November 4, 2017

Information Premaster CISdr. Maria Mos, coördinator Premaster

Simone van de Wouw, alumnus Premaster CIS, currently master CIS,

NMD track

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Why would you want to do a premaster CIS?

• 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

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Why CIS in Tilburg?

• 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

(Pre)Master CIS

• 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

After HBO via Premaster toMaster CIS

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

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What the X#%$

does this mean?!

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

Premaster CIS Spring 2018

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

Premaster BDM/CD/NMD Fall 2019

• 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

Experience: Simone van de Wouw

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?’

- 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?’

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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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Interested? Come and participate in anassessment session

• 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

… come and see us @Dante foyer

Information fair between 12.00 and 13.30 hrs

Questions?

See you after the holidays?!