1996 Swinburne Higher Education Handbook

Progression to graduate diploma
Students who perform very well in the graduate certificate
may be eligible for entry into the Graduate Diploma in
Business Administration. However, success in the graduate
certificate does not guarantee entry to the graduate
diploma. The content of the Graduate Certificate in
Business Administration (where BT411 is chosen instead of
BT401) is equivalent to the first year of the Graduate
Diploma in Business Administration and gives credit into
the Graduate Diploma in Business Administration and the
Master of Business Administration (MBA).
Fees
The Graduate Certificate in Business Administration is a
full-fee paying course.
Course Convener
Garry Watts
2 Telephone: 9214 8443
B
g ~072 Graduate Certificate in Business
B
lnformation Technology
This course is equivalent to one semester of full-time study
c.
2
or two semesters part-time. A Technology stream and a
-2 Management stream are offered in the Graduate Certificate
in Business Information Technology.
Fi
E Course objectives
5: To widen the opportunities for access and
participation in the tertiary education system of those
g currently employed in the business sector;
to provide a re-entry to tertiary study for graduates
who, for whatever reason, would benefit from a more
supportive learning environment;
to provide an entry to postgraduate study for those
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people with excellent business experience but no
formal undergraduate qualifications and who, by virtue
of their age, experience, work responsibilities and other
commitments, are in practical terms excluded from
undergraduate and TAFE certificate courses; and
to prepare candidates for further postgraduate studies
in bushess information technology.
Technology Stream -
no prior experience
Objectives
The course is designed to provide candidates with the basic
information technology skills necessary to support a
successful career in business.
The primary objectives of this course are:
to develop within candidates the basic information
technology skills necessary to support a successful
career in business;
to provide formal information technology education
for personnel involved in information systems but who
lack a broad perspective of information technology;
to develop candidates' analytical and creative skills in
using information technology for business planning,
decision-making and opportunity analysis.
At the completion of the course, it is expected that
candidates:
will have completed a business course containing a
body of knowledge which is relevant to immediate and
potential opportunities;
will have a recognised qualification which will assist
them in developing their careers in business; and
will be equipped with suitable skills necessary to
continue with further postgraduate study in business
information technology.
Entrance requirements
In order to be accepted into this course, applicants should
have:
a recognised undergraduate or postgraduate degree in a
discipline other than computing; and/or
at least five years significant and relevant industry
experience; and/or
professional experience in a computing environment.
BT402
BT404
BT405
BT406
BT408
Structure
Introduction to Information Technology
Computer Programming
or
Information Systems Strategies
Data Base Design and Implementation
Systems Platforms and Networking
Progression to the Graduate
Diploma in Business lnformation
Technology
On completion of the Graduate Certificate in Business
Information Technology (Technology Stream), students
gaining entry to the Graduate Diploma in BIT will be
admitted with advanced standing. Entry is not automatic
and is subject to academic performance and selection quotas.
Management Stream -
prior experience
Objectives
To explore the analysis and development processes that
are used in industry to construct computing systems;
to investigate state of the art developments in the
computing industry and possible directions in the
future;
to examine group processes in organisations, their
interaction with the environment, tasks and structures,
and their management implications.
Entrance requirements
The course is open to graduates and non-graduates who
have significant experience in the computer industry.