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Master of Science (Information Systems) (MC-SCIINF) // Attributes, outcomes and skills
About this course
- Overview
- Entry and participation requirements
- Attributes, outcomes and skills
- Course structure
- Further study
Contact
Current Master of Science (Information Systems) students intending to graduate with the Master of Science (Information Systems) qualification should contact:
Melbourne Graduate School of Science
Faculty of Science
The University of Melbourne
Victoria 3010
Tel: + 61 3 8344 6128
Fax: +61 3 8344 3351
Web: http://graduate.science.unimelb.edu.au/
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Master of Science (Information Systems) students intending to transition into the Master of Information Systems course should contact:
Melbourne School of Engineering
Ground Floor, Old Engineering (Building 173)
Current students:
Email: 13MELB@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: 13MELB (13 6352)
+61 3 9035 5511
Prospective students:
Email: eng-info@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: +618344 6944
Coordinator
*This course is being discontinued and will not be admitting students from 2013*
Current Master of Science (Information Systems) students intending to graduate with the Master of Science (Information Systems) qualification should contact:
Dr Reeva Lederman
Email: reeva.lederman@unimelb.edu.au
Master of Science (Information Systems) students intending to transition into the Master of Information Systems course should contact:
Dr Wally Smith
Email: wsmith@unimelb.edu.au
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this course students should have:
- a comprehensive understanding of the process and practice of research in Information Systems;
- a sophisticated understanding of the Information Systems discipline;
- completed a substantial piece of original research; and
- the necessary skills for further advanced research in Information Systems (e.g. in doctoral studies)
Graduate attributes
Graduates will:
- have the ability to demonstrate advanced independent critical enquiry, analysis and reflection;
- have a strong sense of intellectual integrity and the ethics of scholarship;
- have in-depth knowledge of their specialist discipline(s);
- reach a high level of achievement in writing, research or project activities, problem-solving and communication;
- be critical and creative thinkers, with an aptitude for continued self-directed learning;
- be able to examine critically, synthesise and evaluate knowledge across a broad range of disciplines;
- have a set of flexible and transferable skills for different types of employment; and
- be able to initiate and implement constructive change in their communities, including professions and workplaces.
Last updated: 30 January 2024