Premaster

Organization Studies

Tobias Gößling

Department of Organization Studies

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Contents

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• Main characteristics of the Premaster’s Program OS

(1-year program)

• Courses

• After the Premaster year

• How to prepare?

• More information

• A student´s view on OS

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Understanding Organizations:

They are omnipresent, powerful, wonderful and dreadful

And: complex and dynamic!

Main characteristics part 1

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• Focus of the Premaster program OS

Understanding Organizations: What are they, how do they

function?

Opening the black box of organizations: Researching

Organizations

Modern organizations: Development, Innovation and Networks

Main question: How do modern organisations operate?

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• It is designed for those seeking:

To prepare for the Masters’ Program Organisation

Studies at TiU.

To understand organizations

To see the human side of organisations.

To get insight in the relationships within organizations,

between organizations and between organizations and

society.

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• Approach:

Rooted in organization sociology and psychology

To develop skills of critical analysis and understanding rather

than to learn specific tools and techniques.

Closely related to the research program of the department->

relational perspective/Triple I

Self-activation & Self-assessment.

Permanent Performance Assessment.

Introductory lectures

Smaller working groups

How to get through?

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1. Course work

End of August – End of January (Block I and II)

2. Course work and research project

End of January – End of June (Block III and IV)

How to get through?

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Organization Studies is a fulltime study

•It means studying 1700 hours/year

•It means studying 40 hours/week

Course work

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Blok 1 (augustus 2013 - oktober 2013)

•Innovation, Organization and Entrepreneurship, 6 ECTS

•Kickoff day Organization Studies, 0 ECTS

•MTO-03-Premaster: Qualitative Research Methods, 6 ECTS

•Tutorial Pre-Master Organization Studies, 0 ECTS

Course work

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Blok 2 (oktober 2013-december 2013)

•MTO-01-Premaster: Technieken voor causale analyse, 6 ECTS

•Organization Theory, 6 ECTS

Course work

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Blok 3 (januari 2014 - maart 2014)

•Empirical Research Premaster Organization Studies, 6 ECTS

•MTO-02-Premaster: Constructie en analyse van vragenlijsten, 6 ECTS

•Organization Development, 6 ECTS

Course work

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Blok 4 (april 2014 - juni 2014)

•Empirical Research Premaster Organization Studies, 6 ECTS

•Relations and Networks of Organizations, 6 ECTS

•Strategic Decision-Making, 6 ECTS

After the Premaster

25-4-2013 Titel presentatie in Footer 14

• Professional Master

• Extended Master‘s Consultancy

Master Thesis Circle Topics 2012 - 2013

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Supervisor Title

Leon Oerlemans Temporary Organizations

Remco Mannak Organizations in Dynamic Networks

Joerg Raab Network Management

Jing Han Network Cognition

Maryse Chappin Crowdsourcing for Innovation

Tobias Goessling Critical Management

Sjo Soeters Internationalization and Organizational Culture

John Goedee Chain Cooperation

Victor Gilsing (Breakthrough) Innovation & External Collaboration

Petre Curseu Human and Social Capital of Groups

Roger Leenders Risk Taking in Teams

Jeroen de Jong An Experimental Approach to Psychological Contracts

Sander Smit Organizing R&D Collaborations

Rob Jansen Taking SDM research back into the field

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The Master OS in comparison

• English Master prepares for Dutch and international labor market

• Master OS addresses issues and theories about the whole range of

present-day organizations.

• Strong focus on analytical skills

• Extended Master Consultancy with integrated traineeship

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After graduation

Alumni Organization Studies

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managment consulting

human resources

higher education

research hospital and health care

information technology and

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Industry Demographics UVT - OS Linkedin

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After graduation

Alumni Organization Studies

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Function Demographics UVT - OS Linkedin

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After graduation

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Seniority Demographics UVT - OS Linkedin

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2008

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Lobke Westra

- External relations,

- Bachelor, Organization Studies - AIESEC Tilburg Part-time board member of the outgoing exchange team.

- Master, Organization studies - Consultant Unipartners Gave advice about a process optimalization of the acquisition department for a social employer.

Fulltime Junior Traineeship Berenschot at the Public Management department, within the Organizational Structure and Business group.

- Live, work, study and travel for one year in 10 countries of South America. - Business analyst, Claassen, Moolenbeek & Partners Acquisition, market research and writing an organization development plan

Trainee Newpublic Staffing and

Recruiting industry

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Robbert Meijers

Business

Analyst Financial

Services

Yacht 2004

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Facility Management (Managing Consumer Business)

Master Organization Studies & HRM

Consultant / Business Analyst Capgemini Consulting

Pensioen Analyst

ASR

Business

Analyst /

Teamleider

DIV A&O UWV

Informatieanali

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Vodafone

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Rabobank

Parkstad

Limburg

Informatieanalist

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ABN AMRO Bank

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Premaster OS from a student perspective

Folkert Kooijman

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Preparing for the Master’s OS

• Mastering English as a foreign language (oral and writing skills)

• Complete course work in premaster year

• Regularly read articles referring to organizational problems in newspapers,

magazines and on the Internet

• Be prepared to enter an exciting and challenging program

• You may consider doing an internship with an organization before you enter

the program

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Questions?

General information about the program, admission, etc.:

Study advisor Renske Helmer

e-mail: studieadviseurs.fsw@uvt.nl

phone: tel.:013 466 2088

More information about the content of the program:

Coordinator Master’s program

Dr. Tobias Gössling

email: t.goessling@uvt.nl

phone: 013-466 3384

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