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Postgraduate handbook 2004
Information Technology

Master of Information Management
and Systems Professional

Course code: 3324 + Caulfield + Course director: Ms Kerry Tanner

The Master of Information Management and Systems Professional (MIMS Professional) is offered by the School of Information Management and Systems (SIMS). The program aims to prepare students for careers in information systems and information management. Graduates of the MIMS Professional are expected to play leading professional roles in Australia and other countries. The course attracts students from a wide variety of educational and professional backgrounds. The course can be studied in full-time and part-time modes, and a number of units are available by off-campus learning (OCL). Students required to specialise in at least two areas of information systems or information management.

Entry requirements

The normal entry requirement is a degree that is equivalent to an Australian bachelors degree. Candidates without formal tertiary qualifications will normally enter via the faculty's Executive Certificate in Information Technology, except in exceptional circumstances as approved by the head of school.
Demonstrated English language proficiency is required - a minimum overall IELTS score of 6.5 and not less than 6 in any individual band; or TOEFL minimum score of 577 with TWE of 5.

Course structure

To qualify with the MIMS Professional, students must complete 96 points of graduate units - a minimum of 72 points from SIMS and a maximum of 24 points of free-choice electives. These free-choice electives can be taken from any graduate program in the Faculty of Information Technology including SIMS, or with the approval of the course leader, a maximum of 12 points of these free-choice electives may be taken from other faculties of the university with the approval of the course leader. The SIMS units in the MIMS Professional are shown in the list below. Each student's course of study must include the `Masters transition program', four foundation units and at least two specialisations from information technology management, information systems development, business intelligence, knowledge management, e-business, library and information services, or electronic recordkeeping and archiving. The requirement to complete FIT9001 (Masters transition program) is only applicable to on-campus students. FIT9001 is a 0-point unit studied over four weeks (weeks three to six) through four two-hour workshops. This unit must be completed before students can enrol in their second semester of study.
Students should take careful note of prerequisites for the units in the specialisations they have chosen and complete these units early in their course. Some units have foundation units as prerequisites. The foundation units have been designed for students with little prior study in information technology.
Some SIMS electives are classed as `special entry', and admission requires the formal approval of the head of school. Completing a third specialisation is dependent on timetabling and may take longer than four semesters to complete. The specialisations completed will be acknowledged on a student's official academic transcript.
Students who successfully complete 24 points of study from SIMS graduate units may exit the course with a Graduate Certificate in Information Management and Systems. Students who successfully complete 48 points of study, of which at least 36 points are from graduate units within SIMS, may exit the course with a Graduate Diploma in Information Management and Systems. Those who successfully complete 72 points, of which at least 60 points are from graduate units within SIMS, may exit the course with a Master of Information Management and Systems.
In the following lists, units offered in both on-campus and off-campus modes are marked with an asterisk.

Part A: Foundation units (24 credit points)

One compulsory unit:

Plus four of the following foundation units:

Part B: Specialisations (48 credit points)

Two of the following specialisations - each specialisation comprises four units (24 credit points):

Information technology management

Four units from:

Information systems development

Four compulsory units:

Business intelligence

Three compulsory units:

and either:

or

Knowledge management

One compulsory unit:

and three of the following units:

e-Business

Three compulsory units:

and one of the following units:

Library and information services

Three compulsory units:

and either:

or

Electronic recordkeeping and archiving

All four units:

Part C: Professional development (24 credit points)

This phase comprises 24 credit points of free-choice electives that can involve selection of:
(i) An additional (24 credit point) SIMS specialisation.
(ii) One or more units of SIMS professional development and research units:

(iii) And up to 24 credit points of graduate units taken from other schools within the faculty.

(iv) And a maximum of 12 credit points of graduate units from other faculties within the university.

Course length

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

Advanced standing

Students who have completed a graduate qualification with a recognised specialisation in information systems or information management may be granted credit and advanced standing. The granting of more than 24 point of credit or advanced standing is rare. Students who have been granted credit or advanced standing must still meet the specialisation and foundation unit requirements in order to complete this course.

Professional recognition

Students who successfully complete MIMS Professional may, depending on their unit choices, be eligible for professional accreditation/recognition by the Australian Computer Society (ACS), the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA), the Australian Society of Archivists (ASA), or the Records Management Association of Australia (RMAA).

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