Postgraduate Diploma in Business Information Systems for 2013

Major study areas

BUSINESS APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT (Caulfield, off-campus)

Business application developers are responsible for the design, development and implementation of information systems and related applications. Business application developers will work in small and large organisations, governments and other areas. Areas covered include developing database applications, interface design, applications for Web-based systems and programming.

BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE (Caulfield)

Business intelligence (BI) professionals use information systems to improve the processes and outcomes of human decision-making. Areas covered include personal decision support systems, business intelligence systems, executive information systems, online analytical processing systems, group decision support systems, data warehousing, customer relationship management systems, financial modelling and computer modelling for business systems.

BUSINESS SYSTEMS (Caulfield)

Business analysis helps a business organisation to improve how it conducts its functions and activities in order to reduce overall costs, provide more efficient use of scarce resources, and better support customers. It introduces the notion of process orientation, of concentrating on and rethinking end-to-end activities that create value for customers, and this task is carried out by a business analyst. It is essential that the modern business analyst has strong IT skills and is capable of approaching these tasks from an information perspective. The main focus of units in this specialisation is to provide students with the practical IT skills and knowledge of latest techniques and technology to effectively carry out business analysis, and managerial advisory duties in business organisations.

CORPORATE INFORMATION AND KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT (Caulfield, off-campus)

This specialisation is designed to produce skilled information and knowledge management (IKM) professionals, including information and knowledge managers, information architects, information policy developers, information project managers and information consultants for business and government organisations. It focuses on: strategic IKM information policy, IKM governance, strategy, standards and frameworks; IKM principles; enterprise information architecture and web content management; planning and developing IKM systems to support key business processes; managing information and knowledge resources and services.

ENTERPRISE SYSTEMS (Caulfield)

This specialisation produces business analysts and information systems analysts who work in small to medium enterprises, large companies, financial organisations, government agencies and consultancy firms. Units are designed to provide management and technical expertise in the design, development, and implementation of enterprise systems, including information systems, financial systems, integrated business systems, web-based systems and systems that support e-Commerce, e-Government and e-Business.

LIBRARY, ARCHIVAL AND RECORDKEEPING SYSTEMS (Caulfield, off-campus)

Graduates who complete this specialisation work as information service providers, librarians, archivists and records managers in business, government and community organisations. Recognised as a professional qualification by the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA), the Records and Information Management Professionals Australasia (RIM) and the Australian Society of Archivists (ASA), the specialisation focuses on the design, development, implementation, management and use of library, archival and recordkeeping systems and services. It also addresses a range of professional and ethical issues, and includes a professional practice placement. The specialisation comprises the core units required for ALIA, RIM and ASA professional recognition. Library and information services units focus on: information contexts and environments; information and knowledge flows; information seeking behaviours; information access; information sources and resources; information organisation and information architecture. Records and archives units prepare records managers and archivists for the digital age, focusing on the knowledge and skills required to ensure that vital records of organisational activities in all media are created, effectively managed and made accessible.

PROJECT MANAGEMENT (Caulfield)

Projects occur in almost every business. Project management includes all the organisational, business and technical activities in planning and executing projects. Modern project managers are business managers and project management is a common pathway to senior management roles. Project managers take part in almost all business functions, including planning the organisational structure, business strategy development, sales and marketing, cash flow and profit budgets, and the technical activities of planning and executing the projects. The main focus of this specialisation is to give graduates the knowledge they need to work in projects, or as an entry-level project manager.