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Off-Campus Learning Guide 2004
Information Technology

Master of Business Systems

Course code: 2400 + Gippsland campus + Australian residents - 2004 annual fees: TBC + International students - 2004 annual fees: $19,200 per year, or $2400 per six-point unit + Course director: Dr Kai Ming Ting

Aims

This coursework masters provides an extended education and training in methods used in the design, development and application of computer systems for the management of business operations. This involves the study of business-related computer techniques and business procedures leading to an understanding of the design, operation and control of computer systems. Applications include those in management, business data processing, planning, scheduling, forecasting, production management, inventory management, financial management, business modelling and other functional areas of business, industry and government. Students may also take some units on-campus at Clayton. On-campus students have the option of completing the degree by coursework, by projects or they may include a larger research component. Students who successfully complete 48 points may exit the course with a Graduate Diploma in Business Systems.

Entry requirements

Graduates of an Australian bachelors degree or equivalent will normally be admitted to the course.

Course structure

The course consists of 72 points (12 units of 6 points each) of coursework units, including two core units, plus six postgraduate electives, plus two IT faculty electives and two general electives. The structure is as follows:

Two core units
Electives
Postgraduate electives

Six postgraduate electives (36 points) selected from the following list of off-campus learning units:

Or, with the permission of the course director, students may select on-campus units from the School of Business Systems.

IT faculty electives

Plus two additional IT faculty electives (12 points):
These must be level 4 or higher units offered by the Faculty of Information Technology. Units outside GSCIT and the School of Business Systems may only be taken with permission of the course director and school responsible for the unit.

General electives

Plus two general electives (12 points):
These must be level 4 or higher units offered by any school within the university including the Faculty of Information Technology. Units outside GSCIT and the School of Business Systems may only be taken with permission of the course director and school responsible for the unit.

Course completion

To satisfy the requirements for course completion, the following criteria must also be satisfied:

Advanced standing for previous study

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 general elective units that can be taken will be reduced so that students satisfy the above criteria.

Accreditation

The Master of Business Systems degree meets the professional-level membership requirements of the Australian Computer Society.

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