Graduate Diploma in Information and Knowledge Management for 2013

At a glance

Major study areas  
2013 Handbook entry 

Career opportunities

This course is designed for students who wish to qualify as librarians, records managers, archivists, information managers, knowledge managers and other information professionals who need a designated sequence of units for professional recognition purposes. Graduates of the GradDipIKM are expected to play leading professional roles in Australia and other countries.

Professional recognitions

Australian

Students who successfully complete the GradDipIKM in accordance with the structure outlined will be eligible for professional membership of the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA), the Records and Information Management Professionals Australasia (RIM), and the Australian Society of Archivists (ASA).

Why study Graduate Diploma in Information and Knowledge Management?

All enterprises, whether in the private or public sector, need excellent information and knowledge strategies to succeed. The GradDipIKM educates information professionals for a range of careers in information and knowledge management. The course is designed to meet the requirements for professional accreditation from ALIA, the RIM and ASA. There are different structures for (a) librarians and related information professionals and (b) records managers and archivists.

Entry requirements

View entry requirements and applications for domestic students

Duration

1 year full-time
2 years part-time

Fees for 2013

Fees are subject to change annually.

Commonwealth supported place (CSP)
Commonwealth supported place not offered for this course.

Domestic fee per 48 credit points
48 credit points represents a standard full-time course load for a year
$ 24,660 AUD

From 1 January 2012 all students pay a Student Services and Amenities fee each calendar year.

Intakes

First Semester (March), Second Semester (July)

Attendances

  • On-campus at Caulfield: full-time, part-time

Faculty

Faculty of Information Technology

Course code: 3340

CRICOS code: 058487D

Find out more

Enquire now   Apply now   Entry requirements   Visit http://www.infotech.monash.edu.au/apply or email fit-admissions@monash.edu

Entry requirements

View entry requirements and applications for international students

Duration

1 year full-time

Fees for 2013

Fees are subject to change annually.

International fee per 48 credit points
48 credit points represents a standard full-time course load for a year
$ 29,680 AUD

From 1 January 2012 all students pay a Student Services and Amenities fee each calendar year.

Intakes

First Semester (March), Second Semester (July)

Attendances

  • On-campus at Caulfield: full-time

Faculty

Faculty of Information Technology

Course code: 3340

CRICOS code: 058487D

Find out more

Enquire now   Apply now   Entry requirements   study@monash.edu and phone +61 3 9903 4788

Admissions information for domestic students

Entry requirements

Minimum entrance requirements

The normal entry requirement is successful completion of a degree that is the equivalent of an Australian bachelor's degree, not necessarily in an IT-related discipline, with at least a pass (50%) average. Candidates without formal tertiary qualifications can apply to enter via a pathway from the Professional Certificate in Information Technology or the Executive Certificate in Information Technology (with at least a credit (60%) average), which are intended to lead to either a graduate or to a postgraduate diploma.

National Office of Overseas Skills Recognition (AEI-NOOSR) guidelines on equivalency to Australian bachelor degrees will apply.

University entrance requirements

Minimum entrance requirements for admission to Monash University Australia.

Applications

Semester one (March)

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Semester two (July)

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Admissions information for international students

Entry requirements

International entry requirements

The normal entry requirement is successful completion of a degree that is the equivalent of an Australian bachelor's degree, not necessarily in an IT-related discipline, with at least a pass (50%) average.

National Office of Overseas Skills Recognition (AEI-NOOSR) guidelines on equivalency to Australian bachelor degrees will apply.

English requirements for international students

IELTS 6.5 overall with no band lower than 6.0; TOEFL 580 with a TWE of 4.5; or an Internet-based TOEFL score of 90 with 22 in Writing and no section lower than 20.

More information on English requirements.

University entrance requirements

Minimum entrance requirements for admission to Monash University Australia.

Applications

Semester one (March)

Applications are made directly to the University and can be made online via International Recruitment Services.

Semester two (July)

Applications are made directly to the University and can be made online via International Recruitment Services.

Enrolment obligation

International students enrolling in a CRICOS-registered course can study no more than 25% of their course by distance and/or online learning. Students cannot enrol exclusively in distance and/or online learning study in any compulsory study period. See standard 9.4 of The National Code 2007.

Major study areas

(a) Librarians and information specialists manage information and provide information services to clients in a wide range of contexts. They are concerned with analysing information needs, solving information problems, evaluating information sources, organising information, synthesising information into targeted information products, and training clients in the use of information products, services and systems. They work for commercial, government and community sector organisations, for information consultancies and as independent information brokers.

(b) Records managers and archivists ensure that vital records of social and organisational activity are created, managed and made available to business for accountability, corporate memory, enterprise knowledge and cultural purposes. Work settings include most major private and public sector organisations, and archival institutions. Knowledge managers are concerned with developing strategies and processes for managing organisational knowledge and knowledge flows to achieve organisational goals, enhance performance and add value. A particular concern is developing an environment conducive to the creation, sharing and application of organisational knowledge, and systems that support these processes.