MSE Master of Science in Engineering

The Swiss engineering master's degree

Each module contains 3 ECTS. You choose a total of 10 modules/30 ECTS in the following module categories: 

  • 12-15 ECTS in technical scientific modules (TSM)
    TSM modules teach profile-specific specialist skills and supplement the decentralised specialisation modules.
  • 9-12 ECTS in fundamental theoretical principles modules (FTP)
    FTP modules deal with theoretical fundamentals such as higher mathematics, physics, information theory, chemistry, etc. They will teach more detailed, abstract scientific knowledge and help you to bridge the gap between abstraction and application that is so important for innovation.
  • 6-9 ECTS in context modules (CM)
    CM modules will impart additional skills in areas such as technology management, business administration, communication, project management, patent law, contract law, etc.

In the module description (download pdf) you find the entire language information per module divided into the following categories:

  • instruction
  • documentation
  • examination 
Digitalisation in industry (TSM_DigInd)

 

This modules enables the students to contribute to digital transformaion in the industry. They learn about the fundamental concepts,technical and organisational requirements for digital transformation. They will be able to ask the right questions in a conceptual discussion.

This module offers an overview of digitization in industry from several perspectives.  

 

 

Prerequisites

None.

Learning Objectives

 

  • The students obtain an overview of the processes, data structures and information flows based on different product strategies inside a company.
  • They are qualified to evaluate different approaches to organize a company regarding the product strategy, product architecture, the production processes and the deployed IT solutions. Relying on this, they are able to identify and apply optimization strategies.
  • They are familiar with state-of-the-art concepts of digitization in order to classify efficiency and transparency in production processes (industry 4.0).
  • They are familiar with the basic concepts of digitized products, incl. the Internet of Things, and how these are linked to the processes and data streams of the original company in order to increase the range of product related services or business models.
  • They can rationally decide between "digital" and "non-digital" solution concepts.

 

Contents of Module

Content

The module is structured in three focus areas:

  1. Digital Product Development
  2. Digitalization in Production
  3. Product Service Systems

You will learn the concepts/theory and its industrial application for each focus area. A group project throughout the semester will help you to integrate and apply your knowledge.

 

 

Teaching and Learning Methods

This module will be taught in a flipped classroom setup. Students meet in content groups to elaborate the theory and later meet in project groups, where they introduce the theory to their peers. The process will be closely supervised by the lecturers during on-site/online meetings.

There are 3 fixed on-site appointments (presence required), the other meetings can be arranged according to your/the groups preferences.

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