1. Rob Benson

    Ecommunications specialist at NHS Birmingham East and North

    29 September 2003 17:50pm

    Rob Benson

    Hi

    I'm a Web editor/Community manager with over four years' of solid experience - I've read the leaflets, handouts, reports, etc! - and I'd like to do a Masters that applies sound business principles to ebusiness. In short, can someone teach me how to make money out of the Web! Ideally this would be through distance learning.

    If you can't help - would you be interested in this area? I can't seem to find relevant pointers in the usual areas. An MBA is too expensive - 2 to 3 years' part-time would be fine.

    Your help is greatly appreciated.
    Rob

  2. Stephen Coates

    Security Analyst at n/a

    30 September 2003 11:14am

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    Have you considered an online Masters in E-Commerce with Marketing (MSc) or in Marketing with E-Commerce (MA) at Portsmouth -- http://www.portsmouthonlinecourses.com/ ?

    StephenC.

    On 17:50:52 29 September 2003 roberto72 wrote:
    >Hi
    >
    >I'm a Web editor/Community manager with over four years'
    >of solid experience - I've read the leaflets, handouts,
    >reports, etc! - and I'd like to do a Masters that applies
    >sound business principles to ebusiness. In short, can
    >someone teach me how to make money out of the Web! Ideally
    >this would be through distance learning.
    >
    >If you can't help - would you be interested in this area?
    >I can't seem to find relevant pointers in the usual areas.
    >An MBA is too expensive - 2 to 3 years' part-time would be
    >fine.
    >
    >Your help is greatly appreciated.
    >Rob

  3. Rob Benson

    Ecommunications specialist at NHS Birmingham East and North

    30 September 2003 14:39pm

    Rob Benson

    Thanks Steve - it's not exactly the kind of thing I was after. Marketing is a massive part of the role, but I'd see it as more of a module than a course in itself. I'd want a course that validated and then expanded my existing knowledge, and taught me about successful ecommerce, ROI, marketing, IT systems, CMS and doc mgt... Although I do think that I'm spotting a gap in the market that should be exploited! I do believe that the level of knowledge is worthy of a masters, with a multidisciplinary report at the end of it. Perhaps a straightforward IT masters would be better..?

    But cheers for the tip Steve

  4. Gary Baker

    Director

    07 October 2003 20:51pm

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    I've researched this quite a lot and there are quite a few e-business masters degrees available, You can even get an MBA in E-commerce. The Portsmouth seems is quite good - you can choose between majoring in Marketing or majoring in E-commerce.

    Here are some more:

    http://campus.rgu.com/RGCatalog/Category.cfm?CATID=1&CFID=195940&CFTOKEN=80695864

    http://online.northumbria.ac.uk/prospectus/sch_coursedetail.asp?school=10&offset=49&CourseID=491

    Plus take a look at:

    http://www-icdl.open.ac.uk/

    for a list of correspondence degrees in the UK.

    HTH.

    Gary

    Managed Web
    Web & E-Business Management
    http://www.managedweb.com

  5. Rob Benson

    Ecommunications specialist at NHS Birmingham East and North

    08 October 2003 15:48pm

    Rob Benson

    Thanks Gary - that's a fantastic help! There aren't that many courses though, are there? I suppose it shows that making money out the Internet has not proved successful enough over a period of time for the 'old hands' to want to drift to academia... perhaps? I'm sure I could come up with a course that covers the range of skills needed, and it would be worthy of a masters. Any thoughts?

    Anyway - thanks once again.

    Rob

    On 20:51:59 7 October 2003 Gary Baker wrote:
    >I've researched this quite a lot and there are quite a few
    >e-business masters degrees available, You can even get an
    >MBA in E-commerce. The Portsmouth seems is quite good -
    >you can choose between majoring in Marketing or majoring
    >in E-commerce.
    >
    >Here are some more:
    >
    >http://campus.rgu.com/RGCatalog/Category.cfm?CATID=1&C-
    >FID=195940&CFTOKEN=80695864
    >
    >http://online.northumbria.ac.uk/prospectus/sch_coursedetai-
    >l.asp?school=10&offset=49&CourseID=491
    >
    >Plus take a look at:
    >
    >http://www-icdl.open.ac.uk/
    >
    >for a list of correspondence degrees in the UK.
    >
    >HTH.
    >
    >Gary
    >
    >Managed Web
    >Web & E-Business Management
    >http://www.managedweb.com

  6. Gary Baker

    Director

    08 October 2003 16:19pm

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    Hi Rob

    That's what I found as well - nothing that really covered the topics I wanted. They were either very technical or overly theoretical, and not very topical.

