2005 Swinburne Undergraduate and TAFE Course Guide

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BUSINESS, INNOVATION AND MANAGEMENT
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Legal Practice
Advanced Diploma of Business (Legal Practice)
Campus: H, W
Duration: Two years full-time.
Prerequisite: Successful completion of Year 12 or its equivalent,
or mature age.
Application: VTAC
VTAC code: 77051(H), 71071(W)
This course provides essential qualifications for people wishing to work
in the legal area without having to complete a law degree. Students
develop sound principles, practices and knowledge including high level
technology legal skills to provide guidance and services to clients in a
legal environment.
Employment may be found as a law clerk, legal secretary, or in a
paralegal position.
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Library and Information Services
Diploma of Library and Information Services incorporating a Certificate III
Campus: P
Duration: Two years full-time or equivalent part-time.
Prerequisite: Successful completion of an appropriate Victorian Year 12 or
its equivalent, or mature age. No formal entry requirements apply to the
Certificate III. However, applicants should possess basic communication and
keyboard skills, along with word processing and spreadsheet fundamentals.
Application: VTAC
VTAC code: 78801
The course aims to develop the specialist knowledge and skills required
to manage practices within the library/information sector.
Employment can be found as library technicians and library officers in a
wide range of library types and other information agencies.
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Marketing
Advanced Diploma of Business (Marketing) incorporating a Diploma and
Certificate IV/III
Campus: H, L
Duration: Two years full-time.
Prerequisite: Successful completion of Year 12 or its equivalent,
or mature age.
Application: VTAC or direct to Swinburne for Certificate III and
mid-year intake.
VTAC code: 77261(H), 70301(L)
This course introduces basic marketing concepts and selling skills while
developing a sound basis in many general areas such as law, mathematics,
computing and communications. At the Diploma level, specialised aspects
of marketing are introduced such as sales merchandising, logistics and
market research. The Advanced Diploma introduces and expands on
specialised aspects of marketing such as strategic, services and direct
marketing, product management and research.
Employment can be found in a range of positions in marketing and
sales management.
Studying part of her Bachelor of Business (Marketing) degree overseas
gave Carlie Clingan the rare opportunity of meeting Prime Minister John
Howard in Crete, and the experience of being in the US after September 11.
Working as an intern for Caterpillar, a world-leading manufacturer of
construction and mining equipment, during her IBL program, Carlie still
remembers the strong patriotism of her American colleagues.
“The day after the attack, American flag badges were left on everyone’s
desk and when I left in December everyone was still wearing them.”
The memory is just one of many Carlie has of completing her IBL with
Caterpillar, where she says she was given lots of autonomy.
“I majored in marketing and human resources so I helped devise training
programs and manuals for employees as well as conduct market
research for the company’s global division. Not once did I ever feel like
the photocopy girl!”
The valuable work experience to be gained through IBL meant Carlie put
Swinburne at the top of her course preference list.
“I knew Swinburne had a good reputation for its marketing courses, and
offered IBL, which gives you meaningful, paid work experience that
many other universities don’t.”
Apart from the IBL’s ‘real-world’ experience, Carlie says even theoretical
subjects were taught in an innovative, practical way.
“Swinburne’s Organisation Behaviour subjects were the most memorable
because as students we were in charge of our learning. It was like group
therapy! Together we learnt not only how individuals work in different
group situations, but also about ourselves. This was far better than
learning theories from a textbook.”
As well as completing her IBL overseas, Carlie also took advantage of
completing two subjects in the idyllic surrounds of Crete in Greece, a trip
organised by Swinburne Education Abroad. “I made friends from all over
the world – it was amazing.”
Currently working part-time for SED Consulting as a marketing assistant,
Carlie admits the travel bug is still biting, and plans to go overseas in
April and visit Europe, North and South America. She’s only too happy to
encourage others to travel the globe and study at the same time.
“You’ve got nothing to lose. Travelling overseas opened my eyes to the
wealth of opportunities that are out there.”
Swinburne Course Guide 2005