Postgraduate - Edith Cowan University

MIS5114 Information Systems Strategies 15
MIS5104 IT Evaluation and Benefits Management V 15
MIS5109 Risk and Security Management for e-Business
V
15
MBA5350 Knowledge Management V 15
Management Area of Specialisation
SPAAIB
This specialisation comprises 60 credit points (4 units).
UNIT SET LOCATION
This unit set is available on Churchlands Campus.
MODE OF DELIVERY
This unit set is available in the following mode of delivery - Oncampus.
Four units selected from:
MAN5121 Leadership V 15
MAN5125 Management Workplace Practicum V 15
MAN5131 Managing Quality V 15
MAN5162 Strategic Human Resource Development V 15
MAN5102 Organisational Behaviour V 15
MAN5600 Employment Relations 15
or other graduate units approved by the Course Coordinator.
Human Resource Management Area of Specialisation
SPAAIA
This Specialisation comprises 60 credit points (4 units).
UNIT SET LOCATION
This unit set is available on Churchlands Campus.
MODE OF DELIVERY
This unit set is available in the following mode of delivery - Oncampus.
Some HRM specialisation units will be available in on-line sup
mode
Four units selected from:
MAN5162 Strategic Human Resource Development V 15
MAN5251 Recruitment and Retention 15
MAN5600 Employment Relations 15
MAN5257 Workplace training and Development 15
MAN5258 Strategic Human Resource Management 15
MAN5601 Contemporary Employment Issues 15
MAN5602 Managing Occupational Risk 15
MAN5603 Managing Employee Performance 15
OR elective units agreed by the HRM Course Coordinator
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
Course Code 628
The Doctor of Philosophy in Business Studies is a research degree
available in selected areas of faculty expertise. Candidates may
be accepted in the fields of Accounting, Human Resource
Management, Information Systems, Marketing, Finance and
International Business. The Doctor of Philosophy is a supervised
research degree.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Candidates will normally have a relevant Master degree by
research (or including a substantial research component) or a
relevant Bachelor degree with first class honours from an
approved university.
Candidates with a relevant Bachelor degree with second class
honours, Division A, may be approved by the Faculty.
Normally the degree will be completed over three years of fulltime
study or an equivalent period of part-time study.
The candidate will complete a thesis, making an original
contribution to a specialist area of study.
MODE OF STUDY
This course is available by Full-time, or Part-time mode.
MODE OF DELIVERY
This course is available in the following mode of delivery - Oncampus.
COURSE STRUCTURE
Location of study will be by agreement between the supervisory
team and the student.
Each semester students will enrol into research thesis unit:
ACC7200 Doctor of Philosophy Thesis 0
or
ECF7200 Doctor of Philosophy Thesis 0
or
MAN7200 Doctor of Philosophy Thesis 0
or
MIS7200 Doctor of Philosophy Thesis 0
or
MKT7200 Doctor of Philosophy Thesis 0
at 50 or 100% of the full-time enrolment.
Students are required to continue re-enrolling in the thesis
component of their study until the thesis is submitted for
examination.
Doctoral candidates will normally complete no less than two years
and no more than four years of full-time equivalent study by the
time their thesis is submitted for examination.
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
Course Code 634
The Doctor of Philosophy (Interdisciplinary Studies) involves a
three year full-time (or part-time equivalent) research program
which culminates in the submission of a thesis.
The interdisciplinary approach recognises that solutions to
problems often rely on knowledge gained across traditional
disciplines. In the selection of fields of research, students are
encouraged to examine the broad perspective within which the
problem lies and to adopt problem-solving techniques applicable
across disciplines.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
The minimum admission requirement is a master degree or an
honours degree (First Class or Second Class, Division A) or the
equivalent in a relevant field from a recognised university.
MODE OF STUDY
This course is available by Full-time, or Part-time mode.
18 ECU Postgraduate Course Guide 2008