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Information Management:
bridging business and IT
Hans Weigand, AD
(weigand@uvt.nl)
• Why study Information Management in Tilburg?
• Content of MSc Information Management
• Program
• International degrees: IMMIT and ITEM
• Premaster Information Management
• Job opportunities
• Study environment and support
• Student perspective: Frederique van den Boogaart
Overview
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• Why study Information Management in Tilburg?
• Content of MSc Information Management
• Program
• International degrees: IMMIT and EMIT
• Premaster Information Management
• Job opportunities
• Study environment and support
Overview
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business IT
Why study Information Management?
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Predict
customer
behavior
Citizens become
service providers
Know what users
share with whom
data analytics
architecture
ERP system:
integrated and
standardized
Programming suite
for web services
• Value of ‘Big data’: how to utilize data to improve decision making?
• Developing new services: which IT capabilities are necessary?
• Value co-creation: standards to integrate systems and ensure interoperability
• Privacy and security: how to earn users’ trust?
Why study Information Management?
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• Size is growing: about 150 students per year
• Balance between technical and business aspects
• Focus on innovation
• International programs (see below)
• Good collaboration with industry (e.g. SAP University Alliance)
• Active student association (e.g. coding course)
Why study Information Management in Tilburg?
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• Why study Information Management in Tilburg?
• Content of MSc Information Management
• Program: objectives, methods, structure, courses
• International degrees: IMMIT and ITEM
• Premaster Information Management
• Job opportunities
• Study environment and support
Overview
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Knowledge
• about principles of business - IT alignment for the purpose of optimizing the design,
management and governance of organizations and networks of organizations
• about methods to model and analyze decision making and data management
Skills
• model and analyze decision making and data management processes
• assess the potential of IT developments for business innovation
Attitude
• eagerness to take up challenges triggered by changes in technology, to engage others
in finding solutions for these challenges, while distinguishing hypes from opportunities
• welcome uncertainty and change; open mind for other people and professional cultures
Content: what will you learn?
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• Topic: IM is an interdisciplinary field
• economics, management, social sciences, law
• computer science and mathematics
• Method: not only quantitative empirical studies, but also ...
• design science: study a system in context
• case studies (interviews), data analytics, process mining, ...
• Reflected in diverse teaching methods:
• interactive lectures, cases, projects, term papers, presentations
Content: methods
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IV1
IV2 DV
MV
SystemContext
• Full time 1 year with focus on
• Data science and business analytics
• Governance of business and technology
• Start in either fall or spring:
• 60 Credits (ECTS) = 1680 hours of study, offered over four units.
• Units 1 and 3: two mandatory courses
• Units 2 and 1: electives
• Unit 3-4: work on Master’s thesis
Content: structure
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Unit 1 Unit 2 Unit 3 Unit 4
M1, M2 E1,E2 M3, M4
E4 E3 Master’s Thesis (18)
Aug July
• Full time 1 year with focus on
• Data science and business analytics
• Governance of business and technology
• Start in either fall or spring:
• 60 Credits (ECTS) = 1680 hours of study, offered over four units.
• Units 3 and 1: two mandatory courses
• Units 4 and 3: electives
• Unit 1-2: work on Master’s thesis
Content: structure
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Unit 3 Unit 4 Unit 1 Unit 2
M1, M2 E1,E2 M3, M4
E4 E3 Master’s Thesis (18)
Jan Dec
Unit 1. August 17 – October 17
• Business Process Integration
• Enterprise Governance and Digital
Transformation
• Purchasing Management (elective)
Unit 2. October 17– December 17
(electives)
• Advanced Resource Planning
• Business Analytics and Emerging
Trends
• Service Oriented Architecture
Program (inflow September)
• MSc Thesis Information Management
Choose 3 electives
Unit 3 January 17– March 17
• Business Intelligence and Data Management
• Enterprise Architecture as a Business
Strategy
• Supply Chain Modeling (elective)
Unit 4 March 17 – June 17
(electives)
• Project Management: People and Technology
• Knowledge Management and Societal
Innovation
• Smart Business Networks
Your professors are business experts and top researchers in the field:
Team
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Some recent publications:
De Kruijff, J. Weigand, H. (2017) Understanding the blockchain using Enterprise Ontology. CAiSE
Rutkowski, A. (2016) Work substitution IEEE Software
Ou, C.X.J., Pavlou, P.A. and Davison, R.M. (2015) Swift Guanxi in Online Marketplaces MIS Quarterly
Smits, M.T., O'Callaghan, R. (2014): Strategy development for enterprise content management
.. and more:
• MSc Information Management focuses on:
• Data science and business analytics
• Governance of business and technology
• Two optional international MSc programs (dual degree)
• International Master in Management of IT (IMMIT) + 12 months
• International Technology for Enterprise Management (ITEM) + 6m
International Degrees: IMMIT and ITEM
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• Paul Cezanne University, Aix en Provence-Marseille III
• Institut d'Administration des Entreprises (IAE), Dept. of Information Systems
• EQUIS Accredited
• Tilburg University
• Tilburg School of Economics and Management (TiSEM)
• U.S. AACSB-accreditation.
