HES-SO - Management of Information Systems major

Now more than ever, managing digital information is an essential imperative for an organisation’s success. MIS experts work to ensure that the information system supports the business’s strategy and contributes to its transformation.

It involves understanding the roles and interactions of the organisation’s key players and helping them to take advantage of new technologies in their work. They identify technological innovations that will help the organisation to serve its clients better and stand out from the competition. The work requires both technical know-how and management skills.

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About HES-SO Master

Modules (63 ECTS)

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Testimonials

Thanks to the Master in Business Administration, I was able to develop my skills in business analysis and project management, which are now highly valuable on the job market. The Information Systems Management major enabled me, with my background in business IT, to deepen my knowledge in Business Intelligence, particularly in data valorization and predictive analytics using Machine Learning.

The many collaborative projects with students from diverse academic backgrounds were a highly enriching experience, allowing me to push my limits and develop skills beyond purely technical and theoretical aspects.

Finally, completing my Master’s thesis in collaboration with my employer allowed me to consolidate and put into practice the extensive and solid experience gained throughout the program.

Alexandre Piguet, Systems Engineer, Retraites Populaires (alumni 2024)

Why choose this major?

Artificial intelligence, big data, the cloud, blockchain and the internet of things are some of the most innovative applications of the digital revolution we have seen in the past ten years. Exploiting them to the full means understanding their basic principles and anticipating how they might develop in future. Organisations operating in an increasingly complex world have a growing need to recruit managers with this kind of expertise. Graduates in 2020 will need to grasp the issues and opportunities offered by these new ecosystems, and know how to use them to create value in organisations. All parts of the economy are affected by the digital revolution, which offers a wide array of career prospects. You are the digital natives: it’s up to you to lead the transformation to the benefit of businesses and society!

In the area specific to Management of Information Systems, students learn to:

Propose and implement innovative solutions to transform their colleagues’ work and provide new prospects for clients
Exploit information systems to give your organisation a competitive advantage
Gain a better understanding of the causes of problems and identify solutions based on the latest technologies
Be able to explain the reasons for change to employees.

Special features

One of the key features of this major is that it helps students develop skills in two areas: first, technical knowledge of technological and IT tools and secondly, an understanding of management. The course is therefore open to holders of a Bachelor’s in business economics as well as management IT. The variety of the course content gives future graduates the opportunity to develop their multidisciplinary teamwork skills. Students with a more technical background will learn how to use their knowledge to support the business’s strategy, while students with more business experience will develop the necessary expertise to be able to interact with developers or data scientists. All students will develop skills in thinking about how to make the best use of information systems to exploit a competitive advantage.

Contact

Ulysse Rosselet, Professor UAS
Head of the major
Haute Ecole Arc Gestion
Espace de l'Europe 21
2000 Neuchâtel
ulysse.rosselet(at)he-arc.ch

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