Master´s Degree in Management and Digital Transformation of Educational Centers

Competences

Basic Competences

• Possess and understand knowledge that provides a basis or opportunity to be original in the development and/or application of ideas, often in a research context.
• That the students know how to apply the acquired knowledge and their ability to solve problems in new or little-known environments within broader (or multidisciplinary) contexts related to their area of study.
• That students are able to integrate knowledge and face the complexity of making judgments based on information that, being incomplete or limited, includes reflections on social and ethical responsibilities related to the application of their knowledge and judgments.
• That students know how to communicate their conclusions and the ultimate knowledge and reasons that support them to specialized and non-specialized audiences in a clear and unambiguous way.
• That students possess the learning skills that allow them to continue studying in a way that will be largely self-directed or autonomous.

General Competences

• Be able to analyze strategies and distinguish skills to lead educational innovation projects in digital environments.
• Be able to plan and design innovative projects that enhance teamwork, innovation, and creativity in the field of digital society.
• To be able to correctly identify and classify the different tools and technological platforms, in order to know how to select the most appropriate ones to undertake change processes in an educational center.
• Be able to globally evaluate the quality of the implementation of an innovation project in an educational center, using the appropriate criteria, indicators and standards.

Specific Competences

• Subject 1: Digital education and society
  • Analyze how the context of the Digital Society influences the modernization of the educational center, and know how to respond to new educational challenges.
  • Understand the new forms and structures demanded by the Knowledge Society in education.
  • Identify the new communicative languages of the digital school.
  • Recognize and understand emerging educational trends and innovations in a digital context.
• Subject 2: Management of change
  • Analyze the fundamentals of leadership in the management processes of an educational center.
  • Understand the motivation strategies to lead the human resources of the educational center.
  • Compare different types of methodologies for change management in an educational center, studying its scope and limitations.
  • Develop emotional skills to create an adequate work climate and an environment conducive to change management.
  • Design a training program for the entire center, which integrates training actions to manage a digital innovation project.
  • Recognize the need to integrate the new digital profiles that the Knowledge Society demands in the dynamics of the center.
• Subject 3: Strategy and Planning
  • Be able to formulate specific objectives for the development of digital transformation projects.
  • Define and plan the tasks and tools necessary for the development of innovative projects that take into account change management.
  • Apply different tools to manage and evaluate the quality of the project.
  • Be able to analyze the impact of digital transformation projects.
• Subject 4: Digital tools
  • Assess the functioning of different platforms and tools for content digitalization.
  • Understand the concept and application of Learning Analytics.
  • Analyze the most appropriate online media for the dissemination of the project developed.
  • Be able to compare and evaluate communication strategies on the Internet and social networks.
• Subject 5: External Internship
  • Recognize and understand emerging educational trends and innovations in a digital context.
  • Design a training program for the center, which integrates training actions to manage a digital innovation project.
  • Recognize the need to integrate the new digital profiles that the Knowledge Society demands in the dynamics of the center.
  • Be able to formulate specific objectives for the development of digital transformation projects.
  • Analyze the most appropriate online media for the dissemination of the project developed.
  • Be able to apply the knowledge acquired in the Master's degree in educational contexts.
• Subject 6: Final Research Project
  • Apply the knowledge acquired in the Master's degree to develop a project in the area of educational innovation and digital transformation.

Calendar and Schedules

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Schedules

Admission requirements

According to what is established in article 16 of RD 1393/2007, modified by RD 861/2010, students who meet any of the following conditions may access the Master's degree:

• Have an official Spanish university degree or another issued by an institution of higher education of the European Higher Education Area that authorizes access to Master's degrees in the country issuing the degree.
• Graduates according to educational systems outside the European Higher Education Area may access without the need for the homologation of their degrees, after verification by the University that they accredit a level of education equivalent to the corresponding official Spanish university degrees and that they grant access, in the country issuing the degree, to postgraduate education. Access through this path will not imply, in any case, the homologation of the interested party's prior degree, nor its recognition for other purposes than that of taking the Master's studies. In cases where the homologation of any degree, diploma or study obtained abroad is required to access the University, the Antonio de Nebrija University may conditionally admit students who accredit having submitted the corresponding application for homologation while the approval procedure is resolved.
• In the case of students with special educational needs derived from disability, the need for possible curricular adaptations, itineraries or alternative studies will be assessed.

