Post on 22-Jan-2018
November 4, 2017
Information Premaster CISdr. Maria Mos, coördinator Premaster
Simone van de Wouw, alumnus Premaster CIS, currently master CIS,
NMD track
• Broadening existing knowledge
• Combining theoretical insights and practical skills
• Specializing in a specific domain
• Better/different job opportunities
• Personal development
• …
Added value after vocational college
• A unique array of courses
linguistics, psychology, AI, marketing, cognitive science, sociology…
• A contemporary combination of approaches
Digital media, computational techniques, interdisciplinarity
• The opportunity for students to put together their own program
Radically free selection of courses; diverse range of courses
• Biannual entry into (mainly English taught) master program
CIS in Tilburg is distinguished by
• 1 premaster program for all mastertracks
• 5 different tracks, all leading to an MSc diploma in CIS:
• Business communication and Digital Media (BDM)
• Cognitive Science and Artificial Intelligence (CSAI)
• Communication Design (CD)
• New Media Design (NMD) start in September only
• Interdisciplinary track (with TISEM, TLS, TSB): Data Science Business andGovernance (DSBG)
NB: 1 program, 1 diploma: MSc CIS
Overview (pre)master CIS (2017-2018)
• 2 separate premaster programs: BDM/CD/NMD and DSBG/CSAI
• Separate Master program Data Science Business and Governance(DSBG) *expected*
• Master CIS with 4 tracks, all leading to an MSc diploma
• Business communication and Digital Media (BDM)
• Cognitive Science and Artificial Intelligence (CSAI)
• Communication Design (CD)
• New Media Design (NMD)
Changes in 2018-2019
• Spring semester 2018: 1 premaster for all
• Starting Fall semester 2018: 2 separate premaster programs
• See information round Menno van Zaanen for more info on the DSBG/CSAI
premaster
• If you follow one premaster program, but then change your mind about the master
program (in either direction): request admission (but this should not be a problem)
Which premaster should I choose?
… is offered in other information sessions
BDM round 2 (DZ1) round 3 (CZ7)
CSAI round 3 (SZ31) round 4 (CZ31)
CD round 2 (DZ5) round 4 (DZ1)
NMD round 2 (DZ4) round 3 (DZ1)
DSBG round 3 (DZ2) round 4 (DZ2)
More info about the different master tracks
Less:
• Experience in reading and writing
academic texts in English
• Designing, carrying out and interpreting
experimental research (methodology,
statistics)
• Information science knowledge
• Theoretical knowledge within CIS
More:
• Experience in project-based work
• Practical, hands-on experience
• Collaborating in groups
Why a premaster program
Dutch students with a HBO diploma have a different skills set and different
background knowledge than students with a university bachelor degree,
especially when it comes to
We offer a 1 semester program, that helps you fill these deficiencies
So…
• Experience in reading and writing
academic texts in English
• Designing, carrying out and interpreting
experimental research (methodology,
statistics)
• Information science knowledge
• Theoretical knowledge within CIS
30 ECTS, of which 24 the same for all students
• Methodology (6)
• Academic English (2)
• Statistics (6)
• Research Seminar (6)
• Fundamentals of Information Sciences (4)
The program: content
Courses for premaster
CIS specifically
30 ECTS, of which 24 the same for all students
• Methodology (6)
• Academic English (2)
• Statistics (6)
• Research Seminar (6)
• Fundamentals of Information Sciences (4)
And one 6-ECTS course of your choice from a small set of courses
• Corporate Communication OR
• Language & Meaning OR
• Language, Cognition, & Computation
you choose (through an online questionnaire), more information in the admission letter
The program: content
Courses from our
bachelor program
30 ECTS, of which 24 the same for all students
in English
different courses are strongly entwined
• Hands-on: quite a lot of hard work (count on having to work fulltime on
your studies)
• Success rate: in 2016-17 around 75% of students who followed the
program passed all courses and entered the master program the next
semester
The program
• The semester contains 14 weeks of lectures
• All courses have > 1 assessment component (assignments, essays,
research reports, exams)
• In some courses (e.g. Research Seminar) differentiation for DSBG/CSAI
and BDM/CD/NMD groups
• Exams: June
• Resits: July
• Admission to the master program: all courses must be passed.
• Fail 1 or >1 course? You can retake it/them, but only once
The program: schedules and practicalities
• Primary focus on research methods
• Strong links between the different courses
• contents
• assessment
• blended learning Academic English
• Variation in teaching: lectures, seminars, group project
• Intensive support by lecturers and academic advisor
The program: focus
• 6 ects Academic English instead of 4 ects Fundamentals of Information
Sciences + 2 ects Academic English
• Different set of elective courses:
• Psychology of Language
• Business Information Technology
• TBA
• Exams in December
• Resits in January
• More information about the DSBG/CSAI premaster: see other session
Changes compared to Spring 2018
Previous education
Bachelor of Communication at Fontys University of
Applied Sciences, Tilburg.
Why
Communication and Information Sciences at Tilburg
University?
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Premaster consists of six courses:
- Methodology
- Academic English
- Statistics
- Fundamentals of Information Sciences
- Web Science (based on your previous study)
Which are combined in:
- Research Seminar
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Research Seminar:
Individual assignment
- Contrastive Analysis paper
- Qualitative research
Group research project
- Research plan
- Quantitative research
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Individual Research
‘Are there differences in the number of likes
between close-up photographs and long- shot
photographs of newborns on Instagram?’
- First academic paper
- Starts in the beginning of pre-master
- How to start?
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Group research project
- Weekly deadlines + meetings with supervisor
- Research paper
- Poster presentation
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Research question:
‘What is the effect of showing skin on women’s buyer
intention when using thin and plus- sized models on
Instagram?’
Overall experience of the premaster CIS:
- Work hard and fast
- Time consuming
- English language is not an obstacle
- Program is well-designed
- Involved teachers
- Huge difference HBO and University
- It is all worth it!
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Final tips:
- Do not postpone your tasks, keep up with your work
- Study for the weekly Methodology tests, it will help you in the end
- Keep up with the weekly Statistics assignments
- Start with watching series/ reading books in English
- Believe in yourself!
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• Matching students’ expectations and competences with the character
and the demands of the program
• Participation is voluntary (but highly recommended)
• If you have requested admission to the premaster program and this has
been granted, you will receive an invitation for the assessment sessions
• Next sessions will take place on November 15 and November 21
Premaster assessment
• Before: fill out an online questionnaire after signing up
• Expectations contents and schedule
• Digital diagnostic test for English proficiency
• During:
• Group meeting
• Seminar session
• Possibility to meet individually with academic advisor
Premaster assessment: content
• www.tilburguniversity.edu/masters/cis
• Academic Counselor Denise Lindenau via the Student Desk, +31 13 466
8000 or www.tilburguniversity.edu/students/studentdesk
• Admission requirements and application procedure: deadlines are June 1
and December 1 (earlier for international students)
• More details about the program www.mystudy.uvt.nl
More information