Monash University Handbook 2011 Postgraduate - Course

The Graduate Diploma in Information and Knowledge Management prepares students who have a first qualification in another discipline area, for professional careers in information and knowledge management. The course provides students with understanding of foundation information technology concepts and fundamental information and knowledge management principles, and develops further knowledge and understanding of one or more specialist areas within information and knowledge management (eg librarianship, records management, archival science, information architecture, knowledge management).

The objectives of this course are to:

• provide students with knowledge and understanding of fundamental principles in the disciplinary areas that underpin the information and knowledge management and information technology fields
• provide students with knowledge, understanding, and experiences that transcend technologies and are robust over time so that students are well placed to deal with ongoing, rapid changes in the information technology field
• develop students' understanding of, and expertise in, information and knowledge management to a level of depth and sophistication consistent with senior professional practice
• provide specific knowledge, understanding and skills to meet the requirements for professional recognition by ALIA, RMAA and ASA.

Students who have completed a graduate qualification with a recognised specialisation in information management may be granted credit. Students who have been granted credit must still meet the specialisation unit requirements in order to complete the course.

24 credit points

Students who successfully complete the GradDipIKM in accordance with the structure and requirements outlined will be eligible for professional membership of the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA), the Records Management Association of Australasia (RMAA), and the Australian Society of Archivists (ASA).

The course consists of eight graduate-level units (48 points). Specific units must be studied as outlined below if students wish to gain professional accreditation.

Students complete 48 points of graduate-level units, subject to the following rules:

(i.) at least one MBIS foundation unit from the list below

(ii.) units selected from the Master of Business Information Systems (MBIS) specialisations units listed under 'Areas of study', excepting that students wishing to gain professional recognition by the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) as librarians and related information professionals, or by the Records Management Association of Australasia (RMAA) or the Australian Society of Archivists (ASA) as records managers and archivists, must select eight prescribed units, as listed below.

MBIS foundation (core) units

• FIT9003 Database systems design
• FIT9004 Computer programming for business or FIT9017 Foundations of programming
• FIT9005 Computer architecture and networks
• FIT9006 Information technology management

Prescribed units for professional recognition

Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA)

Students complete:

• FIT5086 Information and knowledge management principles
• FIT5088 Information and knowledge management systems
• FIT5090 Social informatics
• FIT5102 IT strategy and governance
• FIT5104 Professional practice*
• FIT5105 Information access
• FIT5106 Information organisation
• FIT9003 Database systems design

Records Management Association of Australia (RMAA) and the Australian Society of Archivists (ASA)

Students complete:

• FIT5086 Information and knowledge management principles
• FIT5087 Archival systems
• FIT5088 Information and knowledge management systems
• FIT5090 Social informatics
• FIT5102 IT strategy and governance
• FIT5104 Professional practice*
• FIT5107 Managing business records
• FIT9003 Database systems design

* Special entry requirements apply; course coordinator approval is required.

All units are offered in on-campus and off-campus mode.

Areas of Study

• Corporate information and knowledge management
• Library, archival and recordkeeping systems

Successful completion of this course provides an entry point for students wishing to progress to the Master of Business Information Systems.

Students wishing to exit this course early may apply to graduate with the Graduate Certificate in Business Information Systems after successful completion of 24 points of study.

Graduate Diploma in Information and Knowledge Management