Executive certificates


General information

Gippsland campus
Full fee paying course
Attendance optional
The Faculty of Business and Economics has recently introduced executive certificates as faculty-based awards in many discipline areas. These awards offer a flexible and business relevant program for professionals and experienced managers who do not currently hold a university degree and need to obtain or upgrade their knowledge and skills at graduate level.
The executive certificates involve the study of four subjects in the relevant discipline area and provide for articulation opportunities, where a relevant graduate diploma course exists, into other graduate level courses for those students who attain an average of credit level or above throughout their studies.
Discipline areas currently available, their course codes and 1999 fees (subject to approval) are as follows:

Overseas student subject fee: $1562.50

Entry requirements

Admission is open to non-degree applicants who have:
(i) at least six years business experience; and
(ii) been either an owner manager or in a management/supervisor position or administered expenditure in excess of $500,000 pa for at least three years and
(iii) are recommended by their employer or, if self employed, provide suitable references.
Applicants should note that there are two intakes per year to these courses, one to commence in first semester, and the second to commence in second semester.

Special requirements

PC requirement

It is strongly recommended that participants have access to a personal computer and a modem to facilitate email communication with their lecturer, other participants and electronic access to library services. The School of Business and Electronic Commerce operates in an IBM-compatible environment.

Attendance

Weekend schools are run once a month for many of the graduate subjects. Attendance is optional for those students wishing to attend. This course may be accelerated by attending residential or summer schools conducted at the Monash Gippsland campus or face to face courses conducted at other Monash campuses.

Course structure

The course

The executive certificates consist of four single-semester graduate-level subjects normally taken over one year of study by distance education.

Accounting

The course provides a knowledge of fundamental accounting concepts and standards as well as practical and analytical skills in accounting that will assist managers to better understand the financial consequences of their decisions on their organisations.
The course consists of four subjects from the following:

Please note that some of the above subjects require prior completion of a prerequisite subject. The prerequisite subjects are listed at the back of this handbook.

Business

This option can provide an industry or enterprise specific program with a tailored four subject and relevant postgraduate award.
For first and second semesters students may select any graduate diploma level subject available and normally delivered through distance education or on campus through the Faculty of Business and Economics at the Gippsland campus or other Monash University campuses. Some subjects have prerequisites.

Electronic commerce

This option is particularly relevant for those responsible for overseeing the electronic commerce applications within their organisation including activities such as electronic trading, EDI, electronic banking, electronic mail, on-line services, all forms of messaging and multimedia communications.
The course consists of four compulsory electronic commerce subjects. All four subjects are offered in both semesters and the most common sequence of study is as follows:

Human resources

This option should be of particular interest to those with HR responsibilities who wish to further develop their effectiveness in dealing with people at work and need to implement flexible, cost effective and workable HR systems for their organisation.
Any four of the following distance education subjects may be selected, although it is strongly suggested that MGG9370 be taken in first semester:

First semester
Second semester

Please note that some of the above subjects require prior completion of a prerequisite subject. The prerequisite subjects are listed at the back of this handbook.
Students wishing to articulate from the Executive Certificate in Human Resources into the Graduate Diploma in Human Resources must select their subjects in the Executive Certificate in Human Resources in accordance with the course requirements of the Graduate Diploma in Human Resources.
Some equivalent HR subjects also are available face-to-face at the Caulfield campus.

Marketing

This option provides an understanding of the theories, principles and practices of marketing, familiarity in the use of a range of analytical marketing tools and their application to strategic marketing and management problems and issues.
The required sequence of subjects is:

All subjects are offered in both semesters, however, subjects MKG9401 and MKG9402 must be completed first as they are prerequisites for MKG9420 and MKG9444.

Management

This option focuses on contemporary management theory, processes and practices. It consists of a core of two compulsory management subjects with the option to select two other subjects from a wide range of electives. Semester availability is shown in brackets.

Core subjects

One additional core subject selected from:

Electives

Two (2) other subjects may be selected from either the remaining core subjects above (AFG9070, MGG9324, MGG9352, or MGG9470) or the following elective subjects listed below:

or any other graduate-level subject that satisfies the objectives and standards of this award.

Regional economic development

This option focuses on increasing the participants knowledge in accounting, management and banking as well as covering the economic issues of regional economic development and policy.
The course consists of four subjects normally taken over one year of study as follows:

First semester
Second semester

Tourism operations

This option will be of particular interest to those involved in tourism operations who wish to further develop or refine management and decision making skills that can be applied to the hospitality, attractions and travel sectors of the industry.
The following four core subjects are offered each semester:

Assessment

Assessment will be a combination of assignments and final examination for each subject. Generally a pass is required in the final examination.

Articulation

Completing an executive certificate with at least a credit average will allow direct entry into a relevant graduate diploma course where one exists, as follows:

It may be possible to articulate from a graduate diploma into a subsequent Master's program.

Credits/exemptions

Applicants who have completed graduate-level subjects at a recognised tertiary institution, within the last five years, which are similar in content to a subject forming part of the course of study may apply for a credit exemption to a maximum of 50 per cent of the course.

Further information

For more detailed information, contact a student adviser, School of Business and Electronic Commerce on telephone (03) 5122 6642, or (03) 9902 6642, fax (03) 5122 6524, or (03) 9902 6524, or email enquiries.sobec@buseco.monash.edu.au.

Course directors

Accounting: Mr Brian Conheady
Business: Dr John Brown-Parker
Electronic commerce: Dr John Brown-Parker
Human resources: Ms Alison Dean
Marketing: Dr Yunus Ali
Management: Mr Richard Winter
Regional economic development: Dr Gennadi Kazakevitch
Tourism operations: Mr Chris White

Completed applications

Completed applications should be forwarded to the general office, School of Business and Electronic Commerce, Monash University Gippsland campus, Churchill, Victoria, 3842, by mid January, 1999.

Details of subjects

All subjects offered are also offered within the corresponding graduate certificate/diploma, and subject content descriptions may be located within the graduate diploma entries on the preceding pages within this Business and Economics section.