Retail Management

 

Shane Flynn graduated from UCD with a Bachelor of Arts in 1994 and has worked in the retail sector ever since. Although he has always entertained the idea of postgraduate studies, after four years in university Shane was ready to get out and start earning some money in the „real world‟. While working as retail business manager for Statoil Ireland in 2005, Shane learned about the part-time MBS in Retail Management in DIT Aungier Street, and decided the time was right for a return to college. „It was very hard, but I‟m glad I had commercial experience before I undertook this, I don‟t know if I would have managed it straight after the BA degree,‟ he says. His management were completely in agreement and Shane received full support, with regard to both fees and time-off, during his two-year studies. The MBS in Retail Management required that Shane attend lectures every Tuesday afternoon from 2pm, and also spend a week „on-campus‟ attending lectures and producing papers on three or four occasions. Topaz Energy Group acquired both Statoil‟s and Shell‟s Irish operations while Shane was in college, and he is now retail manager of every Statoil and Shell branded filling station in Ireland. Thankfully, Topaz was more than willing to continue supporting Shane‟s educational efforts. In response to a query on how his course work could be applied to real-life work situations, Shane mentions his dissertation topic that examined whether a lean management strategy can give a competitive advantage to a forecourt operator. „Very specifically that helped me, but in all the classes I learned something that I‟ve been able to apply successfully to work, be it human resource management, supply chain, or whatever.‟ ( 40 Marks )

1. Did the fact that Shane was working and could think of real-world applications for what he was learning to make the course more interesting?

2. How would you describe Shane‟s experience of part-time postgraduate education?

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