1999 Business and Economics Handbook - Graduate Diploma in Business Management

Graduate Diploma in Business Management - GradDipBusMgt

General
Course objectives
Admission requirements
Fees
Credit for work done previously
Mode of offering
Duration
Course structure
Progression to further studies

General

Course code: 0319
Course directors: Ms Nell Kimberley, Mr Jeff McLean
This eight-subject course has been designed to enhance and develop the student's management knowledge and skills in a range of important areas including: self-management, people management, systems thinking, individual and organisational learning and change, information management, finance and strategy. Students will be able to develop a better understanding of the complex set of inter-related competencies required to be both personally and professionally successful in a turbulent and changing business environment as exists today.

Course objectives

On completion of the course students will:

have gained the knowledge and skills necessary to understand better the systemic nature and underlying dynamics of organisations;
have an understanding of the skills required to manage change and build learning organisations;
understand the need for effective management and how best to manage their own development as managers.

Admission requirements

Applicants require a pass degree or equivalent qualification from a recognised tertiary institution plus a minimum of two years relevant employment experience or an executive certificate offered by this faculty with an average grade of credit or above.

Fees

This is a fee-paying course. Candidates should consult the Department of Management as to the 1999 course fee. Course fees are set and reviewed annually and are therefore subject to change.

Credit for work done previously

Candidates may be eligible for a maximum of four credit exemptions for subjects considered to be equivalent to particular subjects in the course of study. Please refer to the course director for further details.

Mode of offering

Classes are normally offered in evening, and/or Friday/Saturday teaching modes on-campus at Caulfield campus, or in-house at an alternative venue as required.

Duration

The Graduate Diploma in Business Management is normally completed in two semesters of full-time study or four semesters of part-time study.

Course structure

The course for the graduate diploma consists of eight subjects:
(a) Four core subjects:

MGF9210 Introduction to systems thinking
MGF9940 Managerial competencies
MGF9601 Managing people and organisations
MGF9761 Strategic planning and management

(b) Two other graduate subjects taught by the Department of Management.
(c) Two further subjects taught by the Department of Management or other departments within the Faculty of Business and Economics, or, in approved instances, from other faculties within Monash University.
Course director approval is required for subject choice other than core subjects.
Candidates intending to pursue a research option in the Master of Management will be required to complete a research methodology subject of either MGC4000 (Research design, measurement techniques and data collection strategies), or MGF5430 (Business research methods) or an equivalent subject.

Progression to further studies

Students who successfully complete the Graduate Diploma in Business Management with an average grade of credit or above may apply for admission to either the Master of Management or the Master of Management (Organisational Systems).