MSc in Open Data Practice

The programme was shortlisted for the prestigious Technology Ireland Industry Awards 2023 in the category of Outstanding Academic Achievement of the Year by IBEC, Ireland’s largest business representative group.

Graduates will be able to:

• Conduct independent research and analysis in open data.
• Formulate and implement a novel research idea in the area.
• Demonstrate expert knowledge in managing and implementing open data solutions.
• Show high level competence in the tools and techniques of open data.
• Critically assess business and technical strategies for open data.
• Develop and implement effective business and technical solutions for open data.
• Critically appreciate ethical, data governance and sustainability issues relevant to open data practice.

You will attain expertise to be able to evaluate modelling techniques, use software development to solve problems involving data and to analyse and evaluate large data sets. You will also understand the ethical, moral and sustainability issues associated with open data practices. Towards the end of your studies, you will also examine a specific research question that can be relevant to your organisation in your research project.

As a graduate of this programme, you can lead the way in using data to drive business innovation, improve business efficiency, enhance public accountability, make better decisions, and solve real world challenges with open data. There is a strong and growing open data ecosystem and this course will give you the competence and confidence to be a leader in the field.

The programme is particularly relevant to those working or aiming to work in organisations engaged with managing open data resources, such as for example public sector organisations, researchers or those involved in data governance.

Given the potential growth in this area the course is ideal for graduates that are looking to progress into the emerging open data and wider data analytics market to increase their employment potential. The course is suitable for graduates who have technical or mathematical problem-solving skills.

Graduates from disciplines that have not developed these skills will need to be able to demonstrate an aptitude for technical or mathematical problem solving.