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Graduate Diploma of Information Systems Management

I088  058906A



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Fee*
1 Year/s Hawthorn (Semester 1, Semester 2) A$23,700 (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 widely diffused 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 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 the organisation, 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, and the Graduate Diploma of Information Systems Mangement (I088), 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 ensuring the delivery of value from IS/IT investments in organisations. Thus, complexity, transformation and organisational value become the underpinning themes that give coherence to this postgraduate program. 

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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 S/IT resource in organisations
  • ensure graduates are able to consistently deliver benefits from IS/IT investments over time 

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The Graduate Diploma of Information Systems Management normally requires eight units of study (100 credit points) to be completed over one year of full-time study, or two years of part-time study, with at least  five of those units of study (62.5 credit points) being IS Management units. Units of study are chosen from the Master of Information Systems Management program. Students completing this program may progress into the Master of Information Systems Management.
 
A maximum of two exemptions (25 credit points) is available in this program. Entry is possible in both Semester 1 and Semester 2.
 
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.  
 
Please note: some units of study are subject to quotas and minimum enrolment requirements. Not all units of study are available every semester, and changes in program structure occur from time to time.
 
*International student visa holders are required to study full-time.

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Informations Systems  
+ other suitable postgraduate FICT electives as approved by the program coordinator

Business

Master Recommended Study Sequence
Elective (Stage 1)

Stage 2 (50 credit points)
HIT8186 IS Governance and Strategy
Business Elective (Stage 3)
Elective (Stage 3)
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. Students enrol into HIT8167 Minor Thesis and HIT8267 Minor Thesis.

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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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Enquire online: http://www.swinburne.edu.au/international/enquiry

Email: international@swinburne.edu.au

Phone:
+613 8676 7002 (outside Australia)
Freecall 1800 897 973 (within Australia)

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A range of scholarships are available to international students, visit our Scholarship Page for details.

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