The document provides an overview of the Master's program in Information Management at Tilburg University. It discusses: - The focus of the IM program on bridging business and IT and enabling new business models through technology. - Why managing information and technology is crucial for modern businesses to take advantage of opportunities and support their business strategies. - The various courses, specializations, and international programs offered as part of the IM degree, including the curriculum structure. - Examples of career paths for IM graduates in consulting, industry, and other sectors where they can assess new technologies, analyze business processes, and advise on IT strategies and projects.

1. Master Information Management
Bridging Business and IT
Anne Rutkowski
Academic Director
Information Management

2. What is Information Management about?
Information Systems & Technology (IS/IT) have matured the last
decency. It has shifted from a support role to one where it is an
inherent part of a firm’s value proposition
IS/IT enables
• New organizational forms,
• The redesign of business processes, and
• The development of innovative business models and new business
strategies
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3. Why is IM crucial for business?
•Critical decision to manage IS/IT have to be taken by digital
managers not by technological experts
•Technological innovation will keep disturbing business, providing
new opportunities
• Modern business must be able to take advantage of the
transformative and wealth generating potential of IS/IT
•Business needs to be able to assess which IS/IT best supports their
business model and invest in those
•Business depends critically on innovation and creativity in the use
and application of data for decision-making

4. Big data: Example of new challenges
• Big data is a new trend or hype.
• About getting more value from the huge amounts of data generated
by IT
• The key question for business and our master students is how big
data can be applied to the benefit of companies, individuals and
society.
• “Business Intelligence /Analytic” with Prof. H. Daniels and H.
Weigand
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5. IT can disrupt industries and…help mitigate risks
• Look for example at the retail industry where companies like
Amazon are revolutionizing retail.
• Again, the added value of our master students on the market will
come from understanding the implications of disruptive IT innovation
to the businesses and creating feasible paths from the current world
to the changed world after the IT disruption has done its work
• Management of knowledge and Innovation and IT trends with Dr. B.
van de Walle our risk management specialist and myself
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6. More experts….and top researchers to educate the
new digital manager
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Beulen, E.J.J., Ribbers, P.M.A., & Roos, J.
(2010). Managing IT Outsourcing, Second
Edition. Oxford: Routledge. Further
information
Prof. dr. Erik Beulen is also employed by
KPMG EquaTerra.
Ou, C.X.J., Pavlou, P.A. and Davison, R.M.
(forthcoming) Swift Guanxi in Online
Marketplaces: The Role of Computer-
Mediated-Communication Technologies,
MIS Quarterly.

7. …how to optimize
Business Performance
from & with Information Systems
The Thrust of the Information
Management

8. IT trends
Innovation
Sourcing
Project Mgmt /
Organizational change
Cultural/social values
Organization
Business strategy
Information Strategy
Business
Performance
Management
Resources/Planning
IT Governance
Alignment
Security/privacy
• 7x6 = 42 ECTS
• Master Thesis (18)

9. What is your preferred position on the Bridge?
We offer one regular 1 year MSc IM with the possibility to do a
specialization with the selection of the elective courses.
We also offer two international 2 year programs
– International Master in Management of IT (IMMIT)
– International Master in Service Engineering (IMSE)
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10. MSc Information Management – 1st entry point
Block 1 (August – October) Course number ECTS
Mandatory
- Advanced Resource Planning 320061 6
- Business Intelligence and Data Management 320092 6
- Enterprise Governance and Digital Transformation 320093 6
Block 2 (October – December) Course number ECTS
Mandatory electives (2 out of 4)
- Strategic Sourcing 320089 6
- Enterprise Architecture as a Business Strategy 320084 6
- Software Oriented Architecture 320082 6
- Business Process Integration 320062 6
Block 3 (February – April) Course Number ECTS
Mandatory
- Planning, Modeling and ICT Skills 325083 6
- Project Management: People and Technology 320093 6
Block 4 (April – June) Course Number ECTS
Mandatory
Master Thesis 390306 18
Total for the academic year 60

11. MSc Information Management – 2nd entry point
Track Competition and
Regulation
1124-3-2014
Block 3 (February – April) Course number ECTS
Mandatory
- Planning, Modeling and ICT skills 325083 6
- Project Management: People and Technology 320096 6
Block 4 (April – June) Course number ECTS
Mandatory electives (2 out of 4)
- Smart Business Networks 320039 6
- Knowledge Management and Societal Innovation 320094 6
- Business Analytics and Emerging Trends 320091 6
Block 1 (August – October) Course Number ECTS
Mandatory
- Advanced Resource Planning 320061 6
- Business Intelligence and Data Management 320092 6
- Enterprise Governance and Digital Transformation 320093 6
Block 2 (October – December) Course Number ECTS
Mandatory
Master thesis 390306 18
Total for the academic year 60

13. What is offered?
Study Support
Career Orientation
Social Activities
Opportunity to do committees

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International Master in Management of IT (IMMIT)
Participating Universities
• Paul Cezanne University, Aix-Marseille III
• Institut d'Administration des Entreprises (IAE), Department of Information
Systems
• EQUIS Accredited
• Tilburg University
• School of Economics and Management (SEM) – Department of Information
Management. Belongs to one of the thirteen European faculties/institutions which
acquired the 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

