Master's Degree in "Management and Information Systems". Department of Business Administration. Faculty of Management and Economics. Technological Educational Institute of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace.

Description

1. Knowledge
a) Have increased expertise in relation to the previous level (level 6) in specialist fields:
i) of the Management Science and, in particular, Strategic Management, Financial Management, Administrative Control Systems, Operations Management, Methodology of Research and Statistical Methods
ii) of the Information Systems and, in particular, the subjects of Implementation and Management of Information Systems and Enterprise Resource Planning Systems, Data Management, Artificial Intelligence, Expert Systems, Decision Making Support Systems and specialized topics of Informatics and Communications.
b) Demonstrate a critical understanding of the principles, theories, methodologies and practices, and their application in other cognitive domains, in the fields of knowledge:
i) of Strategic Management, Financial Management, Administrative Control Systems, Operations Management, Methodology of Research and Statistical Methods;
ii) of Implementation and Management of Information Systems and Enterprise Resource Planning Systems, Data Management, Artificial Intelligence, Expert Systems, Decision Making Support Systems and specialized topics of Informatics and Communications;
c) Have increased critical understanding of the evolutionary dynamics and cutting-edge issues in specialist fields of Management Science and Information Systems.

2. Skills
a) apply fluently theories and methodologies of the subject area of Management Science and Information Systems.
b) apply with originality knowledge acquired in the research, analysis and development of innovative solutions to interdisciplinary and innovative issues in the subject of Management Science and Information Systems.
c) are able to evaluate, interpret and promote modern scientific research and studies related to the academic field of Management Science and Information Systems.
d) Articulate inductively in a scientifically justified way, solutions to complex and new issues and formulate valid judgments in light of current relevant social, economic, cultural and ethical dimensions.
e) Document their positions with specialist information and arguments to a specialized or non-specialized public, with clarity, efficiency and accuracy.

3. Capacities
a) continue to develop with autonomy their knowledge and skills at a high level in the discipline of Management Science and Information Systems.
b) apply professionally specialized knowledge and skills acquired in the discipline of Management Science and Information Systems and effectively address new, interdisciplinary or unforeseen issues.
c) resolve problems and take strategic decisions starting with inductive thinking on the discipline of Management Science and Information Systems.
d) contribute to the development of knowledge and practice in the professional and business world and have operational capacities in crisis management.
e) independently undertake the responsibility for educating / training and managing a team and evaluate its performance.

Further Information

Objects of the program are Management Science and Information Systems.
The program aims to promote scientific knowledge of tertiary education graduates and to enhance research in the scientific area of management science and information systems. Specifically, teaching subjects of the Program are: Strategic Management, Financial Management, Statistics and Research Methods, Implementation and Management of Information Systems, Data Management, Management Control Systems, Operations Management, Computing Enterprise Resource Planning Systems, Information and Communications Technologies, Expert Systems and Decision Support Systems.

Relation To Employment

Holders of qualifications that belong to this type may work either as self-employed or in positions of responsibility in companies and organizations in the private or in the public sector.

Transitions

Access to this type of qualification have those who hold a Bachelor Degree (level 6). The selection of graduate students is mainly based on the following criteria: the overall grade of the Bachelor Degree, the grades in undergraduate courses that are relevant with the subjects of the Master’s program, the performance in thesis, where is foreseen at the undergraduate level and any research activity of the candidate. The detailed application of the above mentioned criteria, the definition of additional criteria or the conducting of examinations and interviews, the results of which are taken into account in the selection, are determined by decision of the relevant Department.
Holders of such qualifications gain access to study programmes at the same level or at level 8.

Ways To Aquire

Qualifications of this type are acquired via formal education.