Work Placement Partnerships

What is the BSc eCommerce in Retailing degree?

The BSc in e-Commerce in Retailing degree is designed to respond to the changing retail landscape that is influenced by digital and social media. It was developed in the context of the impact on retailing of social, mobile, analytic and cloud (SMAC) technologies, the demand for graduates equipped to work in a connected, collaborative electronic retailing environment, and the need for retail graduates with advanced social media, platform, and design skills. The degree addresses the scarcity of retail/business graduates with advanced technological competences. The BSc e-Commerce in Retailing addresses contemporary retail management needs that reflect the rapidly changing economic and technological environment. It aims to provide a broad technologically informed business education for future retail managers that reflects the changing needs of the sector.

What skills will these students have?

These students will have completed Business modules in addition to IT modules such as Internet technologies for Retail, Digital Marketing, Intro to Programming, B2B eCommerce, IT Project Management, Social & Mobile Commerce, Advanced Databases, Electronic Retailing & Marketplace Analysis and Application Development. These students will have developed their technical skills in web development, (HTML, JavaScript, Python, Java) Databases (SQL), IT project management, Digital Marketing and UI & Ux knowledge. These are uniquely equipped as these technical skills are combined with business students such as eCommerce and Marketplace Analysis.

Overall aim of the work placement

The overall aim of the TU Dublin work placement scheme on the BSc e-Commerce in Retailing is to offer the student a unique opportunity to experience the reality of the e-commerce retail sector and provide them with skills that cannot be obtained in the classroom. It is envisaged that the TU Dublin placement programme for the e-commerce in retailing will help to develop future e-commerce managers and present e-commerce as the professional career open to them after graduation. Students on work placement should gain the maximum exposure possible to key aspects of e-commerce operations and should develop an understanding of the relevant business models.

Beneﬁts to employers

The beneﬁts for the Placement Company of engaging in the Work Placement are:

a source of highly motivated, highly skilled employees
greater awareness of the company amongst graduates
ability to feed back into the educational system and ensure the continuation of industry-ready graduates
alternative and cost-effective means of recruitment
access to speciﬁc student expertise and knowledge of modelling and problem-solving techniques and technology
availability of additional skilled staff during peak periods
establish liaisons with the School of Business Technology, Retail, and Supply Chain, and third-level education in Ireland

How long is the work placement?

The paid placement starts from mid Jan and should ideally last for six months (can be extended out to nine months). Exact dates can vary to suit the workplace provider.

What type of jobs/roles can these students fulfil?

Upon graduation the students can fulfil roles such as:

eCommerce Manager
eCommerce Project Manager
Online Category Manager
UX Designer
UI Designer Website Designer
Website Analyst
Website Content Manager
eCommerce Technologist
Mobile Marketing Manager
Digital Marketing Manager
Social Media Manager