Year 1 — Postgraduate Certificate in Digital Publishing awarded on completion
Module 1: Marketing and Customer Insight for Digital Publishing
Introduction to Internet Marketing (0.5 days, London) Providing an overview of the market, strategy and planning, operations and logistics
The Analytical Underpinnings of Digital Publishing (0.5 days, London) Measurement, analysis, insight (CRM, web analytics, testing strategies). Special consideration of creating a business-wide view
Creating Demand in a Content Rich World (2 days, London) Delivering on the value exchange, using digital marketing tools to drive traffic, engaging customers to drive loyalty, the reality of the multichannel world
Module 2: Content and Site Development in Digital Publishing
Online Copywriting to add Business Value (1 day, London) Creating engaging content. What does good copy look like? Copywriting as a revenue generator via SEO. Understand best practice digital copywriting, how does copy change across channels?
Multichannel Journalism (2 day, London) Exploring the tools available to the multichannel publisher. Hands on project undertaken to develop blogging, video, podcasting etc. skills. Students will actually complete a multichannel piece of content over the two days
Module 3: Work Based Learning, run by MMU — 2 days, Manchester
Year 2 — Postgraduate Diploma in Digital Publishing awarded on completion
Module 4: Digital Publishing Operations, Technology and Supplier Selection
Web Project Management (1 day, London) Building successful web properties, project management methodologies and the concept of agile business, managing multichannel businesses.
Understanding IT Toolsets and Selection (1 day, London) Hands on run through of best in class research systems, CMS systems, analytics systems etc.
Managing Supplier Selection for Key Infrastructure (1 day, London) What tools does your publishing business need? How do you make those choices? Best practice supplier selection.
Module 5: Strategy and People for Digital Publishing
Leadership Day (1 day, London) growing and managing a multi faceted, multichannel publishing business.
Developing Digital Publishing Strategy (1 day, London) Understanding the business models around Web 1.0 and 2.0. From simple ad funded content models and subscription services to understanding and unleashing the power of data/meta data to drive incremental revenues
New Advances in Digital Publishing (1 day, London) What's new and what's cool? Exploring new innovations and trends in digital publishing and assessing future strategic directions
Module 6: Developing Professional Practice, run by MMU — 2 days, Manchester
Year 3 — MSc in Digital Publishing awarded on completion
Dissertation based on the previous two years of study and your practical experience