Graduate Diploma in Information Management and Systems

Course code: 2420 + Course abbreviation: GradDipIMS + Total credit points required: 48 + 1 year full-time, 2 years part-time

Study mode and course location

On-campus (Caulfield)

Course description

This course, offered by the Caulfield School of Information Technology, aims to prepare students for careers in information systems and information management. Graduates 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. It can be studied in full-time and part-time modes, and a number of units are available by off-campus learning.

Students may also take out this award by exiting the Master of Information Management and Systems or the Master of Information Management and Systems Professional, after completing 48 points of study.

Students who successfully complete 24 points of study from information management and systems graduate units may choose to exit this course with a Graduate Certificate in Information Management and Systems.

Entry requirements

The normal entry requirement is a degree that is equivalent to an Australian bachelors degree. Candidates without formal tertiary qualifications should normally enter after successful completion of the Professional Certificate in Information Technology or the Executive Certificate in Information Technology, except in exceptional circumstances as approved by the head of school.

Credit for prior studies

Students who have completed a graduate qualification with a recognised specialisation in information systems or information management may be granted credit. A maximum of 24 points of credit is available. Students who have been granted credit must still meet the specialisation and foundation unit requirements in order to complete the course.

Course structure

Students complete eight 6-point graduate-level units from the list below (48 points), of which six (36 points) must be information management and systems units. Up to two units (12 points) may be units offered by any school within the university (including the Faculty of Information Technology), subject to approval by the course coordinator. Students without appropriate background knowledge will be required to satisfactorily complete a selection of the foundation units (9000 level) before proceeding to other graduate units (5000 level). The foundation units have been designed for students with little prior study in information technology. It is highly recommended that students undertake postgraduate orientation activities and workshops coordinated by the Faculty of Information Technology.

FIT9003 Database systems analysis and implementation *
FIT9004 Computer programming for business *
FIT9005 Computer networks and architecture *
FIT9006 Information technology management *
IMS4036 Introduction to information management and systems research
IMS5002 Information systems security
IMS5004 OLAP and business intelligence
IMS5005 Decision support systems
IMS5006 Information systems development practices
IMS5007 Electronic commerce
IMS5010 Evidence and metadata*
IMS5015 Professional practice* #
IMS5016 Information access*
IMS5017 Information organisation*
IMS5021 Reading unit #
IMS5023 Information enterprise management and marketing*
IMS5024 Information systems modelling
IMS5026 Data warehousing
IMS5027 Knowledge management principles*
IMS5028 Customer relationship management systems
IMS5033 Electronic document management and recordkeeping systems*
IMS5036 Information management and systems research methods
IMS5037 Research topic* #
IMS5042 Information systems strategic planning
IMS5047 Managing business records*
IMS5048 The information continuum*
IMS5052 Enterprise systems
IMS5302 Human factors and usability
IMS5320 Managing IT risk
IMS5330 Knowledge management systems development*
IMS5401 Web-based systems development
IMS9049 ICT fundamentals for IS/IM professionals *

* Units offered on-campus and by off-campus learning.

# Special entry requirements apply.

Professional recognition

The Faculty of Information Technology has applied for accreditation in 2007 for the Graduate Diploma in Information Management and Systems from the Australian Computer Society (ACS) which may enable graduates of the course to be eligible for professional-level membership of the ACS.

Contact details

Course coordinator

Ms Kerry Tanner

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