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Information Systems - INFSAS8407

Stream Summary

Faculty: Australian School of Business

School: School of Info Systems, Technology & Management

Contact: Australian School of Business Student Centre

Program: 8407 - Information Systems

Award(s):

Master of Information Systems (Specialisation)

Information valid for students commencing 2013.
Students who commenced prior to 2013 should go to the Handbook's Previous Editions

Stream Outline

The Master of Information Systems consists of 8 courses (6 core courses and 2 elective courses).

Stream Structure

Core courses

INFS5731 IS Strategy & Innovation (6 UOC)
INFS5732 IS Operational Excellence (6 UOC)
INFS5733 Info Tech Qual and Proj Mang (6 UOC)
INFS5740 Business Systems Project (6 UOC)
MGMT5980 Managing the Human Side of Tec (6 UOC)

And one of the following courses:

COMM5001 Bus Comm, Ethics & Practice (6 UOC)
MGMT5712 Negotiation Skills (6 UOC)
MGMT5901 Organisational Behaviour (6 UOC)
MGMT5940 Career Management & Skills (6 UOC)

Elective courses

INFS5885 e-Business (6 UOC)
INFS5905 IS Auditing and Assurance (6 UOC)
INFS5906 IS Forensics (6 UOC)
INFS5926 Advanced Data Management (6 UOC)
INFS5927 Knowledge Mngt Systems & Tech (6 UOC)
INFS5983 Bus Data Communications Infra (6 UOC)
INFS5984 Information Systems Security (6 UOC)
INFS5991 Business Intelligence Methods (6 UOC)

MIS students are exempted from the normal course pre-requisite/s for the above elective courses.
Optional elective courses

GBAT9114 Principles of Marketing (6 UOC)
GBAT9120 Accounting: A User Perspective (6 UOC)
GBAT9122 Business Economics (6 UOC)
GBAT9124 Business Law and Technology (6 UOC)
GBAT9125 Fundamentals of People Mgmt (6 UOC)
GBAT9130 Enterprise Risk Management (6 UOC)

GBAT courses may be chosen subject to approval from the MIS Director.

Other electives can be selected subject to obtaining prior written approval from the MIS Program Director.

Professional Accreditation

The Master of Information Systems will be accredited at the professional level by the Australian Computer Society.

Further information

Please note that these requirements may be subject to change.
Students are advised to follow requirements according to the year they commenced. Please refer to previous editions of the Online Handbook for your program requirements.

Contact the Australian School of Business Student Centre for advice.
tel: + 61 2 9385 3189
location: Ground Floor, West Wing, Australian School of Business Building
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