Final Qualifications

A. Professional Academic Qualifications

The graduate is able to quickly identify, thoroughly comprehend, critically assess, correctly apply, and creatively integrate existing scientific knowledge that can be used for analysing problems and designing solutions, in one of the domains of:

·         Production and logistics;

·         Finance and accounting;

·         Health care

A1

Has a thorough overview of the structure of research and design processes and is able to

·         Identify the various steps in performed research and design

·         Properly break up own research and design activities into sub-processes

These processes are intertwined:  Research is needed for producing knowledge that is used for designing solutions in a specific context. Such knowledge is produced in a purposeful and methodical way (using  scientific research methods). It may or may not be generalizable knowledge.

A2

Has an overview of quantitative and qualitative empirical research methods and is able to

·         Critically analyse performed research as to the methodological aspects

·         Select an appropriate method and justify this choice for research to be performed

·         Apply this method in relatively complex cases

A3

Has a thorough overview of quantitative modelling techniques for operational processes in this domain, and is able to

·         Critically analyse the results of modelling activities

·         Select appropriate modelling techniques and justify this choice

·         Apply these techniques in relatively complex cases.

A4

Is able to integrate existing knowledge, modelling techniques, and research results for designing, validating, and selecting solutions in relatively complex cases.

This is challenging, because existing knowledge may not fully apply to a specific situation, models are always stylised, empirical research always has limitations, and some aspects have been left out of scope from the beginning anyway.

A5

Has an overview of implementation methods and processes and is able to

·         Critically analyse ongoing or finished implementation processes

·         Plan globally an implementation process in a relatively complex case

A6

Has an overview of evaluation methods and techniques and is able to

·         Critically analyse the results of performed evaluations

·         Select appropriate evaluation methods and justify this choice

·         Carry out an evaluation in relatively complex cases

A7

In order to be able to meet these competencies, the graduate must have mastered a set of core disciplines in the specialisation domain.

A8

Is able to contribute to the development of the academic profession by identifying generic consequences and implications from professional cases (for example, general presentations, write papers about design solutions).

B. General Academic Qualifications

B1

Is able to work autonomously and self-reliant

B2

Is able to work in multidisciplinary teams

B3

Is able to communicate properly (in oral and written form) with various stakeholders

B4

Is able to conduct a bibliographic search and knows how to reference correctly

B5

Is able to reflect on professional behaviour and ethical and societal aspects of work

B6

Is able to reflect on and direct personal and professional development

B7

Is able to manage and concretise effectively his own learning process in the context of “lifelong learning”