Off-Campus Learning Guide 2004
Information Technology

Graduate Diploma in Information Management and Systems

Course code: 2420 + Caulfield campus + Course director: Ms Kerry Tanner + Australian residents 2004 annual fees: TBC + International students 2004 annual fees: $9600, or $2400 per six-point unit

Aim

The aim of the course is to prepare students for careers in the management of information systems. Graduates are expected to play leading roles in the profession in Australia and other countries.

Entry requirements

Applicants for admission must normally have qualified for a bachelors degree at Monash University or at another tertiary institution approved by the faculty board.

Course structure*

*The course structure is currently under review. For more information, contact the School of Information Management and Systems on (03) 9903 1059.

To qualify with the graduate diploma, students complete 48 points of graduate units. The units are to be selected from the graduate units of the School of Information Management and Systems, however up to 12 points may be taken from outside the School of Information Management and Systems, subject to approval by the director of graduate studies.

Certain units require background knowledge specific to particular specialisations, and admission to these units will need the approval of the unit coordinator. Students without appropriate background knowledge will be required to satisfactorily complete the appropriate foundation units, eg IMS9001, IMS9003 or IMS9049, before proceeding to other graduate units (these units all have codes with the pattern IMS5xxx).

Graduate units offered by the School of Information Management and Systems

• IMS4036 Introduction to information management and systems research
• IMS5002 Information systems security
• IMS5004 OLAP and business intelligence
• IMS5005 Decision support systems
• IMS5006 Information systems development practices
• IMS5007 Electronic commerce
• IMS5010 Evidence and metadata*
• IMS5011 Recordkeeping, archiving and the internet*
• IMS5015 Professional practice*
• IMS5016 Information access*
• IMS5017 Information organisation*
• IMS5021 Reading subject
• IMS5022 Contemporary issues in information management and systems*
• IMS5023 Information enterprise management and marketing*
• IMS5024 Information systems modelling
• IMS5026 Data warehousing
• IMS5027 Knowledge management*
• IMS5028 Customer relationship management
• IMS5031 Managing virtual libraries*
• IMS5033 Electronic document management and recordkeeping systems*
• IMS5036 Information management and systems research
• IMS5037 Special topic*
• IMS5042 Information systems strategic planning
• IMS5043 Information technology in organisations
• IMS5047 Managing business records*
• IMS5048 The information continuum*
• IMS5052 Enterprise resource planning systems
• IMS5401 Web-based systems development
• IMS9001 Systems analysis and design
• IMS9003 Business information management
• IMS9049 Computing for information professionals*

* Offered on-campus and by off-campus learning. Other units are only offered on-campus.

Course length

The course duration is two semesters full-time or four semesters part-time.

Advanced standing for previous study

Credit transfer will be assessed on a case-by-case basis. All course transfers and credit provision will be considered by the course director.

Professional recognition

Students who successfully complete the graduate diploma may, depending on their unit choice, be eligible for professional recognition by the Australian Library and Information Association, the Australian Society of Archivists, or the Records Management Association of Australia. For further information on professional recognition, see http://www.sims.monash.edu.au/courses/pgrad/mims/course.html#prof.

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