• Turku University -Turku School of Economics
• Department of Management, Information Systems Science
• Reviewed by the Finnish Higher Education Evaluation Council (FINHEEC), EQUIS accreditation process started
International Master in Management of IT (IMMIT)
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International Master in Management of IT (IMMIT)
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IAE
(France)
Turku
(Finland)Tilburg
Research project
and Msc Thesis
- foundations
- international
business
- skills in IT
management - integration: managing IT for
international business
Year 1 Year 2
Sept Dec Jan Aug Sept Dec Jan Aug
• 120 ECTS offered over three semesters
• Start in Tilburg; spend one semester at Turku (Finland)
• Graduation project and master’s thesis is co-supervised by both institutes
International Technology for Enterprise Management
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Tilburg / Turku (online)Msc
ThesisTurku
Jan JanDec April May Aug
Tilburg
Aug Sep
• An ERP system is a suite of integrated software applications [..] using a common
database, standard procedures and data sharing between and within functional
areas (Aloini et al 2009)
• Enterprise-wide:
• integrate information across functions (sales, purchasing, , plannijng, etc.)
• standardize business processes
• Two learning paths:
• lectures about articles and chapters of book
• write a term paper in groups of four
Example of a Course: Advanced Resource Planning
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• Objective: the student is able to set-up and execute academic research in the field of Information Management, and report about it in written form.
• Many different topics:
• Value of data analytics in financial audit
• Privacy and security for the Internet of Things
• ERP development using Agile project management
• Many different approaches:
• case studies, surveys, building prototype, …
• Internships in companies or research in the faculty
Msc Thesis
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Iris Elberse (Msc)
Process Mining in Context
Half a year crash course in IM at an academic level [ in Dutch ]
• Academic Competences Information Management
• Business Research Techniques
• Information Management for Pre-master
• Information Systems Strategy
• Statistics for Pre-master
30 ECTS
Pre-Master Information Management
poster presentations
• Why study Information Management in Tilburg?
• Content of the MSc Information Management program (1 year)
• Optional: 1 year international extensions:
• International Master in Management of IT (IMMIT)
• Information Technology for Enterprise Management (ITEM)
• Example of a Course
• Premaster Information Management
• Job opportunities
• Study environment and support
Overview
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50% ICT Services/Industry
• KPMG
• EY
• PWC
• Deloitte
• Capgemini
• Booking.com
• Microsoft
• Ordina
Where do graduates work?
50% ‘other’ Companies
• ING, ABN AMRO, Rabobank, etc
• ABP
• Shell, Exxon Mobil
• Philips
• ASML
• Hospitals
• Municipalities: integrate systems
• Central government: tax and customs automation
• Universities: PhD-student or researcher
audit or advisory
Alumni
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• Elsevier Keuzegids 2017
Salary
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• Why study Information Management in Tilburg?
• Content of the MSc Information Management program (1 year)
• Optional: 1 year international extensions:
• International Master in Management of IT (IMMIT)
• Information Technology for Enterprise Management (ITEM)
• Example of a Course
• Premaster Information Management
• Job opportunities
• Study environment and support
Overview
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Saskia Blijlevens
S.A.M.M.Blijlevens@uvt.nl
Questions concerning:
- Admission to the program
- Set-up of the Master program
- Other practical matters
Please visit the information market for questions!!
Program Coordinator
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• For all students:
• Please enroll via Studielink
• For non-TiSEM students who want to enroll in a (Pre-)Master:
• Please submit an application for admission
• For more information, please go to:
www.tilburguniversity.edu/education/masters-
programmes/admissionprocedure/feb/
Application and Admissions
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Meet the student
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• Tilburg University: top university; campus; well organized
• TiSEM: unique research environment
• Team: professors are dedicated and are experts in the field
• International: two international masters, IMMIT and ITEM
• Career: good opportunities in business and advisory
Summary: why study Information Management in Tilburg?
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Information Management: analyzing,
understanding and developing the
business impact of information technology
Questions?
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