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Practical management problems are used throughout the
course. Students are expected to resolve these by applying
appropriate systems and management techniques to ensure
the provision of reliable and relevant information to
management.
The Graduate Diploma in Management Systems provides
highly relevant education to programmers, analysts,
consultants, information systems managers and some user
department representatives.
Participants will develop expertise in:
managing systems development;
developing management oriented systems; and
managing information systems facilities.
Course structure
The course is in two parts, mandatory subjects and elective
subjects.
The compulsory part of the course is concentrated on the
'systems and management' side of data processing. The
range of the investigation, analysis, design and development
of management systems will form a major part of the course.
Project and operation management is covered in depth to
ensure that students have a thorough understanding of how
systems can be developed and operated efficiently. The
course stresses commercial applications with particular
emphasis on the involvement of the eventual users of these
systems in the process of their development.
The program is made up of eight subjects and candidates are
required to take these from two groups as follows:
Group 1
The following subjects are compulsory:
BT502 Current Issues In Systems Design
BT503 Software Engineering Strategies (2 subjects)
BT601 Systems Project Management
BT602 Information Systems Management
BT603 Management Systems
Group 2
Students must take an approved pair of subjects from this
section:
BH604 Management, Organisation and People
BM602 Strategic Management
or
BC503 Introduction to Financial Management
BC604 Financial Structures and Policy
The Graduate Diploma in Management Systems forms the
first two years of the Master of Business (Information
Technology). Candidates wishing to proceed to the Master of
Business (Information Technology) should choose the elective
pair:
BH604 Management Organisation and People
BM602 Strategic Management
Preclusions
It is not normal policy to grant preclusions; if however,
students have appropriate prior training, they may be
allowed to choose other approved subjects including BT605
Systems Development Project (2 subjects).
Extension seminars
In addition to normal class contact each student is required to
attend up to six three-hour seminars each year of the course.
The aim of the seminar program is to present the latest
developments and trends in the data processing industry or
present specialised topics of particular interest to the
computer industry.
Suitable applicants
The intake into this course is usually:
computing professionals progressing past the
programmer level into systems analysis and . project .
management;
systems analysis, consultants and some user department
representatives who have had considerable experience in
the development of management systems.
Entrance requirements
Entry is open to graduates who have a degree, diploma or
equivalent from a recognised university or other institution.
Graduates from any discipline may apply but applicants are
expected to have work experience in a computing
environment.
The course is available also to a number of carefully selected
candidates without tertiary qualifications or who have
substantial computer experience. These comprise only a small
percentage of total enrolments.
An information seminar is conducted for short listed
candidates prior to entrance to the course. Interviews mav be
required.
Progression to the Master of
Business (Information Technology)
The Graduate Diploma in Management Systems forms the
first two years of the Master of Business (Information
Technology). Progression into the Masters program is not
automatic and students would normally be expected to have
attained an average of at least credit throughout their
studies.
Fees
The Graduate Diploma in Management Systems is a full-fee
paying course.
~089 Graduate Diploma in Market
Modelling
The Graduate Diploma in Market Modelling is an important
offering to business and government in order to improve
workplace performance by:
increasing the level of skill and knowledge deemed
necessary to generate efficient and appropriate
information and forecasts,
providing a basis for developing alternative models that
can test the impact of decisions or proposed courses of
action,
improving the ability of graduates to conceptualise
market problems and market dynamics,
* recognising the importance of incorporating information
and forecasts into the strategic planning process.