Course code: 2399 + Clayton campus + Program director: Dr Peter Lawrence + Web address: http://www.bsys.monash.edu.au + Email address: bsinfo@infotech.monash.edu.au + Three semesters of full-time study (part-time study is available to Australian residents)
The Master of Business Systems by projects is a coursework degree offered by the School of Business Systems. The aim of the program is to provide education and training in methods used in the analysis, design, development and application of computer systems to the management of business operations. This involves the study of business-related techniques, practices and procedures in areas such as management, commercial, financial, health and industrial systems, leading to an understanding of the application of computer systems and information technology for business purposes.
The course structure accommodates those wishing to upgrade their previous qualifications with studies in business systems. The course is intended for those who wish to undertake project work and specialise in a specific area within business systems.
Students wishing to complete the Master of Business Systems (Projects) will normally enrol initially in the Master of Business Systems (Coursework). Students achieving a suitably high academic standard in their first semester of study and who wish to either specialise in a specific area of business systems or wish to include a greater practical component may have the option to enrol in one or more of the school's project units. For further details of entrance requirements, refer to the Master of Business Systems (Coursework) entry.
The course structure is similar to that of the Master of Business Systems (Coursework). The standard structure is as follows:
Elective units are units chosen by the student. Elective units will normally be selected from units offered by the School of Business Systems, however two electives may be chosen from postgraduate units offered by any other school in the Faculty of Information Technology, and two may be chosen from postgraduate units offered by any school within Monash University. Units chosen from outside the School of Business Systems may only be taken with permission from the school/department responsible for the unit in question.
Generally, students who have completed similar units in previous studies will normally be required to make substitutions. Credit will only be granted for postgraduate units that have not counted for the award of any other degree or diploma. Where credit is granted, the number of the elective units that can be taken outside the School of Business Systems is reduced.
Applicants who hold an honours degree in business systems from Monash
University or Graduate Diploma in Business Systems from Monash University will
normally be granted advanced standing equivalent to four units.
Students who have completed studies substantially equivalent to BUS9520
(Business systems A) may chose to apply for a substitution, in which case they
will be permitted to take another business systems elective in its place.
Students are required to prove to the satisfaction of the course director that
they have completed equivalent study and must formally apply for this
substutution using the Faculty of Information Technology credit transfer form.
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