year
Important Dates:
Last Date of Application
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17th October 2015 |
Date of Interview
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21st – 31st Oct 2015 |
First Installment of Fees (Last Date)
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29th Nov 2015 |
Orientation and Briefing
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30th Nov 2015 |
In – Campus Module
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30th Nov – 5th Dec 2015
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Course Schedule:
- The classes would be generally held on the following days and time:
- Thrusdays 6:45 pm – 9:45 pm
- Sundays 12:15 pm – 03:15 pm
- *Class schedule mentioned is subject to change. EPGP office reserves the rights to change the schedule.
Mode of Delivery: Virtual Classroom
Program USP:
- Recognized certification
- IIMK is among the top 10 Indian B-schools & a pioneer in starting the program of this kind not only in India but in Asia-Pacific.
- Over 3000 working professionals have benefited so far from similar programs of IIMK – participants have advanced their careers within and outside their organizations.
- The most rigorous and quality online program in the country in management.
- Quality interactions with experienced executives and peer group learning as average experience of the participants in last few batches have been 8 years.
- An in-campus module of one week in the beautiful and advanced IIMK Campus in Calicut, Kerala.
- Specifically designed for working executives with all the flexibility benefits of Interactive Onsite Learning.
- Participants selected based on elaborate selection process including profile evaluation and interviews
Eligibility:
- Working professionals with a minimum of 5 years work experience and holding at least a Bachelor’s Degree/CA/ICWA, with at least 50% marks in aggregate or equivalent CGPA, awarded by any of the Universities incorporated by an act of the central or state legislature in India or other educational institutions established by an act of Parliament or declared to be deemed as a University under Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956, or possess an equivalent qualification recognized by the Ministry of HRD, Government of India. The percentage of marks obtained by the candidate in the bachelor’s degree would be calculated based on the practice followed by the university/institution from where the candidate has obtained the degree. In case the candidates are awarded grades/CGPA instead of marks, the conversion of grades/CGPA to percentage of marks would be based on the procedure certified by the university/ institution from where they have obtained the bachelor’s degree. In case the university/ institution does not have any scheme for converting CGPA into equivalent marks, the equivalence would be established by dividing the candidate’s CGPA by the maximum possible CGPA and multiplying the result with 100.
- The candidate must have studied at least 3 subjects related to Information Technology during Graduation or any additional diploma level certification in Information Technology.
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Minimum of 2 years experience(out of 5 years) in the IT/IT-Services sector or IT function of any organization.
Condition number 1 and one of 2(a) or 2(b) should be satisfied by the candidates.
- The participants of these programme form an interesting mix of working professionals ranging from Executive Vice President to Executives from varied backgrounds like IT, Human Resources, Marketing, Banking, Financial Services and Manufacturing.
Selection Criteria:
The selection is based on scrutiny of applications and interviews through IOL platform.
Admission of Successful eMEP participants to EPGCITM
- Successful graduates of IIMK’s eMEP applying for Executive Post Graduate Certificate in Information Technology Management (EPGCITM) are not required to undergo interview process. They may be selected based on their performances in eMEP and their application form.
Certification
- Participants of the EPGCITM, on successful completion of the one year long programme, would be awarded the title ‘Executive Post Graduate Certificate in Information Technology Management’ by IIMK.
Curriculum
Your program of study includes the following:
Program Structure and Curriculum
Spread over one year, it covers fundamental, competency related and integrative courses, structured to be delivered in about 225 hours. The 14 courses offered are meant to impart management knowledge and skills to the participants covering the latest concepts and techniques in the specific functional area of business. Faculty from IIMK and distinguished visiting faculty from reputed academic institutions and industry handle these courses.
- Fundamental Courses:
- These courses provide the participants with the basic concepts underlying the Information Technology Management function.
- Corporate Information Management
- Software Project Management
- E-Business
- Competency courses:
- These courses impart the skills and competencies that is needed to pursue IT Management activities of the organization.
- Enterprise Resource Computing
- Business Intelligence
- Social Computing
- Information Security, Privacy and Ethics
- IT Risk Management
- Cloud Computing for Business
- Managing Big Data
- Integrative course:
- These are capstone courses that try to integrate the learning in the programme
- Technological Entrepreneurship
- Green and Sustainable Computing
- Technology Enabled Governance
- Management of IT Products and Services