Course
code: 1597 * Caulfield campus (some subjects are offered at Clayton) * Course
coordinator: Professor David Arnott * One year full-time or two years
part-time * Fees in 2000 for Australian residents: $9600, or $1200 per subject
* No further intake
The Graduate Diploma in Decision Support Systems is offered by the School of
Information Management and Systems. The aim of the Graduate Diploma in Decision
Support Systems is to provide graduate students with the knowledge, skills and
attitudes essential to the appropriate application of information technology to
the support of management decision making. Topics covered in the course include
identification of decision problems, analysis and description of the nature of
decision problems, alternative decision support systems designs, techniques and
methods relevant to decision support, normative decision modelling, financial
modelling, intelligent decision support. Graduates are expected to work as
management support specialists and consultants.
Note that half of the Graduate Diploma in Decision Support Systems may be
undertaken as the Graduate Certificate in Decision Support Systems.
Students will be required to complete 48 credit points of study comprising 24 points of core subjects and 18 points of electives.
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