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Doireann McCombe graduated with an MSc in Business & Information Technology. She had previously studied Irish and Spanish, so the MSc was a change. The part-time program allowed her to continue working while earning her masters in the evenings and weekends. She enjoyed the small class size and diversity of experiences among her classmates. After completing the MSc, she got a job managing the Irish branch of a charity, where she was able to apply what she learned, like project management and finance. She wrote her thesis on using social media in the non-profit sector. The business focus of the MSc led her to her current job at Accenture helping organizations work more effectively through technology projects with various clients. The

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Doireann McCombe, graduate of MSc in Business & Information Technology I knew that I wanted a job in business and looked at the MSc in Business & Information Techonology as a way into the business world. I had an undergraduate bachelor degree in Irish and Spanish so the MSc was something completely different. Lucky for me it was a part-time course. I was able to continue with my work and undertake a masters at the weekend and in the evenings. I enjoyed the small class that I was in and because of this we were all able to get to know each other very well. There were a mixture of people doing the MSc, people from all over the country, people with different agegroups, each with different experiences as well as our good and bad traits.
When the course was almost finished I got a job as a manager with Ethiopiaid charity. This was a small charity with only two employed in each branch. I was in charge of the Irish branch. It was a brilliant job and I got to put what I learned in the MSc into practice – such as ProjectManagement, Finance and Marketing. As well as this, I was able to write my thesis based on my personal experiences working with the charity. I did my thesis on the use of social media in the non for profit sectors to create and develop relationships with donators. It was because of the business side of the course that I decided to do the MSc but it also increased my interest in information technology and this relates directly to the job that I am doing at the moment. Accenture works with other organisations to help them be more effective in their business. There are a lot of opportunities with this job due to the wide clientele that Accenture has. At present, I am working on a project based at the client’s site ie. in a large insurance company but who knows where I will be based for the next project. The MSc was definitely a great help to me to get this job. It was challenging doing a part-time course and working every day but it was definitely worth it at the end.
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  • 1. Doireann McCombe, graduate of MSc in Business & Information Technology I knew that I wanted a job in business and looked at the MSc in Business & Information Techonology as a way into the business world. I had an undergraduate bachelor degree in Irish and Spanish so the MSc was something completely different. Lucky for me it was a part-time course. I was able to continue with my work and undertake a masters at the weekend and in the evenings. I enjoyed the small class that I was in and because of this we were all able to get to know each other very well. There were a mixture of people doing the MSc, people from all over the country, people with different agegroups, each with different experiences as well as our good and bad traits.
  • 2. When the course was almost finished I got a job as a manager with Ethiopiaid charity. This was a small charity with only two employed in each branch. I was in charge of the Irish branch. It was a brilliant job and I got to put what I learned in the MSc into practice – such as ProjectManagement, Finance and Marketing. As well as this, I was able to write my thesis based on my personal experiences working with the charity. I did my thesis on the use of social media in the non for profit sectors to create and develop relationships with donators. It was because of the business side of the course that I decided to do the MSc but it also increased my interest in information technology and this relates directly to the job that I am doing at the moment. Accenture works with other organisations to help them be more effective in their business. There are a lot of opportunities with this job due to the wide clientele that Accenture has. At present, I am working on a project based at the client’s site ie. in a large insurance company but who knows where I will be based for the next project. The MSc was definitely a great help to me to get this job. It was challenging doing a part-time course and working every day but it was definitely worth it at the end.