Program Director
Dr Valéry Merminod is program director of the Information Systems Management MSc at SKEMA Business School. He has a PhD in Management and is a graduate of Essec business school, Telecom Paris engineering school and Dauphine university.
He has worked as a manager for Ernst & Young and as Research & Development Information Systems manager for the SEB group (Moulinex, Tefal, Rowenta, Krups…). As a consultant for Ernst & Young, he has worked for Total, Alstom and Schneider Electric.
His research is focused on information systems contribution in the context of product innovation.
MSc Information Systems Management Outline
Jointly designed with
SAP,
E&Y, but also
PMI France-Sud and the Club Informatique des Grandes Entreprises Françaises (CIGREF), this program’s purpose is to train highly qualified professionals in Information Systems (consulting, support…).
Thus :
- Courses on “SAP” will be held on the premises of SAP Labs France at Sophia Antipolis : they will provide the application dimension together with an advanced approach to diagnosis techniques in a heterogeneous IT environment ;
- E&Y courses (leader on the French market for Information Systems consulting) will be delivered by the firm’s Senior consultants and partners : they will address Informations Systems Audit and Consulting, but also the legal, tax and security aspects of these systems ;
- Courses in Project Management will be given by the Honorary Chairman of the PMI France Sud Chapter.
Some working knowledge of French is required to do -and be accepted onto- this MSc.
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It provides the opportunity to participate in a program whose content has been defined by some of the world’s most prominent players in Information Systems… with reference to their recruitment needs and those of their principal clients…
Beyond being a course offering a diploma of a high academic level, it is also a training program enabling participants to prepare for professional certification.
- SAP Certifications (EtoE 100 and EtoE 200)
- PMI (CAPM or PMP, depending on your professional experience)
Recognised internationally, these three certifications, added to the quality of the training dispensed by Ernst&Young teams, make this program a unique springboard for a professional career in the field of Information Systems.
Finally, the Master in Information Systems benefits from the competitive, high-tech and international context of the Sophia Antipolis technology park. This unique environment provides preferential access to leading-edge businesses, consulting groups and industries.
The world of Information Systems is experiencing strong growth and thus a lack of high-level skills. Designed with reference to recruitment needs within this market, this program will also enable you to further your professional networking within the world of Information Systems : the majority of your speakers on a day-to-day basis will consist of Senior Consultants and Partners, Chief Information Officers (CIO) in large groups. This program opens doors for you to CIOs from all the large companies for which SAP is the leading world supplier of management software suites, as well as all information systems consulting firms, either large or small, which provide assistance in the implementation of this software.