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Graduate Diploma in Information Systems


General information

Course code: 1154 * Caulfield campus * Course coordinator: Dr Graeme Johanson * Pre 2000 fees: $8000, or $1000 per subject * No further intake
Refer to the course entry for the Master of Information Management and Systems for details pertaining to the Graduate Diploma in Information Management and Systems.
The Graduate Diploma in Information Systems is offered by the School of Information Management and Systems. It provides specialised and directed study in contemporary techniques, methods and technologies in information systems to computing professionals.
Individual courses of study are constructed by selecting four electives from a wide range of available subjects to supplement a core component of compulsory subjects in the four main areas taught by the school - systems analysis, systems design, decision support systems and information systems management. In this way, courses can be constructed which specialise in the area of information systems of greatest interest to the student.
The aim of the Graduate Diploma in Information Systems is to present specialised coursework programs in areas of information systems to computing graduates. This will enable graduates to change direction in their career paths and increase their contribution to their place of employment and to the profession.

Course structure

The Graduate Diploma in Information Systems comprises 48 credit points of study taken over one year full-time or two years part-time. There is no research component. Students should select a minimum of 36 points from the graduate subject offerings listed below. Students may select up to 12 points from other graduate subjects offered by the School of Information Management and Systems or other schools within the faculty.

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