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Information Systems Development
University of Applied Sciences Arnhem en Nijmegen (HAN)
Information Technology
| Application Deadline: | as early as possible | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 8,000 | ||
| Location: | Nijmegen / Netherlands / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | October |
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| Languages: | English | ||
Location of University of Applied Sciences Arnhem en Nijmegen (HAN)
Since many years HAN University of Applied Sciences offers the Master programme Information Systems Development.
The programme focuses on an in house developed state of the art model driven information systems development approach, covering innovative modeling methods and techniques, optimally supported by case tools, model-to-model conversion software and application generators for OLTP as well as Datawarehouse/Business Intelligence type of information systems.
Objectives
Students acquire theoretical knowledge and practical skills needed for designing and developing information systems.
Typical topics are:
* Business administration, information management and project management.
* Transactional and analytical information systems and their role in the business.
* Business function/process modeling.
* Communication oriented information modeling and derivation of optimal database/datawarehouse designs.
* Selection and application of appropriate modeling and development methods and supporting tools.
* Making well-founded design choices at the technical level.
* Metadata management principles and application of these principles in practice.
* Model to model transformation and it's automation.
Latest changes to the programme
Apart from the above mentioned topics, in the 2009-2010 programme students get also theoretical and practical insight in tool architectures and principles and technologies that can be used for realising application generators and tool-interconnectivity by developing tool bridges. The HAN is well known for its leading position with respect to research on these subjects conducted in the competence group data architectures and metadata management which is tightly connected to the Master.
Contents
The programme is scheduled with a full-time student study load in mind. Typically, in full-time mode, the entire programme can be completed within 12 months.
It is possible however, to choose for a part-time study load and finish the programme within two years (2-year mode).
MISD 2010 - 2011Courses and components:
1. Information Systems Foundations
* Relational Databases and SQL (4 EC)
* Application Development for Windows and Web (4 EC)
2. Information Modeling and Relational Database Design
* Information Modeling and Relational Database Design 1 (2,5 EC)
* Information Modeling and Relational Database Design 2 (2,5 EC)
3. Information Systems Modeling and Design Techniques
* Information Systems Design Techniques (2,5 EC)
* Client Server Architectures (2,5 EC)
4. Information Systems in Organizations and Project
* Information Systems in Organizations (2,5 EC)
* Information Systems Project Management (2,5 EC)
5. Business Intelligence and Enterprise Content Management
* Business Intelligence with OLAP (2,5 EC)
* Enterprise Content Management (2,5 EC)
6. Information Systems Development Case Study
7. Information Systems Meta Data Management
* Databases and XML (2,5 EC)
* Model Transformations and Script Generation (2,5 EC)
8. Information Systems Capita Selecta and Research Skills
* Information Systems Capita Selecta (3 EC)
* Research and Writing Skills (4 EC)
9. Final Project and Master Thesis (20 EC)
* Final Project Work
* Master Thesis
Study loadCourses have a study load of 5 EC, except for courses Information Systems Foundation (8 EC), Information Systems Capita Selecta (7 EC) and Research Skills, Final Project and Master Thesis (20 EC). As a consequence the total study load is 70 EC according to the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS). 1 EC represents a study load of 28 hours (lessons, study time, assessment). The study load of the programme is 1960 hours.
Awards
The taught part of the study programme entitles the student to a Postgraduate Diploma (PgDip) in Information Systems Development. Students completing the scheme with an additional final project and an approved master thesis will be awarded a Master degree in Information Systems Development.
StartThough the academic year in the Netherlands commences in September, the Master in Information Systems Development programme starts in October.
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Requirements
Applicants for the programme are requested to fill out the Application Form Master in Information Systems Development.
If the number of applicants exceeds the number of available places, the order of receipt of the registration forms will determine the admission. The contractual conditions are stated on the registration form.
Admission requirements
Applicants are registered as students at HAN. In order to be admitted students must be Bachelor graduates in Business Informatics (list of marks GPA 3.0 or more) or Information Science (list of marks GPA 2.8 or more) and have sufficient knowledge of the English language (TOEFL score 550 or more/ IELTS score 6.0 or more).
General
The HAN reserves the right to modify the curriculum and route of the programme if necessary. Applicants must be aware that investigation in their background is possible due to the non-proliferation agreement with the Netherlands.
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 6.0 |
| TOEFL Paper-based: | 550 |
Ask a Question
You can contact Lia Venhof to ask a question about Information Systems Development at University of Applied Sciences Arnhem en Nijmegen (HAN).
Relevant Links
- Programme website
- University website
- Information about University
- City website
- StudyinHolland.nl : Information on why and what to study in The Netherlands.
- Student Experiences about The Netherlands - STeXX.eu
- StudyinHolland Youtube Channel
- Nuffic - Netherlands organisation for international cooperation in higher education
- Nuffic Grand Finder
- Nuffic Study Finder
- Holland Alumni network
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