Back to the real world – for a while
Everyone in the class is back in real world at the moment. We’re in the middle of our company projects. Having a normal nine-to-five job has been a nice break from the intensive study. From my own...
View ArticleThe Smurfit Consulting Initiative
As the Smurfit Full Time Class of 2012 near the closing stages of the MBA programme, they get an opportunity to put into action all the new tools, theories and techniques that they have learned over...
View ArticleReal-world Experience
I am going home in the next few weeks. It has been a long year for me and my family. But I still have a lot to tell about my capstone project. First of all, I was very happy to get a project in the...
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School’s out!
What a difference a year can make. The MBA is all but done. On Tuesday, our Capstone team will present its Social Media Consulting Project to Aer Lingus, and that will be that: The MBA journey, as we...
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Back to the Smurfit Ranch
The pressure and intensity of the end of first semester exams seem like a distant memory after a long Christmas break. I hope everyone in the class enjoyed it as alumni have said that it’s probably the...
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Let’s Get Real!
I write this blog with 2/3’s of the MBA program behind me and the academic portion effectively complete. The first 2 semesters have been a flood of information and knowledge that has been enriching and...
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Alum Dave Byrne uses UCD Smurfit MBA as platform to set up “Buzzoo”.
The June 2013 Business eConnect magazine (official e-zine for UCD Business Alumni) features one of the FT MBA ’12 students… In Profile: Dave Byrne FT MBA ’12 Taking a year out to do a full-time MBA...
View ArticleAn update from MBA land
The final results are now out for semester 2 and EMBA year 1 students are now able to relax and get on with what will hopefully be a long hot summer and some well deserved time reacquainting themselves...
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Capstone Project – The Final Hurdle
The Importance of Team Dynamics We’re well and truly under way with Semester 4. As noted already by Niall Twomey in his recent post, this is the semester that reflects your personal choices. I have...
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End of Year ‘Unofficial’ Awards Ceremony
Congratulations to all of the winners at today’s Unofficial MBA End of Year Awards Ceremony! Best of luck to all of the MBA students finishing their Capstone Project over the coming week also....
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End of Year ‘Unofficial’ Awards Ceremony
Congratulations to all of the winners at today’s Unofficial MBA End of Year Awards Ceremony! Best of luck to all of the MBA students finishing their Capstone Project over the coming week also....
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MBA Capstone Consulting Project Company Event
MBA Students Listening to Company Pitches An integral component of the MBA programme is the Capstone Consulting project which is completed by our full-time students over a six week period in the Summer...
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A View From the MBA Finish Line
Nothing worthwhile comes easy. The MBA has certainly not been easy but it has been hugely worthwhile. This week marked the finish line as we handed in the final ‘capstone’ project, the culmination of...
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