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Graduate Diploma in Information Systems

Introduction

Caulfield campus

Course code: 1154

Course leader: Ms Anne Rouse

The Graduate Diploma in Information Systems is offered by the School of Information Management and Systems. It provides specialised and directed study in contemporary techniques, methods and technologies in information systems to computing professionals.

Individual courses of study are constructed by selecting four electives from a wide range of available subjects to supplement a core component of compulsory subjects in the four main areas taught by the school - systems analysis, systems design, decision support systems and information systems management. In this way courses can by constructed which specialise in the area of information systems of greatest interest to the student.

The aim of the Graduate Diploma in Information Systems is to present specialised coursework programs in areas of information systems to computing graduates. This will enable graduates to change direction in their career paths and increase their contribution to their place of employment and to the profession.

Admission requirements

Applicants should hold a bachelors degree with a major in computing, eg a Bachelor of Computing or Bachelor of Information Systems from Monash University or equivalent qualifications. Marks in third-year computing studies should be at a sufficient level to indicate a high likelihood of success in studies at a more advanced level. Consideration will be given to an applicant who has a relevant diploma plus work experience, or who has relevant professional qualifications and experience (normally, at least seven years) and is occupying a senior position in industry. The percentage of entry from the last category will be no larger than 25 per cent.

Fees for Australian residents

The course fee is $8000 or $1000 per subject.

Course structure

The Graduate Diploma in Information Systems comprises forty-eight credit points of study taken over one year full-time or two years part-time. There is no research component. Students are required to take four core subjects (twenty-four credit points) in the main areas in which the school teaches. These are:

The remaining twenty-four credit points of study are selected from the third and fourth-year subject offerings of the School of Information Management and Systems. In particular cases, students may be permitted to select subjects from the fourth-year offerings of other schools, or from the fifth-year subjects offered by the School of Information Management and Systems.

The following restrictions apply to the student's choice of subjects:

The third and fourth-year subjects offered by the School of Information Management and Systems from which elective subjects are normally chosen are as follows:
Third-year
Fourth-year

Course options some examples

As each student's course of study will be highly structured, the electives selected should be appropriate to the expected educational outcomes. Each student's course of study must be approved by the course leader.

Computer programmer systems analyst

A professional computer programmer with many years industrial experience who wishes to change to a systems analyst's position may select:

Systems analyst management systems support

A professional systems analyst who wishes to move into a management systems support role may select:

The school ensures subject relevance to current and future industry practice through close contact with public and private sector employers. Graduate diploma students have access to the school library and the school's honours and graduate study centre.

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