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Units indexed by faculty Master of Information SystemsCourse code: 3325 + Course abbreviation: MIS + Total credit points required: 72 + 1.5 years full-time, 3 years part-time Study mode and course locationOn-campus (Caulfield) Course descriptionThis course, offered by the Caulfield School of Information Technology, aims to further develop the knowledge and skills of practising IS/IM professionals who aspire to move into senior managerial positions within their chosen field. Students are required to complete at least one specialisation, and are encouraged to select a range of conceptual, practical and research-based units. The course can be studied full-time or part-time, and a limited number of units are available in off-campus learning mode. Entry requirementsThe normal entry requirement is a recognised Australian bachelors degree with an information systems or information management specialisation with a distinction average and a minimum of two years of relevant full-time work experience in an information systems and/or information management-related job/field (or equivalent). Admission will also depend on a successful selection interview. An English Language Proficiency of 7.5 overall or above on academic IELTS and no band lower than 7 is required. Special entry is available to suitably qualified and experienced applicants. Prospective students without formal academic requirements would normally enter via the faculty’s Executive Certificate in Information Technology, except in exceptional circumstances as approved by the head of school. Advanced standingStudents 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 points 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. Course structureTo qualify with the MIS, students must complete the requirements of part A and part B, totalling 72 points of graduate units - a minimum of 60 points from approved MIS units from the information management and systems stream - units coded with the prefix IMS, and a maximum of 12 points of free-choice electives. With the approval of the course director the electives for inclusion in part A may be taken outside those units approved for the MIS including units from other schools of the faculty or from other faculties of the university. The IMS-coded units in the MIS are shown in the list below. Each student's course of study must include at least one specialisation from information systems development, information technology management, knowledge management, business intelligence, library and information services, electronic recordkeeping and archiving, or e-business. On-campus students are also required to complete FIT9001 (Masters transition program). FIT9001 is a 0-point unit studied over four weeks (weeks three to six) through four two-hour workshops. On-campus students must complete this unit before enrolling in their second semester of study. Students who successfully complete 24 points of study from the IMS stream 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 the IMS stream, may exit the course with a Graduate Diploma in Information Management and Systems. Part A: Specialisations, electives, professional practice and projectsStudents must complete eight units (48 points) of approved study. Students must select between six and eight units (36 and 48 points) from the following specialisations and complementary units, and must complete at least one specialisation. Up to two units (12 points) of elective units outside those approved for the MIS may be approved for inclusion in part A. Business intelligenceCompulsory units within the specialisation: plus one of the following: Information systems developmentCompulsory units within the specialisation:
Information technology managementSelect any four from the following units:
e-BusinessCompulsory units within the specialisation:
plus one of following:
Knowledge management systemsCompulsory unit within the specialisation:
plus three units selected from the following:
Library and information servicesCompulsory units within the specialisation:
Electronic recordkeeping and archivingCompulsory units within the specialisation:
The additional elective units are:
* Units offered on-campus and by off-campus learning. Part B: Advanced studiesStudents must select four units (24 points) from the following units - a minimum of two ‘Advanced topics’ units (12 points) need to be included in part B:
Professional recognitionStudents who successfully complete the MIS may, depending on their unit choice, 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). Contact detailsCourse directorMr Andrew Barnden Previous page | Next page | Section contents | Title and contents |