Postgraduate - Edith Cowan University
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MIP5301 20 Credit Points<br />
Midwifery Project<br />
FACULTY OF COMPUTING, HEALTH AND SCIENCE<br />
Prerequisites :<br />
MID5111 Contemporary Issues in Midwifery 3<br />
NUR5113 Evaluating Practice in Health<br />
This unit enables midwives to critically consider the principles<br />
that underpin the characteristics, implications and boundaries of<br />
an extended clinical role in a chosen area of midwifery. Students<br />
undertake a detailed analysis of the elements of their current role<br />
and reflect on this in relation to current professional developments<br />
in maternity services.<br />
MIR5201 20 Credit Points<br />
Master of Science (Midwifery) 1<br />
FACULTY OF COMPUTING, HEALTH AND SCIENCE<br />
Students in this unit are expected to develop the basic foundation<br />
of a research proposal related to midwifery. The aim of the unit is<br />
to commence work on a thesis proposal which contains an<br />
introduction, review of related literature, a study framework, one<br />
or more methodologies appropriate for the study, and a plan of<br />
action outlining how the investigation will take place.<br />
MIR5202 20 Credit Points<br />
Master of Science (Midwifery) 2<br />
FACULTY OF COMPUTING, HEALTH AND SCIENCE<br />
Prerequisite :<br />
MIR5201 Master of Science (Midwifery) 1<br />
Students in this unit are expected to complete their research<br />
proposal, ethical clearance and formal proposal review.<br />
MIR6200 0 Credit Points<br />
Master of Science (Midwifery) 3<br />
FACULTY OF COMPUTING, HEALTH AND SCIENCE<br />
Prerequisite :<br />
MIR5202 Master of Science (Midwifery) 2<br />
Students in this unit are expected to implement their research<br />
study, analyse data and write up their thesis.<br />
MIS4104 15 Credit Points<br />
IS/IT Project Management IV<br />
FACULTY OF BUSINESS AND LAW<br />
This unit will cover the fundamentals of Project Management<br />
including project definition, planning, control and<br />
implementation. The basic skills of project management will be<br />
introduced including estimating and negotiation, critical path<br />
analysis and associated network techniques, team management<br />
and resource evaluation. An emphasis will be put on Project<br />
Network Techniques (PNT) and their implementation using<br />
project management software.<br />
Practical knowledge of the workplace and/or theoretical<br />
knowledge of management is assumed. The unit will concentrate<br />
on Information System projects although it will be applicable to<br />
anyone wishing to learn generic project management skills, and<br />
use examples from various industries.<br />
MIS4106 15 Credit Points<br />
Designing Web Useability IV<br />
FACULTY OF BUSINESS AND LAW<br />
This unit introduces students to the growing area of usability in<br />
business web site design. Students will be exposed to a systems<br />
approach to web design, will develop interface design guidelines<br />
and will learn techniques for managing the development cycle.<br />
Students will cover pervasive usability by studying human<br />
behaviour and experience, requirements and task analysis,<br />
conceptual design, and evaluation. They will also experience the<br />
production process, including mock-ups and prototypes and<br />
launch testing and analysis.<br />
As this is online-directed study, students are required to have<br />
Internet access, download facilities and a word-processing<br />
package.<br />
MIS4108 15 Credit Points<br />
Supply Chain Management IV<br />
FACULTY OF BUSINESS AND LAW<br />
This unit deals with Supply Chain Management (SCM) from an<br />
Information Systems perspective. It presents concepts and tools,<br />
together with case examples, important for the effective<br />
management of the supply chain as it is transforming and<br />
emerging within metamorphosing organisational forms. This Unit<br />
introduces students to the necessity to consider each contributing<br />
facility and customer requirements - from supplier through<br />
warehouses and suppliers to distribution channels and onward<br />
throughout product or service lifecycle. The emphasis throughout<br />
is on a systems approach to SCM, from the operational through<br />
the tactical to the strategic level. The study of SCM and Logistics<br />
Management are viewed as increasingly inseparable aspects of the<br />
same business processes.<br />
MIS4115 15 Credit Points<br />
Introduction to ERP Systems<br />
FACULTY OF BUSINESS AND LAW<br />
This unit introduces Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)<br />
applications and explores the many organisational benefits that<br />
they can provide. The unit will focus upon what is proclaimed to<br />
be today’s fastest growing ERP - Microsoft Axapta. The concepts<br />
and framework of enterprise software are introduced and rationale<br />
for deployment in organisations discussed. The key issue<br />
explored is how the functions and features of Axapta can achieve<br />
organisational objectives and benefits. The unit has a major labbased<br />
practical component where the features of the Axapta<br />
application will be configured and administrated by students.<br />
MIS4121 15 Credit Points<br />
Business Process Integration<br />
FACULTY OF BUSINESS AND LAW<br />
As technology extends its reach into every facet of the<br />
enterprise the need for a managed approach to enterprise systems<br />
becomes more and more critical. ERP and similar integrated<br />
enterprise-wide systems have revolutionized the way that<br />
organizations do business. Planning for and managing such<br />
integrated systems presents new and unique challenges. This unit<br />
presents some of the managerial issues involved in implementing<br />
and managing ERP systems. It explores the organisational and<br />
technical context necessary for effective enterprise systems<br />
development. The unit also discusses the importance of planning<br />
and managing enterprise systems from an architectural<br />
perspective and highlights how an agile systems<br />
architecture can more effectively support changes in business<br />
strategy.<br />
MIS4195 15 Credit Points<br />
Web Commerce Development IV<br />
FACULTY OF BUSINESS AND LAW<br />
This unit focuses on the management processes required for the<br />
successful development of large, complex Web-based systems for<br />
internet commerce. The main themes include the processes,<br />
methodologies, system design approaches, life-cycle, key<br />
technologies and management of large Web based systems. The<br />
unit will review the evolution of work in the area, discuss case<br />
studies and highlight best practices.<br />
MIS4205 15 Credit Points<br />
Enterprise Applications IV<br />
FACULTY OF BUSINESS AND LAW<br />
This unit provides an overview of the issues related to<br />
implementation and operation of enterprise applications. It<br />
highlights the critical link between business processes,<br />
information technology and the Internet. It presents e-business<br />
technologies as an important basis for enterprise integration and<br />
discusses associated architectures and applications supporting<br />
enterprise applications. It emphasises the critical role managers<br />
play in the integration and implementation of enterprise<br />
applications and adopts a business process emphasis to examine<br />
274 ECU <strong>Postgraduate</strong> Course Guide 2008