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Admission is determined by a selection committee who will
take into account academic achievements, work history and
executive potential. Letters of recommendation from
employers and others who have specific knowledge of the
candidate's academic or managerial skills are helpful.
Methods of learning
Generally each subject requires classes or seminars totalling
thirty hours plus individual work or assignments in small
groups. There are additional seminars when needed, dealing
with topics which enhance the subject studies, e.g. research
methodology and planning methods, special guest speakers,
visits to companies.
In all aspects of the program the key themes of innovation,
technology and internationalism are integrated.
Fees
The M.B.A. program is a full fee paying course.
Of this, half is due on acceptance into the course, and the
remainder at the end of June.
~096 Master of lnternational Business
Program structure
The program consists of sixteen subjects, twelve by
coursework and a four subject equivalent business project of
20,000 words. The subjects are organised into four stages,
and are consistent with the objectives of providing a broad
coverage and integration of the various disciplines studied.
There are no electives, although students may choose the
language and cultural stream they wish to pursue from those
currently being offered.
These streams will normally be based on the language and
cultural study programs available at Swinburne, which at
present include Italian, Japanese, Korean and Vietnamese.
Students who wish to study a language and cultural program
other than these four (eg overseas students seeking to take
English language and Australian Cultural Studies) may be
allowed to do so if a suitable program at Swinburne or
another accredited institution can be identified.
Stage I
81711 Foundations of lnternational Business
81712 lnternational Marketing
81713 Business Language and Cultural Context A
81714 lnternational Business Project (Minor Thesis)
Stage 2
B1721 lnternational Trade and Finance
81722 lnternational Marketing Research
El723 Business Language and Cultural Context B
81724 lnternational Business Project (Minor Thesis)
Stage 3
81811 lnternational Financial Management
81812 Legal Aspects of International Business
81813 lnternational Management
81814 lnternational Business Project (Minor Thesis)
Stage 4
81821 Global lnformation Strategies
81822 lnternational Logistics Management
81823 lnternational Business Policy
B1824 lnternational Business Project (Minor Thesis)
~099 Master of lnformation Technology
This course is offered in conjunction with the Division of
Science, Engineering and Design.
Course objective
The course is designed to provide a framework in which
students can wursue at an advanced level warticular areas of
interest in contemporary information technology. Current
areas of specialisation are automated systems development,
human-computer interaction, information technology
management, intelligent systems, and software engineering.
Each of the areas of swecialisation is intended to suit the
needs of recent grad;ates who wish to pursue advanced
studies, and practitioners seeking to update or enhance their
knowledge.
Course structure
The subjects of study in the Master of lnformation
Technology course are organised into clusters, which are of
the following three types:
Discipline clusters, consisting of four subjects with a common
theme.
Complementary clusters, consisting of four subjects that
complement the discipline cluster, previous experience and
interests. Subjects forming a complementary cluster may
come from other clusters, the Bachelor of Business (Honours)
program, the Bachelor of Applied Science (Honours) program
in computer science, or other suitable programs.
Research and project clusters, consisting of a major piece of
work in the area of the discipline cluster and the submission
of a thesis.
For 1995, the following clusters will be offered, subject to
adequate demand.
Discipline clusters
Automated Systems Development
IT954 lnformation systems Requirements
IT964 Resources for lnformation Svstems Develo~ment
IT974 Systems Strategies
IT984 Automated Development Methods
Human-Computer Interaction
IT906 Human-Computer lnteraction
IT916 Programming the User Interface
IT926 Interactive Systems Development
IT996 Human-Computer lnteraction Project
lnformation Technology Management
IT905 Resources for lnformation Systems Development
IT91 5 Management, People and Change
IT925 IT Effectiveness
IT935 Strategic Alignment of IT
lntelligent Systems
IT909 Foundations of lntelligent Systems
IT919 Intelligent Systems Applications
IT929 Adaptive lntelligent Systems
IT999 Intelligent Systems Project
Software Engineering
IT904 The Software Process
IT914 Systems Analysis
IT924 Object-Oriented Design and Programming
and one of
IT934 Real-Time Systems
IT944 Advanced Database Technology
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