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Mentor assignment procedure

Mentor assignment procedure. Master programs Innovation Management Operations Management & Logistics. dr.ir. Eric van der Geer Rutten Rijswijk Vice Director of Education. Agenda. General information on the procedure Short introduction PDEng & PhD tracks

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Mentor assignment procedure

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  1. Mentor assignment procedure Master programs Innovation Management Operations Management & Logistics dr.ir. Eric van der Geer Rutten RijswijkVice Director of Education

  2. Agenda • General informationon the procedure • Short introductionPDEng & PhD tracks • Presentationson the research areas • Innovation, Technology, Entrepreneurship, and Marketing (ITEM) • Information Systems (IS) • Human Performance Management (HPM) • Operations, Planning, Accounting, and Control (OPAC) • Innovation Sciences: please contact G.P.J.Verbong@tue.nl • Informationabout Center for Projects & Business Assignments • InformationaboutPDEng & PhD tracks

  3. Phases in the Master program • Month 1: start of Master program • Month 3-4: application to one of the mentors • discuss with mentor general interest, and program for second and third semester, including international term (formal approval) • Month 6-17: Master Thesis preparation • meet bimonthly with mentor to discuss research topic and questions, possibly company involvement • role of mentor is role model researcher,accompanies the student in selecting a good(design-oriented) research question • Month 18-24: Master Thesis (full time)

  4. Final qualifications • Disciplinary knowledge • Independently conduct a research project • development of new knowledge and insights in a purposeful and methodical way • Construct a (re)design of a business process, based on this research project • synthetic activity aimed at the realisation of new/modified artefacts, creating value in accordance with predefined requirements

  5. Master Thesis evaluation criteria • Demonstrate competence in the relevant scientific disciplines • Demonstrate competence in doing research • Demonstrate competence in (re)designing business processes • Have a scientific approach • Demonstrate basic intellectual skills • Cooperate and communicate • Demonstrate awareness of temporal and social context (A. Meijers)

  6. Semester 1 Semester 2 Semester 3 Semester 4 , s r Master thesis preparation o o t t t bi-monthly meetings n c n e a Core and elective o t m n i t o Master Thesis Project a courses e c c h i t t bi-weekly meetings l s p f Core and elective Core and elective r p o i f A courses courses e n o Master Thesis Project • 30 cp (840hrs), one full time semester • Student should spend at least 20% of time on campus • Self-contained (i.e., includes essentials of preliminary work) • Formal formatting requirements (max. 50 pages, poster) • Judged by mentor and second assessor(check by examination board)

  7. Semester 1 Semester 2 Semester 3 Semester 4 , s r Master thesis preparation o o t t t bi-monthly meetings n c n e a Core and elective o t m n i t o Master Thesis Project a courses e c c h i t t bi-weekly meetings l s p f Core and elective Core and elective r p o i f A courses courses e n o Master Thesis Preparation • 10 cp (280 hrs), 2 semesters • Product after first semester: research paper, max. 25 pages • delineation of the research area • literature study • identification of relevant research questions • Product after second semester: research design and approach • definition and discussion of research questions • field data, field site, other data sources • research design (methodology) • project plan (timing) • Judged by mentor and second assessor

  8. Semester 1 Semester 2 Semester 3 Semester 4 , s r Master thesis preparation o o t t t bi-monthly meetings n c n e a Core and elective o t m n i t o Master Thesis Project a courses e c c h i t t bi-weekly meetings l s p f Core and elective Core and elective r p o i f A courses courses e n o Mentor assignment • Student applies at group/mentor • Student can apply at multiple mentors simultaneously • Mentor decides on student autonomously • Website displays a lot of information • information on research areas and mentors • dates in the procedure • Important forms (e.g., assignment, electives, start thesis project) http://education.ieis.tue.nl

  9. Semester 1 Semester 2 Semester 3 Semester 4 , s r Master thesis preparation o o t t t bi-monthly meetings n c n e a Core and elective o t m n i t o Master Thesis Project a courses e c c h i t t bi-weekly meetings l s p f Core and elective Core and elective r p o i f A courses courses e n o Mentor assignment • Electives Form • Fill in correctly to prevent delays! • 120 ects: all listed courses will officially become part of your program • FTC admission: additional compulsory courses under 'free electives' • Going abroad: international courses to be listed • Restricted electives: to be approved by your mentor

  10. Time line Master Program Quarter 2, 11/12 December 2011 – January 2012 Quarters 3 and 4, 12/13 February 2013– August 2013

  11. Important dates • Start of Master Thesis Preparation February 2012 • Start of applications 6th December 2011 • End of applicationsbefore 18th January 2012 • Master Thesis PreparationFebruary 2012 - January 2013 (second and third semester) • Master Thesis projectFebruary 2013 - August 2013(fourth semester) • Start of Master Thesis Preparation September 2012 or later • you can apply for a mentor at the end of the nextround. Note that assignment forms can only be handed in during the period mentioned!

  12. Procedures & Forms See Thesis Manual at education.ieis.tue.nl

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