1996 Swinburne Higher Education Handbook

Course Convener
Terry Burke
Telephone: 9214 8109
NO89 Graduate Diploma in Writing
The Graduate Diploma in Writing is designed to introduce
students to the range of skills required of a professional writer.
The course is designed for those who intend to work (or
are already working) in fields which require a high
competence in written communication, e.g. writers in
commerce, industry and community groups, or freelance
writers. Specifically, the course is designed to provide both
a theoretical base and a range of skills applicable to a wide
range of writing activities; to provide knowledge of and
experience in the analysis of writing; to provide experience
in presentation and marketing of manuscripts; to provide
students with the practical and theoretical ability to
undertake a substantial piece of independent writing.
Entrance requirements
Applicants should hold a degree from a recognised tertiary
institution, or a qualification approved as equivalent, or
equivalent experience.
Course structure
The course entails two semesters of full-time study or four
semesters part-time. The graduate diploma consists of six
subjects: two core subjects (AL400 and AL401) and four
elective subjects. The two core subjects involve two hours
per fortnight over two semesters. Each elective subject
involves three hours of coursework per week per semester.
Core subjects
AL400 Reading and Writing Seminar
AL401 Writing Project
Elective subjects
AL403 Narrative Writing
AL405 From Book to Film: Textuality and
Discourse
AL407 Open Subject
AM404 Writing for the Media
AM406 Community Press
Master degrees
~092 Master of Business (Information
Technology)
The Master of Business (Information Technology) involves
four years of part-time study.
Course objectives
This course builds on the Graduate Diploma in
Management Systems to provide additional management
and business knowledge for students. The primary aim is to
enhance the participants' ability to function as top level
managers, advisers and consultants to industry and
government. Emphasis is placed upon: ,
understanding the business potential of the latest
developments and innovations in information
technology;
forecasting potential information technology trends for
organisations;
selecting, evaluating and measuring the effectiveness of
information technology solutions;
planning and controlling the changes brought about in
organisations by the introduction of strategically
important systems; and
conducting research into an area of information
technology selected by the student.
Course structure
The Graduate Diploma in Management Systems forms the
first two years of the Master of Business (Information
Technology). Candidates in that course wishing to proceed
to the Master of Business (Information Technology) should
choose the elective pair:
BH604
BM602
Management, Organisation and People
Strategic Management
Year 1 & 2
Graduate Diploma in Management Systems
Year 3 (Master program)
Semester 1
BQ703 Technological Forecasting
BT708 Technology and Innovation
Semester 2
BH707 Management of Strategic Change
BT707 Information Technology Effectiveness
Year 4
BT802 Project and Thesis
Admission requirements
Entrance requirements are as specified for the Graduate
Diploma in Management Systems.
For progression from the Graduate Diploma in
Management Systems to the third year of the Master of
Business course, students would normally be expected to
have attained an average of at least credit throughout their
Graduate Diploma in Management Systems studies.
Students with honours degrees in business or computer
science may be granted advanced standing by exemption
from avprovriate subiects. Provision is also made for
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transfer of subject credits to, and from, other cooperating
institutions in Melbourne for approved equivalent course
content.
Course Convener
David Wilde
Telephone: 9214 8305
A091 Master of Business (Organisation
Behaviour)
This is a four year part-time degree by coursework and
minor thesis. The first two years are the same as for the
Graduate Diploma in Organisation Behaviour; year three
comprises a further four coursework subjects and the final