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Mentor assignment information meeting

Mentor assignment information meeting. Master programs Innovation Management Operations Management & Logistics. Dr. Simone Resing-Sassen Vice Director of Education lndustrial Engineering. Agenda. General information on the procedure 13.45-14.00 Presentations of the research areas

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Mentor assignment information meeting

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  1. Mentor assignment information meeting Master programs Innovation Management Operations Management & Logistics Dr. Simone Resing-Sassen Vice Director of Education lndustrial Engineering

  2. Agenda • General information on the procedure 13.45-14.00 • Presentations of the research areas • Information Systems (IS) 14.00-14.20 • Innovation, Technology, Entrepreneurship, and Marketing (ITEM) 14.20-14.40 • Human Performance Management (HPM) 14.40-15.00 • Operations, Planning, Accounting, and Control (OPAC) 15.00-15.20 • Innovation Sciences: please contact G.P.J.Verbong@tue.nl • IntroductionPDEng & PhD honours tracks 15.20-15.30

  3. General information on the procedure Dr. Simone Resing-Sassen Vice Director of Education lndustrial Engineering

  4. Time line Master Program Dec 2012 Mentor selection Feb - Sep 2014

  5. Mentor selection procedure IM/OML • It is compulsory for students to register for participation in the mentor selection, prior to the mentor selection information meeting. Students can register in OASE, course code 1MC00. • 19 Nov – 26 Nov: orientation • 26 Nov – 7 Dec: free market: make appointmentswith mentors; interviews mentor – student, no commitments • 10 Dec – 25 Jan: mentor/student decisionsif match, then student fills in mentor selection form and hands it in at educationadministration office • 10 Dec – 25 Jan: students without mentor continue their search • 25 Jan : students without mentor willbeallocated a mentor

  6. Mentor selection procedure IM/OML • Student applies at group/mentor • Student can apply (take interviews) at multiple mentors simultaneously • Note that it can happen that a mentor receives too many requests for interviews; then the mentor may reject some interview requests • Mentor decides on student autonomously

  7. Mentor guidance during Master program • Month 1: start of Master program • Month 3-5: application to one of the mentors • discuss with mentor general interest, and electives 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, possible 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) • guidance during thesis project

  8. Final qualifications of Master program • Disciplinary knowledge • Independently conduct a research project (thesis 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

  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 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) • Master thesis evaluation criteria • See Thesis Manual at education.ieis.tue.nl

  10. 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), Semesters 2 and 3 • Product after Semester 2: literature review (1ML05), max. 25 pgs • scoping of the research area • literature study • identification of relevant research questions • Product after Semester 3: research proposal (1MR05), max. 25 pgs • definition and discussion of research questions • research design (methodology) • project plan (timing) • Judged by mentor and second assessor

  11. Further information • Website displays a lot of information • information on research areas, and list of mentors • dates in the procedure • important forms (e.g., assignment, electives, start thesis project) http://education.ieis.tue.nl • Electives Form: hand in before April 2, 2013Fill in correctly to prevent delays! • 120 ects: all listed courses will officially become part of your program • Going abroad: international courses to be listed • Restricted electives: to be approved by your mentor

  12. CPB • Looking for a company for your Master thesis project? • Always together with your mentor • Center for Projects and Business Assignments (CPB) • See http://industria.tue.nl/study/cpb/ • Email:cpb@tue.nl

  13. Presentations of the research areas

  14. Introduction PDEng & PhD honours tracks Prof.dr.ir. Geert-Jan van Houtum Director Graduate Program lndustrial Engineering

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