Unit of study table
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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Master of Information Technology Management |
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| Core and Elective units of study for the Master of Information Technology Management, Graduate Diploma in Information Technology Management and the Graduate Certificate in Information Technology Management are shown in the following table. | |||
| Candidates for the degree of Master of Information Technology Management are required to complete 48 credit points from the units of study as follows: | |||
| 1. A total of 48 credit points must be completed; | |||
| 2. At least 30 credit points must be Core units of study; | |||
| 3. INFO5990 Professional Practice in IT must be completed as a Core unit of study; | |||
| 4. INFO5991 Services Science Management and Eng must be completed as a Core unit of study; | |||
| 5. INFO5992 Understanding IT Innovations must be completed as a Core unit of study; | |||
| 6. A maximum of 18 credit points of Elective units of study can be taken, of which no more than 12 credit points can be from outside the Faculty of Engineering and IT. | |||
| 7. After completing 24 credit points, candidates who achieve Credit average results or above may select 12 credit points of Information Technology Project units of study; | |||
| 8. After completing 24 credit points, candidates who have Distinction average results or above may be eligible for the Research Path subject to the approval of the Head of the School of Information Technologies and the Dean. Candidates in the Research Path are not required to take INFO5991 or INFO5992. | |||
| Candidates for the Graduate Diploma in Information Technology Management are required to complete 36 credit points from the units of study as follows: | |||
| 1. Candidates for the Graduate Diploma in Information Technology Management must complete 36 credit points from the listed units of study including INFO5990 and INFO5991. | |||
| 2. A maximum of 18 credit points of Elective units of study can be taken, of which no more than 12 credit points can be chosen from units offered outside the Faculty of Engineering and IT. | |||
| Candidates for the Graduate Certificate in Information Technology Management are required to complete 24 credit points from the units of study as follows: | |||
| 1. Candidates for the Graduate Certificate in Information Technology Management must complete 24 credit points of the units listed including INFO5990. | |||
| 2. A maximum of 18 credit points of Elective units of study can be taken, of which no more than 12 credit points can be chosen from units offered outside the Faculty of Engineering and IT. | |||
Core units - Mandatory |
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| INFO5990 Professional Practice in IT |
6 | A Student`s enrolled in INFO5990 are assumed to have previously completed a Bachelor`s degree in some area of IT, or have completed a Graduate Diploma in some area of IT, or have many years experience as a practising IT professional. The main focus of the subject is to provide students with the necessary tools, basic skills, experience and adequate knowledge so they develop an awareness and an understanding of the responsibilities and issues associated with professional conduct and practice in the information technology sector. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| INFO5991 Services Science Management and Eng |
6 | A INFO5990 Students are expected to have a degree in computer science, engineering, information technology, information systems or business. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| INFO5992 Understanding IT Innovations |
6 | A INFO5990. Students are expected to be fluent in English and capable of participating in group discussions, and capable of producing an individually written paper of 5-9 pages (double spaced) of high quality and clarity. Although some work experience is ideal in adding value to the case discussions, allowing students to pull from their personal experiences, those students with no work experience will be expected to do appropriate research on the discussion topics in order to contribute. N PMGT5875 A variety of learning situations will be employed during the unit of study, including lectures, recommended reading, a few short exercises during class, and discussions of cases. To benefit fully from this unit it is necessary to participate fully in all aspects of the unit of study. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
Core units - Additional |
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| Candidates are required to take a minimum of 12 credit points and may take a maximum of 36 credit points of Additional Core units. | |||
| COMP5206 Introduction to Information Systems |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| COMP5703 Information Technology Project |
12 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| INFO5060 Data Analytics and Business Intelligence |
6 | A The unit is expected to be taken after introductory courses in related units such as COMP5206 Introduction to Information Systems. |
Summer Early |
| INFO5301 Information Security Management |
6 | A This unit of study assumes foundational knowledge of Information systems management. Two year IT industry exposure and a breadth of IT experience will be preferable. |
Semester 1 |
| INFO6007 Project Management in IT |
6 | A Students enrolled in INFO6007 are assumed to have previously completed a Bachelor`s degree in some area of IT, or have completed a Graduate Diploma in some area of IT, or have three years experience as a practising IT professional. Recent work experience, or recent postgraduate education, in software project management, software process improvement, or software quality assurance is an advantage. N PMGT5871 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| ISYS5050 Knowledge Management Systems |
