Master´s Degree Programme in Business Informatics (in English): Master´s Degree Programme in Business Informatics
Code: L0422S6
- Degree title
- Master of Business Administration
- Credits
- 90 ects
- Duration
- 2 years (90 cr)
- Start semester
- Autumn 2022
- Teaching language
- English
Descriptions
Master’s Programme in Business Informatics is a degree program for business and engineering professionals who want to deepen their strategic and managerial expertise via improved management skills, improved digital skills, and better use of business information systems. The degree aims to prepare participants to address the challenges of digitalization and digital transformation in business and working life.
The student will become a competent analyzer of business information and a user of business analytics for decision-making in management, operations, and development. The student will get familiar with key concepts in business analytics and business transformation, as well as learn how to collect, interpret and analyze data to craft the answers to business critical questions. The students will also learn how to apply business development methods to drive business growth and innovation.
Thus, the Programme has a strong emphasis on improving general management skills for managers of technology-driven companies for the Digital era.
The Programme consists of five elements:
• Business Strategy and Management, 15 ECTS module (3 courses)
• Business Analysis and Development, 15 ECTS module (3 courses)
• Business Growth and Innovation, 20 ECTS module (4 courses)
• Elective studies 10 ECTS (2 courses)
• Master's Thesis 30 ECTS.
As a Master’s Thesis (final project), each student plans and implements a Research & Development project conducted in a real business context, typically at own place of work. When working on this project, the student applies their research, business development, and project management skills, as well as leadership, team and networking skills, thus combining development work (typically done to benefit own place of work) with research.
Development
The Programme started in 2011 and was renewed in 2017 and subsequently in 2020 in cooperation with business companies, business professionals and alumni, and as a joint effort of the Business School and Metropolia University of Applied Sciences. The Programme includes two “sister streams”, both titled as Master’s degree programmes in Business Informatics: (1) the Engineering stream (requires 60 ECTS to complete the Programme) leading to the degree “Master of Engineering”, and (2) the Business stream (requires 90 ECTS to complete the Programme) leading to the degree” Master of Business Administration”. The Business School of Metropolia UAS and the Advisory Board approved of the latest curriculum in winter 2020.
International partner of the Master’s Programme in Business Informatics hosts a short study trip at the end of 1st year of studies. Metropolia UAS also offers various other collaborations to provide internationalization opportunities for Master’s students (exchange studies, etc). Also the international student- and faculty group provides the students with a good insight into multicultural and diverse development opportunities.
Further information
When studying on a part-time basis, the student can achieve the Master’s degree in 2 years. Contact sessions take place on every 2nd Friday, approximately twice a month. Also, altogether 4 Wednesday evenings at 16-21 pm will be used for the Master’s Thesis seminars (over the 1st year spring and 2nd year autumn semesters). Some courses will be done in the form of e-learning. The language of instruction is English.
Head of Degree Programme
Zinaida Grabovskaia
+358 40 198 4008
zinaida.grabovskaia@metropolia.fi
Programme Coordinator
Nea Kivekäs
mbsmasters@metropolia.fi
+358 40 683 7148
This curriculum L0422S6 has been updated based on L0421S6 curriculum.
Administrator Sari Kelo
Objective
The student understands business models and is able to develop organization's strategy and management. The student knows how to utilize business analytics and business information systems. The student has enhanced his/her analytical and decision-making skills. The student has strong skills in interpreting data and has the ability to form logical and justified evidence-based decisions. The students understands the role of innovation, and the need for advancing business processes and project management practices for gaining competitive advantage. The student is able to apply business development methods to drive business growth, innovation, and digital transformation in business.
Based on studying the elective courses, the student also familiarizes him-/herself with other topics that are adjacent to the competence of leading the digital business transformation. These elective courses are selected according to the student’s own interests and strengthen his/her key professional competences.
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| Code | Name | Credits (cr) | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | Autumn 2022 | Spring 2023 | Autumn 2023 | Spring 2024 | 1. / 2022 | 2. / 2022 | 3. / 2023 | 4. / 2023 | 1. / 2023 | 2. / 2023 | 3. / 2024 | 4. / 2024 |
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| L0422S6-1001 |
Business Strategy and Management
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15 | ||||||||||||||
| XX00EJ16 | Research Methods and Skills | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| LY00EC61 | Strategy, Management and Leadership for Leading Digital Transformation | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| LY00EC62 | Business Modelling and Competitive Environment in the Digital Era | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| L0422S6-1002 |
Business Analysis and Development
(Choose all ) |
15 | ||||||||||||||
| LY00EC63 | Applied Strategic Management and Analysis | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| LY00EC64 | Applied Business Analytics | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| LY00EC65 | Digital Transformation in Business | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| L0422S6-1003 |
Business Growth and Innovation
(Choose all ) |
20 | ||||||||||||||
| LY00EC66 | Digital Sales and Marketing Automation | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| LY00EB36 | Circular Economy | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| LY00EB31 | Project Management | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| LY00EC67 | Innovation Management | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| L0422S6-1004 |
Elective Studies
(Choose ects: 10) |
10 | ||||||||||||||
| L0422S6-1005 |
Master’s Thesis
(Choose all ) |
30 | ||||||||||||||
| XX00FB87 | Master’s Thesis | 30 | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 90 | 50 | 30 | 20 | 30 | 22.5 | 7.5 | 10.05 | 10.05 | 15.05 | 15.05 | 11.25 | 11.25 | 3.75 | 3.75 |
Due to the timing of optional and elective courses, credit accumulation per semester / academic year may vary.
