Diploma of Business by distance education - DipBus

• General
• Course objectives
• Entrance requirements
  • (a) Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE)
  • (b) Comparable qualifications
  • (c) Special admission
• Technology requirements
• Fees
• Credit for work done elsewhere
• Course structure
  • Year one
    • First semester
    • Second semester
  • Year two
    • First semester
    • Second semester
    • Business law
    • Change management
    • Human resource management
    • Marketing
    • Public sector management
    • Service management
    • Tourism management
• Further inquiries

General

Course code: 1834
Course director: Ms Alison Dean
This course replaces two former diploma courses, Diploma of Business (General Administration) and Diploma of Business (Productivity Management). It provides a tertiary education channel for supervisory and administrative personnel whose knowledge is largely self-developed. It is designed to provide a broad knowledge base in business and develop in students the management skills to recognise and implement improvement opportunities within organisations.
The Diploma of Business fully articulates into the Bachelor of Business program and it aims to enable students to grow intellectually, and to update skills and knowledge that contribute to economic prosperity.

Course objectives

On completion of this course students will have:

• developed an understanding of management theory and
• practice;
• the ability to use a variety of tools for planning, implementing and controlling processes and functions in changing organisational environments;
• cultivated the insight and analytical skills necessary to critically appraise and improve organisational practices; and
• fostered the development of positive business ethics, a desire for quality work outcomes and an awareness of business dynamics and the enabling technologies of electronic commerce.

Entrance requirements

(a) Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE)

Satisfactory completion of the VCE with passes in English units 3 and 4, a grade average of 'C', and Mathematics (any), units 1 and 2.

(b) Comparable qualifications

Applicants may also satisfy entrance requirements on the basis of qualifications deemed to be the equivalent of the above VCE. TAFE qualifications (eg the first year of a TAFE associate diploma or a TAFE qualification that satisfies the first year of a TAFE associate diploma) or comparable Year 12 qualifications including International Baccalaureate or approved tertiary-level study completed in Victoria, other States of Australia or overseas may satisfy entry requirements.

(c) Special admission

Students who have not successfully completed VCE or equivalent, may satisfy entry requirements by completing at least two Monash non-award single subjects or open learning (OLA) subjects. Further information is contained in the booklet 'Returning to study at Monash' which is available from the Prospective Students Office, telephone 9905 1320.

Technology requirements

It is recommended that students have access to a personal computer. (Please note that the School of Business and Electronic Commerce operates in an IBM-compatible Windows environment.) It is also recommended that students have access to a modem to facilitate email communication with teaching staff.

Fees

The Higher Education Contribution Scheme (HECS) requires contributions to be made by students towards the cost of their higher education studies commenced after 1 January 1989. The amount to be contributed depends on the study load (subjects) undertaken each semester, and is payable whether or not a pass in each subject is achieved. An additional fee will also apply for amenities and library services. More detailed information relating to HECS can be obtained from the Student Administration Office, Monash University Gippsland campus, Churchill, Victoria 3842.

Credit for work done elsewhere

Candidates for the Diploma of Business may apply for credit exemptions up to a maximum of twelve credit points (two subjects) for subjects considered by the course coordinator to be the eqivalent of particular requirements in the course of study.
It is essential that subjects submitted for credit and exemption fit the philosophy and principles of this diploma course of study. Subjects studied more than ten years ago are regarded as beyond a reasonable time limit for applicability and generally will not be considered for credit/ exemption.

Course structure

The course consists of eight subjects taken over four semesters by distance education. Each subject comprises six credit points each for a total load of forty eight credit points. The recommended study sequence is shown below and where students require a variation to this program individual course advice must be sought.

Year one

First semester

• MGG1302 Management theory and functions (suffix to be confirmed)
• AFG1004 Financial management

Second semester

• MGG1303 Organisational behaviour (suffix to be confirmed)
• Elective 1 or MGG1304 Human resource practices

Year two

First semester

• BEG1601 Introduction to electronic commerce (offered subject to final university approval)
• Elective 1 or 2

Second semester

• MGG1304 Human resource practices or elective 2
• MGG2333 Business applications

Elective subjects will be drawn from the Bachelor of Business with the exception of GCO1859 (Computer applications in business). Students who do not have computer skills will be strongly advised to complete this subject in year one, semester two and choose any other elective (where prerequisites are met) from the Bachelor of Business.
For all other students, any of the following elective streams is suggested:

Business law

• BTG1201 Introduction to business law
• BTG1202 Contract law

Change management

• MGG2320 Organisational change and development
• Any other subject from the Bachelor of Business where prerequisites are satisfied.

Human resource management

• MGG2323 Industrial relations
• MGG2325 Training and development

Marketing

• MKG1401 Introduction to marketing
• Any other subject from the Bachelor of Business where prerequisites are satisfied.

Public sector management

• MGG2331 Public sector management
• Any other subject from the Bachelor of Business where prerequisites are satisfied.

Service management

• MGG2332 Managing service functions
• MKG1401 Introduction to marketing

Tourism management

• MGG1501 Tourism social environment

or

• MGG1502 Tourism policy and regulations
• MGG2520 Travel services management

or

• MGG2521 Hospitality services management

Note that students commence their two elective subjects in either second semester in first year, or first semester in second year. This depends on electives chosen.

Further inquiries

Information on this course may be obtained by telephoning the School of Business and Electronic Commerce on (03) 9902 6380 or (03) 51 226 380.
For more specific details on the course, contact the student adviser, telephone (03) 9902 6709 or (03) 51226 6709.

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