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Course objectives
To widen the opportunities for access and participation in
the tertiary education system of those 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
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
business information technology.
Technology Stream -
no prior experience
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The primary objectives of this course are:
to develop within candidates the basic information
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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 lnformation Technology
Computer Programming
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lnformation Systems Strategies
Data Base ~esi~n and implementation
Systems Platforms and Networking
Progression to the Graduate
Diploma in Business lnformation
Technology
On completion of the Graduate Certificate in Business
lnformation Technology (Technology Stream), students
gaining entry to the Graduate Diploma in B.I.T. 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.
BH414
BT412
BT413
Structure
Management, Organisation and People
Current Issues in System Design
Software Engineering Strategies (2 subjects)
Progression to the Graduate
Diploma in Management Systems
On completion of the Graduate Certificate in Business
lnformation Technology (Management Stream) students
gaining entry to the Graduate Diploma in Management
Systems will be admitted with advanced standing. Entry is
not automatic and is subject to academic performance and
selection quotas.
Fees
The Graduate Certificate in Business Administration
Technology is a full-fee paying course.
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Graduate Certificate in Taxation
and Finance
This program is a two semester, part-time course. Offered for
the first time in Australia, this unique course will open access
to tertiaw education to a larae number of ~ractisina
accountants and managers who, until now, have been
effectively excluded from tertiary education or have had no
involvement in it for some time.
Course objectives
It is expected that, at the completion of the course,
candidates:
will be provided with an intensive practical course of
study in taxation and finance to better equip them to
deal with taxation and finance issues in practice as
professional taxation, financial and accounting advisers;
will have a recognised qualification which will assist them
in developing their careers in business; and