STRUCTURE Master (A18.12.2014/1129)
Asetuksen 18.12.2014/1129 mukainen rakenne. 2 § Opintojen rakenne Ylempään ammattikorkeakoulututkintoon johtaviin opintoihin kuuluu: 1) syventäviä ammattiopintoja; 2) vapaasti valittavia opintoja; 3) opinnäytetyö.
| Master´s Thesis |
| Master’s Thesis |
| Advanced Professional Studies |
| Research Methods and Skills |
| Strategy, Management and Leadership for Leading Digital Transformation |
| Business Modelling and Competitive Environment in the Digital Era |
| Applied Strategic Management and Analysis |
| Applied Business Analytics |
| Digital Transformation in Business |
| Digital Sales and Marketing Automation |
| Circular Economy |
| Project Management |
| Innovation Management |
| Elective Studies |
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No attached course units |
| Not grouped |
Metropolia's Generic Competences::Master's Degree, UAS
Metropolian johtoryhmä hyväksynyt 10.9.2019. Esityksen valmisteli työryhmä: Tapani Martti, Marjatta Kelo, Kari Björn, Elina Värtö, Tiina Kokko. Lähteinä on käytetty mm. ARENEn suositus tutkintojen yhteisten kompetenssien soveltamisesta ammattikorkeakouluissa (2010), Valtioneuvoston asetus tutkintojen ja muiden osaamiskokonaisuuksien viitekehyksestä 120/2017, Valtioneuvoston tulevaisuusselonteot 1 & 2 (2017-2018) sekä Opetus- ja kulttuuriministeriön tulevaisuuskatsaus 2018.
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Ethical Competence
- is able to take responsibility for the actions of a community and their consequences as well as to evaluate the effects of the actions |
| Research Methods and Skills |
| Strategy, Management and Leadership for Leading Digital Transformation |
| Business Modelling and Competitive Environment in the Digital Era |
| Applied Strategic Management and Analysis |
| Applied Business Analytics |
| Digital Transformation in Business |
| Digital Sales and Marketing Automation |
| Circular Economy |
| Project Management |
| Innovation Management |
| Master’s Thesis |
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Innovation Competence
- is able to create new knowledge and improve existing working methods by combining expertise from different fields |
| Research Methods and Skills |
| Strategy, Management and Leadership for Leading Digital Transformation |
| Business Modelling and Competitive Environment in the Digital Era |
| Applied Strategic Management and Analysis |
| Applied Business Analytics |
| Digital Transformation in Business |
| Digital Sales and Marketing Automation |
| Circular Economy |
| Innovation Management |
| Master’s Thesis |
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Multicultural Competence
- is capable of managing and developing multicultural,international networks and working communities |
| Strategy, Management and Leadership for Leading Digital Transformation |
| Business Modelling and Competitive Environment in the Digital Era |
| Applied Strategic Management and Analysis |
| Digital Transformation in Business |
| Digital Sales and Marketing Automation |
| Circular Economy |
| Project Management |
| Innovation Management |
| Master’s Thesis |
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Learning Competence
- lifelong learning competence:is able to self-evaluate and develop one's expertise in a versatile and focused way |
| Research Methods and Skills |
| Strategy, Management and Leadership for Leading Digital Transformation |
| Business Modelling and Competitive Environment in the Digital Era |
| Applied Strategic Management and Analysis |
| Applied Business Analytics |
| Digital Transformation in Business |
| Digital Sales and Marketing Automation |
| Circular Economy |
| Project Management |
| Innovation Management |
| Master’s Thesis |
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Technological Competence
- is able to apply technological opportunities in management, expert and development work |
| Applied Business Analytics |
| Digital Transformation in Business |
| Digital Sales and Marketing Automation |
| Project Management |
| Master’s Thesis |
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Working Community Competence
- is able to develop and lead the operation of a diverse and multidisciplinary work community and to improve its wellbeing and productivity |
| Research Methods and Skills |
| Strategy, Management and Leadership for Leading Digital Transformation |
| Business Modelling and Competitive Environment in the Digital Era |
| Applied Strategic Management and Analysis |
| Applied Business Analytics |
| Digital Transformation in Business |
| Digital Sales and Marketing Automation |
| Circular Economy |
| Project Management |
| Innovation Management |
| Master’s Thesis |
| Not grouped |
Master´s Degree Programme in Business Informatics::competences (2020)
sk 31.1.2020
| Code | Name | Credits (cr) |
|---|---|---|
| L0422S6-1001 |
Business Strategy and Management
(Choose all ) |
15 |
| XX00EJ16 | Research Methods and Skills | 5 |
| LY00EC61 | Strategy, Management and Leadership for Leading Digital Transformation | 5 |
| LY00EC62 | Business Modelling and Competitive Environment in the Digital Era | 5 |
| L0422S6-1002 |
Business Analysis and Development
(Choose all ) |
15 |
| LY00EC63 | Applied Strategic Management and Analysis | 5 |
| LY00EC64 | Applied Business Analytics | 5 |
| LY00EC65 | Digital Transformation in Business | 5 |
| L0422S6-1003 |
Business Growth and Innovation
(Choose all ) |
20 |
| LY00EC66 | Digital Sales and Marketing Automation | 5 |
| LY00EB36 | Circular Economy | 5 |
| LY00EB31 | Project Management | 5 |
| LY00EC67 | Innovation Management | 5 |
| L0422S6-1004 |
Elective Studies
(Choose ects: 10 ) |
10 |
| L0422S6-1005 |
Master’s Thesis
(Choose all ) |
30 |
| XX00FB87 | Master’s Thesis | 30 |