Hello,

I was wondering if anyone out there is attending the ADMIS Masters Programme at LSE this fall (2007-08)? I have been accepted and just wanted to have a chat!

Hope to hear from you soon!

I will be starting the ADMIS at LSE this fall.

Does anybody have any advice to the new ADMIS students? What to look out for and what not to bother with???

Yay! I have so many questions. lol
You're the first person I know from the Admis course, do you know anybody else?
Why did you choose Admis? Where you're from, what did you study previously?

Sorry, I don't have much advice... the only things I really know are from the LSE site.

Hi Guys,

Not sure if it is off much help to you but an old friend who I have lost touch with did this course in 1999-2000. He found the course quite easy as we had studied Information Systems & Computer Science at undergraduate level. I do remember him mentioning that there were lots of case studies to go through and discuss, and the programming language at the time they used was Java. I think he was really happy with the fact that he received a Masters from a very prestigious university. Best of luck with your course!

Thanks for the info! I have no background in Computer Science, so maybe I'll have to put in a bit more work over the next year Maybe I'll start reading various Information Systems books now.

I heard we have to do some web design, but if that's in html- it won't be too difficult. Not too good with Java yet.

Thanks again!

my flatmate last year did an MSc in information system management (or suchlike) at LSE. she was working really hard all the time. because of that i didn't get to talk to her much, so can't tell you more. except general things about the LSE, if you want - if you have any specific questions, do ask!

hello,
funny i was on google and found this forum. I am currently finishing up the year in ADMIS, and working on my thesis. What I can tell you about the program, is that its pretty intense, and the professors are no joke the best in the field. As LSE is mostly a social sciences university, the emphasis within the ISIG department is on the social implication of technology on the work place.Technology and R&D is important, but success comes from the people who apply it.
The department is full of scientists with some econ/socio people, both from the teachers and students.

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Most have CS/Engineering degrees, but not all of us. Its an interesting course, because you can do your own thing in a sense: if your a techie, then you can do some serious technical stuff (design, programming, etc..) and if your a business person, you can get into risk, security etc. Lots of fun. Do the readings, and you'll find it easy to pass. But getting good grades is NOT easy. The profs are not easily impressed.

Overall, do ADMIS, and you'll get alot of interviews by the City!

p.s.: ISIG moto "Study hard, party hard"

Hey cbf,

Thank you so much for the info! I'm a little bit scared now hehe

I have a couple questions, if you don't mind...

How many hours of work for Admis did you do a week?
Would you recommend any prepatory readings before the course starts?
Regarding the course options, would you recommend any courses for the business-y people?
What was the most difficult task you had to face throughout the year?

Thanks again!

How many hours of work for Admis did you do a week?

In the first term, course work is 1.5 hours/day (it varies, u might have days off or 4 hour days) but it averages this much. You will be ok if you do 3 addition hours of reading per week day, or around 12-15 hours/week.

Would you recommend any prepatory readings before the course starts?
There should be a list on the department website. Maybe Laudon & Laudon for basics, but don't expect to use any of its ideas in the course, because its for beginners - not for an MSc. Helped me because I was a techie.

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Regarding the course options, would you recommend any courses for the business-y people?

First term, everyone takes the same courses. You'll know what to choose by urself in the second term anyway.

What was the most difficult task you had to face throughout the year?

Too many heavy parties! Keeping up to speed on readings is probably your biggest challenge because after all, ur living in London, and LSE especially is intense in every sense of the word.

Thank you so much for your answers! I'm really looking forward to the next year. Looking back now, are you happy that you chose Admis?

How's your thesis coming along? I did a 10,000 word dissertation for my undergrads and it's quite a bit of work, but if you like the topic you're writing about, the research is definately fun.

yes, very happy that I did. As for dissertation, its cool. Not undergrad easy, but still fairly manageable.

Hi Guys,

Looks like quite some talk around here...I'am from Kosovo and have a degree in Economics, Management and Informatics as well as quite some experience in programming and IT project management and training.

Admis, where are you from??