    Gary

    On 15:48:52 8 October 2003 roberto72 wrote:
    >Thanks Gary - that's a fantastic help! There aren't that
    >many courses though, are there? I suppose it shows that
    >making money out the Internet has not proved successful
    >enough over a period of time for the 'old hands' to want
    >to drift to academia... perhaps? I'm sure I could come up
    >with a course that covers the range of skills needed, and
    >it would be worthy of a masters. Any thoughts?
    >
    >Anyway - thanks once again.
    >
    >Rob
    >
    >On 20:51:59 7 October 2003 Gary Baker wrote:
    >>I've researched this quite a lot and there are quite a
    >few
    >>e-business masters degrees available, You can even get
    >an
    >>MBA in E-commerce. The Portsmouth seems is quite good
    >-
    >>you can choose between majoring in Marketing or
    >majoring
    >>in E-commerce.
    >>
    >>Here are some more:
    >>
    >>http://campus.rgu.com/RGCatalog/Category.cfm?CATID=1&a-
    >mp;C-
    >>FID=195940&CFTOKEN=80695864
    >>
    >>http://online.northumbria.ac.uk/prospectus/sch_coursed-
    >etai-
    >>l.asp?school=10&offset=49&CourseID=491
    >>
    >>Plus take a look at:
    >>
    >>http://www-icdl.open.ac.uk/
    >>
    >>for a list of correspondence degrees in the UK.
    >>
    >>HTH.
    >>
    >>Gary
    >>
    >>Managed Web
    >>Web & E-Business Management
    >>http://www.managedweb.com

  7. Neil Thurman

    Course Director Master's in Electronic Publishing at City University

    09 October 2003 15:31pm

    Neil Thurman

    I must declare an interest (I'm the Course Director) but here at City University we run an MSc in Electronic Publishing that is neither too theoretical or too technical (we don't require undergrad computing).

    Our students build CMSs and study document management using technologies including XML On the marketing side we offer an optional module 'Beyond e-business'. The course also covers media & internet law, design and layout, HCI and more.

    More details at:

    http://www.city.ac.uk/journalism/courses/postgrad/ep/

    Good luck,

    Neil

    On 16:19:47 8 October 2003 Gary Baker wrote:
    >Hi Rob
    >
    >That's what I found as well - nothing that really covered
    >the topics I wanted. They were either very technical or
    >overly theoretical, and not very topical.

  8. Rob Benson

    Ecommunications specialist at NHS Birmingham East and North

    09 October 2003 16:47pm

    Rob Benson

    Thanks Neil. It does look interesting, and the Cass module on Beyond e-business looks good - if only you could do it by distance learning! Certainly, though, building a CMS is a great feature of the course.

    On 15:31:00 9 October 2003 neilthurman wrote:
    >I must declare an interest (I'm the Course Director) but
    >here at City University we run an MSc in Electronic
    >Publishing that is neither too theoretical or too
    >technical (we don't require undergrad computing).
    >
    >Our students build CMSs and study document management
    >using technologies including XML On the marketing side we
    >offer an optional module 'Beyond e-business'. The course
    >also covers media & internet law, design and layout,
    >HCI and more.
    >
    >More details at:
    >
    >http://www.city.ac.uk/journalism/courses/postgrad/ep/
    >
    >Good luck,
    >
    >Neil
    >
    >On 16:19:47 8 October 2003 Gary Baker wrote:
    >>Hi Rob
    >>
    >>That's what I found as well - nothing that really
    >covered
    >>the topics I wanted. They were either very technical
    >or
    >>overly theoretical, and not very topical.

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