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Organization and Management of Information Systems – (Ph.D.)
University of Maribor
Faculty of Organizational Sciences| Application Deadline: | Call for applications has been published on May 29th; Deadline for applicants: September 1st; Enrollment: September 30th 2011 | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 3,337 - | ||
| Location: | Maribor / Slovenia / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 36 months | Start Date: | October |
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| Credits (ECTS): | 180 | ||
| Languages: | English Slovenian | ||
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Principal goals of the study programmeThe aim of these doctoral studies is to educate top-level professionals in the field of information systems, who will have a broad comprehension of business environment and system´s functioning as well as understanding and mastering of the analytical tools. During their doctoral studies the students will acquire analytical knowledge and competence for a critical judgement. This is why they have to:
* be problem solvers and critical thinkers
* use system concepts in problem defining and understanding
* be able to apply classical as well as to develop new concepts and approaches
* understand that a system consists of people, processes, hardware, software and data
The students have to prove firm ethical principles and posses the ability for a good interpersonal communication as well as virtue for a team-work. Besides this, the aim of these doctoral studies is to train the student to be able to develop, project and implement solutions by information technology in a way to improve the organization´s functioning. This is why he has to be able:
* to understand the principles of functioning business and organizational systems
* to understand and to know how to simulate organizational processes and data, how to define and implement technical and process solutions, and how to manage and integrate systems
* to master the techniques of gathering, transforming, transmitting and preserving the data and information
* to apply information technology in order to support an individual, group or organization in achieving their goals
Information activity in organizational systems has its inside and outside effects, yet it can also represent an organization´s basic activity. The prospects of personal development in this field are excellent, since this profession covers broad areas and is closely linked to the new technologies and fast developing knowledge.
Contents
The doctoral study programme is designed to be completed in 3 years / 180 ECTS:
1. YEAR
1. semester:
- Scientific research of social phenomenon; 15 ECTS
- Individual Research Work - IRW (registration of doctoral dissertation); 15 ECTS
2. semester:
- Information Systems; 10ECTS
- 2 elective courses; 20 ECTS
2. YEAR
3. semester:
- 2 elective courses; 20 ECTS
- Individual Research Work - IRW (preparation of doctoral dissertation); 10 ECTS
4. semester:
- Individual Research Work - IRW (preparation of doctoral dissertation); 30 ECTS
3. YEAR
5. semester:
- Individual Research Work - IRW (preparation of doctoral dissertation); 30 ECTS
6. semester:
- Individual Research Work - IRW (preparation and dissertation defense); 30 ECTS
List of elective courses of the first year of doctoral programme
1. Decision Theory and Systems for Decision Support 10
2. Knowledge Discovery From Data 10
3. Innovative eServices 10
4. Software Engineering 10
5. Information System Development: Methods and Techniques 10
6. System Dynamics and Development of Strategies 10
List of elective courses of the second year of doctoral programme
1. Challenges for Quality Management 10
2. System Ergonomics 10
3. Business Process and Project Management 10
4. Managing Products and Technological Processes Development 10
5. Ecological management and innovation processes 10
6. Organization of technological systems 10
7. Staffing Organizations 10
8. Development and Education of Human Resources 10
9. Internal Communications 10
10. Organization of the HR function 10
11. Information Security Management 10
12. E-business model design 10
13. Measurements and Evaluation in Education and Training 10
14. Special Topics in Reliability and Availability Theory 10
15. Research and Achievements in Business Economics and Accounting 10
16. Innovative Supply Chain Business Models 10
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Register Now!Requirements
To the 3rd degree study programme Organization and Management of Information Systems may enrol the student who has completed:
* the 2nd degree study programme
* the university study programme, introduced before June 11, 2004
* the college study programme, introduced before June 11, 2004, and the study programme for acquiring specialization. Before his enrolment into a given programme, the student has to fulfil his obligations and acquire 33 ECTS from the 2nd degree study programme. This means that the candidate has to fulfil the following study obligations, i. e. pass the examination in the following subjects: Multivariate analysis (6 ECTS), Organizational planning and changes (5 ECTS), E-business (6 ECTS), Information system security (6 ECTS), Methods for constructing information systems (5 ECTS), Modelling and simulation methods (5 ECTS)
* other study programme related to the professions regulated by the EU directives, or any other consistent MA programme having value of 300 ECTS points
In the case of enrolment restrictions, the selection of the candidates will be based on:
- the average grade obtained at the examinations (20%)
- the grade obtained in defending a degree work or an MA thesis (20%)
- the grades obtained at the examination (60%) selected from the field of information system management Up to 50% of the grade at the selected subject examination can be replaced by the evaluation of the student´s scientific and professional work in the field of the given study programme.
The main criteria of the scientific work evaluation are publications as:
- scientific monograph- independent scientific contribution in a monograph
- original or surveying scientific paper published in the journal qualified by impact factor (JCR), or in journal indexed in the SCI, SSCI or A&HCI databases, as well as in a journal from the field of organization classified the secondary bases
- contribution published in a collection of international scientific conference.
The main criteria of the professional work evaluation are as follows:
- professional monograph
- independent professional contribution in a monograph
- published professional contributions on the conferences
- professional papers and/or peer reviews of them
- editorship of a monograph or a journal- other forms of documented professional activity
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Master's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Accreditation
The study programme has been accredited by the State regulated accreditational body in the Republic of Slovenia.
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