For its part, the admission profile for the Master's Degree in Digital Management and Transformation of Educational Centers from the Antonio de Nebrija University is defined as follows: university graduate or equivalent (graduates) in Teaching, Pedagogy, Psychology (with concentration or specialization in education) or Psychopedagogy. Also, given the multidisciplinary nature of the program, those students who have completed the Master's Degree in Teacher Training for Compulsory Secondary Education and Baccalaureate, VT and Language Teaching or the Teaching Aptitude Certificate (CAP) will be able to access the Master's degree.

Admission Criteria

In general, the admission documentation will be submitted to the Admissions Department. The student must provide the originals or certified copies of the documentation submitted within the period established by the University to formalize their enrollment.
In order to access the official university master's degree, it is necessary to submit the following documentation:

• Completed Admission Application.
• Identification document D.N.I or valid passport.
• 1 passport-size photo
• Academic Record with the grades of the studies that grant access to the Master's degree.
• Certified photocopy of the degree of the official Spanish university or receipt thereof.

Foreign students:

• Certified photocopy of the official degree issued by a foreign higher education institution belonging to the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) that grants access to official master's studies in the issuing country.
• Certified photocopy of the official degree issued in a foreign education system not belonging to the EHEA. In this case, access will be conditioned to the verification that the studies completed correspond to a level of education equivalent to that of the official Spanish university degrees and that they qualify to access official master's degrees in the country in which the degree was issued. This procedure does not imply, in any case, the homologation of the prior degree, nor its recognition for any purpose other than to access the master's degree studies.
• Only in the case that it is necessary, the foreign student will be asked for a letter issued by the University in which he has completed the level that grants access to the Master's studies in the country issuing the degree.

In the event that the studies with which the student accesses pre-registration into the Master's degree are taken in a Foreign Higher Education institution, both the degree and the academic certificate (grades) must be official and issued by the competent authorities, in accordance with the legal system of the country of origin.

If the number of applicants exceeds the number of places offered, the student's academic record (average grade) will be taken as admission criteria.

Therefore, anyone interested in accessing the studies of the Master's Degree in Digital Management and Transformation of Educational Centers must submit, without exception, their academic record, as it will be the average grade therein that decides their admission to the Master's degree, in the case that the number of applications exceeds the number of places offered.

Once the places are completed, in the case of having more people interested in accessing, these will remain on the waiting list awaiting possible vacancies that may arise before the beginning of the academic year, and the admission and selection criteria previously indicated will be applied.

Admission process

In addition to the evaluation of the academic merits provided by the candidate (20%), students must hold a personal interview (80%), conducted by the Program Director or by university advisors. This interview is aimed at checking the suitability of the candidate and their profile with the degree. It is about determining if the candidate has sufficient motivation, training and knowledge, skills, aptitudes, communication skills, extracurricular activities and future interests necessary to be admitted as a student in the postgraduate courses of Nebrija University.

In addition, non-Spanish foreign students must take a Spanish language level test in order to know their real language skills. It will not be necessary for the candidate to take the language positioning test if he/she submits certification that accredits knowledge of Spanish at a B2 level of the CEFR. The accreditation of the level will be validated through the official degrees admitted in the table of certificates of ACLES and/or Instituto Cervantes.

In order to be able to access this Admission Process, candidates must have previously accredited to have a degree in Teaching, Pedagogy, Psychology (with concentration or specialization in education), Psychopedagogy, or have a Master's Degree in Teacher Training of ESO and Baccalaureate, VT and Language Teaching or the Teaching Aptitude Certificate (CAP).