A TOP-RATED UNIVERSITY FOR EMPLOYABILITY. MSc IT for the Oil and Gas Industry. T:

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1 A TOP-RATED UNIVERSITY FOR EMPLOYABILITY MSc IT for the Oil and Gas Industry T:

2 PROGRAMME OVERVIEW The Oil and Gas Industry involves the acquisition, analysis, documentation and storage of valuable data at all stages of the surveying, extraction and production processes. The role of an IT specialist in this competitive industry is to facilitate and support secure and reliable management and access of data to other specialists within a company or between industry partners. To do this requires not only IT expertise but also a familiarity with the processes and terminology used in the industry. The MSc IT for the Oil and Gas Industry aims to produce IT practitioners with training in industry relevant software development tools and techniques and a good understanding of the Oil and Gas industry. The course will prepare graduates in technical disciplines for a career in the design and implementation of information technology solutions and service management in the Oil and Gas industry and its IT providers. HOW YOU WILL LEARN You will learn to use modern software tools and environments, allowing you to match these to the needs of the Oil and Gas industry. In parallel you will practice development and management methodologies for providing and supporting high-quality software solutions. The technical content of the course is directed towards the study of state-of-the-art software development tools and techniques as well as broad knowledge of the oil and gas industry. Throughout the course, content is complemented by practical work, allowing you to support your theoretical development by providing real-life simulation. You will be taught through a mixture of lectures, tutorials, labs and talks from external speakers. During your course you will be invited to attend talks presented by highly-experienced researchers, speakers from industry, and members of the BCS (British Computer Society) on a wide range of computing and Oil and Gas Industryrelated topics. You will also be supported through our online virtual learning environment where you can access a wide variety of resources and other support materials. The course will include sessions with Oil and Gas companies and IT suppliers. Group Project During the MSc, you will work on a group project designed to simulate a number of industry-specific challenges, allowing you to collaborate with colleagues as you would within multi-discipline teams in the Energy sector. Working as a team allows you to draw upon the strength of each individual in the group, bringing different perspectives and skills to the project. During this element of the course you will also develop skills necessary for working on live projects such as planning, report writing, presenting, working from a brief, problem solving and record keeping. Individual Project The individual project is a significant component of the MSc and provides an opportunity for applying specialist knowledge together with analytic, problem-solving, managerial and communication skills to a particular area of interest within the application of IT solutions to problems relevant to the Oil and Gas sector. Working with the full support and guidance of an allocated project supervisor, you will be given the opportunity to propose, plan, specify, develop, evaluate, and present a substantial IT project. BENEFITS TO YOU Our MSc IT for the Oil and Gas Industry course will allow those from non-computing or computing backgrounds to gain the required skills and knowledge to develop a career within an IT role in the Oil and Gas industry. The course is also available on a part-time basis, allowing you to study around other commitments. You will:

3 Gain experience of relevant software development tools and techniques for the Oil and Gas Industry. Enjoy the opportunity to hear from highlyexperienced speakers in research, industry, and members of the British Computer Society (BCS). Study this course in the Energy Capital of Europe and take advantage of sessions with Oil and Gas companies and IT suppliers. As part of Robert Gordon University we also have an outstanding employment rate for our postgraduate students at 97%* and are a toprated university for employability. BENEFITS TO EMPLOYERS Those studying on this course will be able to bring IT skills and knowledge to organisations within the Oil and Gas sector, while having the familiarity with the stages, processes and terminology that enable them to communicate effectively with other industry participants, hence facilitating and developing processes and procedures which add real value to the workplace. CAREER OPPORTUNITIES Aberdeen is home to many multinational oil and gas companies and associated suppliers such as mainstream software houses, IT providers to major oil-related companies, specialist software consultancies, and venture capital start-ups. This course will allow you to gain the knowledge and skills required to work within a diverse number of computing roles within the Oil and Gas Industry. Typical target roles would include Applications Support, Systems Analysis, Data Management, Helpdesk Analysts and support of IT infrastructure and Service Management. This course also prepares students for research careers by providing the skills necessary for an effective researcher. YOU WILL LEARN TO: Understand the production stages, processes and terminology associated the Oil and Gas Industry Align IT services with the needs of the Oil and Gas industry and its IT providers Proficiently use modern software tools and environments Integrate the use of these IT tools and techniques in the framework of an appropriate development methodology to develop high quality software solutions COURSE CONTENT: Data management Petroleum Geoscience Investigation *HESA 2012/13

4 WHO SHOULD ATTEND This course is suitable for those who hold an honours undergraduate degree in a technical discipline and are looking to enter the Oil and Gas Industry in an IT role. This course is also suitable for those who are currently working within industry and are looking to formalise their experience and develop their careers in the provision of IT support and solutions within the Oil and Gas industry. KEY DETAILS STUDY OPTIONS Full-time, Part-time START DATES September & January COURSE DURATION Full-time 1 year Part-time months FUNDING Available, visit A number of fully free funded places are available for Scottish/ EU applicants for 2015/16 FINAL AWARD MSc EXIT AWARD PgCert/PgDip/MSc COURSE LEADER David Lonie d.p.lonie@rgu.ac.uk T +44 (0) FEES and further information Please visit msc-it-oilandgas TALK TO US For further information about the course, contact: APPLY ONLINE David Lonie Course Leader T: E: d.p.lonie@rgu.ac.uk Produced by The Gatehouse Design and Print Consultancy at Robert Gordon University 41038SB Robert Gordon University, a Scottish charity registered under charity number SC013781

