courses

3341

18 September 2017 22 December 2024
Monash University

Postgraduate - Course

Students who commenced study in 2013 should refer to this course entry for direction on the requirements; to check which units are currently available for enrolment, refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course.

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This course entry applies to students commencing this course in 2013 and should be read in conjunction with information provided in the 'Faculty information' section of this Handbook by the Faculty of Information Technology

Managing facultyInformation Technology
Abbreviated titleMBIS
CRICOS code062924J
Total credit points required72
Standard duration of study (years)1.5 years FT, 3 years PT
Study mode and locationOn-campus (Caulfield, Sunway)
Off-campus (Gippsland)
Admission, fee and application details http://www.monash.edu/study/coursefinder/course/3341
Contact details

Visit http://www.infotech.monash.edu.au/about/contact.html

Course coordinator

Dr Steven Wright (Caulfield); Dr Gour Karmakar (Off-campus); Mr Jayantha Rajapakse (Sunway)

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the Handbook are not available for study in the current year.
  • Students have a maximum of five years to complete the requirements of the course.
  • Not all specialisations are available for study off-campus.

Description

This course prepares students with previous qualifications in any discipline, for careers in IT management, applications development, business information systems, information systems, information management, or knowledge management.

Seven specialisations are offered although not all may be available in any one year.

Outcomes

The objectives of this course are to:

  • provide students with knowledge and understanding of fundamental principles in the disciplinary areas that underpin the information technology field
  • 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 a significant area of business information systems to a level of depth and sophistication consistent with senior professional practice
  • enable students to complement their detailed studies of a significant area of business information systems with elective study from a wide range of disciplines.

Professional recognition

This course is accredited by the Australian Computer Society (ACS) as meeting the standard for professional-level membership. Students who successfully complete the MBIS may be eligible for professional accreditation/recognition by the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA), the Australian Society of Archivists (ASA), or the Records and Information Management Professionals Australasia (RIM Professionals Australasia).

Note that professional accreditation is dependent on unit choice. For further information about units required for accreditation by each professional body see: http://www.infotech.monash.edu.au/current/index.html

Structure

The course comprises 12 approved master's-level units.

Areas of study

Requirements

Students must complete:

(a.) four MBIS foundation units (24 points) as listed below

(b.) at least four units (24 points) from the specialisations listed under 'Areas of study'

(c.) a maximum of four elective units (24 points)

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

MBIS specialisations

Students at Caulfield and off-campus can choose to complete one or two MBIS specialisations or select units from a number of these and complete the course without a specialisation, however it is highly recommended that students specialise by completing all the units in at least one specialisation. Students enrolled at the Sunway campus complete the general form of the degree without a specialisation.

MBIS elective units

  • FIT9058 Chinese language information technology
  • level four and five units from 3309 Master of Applied Information Technology and 2402 Master of Information Technology
  • units within the MBIS specialisations or from other postgraduate units within Monash, subject to the approval of the course director.

Progression to further studies

Graduates of the MBIS will not automatically qualify for entry into a PhD program. High-performing students may study a minor thesis by enrolling in course 3343 Master of Business Information Systems (Honours), and with appropriate grades they could progress to a research degree.

Alternative exit(s)

Students wishing to exit this course early may apply to graduate with one of the following provided they have satisfied the requirements for the award:

(a.) after successful completion of 24 points of study:

  • 3347 Graduate Certificate in Business Information Systems
  • 3346 Postgraduate Certificate in Business Information Systems

(b.) after successful completion of 48 points of study

  • 3345 Graduate Diploma in Business Information Systems
  • 3340 Graduate Diploma in Information and Knowledge Management
  • 3344 Postgraduate Diploma in Business Information Systems.

Award(s)

Master of Business Information Systems