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Units indexed by faculty Executive Certificate in Information TechnologyCourse code: 2794 + Course abbreviation: ExecCertIT + Total credit points required: 24 + 6 months full-time, 1 year part-time Study mode and course locationOn-campus (Caulfield; Clayton; Gippsland; Peninsula) Course descriptionThe course has been developed in response to industry and university pressure to facilitate access to information technology professional masters programs for people with little or no previous university study but with extensive relevant industry experience. On successful completion of the course, the student will have demonstrated the possession of advanced knowledge in one or more areas of information technology; an ability to study information technology at an advanced level and achieve credit results or better; and that their work experience is adequate preparation for further study in professional masters programs in information technology. Entry requirementsAdmission is only available to people with extensive, relevant and advanced work experience. Specifically, applicants must have six or more years of work experience in information technology, information systems or information management activities at either an executive, management or senior technical level. This certificate is intended to lead to a professional coursework masters program. Information industry research and development tasks such as the design and implementation of information systems, information technologies or information management procedures will be appropriately recognised in the articulation process. In order to gain entry to the university’s postgraduate programs from this certificate, students must attain a credit average in their studies. Advanced standingPrior work experience is recognised for purposes of gaining entry to the program only. Prior university or even postgraduate study will not gain credit. The faculty offers graduate, postgraduate and masters-level awards that will better suit graduates in that they allow students to study the same range of units and grant credit for studies partially completed. Course structureThe course consists of four units chosen from the following areas of study: Master of Business Systems, Master of Digital Communications, Master of Information Technology, Master of Information Management & Systems, Master of Multimedia Computing and Master of Network Computing.. Typically, students undertake two units per semester for part-time mode, or four units per semester for full-time mode. Contact detailsProgram directorDr Campbell Wilson Previous page | Next page | Section contents | Title and contents |