5 COURSE CONTENT Module Title Object-Oriented Programming for Oil and Gas Geoscience Data Management IT Infrastructure and Service Management Oil and Gas Engineering Collaborative IT Project Intranet Systems Development Data Visualisation and Analysis MSc Project Investigation MSc Project (45 credits) Indicative Module Content Classes, instance objects and methods, class-level data and class methods, composition and inheritance, O-O design approaches, UML. Use existing libraries to integrate energy sector relevant standards of data storage and transfer such as WITSML, and to perform visualisation. Geology of hydrocarbon entrapment; Accessing and extracting hydrocarbon resources; Reservoir engineering; Fluid flow in reservoirs, well test analysis and PVT analysis; Estimation and classification of hydrocarbon reserve volumes; Recovery methods; Formation evaluation and geophysical prospecting methods Conceptual modelling: E-R modelling. The relational database model: tables, relationships, keys, joins and normalisation. Physical database design: designing indexes, user views and security mechanisms. Data management standards in industry: data management challenges for industry: big data and data streams; tools, standards and techniques for management, storage, querying and transfer of data (e.g. PPDM data model, WITSML, PRODML, etc.) Database types: relational, object, NoSQL, databases for the internet. Computer Systems; Network components; Service Management and standards (ISO20000, COBIT, ITIL, SFIA); Service Lifecycle and models; Key service principles and governance; Service Strategy; Service Design, service level management, service catalogues; Service Transition, configuration management, availability management, capacity planning, testing and quality; Service Operation including incident and problem management and the helpdesk; Continual Service Improvement including service assessment and measurement; Legislation including control and audit. Stages in the production processes involved in the Oil and Gas industry: Subsea, Offshore and Onshore Production Facilities, Pipelines, Fluid Treatment, Process Equipment, Utilities, Control Systems, Management Systems, Structures, Logistics and Supply, Installation, Operation & Maintenance, Operation & Control. Project engineering and planning. Risk mitigation. Types of business and IT projects: collaborative; local to global; shorter term and longer term. Project management processes and tools; planning; requirements gathering; defining project scope. Assessing and managing Risk. Motivation of teams and handling conflict. Agile project management methods and tools. Managing stakeholders and understanding organisational change. Change management. System and process modelling using UML. Stages of software project life-cycle: Requirements analysis including functional requirements and non functional requirements; Interface design and evaluation; System Design including object oriented design methods. Testing and evaluation techniques. Client server architectures, Hypertext Mark up Language (HTML), Cascading Style Sheet (CSS), forms, client side script, server side script, database connectivity, Internet security, Web hosting. Perception theory; data cleaning; data summarisation; data visualisation methods and techniques, algorithms, and tools; interaction techniques; dealing with temporal data; statistical data analysis; data mining. Selection of an approved industry or university based project, definition of project aims and objectives, evidence of independent investigation of project context, citation of relevant sources, insight and understanding of the problem, critical evaluation and selection of project methodology, identification of project resources and a report of initial findings. This 45 credit module forms the second phase of the project. The tasks combine approaches to design with evaluation of chosen design and implementation, level of innovation, test specification and schedule, user manual and installation instructions, review document with recommendations for future development, detailed software specifications including method and interface specification, demonstration of the operational project, oral presentation of interim and final solutions, and a final report including all documentation. COURSE CALENDAR: September 2015 (Dates may be subject to revision) SEMESTER ONE September2015 to January 2016 Induction Week Start of teaching Geoscience Data Management First Semester Assessments SEMESTER TWO February 2016 to May 2016 Start of Second Semester Second Semester Assessments (and Resits of Sem1) SEMESTER THREE May 2016 to September 2016 Start of Semester 3 Investigation Resit Assessments of Sem2 End of Course Graduation COURSE CALENDAR: January 2016 Week beginning 21 Sep Sep Jan Jan Feb May May May Aug Sep 2016 December 2016 SEMESTER ONE January 2016 to May 2016 (Dates may be subject to revision) Induction Week Start of teaching First Semester Assessments Summer Break (Sem 1 resits 6-20 August 2016) Week beginning 25 Jan Feb May 2016 SEMESTER TWO September 2016 to Jan 2017 (Exact Dates to be confirmed) Start of Second Semester Geoscience Data Management Investigation Second Semester Assessments Sep 2016 Jan 2017 Jan 2017 SEMESTER THREE February 2017 to May 2017 (Exact Dates to be confirmed) Start of Semester 3 Resit Assessments of Sem2 End of Course Graduation Feb 2017 May 2017 May 2017 Jul 2017