15. IMSE: International Master in Service Engineering
Contact: Prof. dr. Willem-Jan van de Heuvelwww.erasmusmundus-imse.eu/
International Master in Service Engineering (IMSE)

16. MSc IM IMMIT Courses
Semester 1 M 1 Advanced Resource Planning
M 2 Business Process Integration
M 3. Enterprise Architecture as a
Business Strategy
M 4. Service Oriented Architecture
M 5. Enterprise Governance and
Digital Transformation
Semester 2 INTERNSHIP + MASTER THESIS
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International Master in Service Engineering (IMSE)

17. Year One Year Two
Sept SeptDec DecJan May Jan May
IAE Turku Tilburg
Thesis/
Internship
Foundations
International
Business
Skills in
IT
management
Integration: Managing IT for
International Business
International Master in Management of IT (IMMIT)

18. MSc IM IMSE Courses
Semester 1 M 1 Enterprise Governance and Digital
Transformation
M 2 Business Intelligence and Data
Management
M 3. Advanced Resource Planning
M 4. Strategic Sourcing
M 5. Enterprise Architecture as a
Business Strategy
MASTER THESIS
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International Master in Service Engineering (IMMIT)

19. Name TitleThesis Supervisor
T. van
Beijsterveld
Software Asset Management at medium
sized organizations
Prof. dr. E.J.J. Beulen
M.P.J. van Berg Design constraints in IT architecture
Prof. dr. W.J.M. van de
Heuvel
R.F.P.M. Dirks
On the maturity and value of business
intelligence
Prof. dr. Ir. H.M. Daniels
M.W. van der
Goot
Telecom Services, bundles and channels A
Survey on the preferences of the Dutch
SME Market
Drs. L.W. Hexspoor
S. Hakkenbroek
Knowledge Management Systems in
humanitarian response: Research on
Growth and the Acquisition of knowledge in
the B-FAST team during TRIPLEX
Dr. B. van de Walle
M.H.G. Janssen Enterprise Intelligence Prof. dr. ir. H.M. Daniels
J.R. Pluyter
Medical technology use and distraction: a
cognitive load perspective-Improving quality
and safety in the operating room
Dr. FA. . Rutkowski
Examples of thesis research

20. Do we need IM graduates?

21. European employment observatory newsletter
Employers are experiencing difficulties in recruiting staff,
especially for high-skilled jobs.
It is predicted that there could be shortages in areas like
the Information Communication Technology (ICT) with an
estimated deficit for the whole of Europe of 700,000 for
ICT specialists by 2015 and of one million by 2025.
To boost the EU employment rate to reach 75 % by 2020,
the European Commission launched its flagship initiative
“An Agenda for new skills and jobs”.
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22. • Able to assess new technologies and the potential of IT for
business innovation
• Analyze (integrated) business processes, management
information needs, and information flows
• Govern the alignment of business processes and the
supporting IS/IT infrastructure
• Manage projects, e.g. roll-outs of enterprise wide systems,
and lead organizational change initiatives
• Give advise on whether to make or buy a system
• Can work in interdisciplinary teams and act as
communicator between the various disciplines
• Is able to conduct research, and write and present
(scientific) reports and articles
Skills

23. Where do they work?
50% ICT Services/Industry & 50% Companies
• ATOS KPMG – develop analytical methods
• Capgemini – Information analyst
• KPN – ICT systems and security
• Google and Microsoft
• Ordina (System Research, Finance, etc.)
• Financial institutions (ING, Postbank, ABP)
• Exxon/Mobil, Schouten Group
• Hospital and governmental institution
• Municipalities – integrate systems
• Central government – tax and customs automation
• Universities as PhD-student/researcher
And
what
do
they
do?

24. Linda van der Tuijn
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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25. Admission & Application
For all students:
• Enroll via Studielink
Non TiSEM students who want to enroll in a (Pre-)
Master also need to:
• Submit an application for admission
• Before the 1st of August or 1st of January
For more information go to
www.tilburguniversity.edu/education/masters-programmes/admissionprocedure/feb/
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26. TiSEM Career Services
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Guiding you in your career planning process
• Career Advice
• Career Workshop
• Internships
• TiSEM Career Mentor Program
Simone Hofland (K18)
Career Services Officer
013 466 4203
s.b.hoflandlokin@tilburguniversity.edu
www.tilburguniversity.edu/studentcareerservices

27. TiSEM Alumni Relations
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Alumni are our most important ambassadors and our goal is
to continue to support our alumni to succeed in their
professional lives by providing opportunities to
- Expand Your Future
- Knowledge
- Skills
- Network
As a student, you can benefit from the experiences of the
thousands of alumni in the network
Pam Dupont
Alumni Officer
013 466 3603
alumni-tisem@tilburguniversity.edu
http://www.tilburguniversity.edu/alumni-tisem

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Good Job Opportunities
Top Scholars
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29. Teacher of Economics or Management & Organization
Content: Didactics, internships, practical research assignments
Duration: 1 year full-time study (60 ECTS)
Costs: The statutory rate (1906 euro) and one year extra scholarship
More information
www.tilburguniversity.edu/master/lerarenopleiding
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30. Questions?

31. Pre-Master Information Management