Business and Technology - 7333
Program Summary
Faculty: UNSW Business School
Contact: UNSW Business School Student Centre
Campus: Sydney
Career: Postgraduate
Typical Duration: 0.5 Years 
Typical UOC Per Semester: 6
Min UOC Per Semester: 6
Max UOC Per Semester: 24
Min UOC For Award: 24
Award(s):
Graduate Certificate (Specialisation)
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Program Description
The Graduate Certificate in Business & Technology is the first step to the Master of Business & Technology (MBT) for candidates who do not have a prior tertiary degree. All candidates must have at least six years relevant professional experience to gain entry.
The MBT aims to equip managers and other professionals with the skills and knowledge to be effective in a contemporary business environment where the rapid rate of technological change and development has a significant impact on the success of the modern organisation.
Students can customise their individual program to focus on improving business management and/or technology management competencies and knowledge. A unique combination of courses provides participants with an array of intellectual tools to manage business as well as technology, and where these two aspects of management intersect.
MBT learning is enriched by a student cohort of mature-age professionals and managers who bring a diversity of experience from a wide cross section of industry. Participants benefit immediately by applying core course concepts to their workplace and experience.
The MBT is designed to be undertaken part-time in combination with full-time employment and can be studied either via distance or in face-to-face mode. Online or campus classes are in small groups of approximately 25-28 participants with a dedicated facilitator. Online classes are accessed via secure login on the Internet while campus classes run for 1.5 hours per week and are held in the evenings on weeknights.
Contact: MBT Program
Telephone: +61 2 9385 6660
Email: mbt@unsw.edu.au
Program Objectives and Graduate Attributes
The program aims to develop the following Graduate Learning Goals:
* Critical Thinking and Problem Solving - Critically appraise frameworks, tools and techniques to develop innovative solutions that address business problems in technology-based environments, across a wide range of organisational contexts.
* Communication - Demonstrate the capacity to communicate effectively in all forms in a wide range of organizational contexts.
* Teamwork and Leadership - Demonstrate collaborative teamwork skills and a capacity for leadership in technology based environments, across a wide range of organizational contexts.
* Social, Ethical and Global Perspectives - Actively manage change for organisational improvement and appreciate the different dimensions of change which contribute to organizational, social and environmental sustainability.
* In-depth engagement with the relevant disciplinary knowledge - Improve professional practice by drawing on previous experience, extending concepts based on new knowledge, applying solutions to the workplace and evaluating their impact in the context of Business and Technology.
* Professional Skills - Develop skills in self management and personal reflection to facilitate the attainment of professional goals.
* Critical Thinking and Problem Solving - Critically appraise frameworks, tools and techniques to develop innovative solutions that address business problems in technology-based environments, across a wide range of organisational contexts.
* Communication - Demonstrate the capacity to communicate effectively in all forms in a wide range of organizational contexts.
* Teamwork and Leadership - Demonstrate collaborative teamwork skills and a capacity for leadership in technology based environments, across a wide range of organizational contexts.
* Social, Ethical and Global Perspectives - Actively manage change for organisational improvement and appreciate the different dimensions of change which contribute to organizational, social and environmental sustainability.
* In-depth engagement with the relevant disciplinary knowledge - Improve professional practice by drawing on previous experience, extending concepts based on new knowledge, applying solutions to the workplace and evaluating their impact in the context of Business and Technology.
* Professional Skills - Develop skills in self management and personal reflection to facilitate the attainment of professional goals.
Program Structure
To qualify for the Graduate Certificate in Business & Technology students must successfully complete 24 units of credit (normally 4 courses of 6 units of credit each) in accordance with the plan below.
* Core (compulsory first course) - GBAT9100 Introduction to Management
* Three electives - any other three courses available in the MBT program, excluding GBAT9104 Management of Innovation and Technical Change and GBAT9113 Strategic Management of Business and Technology
All candidates may elect to exit the program and graduate with the Graduate Certificate after successful completion of 4 courses. To be eligible to upgrade to the Graduate Diploma and then the Master of Business & Technology (MBT), a credit average must be attained across the first four courses. Graduate Certificate students are not permitted to enrol in either of the two MBT capstone courses.
* Core (compulsory first course) - GBAT9100 Introduction to Management
* Three electives - any other three courses available in the MBT program, excluding GBAT9104 Management of Innovation and Technical Change and GBAT9113 Strategic Management of Business and Technology
All candidates may elect to exit the program and graduate with the Graduate Certificate after successful completion of 4 courses. To be eligible to upgrade to the Graduate Diploma and then the Master of Business & Technology (MBT), a credit average must be attained across the first four courses. Graduate Certificate students are not permitted to enrol in either of the two MBT capstone courses.
Academic Rules
Please refer to Program Structure for the Academic Requirements relating to this program.
Fees
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