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Graduate Certificate of Information Systems Management 

I078     


Study Mode Study Level Duration Campus and Intake Show intake calendar
Full-time
Part-time (day & evening) 		Postgraduate 6 months full-time or 1 year part-time Hawthorn (Semester 1, Semester 2)

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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The graduate attributes that relate to this program help to produce graduates who:
  • Are capable in their chosen professional areas
  • Are adaptable and manage change
  • Operate effectively in work and community situations
  • Are aware of environments
  • Are entrepreneurial in contributing to innovation and development within their business or community

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Entry is available to students who possess at least five years of relevant business experience.
 

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The indicative course tuition fee is $9,600 for 2012, based on 0.5 year full time load (or 0.5 EFTSL). The total tuition fee is dependent upon the combination of units of study selected by the student. Fees are reviewed each year and may increase.

The Higher Education Loan Program (HELP) is a suite of income-contingent loans for Australian citizens and holders of Australian permanent humanitarian visas. FEE-HELP is available to eligible fee-paying undergraduate and postgraduate students. It provides students with a loan to cover their tuition fees (lifetime maximum $85,062 from 1 January 2010). The FEE-HELP limit is indexed on 1 January each year.

Note: New Zealand citizens and holders of other Australian permanent resident visas do not have access to HELP loans. These students must pay their student contributions or tuition fees up front without a discount.

For further information on your support and study options visit the 'Going to Uni' website at: http://www.goingtouni.gov.au

For information about Swinburne's fees visit: http://www.swinburne.edu.au/fees

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Application forms can be downloaded from the website at:http://www.swinburne.edu.au/postgrad/apply/

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Web: Enquire online

Tel: 1300 ASK SWIN (1300 275 794)
 

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