New research focus Design-Driven Digitalization at the FHS St.Gallen
Starting in fall 2017, the University of Applied Sciences will offer a new Master's program in Engineering with a specialization in Business Engineering and Production. Students with a bachelor's degree in business engineering will work on their studies in the newly created research unit Design-Driven Digitalization.
This fall, the first business engineers will graduate with a Bachelor's degree from the University of Applied Sciences St.Gallen (FHS). To enable them to continue their studies here, the FHS is now offering a specialization in Business Engineering and Production as part of the technical master's program. To this end, it founded a new research unit under the lead of the Institute for Innovation, Design and Engineering (IDEE-FHS) and with the participation of other institutes of the FHS St.Gallen, the Hochschule für Technik Rapperswil (HSR) and the Interstate University of Applied Sciences Buchs (NTB): the Master Research Unit (MRU) Design-Driven Digitalization.
Design-driven innovation development
In its research activities, the Design-Driven Digitalization MRU addresses all aspects of digitalization in industrial companies. Digitization here means the use of digital technologies to create new opportunities and possibilities as well as to ensure and strengthen the market relevance of new digital offerings and models during the development process. This is done with the help of approaches, methods and processes of design-driven innovation development. The central element here is the early creation of prototypes. In the master's program at the MRU Design-Driven Digitalization, students learn to analyze and forecast future market developments and customer needs as well as to develop, implement, and improve innovative products, services, and business models.
Cooperation masters of all universities of applied sciences
The Master of Science in Engineering (MSE) is a unique cooperative program of all universities of applied sciences in Switzerland and is the highest university of applied sciences degree in the fields of engineering, information technology, and construction and planning. The program is characterized by a diverse range of courses and great freedom of choice. Graduates can design their own study focus according to their personal interests and career aspirations. The study program is modular and comprises 90 ECTS points (European Credit Transfer System). The core of the program is the practice-oriented, specialized specialization at a research unit (MRU Master Research Unit). Here, students work on projects - often directly for clients from industry or the public sector - to acquire knowledge and expand their experience in their area of expertise. The MSE qualifies graduates for leadership positions and the management of interdisciplinary projects. They have advanced knowledge of project management, are aware of business contexts and contribute to innovative solutions analytically, conceptually and technically or in terms of planning.
