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Master of Information Systems (864AS) // Course structure
About this course
- Overview
- Entry and participation requirements
- Attributes, outcomes and skills
- Course structure
- Further study
- Notes
Coordinator
Dr Sean Maynard
Email: sean.maynard@unimelb.edu.au
Contact
Melbourne School of Engineering
Currently enrolled students:
- General information: https://ask.unimelb.edu.au
- Email: enquiries-STEM@unimelb.edu.au
Future students:
- Further information: Course webpage
- Email: Enquiry form
Course structure
All students must complete 100 points comprising:
- Upper Core subjects (50 points). Four Upper Core subjects must be completed. Two of the Upper Core subjects (25 points, ISYS90032 Emerging Technologies and Issues, and ISYS90051 Impact of Digitisation) form the capstone of the MIS requiring students to engage in scholarly work within the discipline.
- Discipline Elective subjects (50 points). Four elective subjects must be completed.
Subject options
Upper Core
50 points:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ISYS90032 | Emerging Technologies and Issues |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
ISYS90043 | Enterprise Applications & Architectures |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
ISYS90038 | IS Strategy and Governance |
March (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
ISYS90051 | Impact of Digitisation |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Discipline Elective
50 points:
Students would normally undertake four subjects from the following. Students may also study electives from elsewhere in the University and if interested they should discuss this with the program coordinator.
IS Project and Change Management
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ISYS90037 | Managing IS Projects: People & Politics | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
ISYS90040 | Managing Change for IS Professionals | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ISYS90052 | Managing Large Projects | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
IT Service Provision
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ISYS90055 | Managing IT Outsourcing | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ISYS90036 | Enterprise Systems | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ISYS90034 | B2B Electronic Commerce | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ISYS90070 | Information Security Consulting | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
Business Analytics
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ISYS90086 | Data Warehousing | Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MGMT90141 | Business Analysis & Decision Making |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
COMP90049 | Knowledge Technologies |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
MAST90072 | Data and Decision Making | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
IT Innovation and Interaction Design
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ISYS90039 | Innovation & Entrepreneurship in IT | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ISYS90035 | Knowledge Management Systems | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ISYS90085 | Interaction Design and Usability | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
General Management
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
MGMT90140 | Management Competencies |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
MKTG90037 | Managing for Value Creation |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Accounting & Finance
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ACCT90009 | Strategic Cost Management |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
BISY90009 | Managing Information Technology |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
FNCE90060 | Financial Management |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Operations & Marketing
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
MGMT90032 | Operations and Process Management | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MKTG90017 | Digital Business and Marketing | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
MKTG90007 | Service Management | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
People Management
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
MGMT90023 | |||
IBUS90004 | Cross Cultural Management and Teamwork |
March (On Campus - Parkville)
August (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
MGMT90004 | |||
MKTG90004 | Marketing Management |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Spatial Information
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
GEOM90008 | Foundations of Spatial Information |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
GEOM90007 | Spatial Visualisation | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
GEOM90015 | Spatial Data Infrastructure | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
GEOM90016 | Advanced Topics in GIScience | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
GEOM90018 | Spatial Databases | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
eHealth
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ISYS90069 | eHealth & Biomedical Informatics Systems | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ISYS90078 | Health Data, Information and Knowledge | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
INFO90001 | eHealth & Biomedical Informatics Methods | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ISYS90077 | EHealth Applications and Solutions | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ISYS90076 | IT Infrastructure for eHealth | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Information Technology
Other technical computing subjects can be selected from the MIT as elective subjects. See https://handbook.unimelb.edu.au/view/2014/MC-IT for a list.
Industry Based Learning
- An application process must be completed for these subjects, see each subjects handbook entry.
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ISYS90080 | IT Industry Placement | Not available in 2017 | 25 |
ISYS90082 | Industry Based IT Experience Project |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
BUSA90485 | Global Business Practicum |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
November (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
BUSA90473 | Melbourne Business Practicum |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Winter Term (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Research Studies *
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ISYS90031 | Research Methods in Information Systems | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ISYS90044 | Minor Research Project in IS |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Year Long (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
*MIS Course Coordinator approval is required for each subject.
Last updated: 30 January 2024