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Graduate Certificate of Information Systems Management

I078  058905B



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Fee*
6 Month/s Hawthorn (Semester 1, Semester 2) A$11,850 (total for 2012) 
*The indicative course fees shown in Course Search apply to international students studying on-campus in Australia for the relevant year only. They are based on a standard study load per year. However, please note that fees are assessed according to a student's study load in each semester, and variation to study load will result in an adjustment to tuition fees. All fees are subject to annual review and may be adjusted.

Information Systems (IS) and Information Technology (IT) are found across contemporary organisations, and are increasingly driving and enabling profound changes in the ways we conceptualise how and where we work, and the nature of activities required to create efficient and effective organisational processes. IS/IT is thus critically important in terms of organisational efficiency, effectiveness, competitiveness, and indeed, sustainability. 
 
Despite this reliance on IS/IT, concerns are still expressed about whether IS/IT delivers adequate value and reasonable returns to  organisations, and whether or not organisations are adept at realising the anticipated benefits from investments in IS/IT. When these concerns are considered against the transformational nature of IS/IT alluded to above, the rate of technological advance, and the sheer complexity associated with the entire IS/IT resource in organisations, then ensuring appropriate capabilities in managing the IS/IT resource becomes of critical importance to most modern organisations.

The Master of Information Systems Management, incorporating the Graduate Certificate of Information Systems Management (I078) and the Graduate Diploma of Information Systems Management, is designed to foster and develop such knowledge, skills and capabilities. It is designed to develop versatile IS professionals with competencies and expertise in the major domains of IS (information, technology, process, relationship/alliance building) who can appreciate and exploit the transformational impacts of IS/IT, who understand the complexity associated with managing the IS/IT resource, and who can contribute effectively to delivering value in IS/IT investments in organisations. Thus complexity, transformation and organisational value become the underpinning themes that give coherence to the MISM program. 

The Graduate Certificate of  Information Systems Management comprises four units of study.

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This program aims to:
  • Develop knowledge, skills and capabilities required by IS professionals working in dynamic and complex business environments
  • Develop an appreciation of the transformational dimensions of modern IS/IT, and the complexity associated with managing the IS/IT resource in organisations
  • Ensure graduates are able to consistently deliver benefits from IS/IT investments over time

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The Graduate Certificate of Information Systems Management normally requires four units of study (50 credit points) to be completed over one semester of full-time study or two semesters of part-time study. Units of study are chosen from the Master of Information Systems Management program. Students completing the graduate certificate may progress into the Graduate Diploma of Information Systems Management, or the Master of Information Systems Management.
 
Students who intend to progress to more advanced programs in IS are advised to select their units of study in accordance with those recommended in the master sequence. 
 
No exemptions are available in the Graduate Certificate of Information Systems Management program. Completion of four units of study at Swinburne is required, with at least three of those being Information Systems Management units.
 
The program is available in both full-time and part-time* (5.30pm to 9.30pm) modes. Part-time mode includes the possibility of studying one unit of study at a time. Evening classes are available in most units of study and entry is possible in both Semester 1 and Semester 2.
 
Please note: some units of study are subject to minimum enrolment requirements and not all units of study are available every semester. Changes in course structure may occur occasionally.
 
*International student visa holders are required to study full-time.  

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Information Systems Management
 
Social Sciences
 
Note: Prerequisites may apply to certain electives.
Other suitable postgraduate units from the Faculty of Information and Communication Technologies and other Swinburne faculties may also be taken as electives, subject to prerequisites, timetabling and approval of the program coordinator.
 
Elective (Stage 1)

Stage 2 (Graduate Diploma)
HIT8186 IS Governance and Strategy
Business elective (Stage 3)
Elective (Stage 3)

Option 2
HIT8424 Information Systems Management or HIT8060 Systems Project Management
HIT8465 Managing IT-Enabled Transformation
Research report (HIT8070) - 25 credit points completed over 2 semesters). Students enrol into HIT8170 Research Report and HIT8270 Research Report
 
Option 3
Minor Thesis (HIT8067 - 50 credit points completed over 2 semesters). Stuents enrol into HIT8167 Minor Thesis and HIT8267 Minor Thesis

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Apply for this course by following the step-by-step process on our How to Apply page.

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Swinburne College English for Academic Purposes Advanced level certificate at the undergraduate level (EAP 5: UG-65% ); OR, Obtaining a minimum IELTS overall band of 6.0 (Academic Module) with no individual band below 6.0; OR, a TOEFL (Paper-based) minimum score of 550 (with Test of Written English (TWE) score of 5); OR, a TOEFL (Computer-based) minimum score of 213 (with Written Writing score of 5); OR, a TOEFL (Internet-based) minimum score of 80 with no band less than 20.

 

Refer to the English Language Requirements website for further information.

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A recognised bachelor degree at a suitably high level and at least three years relevant professional experience.

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Freecall 1800 897 973 (within Australia)

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