Professional Academy Diploma in Influencing without Authority

If you are someone who wants to effect change, you need to be able to bring people with you. This course will give you strategies to work with team members and colleagues in a collaborative and supportive manner that achieves your goals and allow you to contribute to organisational success beyond your formal role or title. You’ll learn skills to influence both horizontally and vertically in the organisation, helping you to become identified as someone who ‘gets things done’. This is the kind of quality that can help you push for additional responsibilities or promotion as you progress in your career. You will also be ready to influence job interviews, demonstrating interpersonal skills, self-awareness, and credibility to potential employers. Whether leading a team, managing projects, or seeking to influence stakeholders, your capacity to persuade and inspire others will set you apart as an effective and influential leader.

Many of our courses are now available in a variety of formats. All formats cover the same course content. You now have more choice in how you learn with us:

Live Online

Our online experience is designed to be just as interactive, supportive, and inspiring as the UCD Professional Academy campus experience.

Online courses can be accessed from any computer or laptop with an internet connection.

Live lectures are delivered using Zoom. During these lectures, your teachers will use technology interactively to ensure an engaging learning experience. When appropriate, students will be encouraged to activate their microphones so that they can ask questions and communicate with other students.

On Campus

UCD Professional Academy is delighted to welcome learners back on the UCD Belfield Campus. On Campus courses are delivered in-person with our industry experts in the O'Brien Science building.

On Demand

On Demand courses enable you to complete your course on your own schedule. Course modules are delivered in the form of one “lesson”. The lesson is broken up into short videos followed by activities designed to put the new information and concepts into practice through exercises, quizzes, forum participation and other activities.

Student care is a high priority at UCD Professional Academy, which is why our Student Services team is on hand to support you throughout your time with us. They will respond to any queries you have, help you with any technical issues, and facilitate your learning experience at every point. All students are given access to our Student Portal, where you can see your timetable, access all your study materials, and manage your account.

This course is assessed through two assignments, a reflective practice report and a final written project, allowing you to demonstrate your understanding of the course. The reflective practice report (worth 40% of your assessment) will discuss how you have applied 4-6 of the tools or strategies covered during the course in your personal or professional life, then reflect and evaluate them. The final project of approximately 3,000 words (worth 60% of your assessment) brings together the practical application of several principles of influence in a given scenario. Students will be asked to submit their proposed scenario for approval no later than week 5 of the course.

Your UCD Professional Academy Diploma will be issued electronically on a secure platform, with a link that you can share with employers and others wishing to verify your credentials. You can also add this certificate to your LinkedIn profile.

UCD Professional Academy Diplomas and Certificates are designed to give your career an advantage. Developed in conjunction with industry thought leaders our courses teach practical, applied skills to support you to achieve your career and business goals. Professional Academy Diplomas are suitable for career minded learners wishing to advance their professional skills and prospects rather than their academic credentials.

The Professional Academy is an independent wholly owned part of UCD designed to address the need for skills development in the workforce. Courses tend to be short, designed and delivered by industry practitioners, and are not part of nor do they lead to a traditional University award such as a degree or a masters. They are widely accepted by employers and many students are sponsored to study by their organisation.

For full details of UCD Professional Academy’s Certifications & Governance please visit https://www.ucd.ie/professionalacademy/governance/

A place on any of our part-time & on demand courses can be secured with a 50% deposit with the remaining balance due within 30 days of the course commencing.

For full-time Bootcamp courses, 100% of the course fee should be paid before starting.

Please note that standard terms and conditions apply, which you can review here: https://www.ucd.ie/professionalacademy/terms-and-conditions/