PostGraduate Information Systems and Technologies Management
Cycle
Curso de Pós-graduação
Degree
Not awarded
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Education objectives
The postgraduate program in Information Systems and Technologies Management explores the various technologies in IT and their impact on planning, design, functionality, and information systems management. It also focuses on understanding the interaction between technology and business processes, strategy, and organizational policies.
This program promotes strategic thinking in the role of information systems in developing management strategies and information sharing that can increase competitiveness of organizations. It is aimed at those who have duties in Information Systems (IS), namely managers and experts in the coordination and development of IS projects, IT auditing, quality control and strategic management of IS.
The goal of this program is training technical staff and managers to:
- Develop strategies, methods, and tools for knowledge andinformation systems management;
- Analyze the contexts of organizations and their significance in establishing innovative methods based on the most recent technological advances;
- Use the information as a fundamental asset of the organizationand its use in reduction of levels of uncertainty linked to decision-making;
- Create and develop information systems and technologies that meet the organizations’ information needs.
Applications - academic year 2017/2018
To complete the application, the applicant must register in NOVA IMS' Applications Portal, fill the form, upload their Curriculum Vitae and submit the application in the end, from April 4th to May 11th, 2017. The selection process is based on the analysis of the applicant's academic and professional curriculum, and an interview.
Access conditions
The requirements for the applications are: a degree in a compatible field; analysis of the applicants' academic and professional curriculum; and an interview conducted by the Admissions' Jury Panel.
Degree pre-requisites
To earn the postgraduate program diploma in Information Systems and Technologies Management, students complete 8 units, of which 5 are mandatory and the 3 elective course units will be chosen by the students from a wide range of available course units.
Access to other courses
The postgraduate program gives access to the master degree program in Information Management, with a specialization in Information Systems and Technologies Management, upon the development and presentation of a scholarly thesis, work project or an internship, and the approval of the course unit Research Methodologies.
The Master degree program in Information Management, with specialization in Information Systems and Technologies Management, is ranked as the best Master degree program in Information Systems Management in Portugal and the 2nd best in Western Europe by Eduniversal - an international agency that publishes an annual ranking of the best MBA and Master degree programs in the world.
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