6 | A An undergraduate degree in Computer Science or Information Systems. Good grasp of database technologies and the role of information systems in organisations. |
Semester 1 |
| ISYS5070 Change Management in IT |
6 | A The unit is expected to be taken after the following related units INFO6007 Project Managemnet in IT and COMP5206 Introduction to Information Systems. |
Winter Main |
Research path |
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| Candidates who achieve Distinction (75%) average results or above over the first 24 credit points may select 18 credit points of IT project units of study. | |||
| COMP5702 IT Research Project A |
12 | A Students should concurrently or previously learn about Research Methods in IT, from INFO5993. Note: Department permission required for enrolment Department permission required for enrolment. COMP5702 and COMP5704 together form the Research thesis of MIT/MITM Research track. It is allowed to enrol in one of these units in one semester, and the other the following semester; the same mark and grade is given for both once they have both been completed. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| COMP5704 IT Research Project B |
6 | A Students should concurrently or previously learn about Research Methods in IT, from INFO5993. Note: Department permission required for enrolment Department permission required for enrolment. COMP5702 and COMP5704 together form the Research thesis for MIT/MITM Research Track. It is allowed to enrol in one of these units in one semester, and the other the following semester; the same mark and grade is given for both once they have both been completed. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| INFO5993 IT Research Methods |
6 | N INFO4990 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
Elective units |
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| Candidates may take a maximum of 18 credit points of Elective units. | |||
| Exchange units require the approval of the Program Director. With approval, up to 12 credit points of Exchange units may taken in place of other units, towards the requirements ofthe degree. | |||
| COMP5028 Object-Oriented Design |
6 | A Students enrolled in COMP5028 are assumed to have elementary Java programming experience or equivalent experience in another object oriented programming language. This unit does not have assessment with heavy coding task. But some knowledge in object-oriented programming would have big impact on learning experience. N INFO3220 |
Semester 1 |
| COMP5114 Digital Media Fundamentals |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| COMP5116 Design of Networks & Distributed Systems |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| COMP5138 Relational Database Management Systems |
6 | A Some exposure to programming and some familiarity with data model concepts |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| COMP5213 Computer and Network Organisation |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| COMP5705 Information Technology Short Project |
6 | N COMP5702, COMP5703, COMP5704 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 Summer Main Winter Main |
| COMP5706 IT Industry Placement Project |
6 | N COMP5702, COMP5703, COMP5704 Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| IDEA9106 Design Thinking |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| INFO5003 IT for Health Professionals |
6 | Summer Late |
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| INFO5306 Enterprise Healthcare Info Systems |
6 | A The unit is expected to be taken after introductory courses in related units such as COMP5206 - Introduction to IS (or COMP5138 Relational DBMS). |
Semester 2 |
| INFO6010 Advanced Topics in IT Project Management |
6 | A Students are assumed to understand the role of IT projects. P INFO6007. OR 3-5 years working experience in IT Project Management |
Semester 2 Summer Late |
| INFO6012 Information Technology Strategy & Value |
6 | A COMP5206 Introduction to Information Systems P Special permission by the School of IT Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| INFS6012 Enterprise Systems Management |
6 |
This is a defined elective unit of study in both the Master of Professional Accounting and the Master of Commerce programs. |
Semester 1 |
| INFS6013 Information Risk, Governance & Assurance This unit of study is not available in2014 |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| INFS6016 Technology Enabled Business Innovation |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| INFS6017 Strategic Information & Knowledge Mgmt This unit of study is not available in2014 |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| INFS6018 Managing Business Intelligence |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| PMGT5876 Strategic Delivery of Change |
6 | N WORK6026 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| PMGT6867 Quantitative Methods: Project Management |
6 | A Expect the basic understanding of the organisational context of projects and limited experience of working in a project team. Also, familiarity of different quantitative methods applied in the context of different project environments. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| ENGG5231 Engineering Graduate Exchange A |
6 | P Permission from faculty and school. Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Int January Int July |
| ENGG5232 Engineering Graduate Exchange B |
6 | P Permission from faculty and school. Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Int January Int July |
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