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Master of Business Systems

Course code: 2400 + Course abbreviation: MBusSys + Total credit points required: 72 + 3 years part-time

Study mode and course location

Off-campus (Gippsland)
Off-shore (Hong Kong; Singapore)

Course description

This course, offered by the Gippsland School of Information Technology, aims to provide an extended education and training in methods used in the design, development and applications 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, planning, scheduling, forecasting, production management, project management, financial management, business modelling, multimedia communications, electronic data interchange and other functional areas of business, industry and government.

Although the course is offered by off-campus learning, it may be possible to transfer to the on-campus mode at Clayton.

Off-campus students need to make use of a personal computer and must have internet access. Students should consult with the course director to ensure computer compatibility with software used in the course.

Entry requirements

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

Course structure

The course consists of 72 points (12 units of 6 points each) of coursework units.

(a) Core units:

BUS9520 Business systems A (6 points)
BUS9530 Business systems B (6 points)

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

GCO4802 Computer models for business decisions
GCO4803 Inventory management systems
GCO4805 Software systems design and development
GCO4806 General operations management
GCO4807 Business statistics and applications
GCO4010 Research methods and reading in information technology
GCO4015 Evolutionary and neural computing
GCO4824 Data communications and networks
GCO5801 Trading systems and electronic commerce
GCO5802 Financial modelling
GCO5803 Applied operations research
GCO5804 Forecasting methods
GCO5806 Internet commerce
GCO5807 Project management
GCO5816 Information technology management
GCO5828 Applications of data mining

Students may select from the on-campus units of the Clayton School of Information Technology with permission of the course director.

(c) Two additional Faculty of Information Technology electives (12 points) -- these must be level 4 or higher units offered on-campus or off-campus. Units outside the Gippsland School of Information Technology and the Clayton School of Information Technology may only be taken with permission of the course director and the school responsible for the unit.

(d) 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 the Gippsland School of Information Technology and the Clayton School of Information Technology may only be taken with permission of the course director and the school responsible for the unit.

Course completion requires:

Completion of a total of 72 points, all at level 4 or above, that have not been used for the award of any other qualification including:
Completion of BUS9520 Business systems A.
Completion of BUS9530 Business systems B.
A total of at least 48 points from the list of approved OCL units (given above) or, with the approval of the course director, taken from the Clayton School of Information Technology (including BUS9520 and BUS9530).
A total of at least 24 points taken at level 5.
A total of at least 60 points from the Faculty of Information Technology (including units from Gippsland School of Information Technology and the Clayton School of Information Technology).
At least 48 points must have been completed via off-campus learning study.

Contact details

Course director

Dr Kai Ming Ting

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