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Research specialisation
Contact information
Coordinators
Dr Kathleen Gray
email: kgray@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Sean Maynard
email: sean.maynard@unimelb.edu.au
Structure
200 credit points
MIS Research Specialisation
All students must complete 200 credit points comprising:
- Foundation Core subjects (37.5 points). Students normally complete three foundation core subjects in the areas of information systems and research.
- Lower Core subjects (25 points). Four Lower Core subjects must be completed. They have no prerequisites and, in a student's first year of full-time study, are normally taken in parallel with the foundation subjects selected.
- Upper Core subjects (50 points). Four Upper Core subjects must be completed. Each has a prerequisite of 50 points of study (for students in the 200-point 2-year MIS) and the four are normally taken in parallel with elective subjects in a student's second year of full-time study in the course. 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 (37.5 points). Three specific subjects will be selected taking into account the future career direction of the student. These electives have prerequisites of 50 points of study (for students in the 200 point 2 year MIS).
- Research Project (50 points). This is typically taken in the form of two subjects: 12.5 points in one semester followed by 37.5 points in the following semester. The specific sequence of subjects will be determined in consultation with the MIS Coordinator and the student’s supervisor.
Subject Options
FOUNDATION
50 points:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ISYS90026 | Fundamentals of Information Systems |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
COMP90044 | Research Methods |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
PLUS ONE of:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
EDUC90716 | Qualitative Methods for Evaluation | Term 3 (Online) |
12.5 |
EDUC90717 | Mixed Methods Research & Evaluation | Term 4 (Online) |
12.5 |
MAST90078 | Quantitative Methods for Evaluation | Term 2 (Online) |
12.5 |
An Elective in the area of your research as approved by the MIS Coordinator (Credit Points: 12.5)
Note: The specific subject will be selected by the MIS Coordinator in conjunction with the student’s supervisor.
LOWER CORE
25 points
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ISYS90048 | Managing ICT Infrastructure |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
ISYS90049 | Business Analysis Modelling and Design |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
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 |
Semester 1 (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 |
RESEARCH PROJECT
50 points
Students would normally select ISYS90100 Information Systems Maj Res Project Pt 1 followed by ISYS90106 Information Systems Maj Res Project Pt 2.
ONE OF:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ISYS90100 | Information Systems Maj Res Project Pt 1 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
ISYS90101 | Information Systems Maj Res Project Pt 1 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
ISYS90102 | Information Systems Maj Res Project Pt 1 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
37.5 |
ISYS90103 | Information Systems Maj Res Project Pt 1 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
50 |
PLUS ONE OF:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ISYS90104 | Information Systems Maj Res Project Pt 2 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
ISYS90105 | Information Systems Maj Res Project Pt 2 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
ISYS90106 | Information Systems Maj Res Project Pt 2 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
37.5 |
PLUS ONE OF:
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ISYS90107 | Information Systems Maj Res Project Pt 3 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
ISYS90108 | Information Systems Maj Res Project Pt 3 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
DISCIPLINE ELECTIVE
37.5 points
Students would normally select three subjects from the list of electives presented below. Students may also study electives from elsewhere in the University and if interested they should discuss this with the MIS Coordinator.
IS Project and Change Management
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ISYS90037 | Managing IS Projects: People & Politics | No longer available | |
ISYS90040 | Managing Change for IS Professionals | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
IT Service Provision
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ISYS90055 | Managing IT Outsourcing | Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ISYS90034 | B2B Electronic Commerce | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ISYS90036 | Enterprise Systems | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ISYS90070 | Information Security Consulting | Winter Term (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Business Analytics
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
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 |
MAST90044 | Thinking and Reasoning with Data | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ISYS90086 | Data Warehousing | Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
IT Innovation
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ISYS90035 | Knowledge Management Systems | Not available in 2019 | 12.5 |
ISYS90039 | Innovation & Entrepreneurship in IT | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ISYS90087 | Service Management and Innovation | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Interaction Design
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
INFO90004 | Evaluating the User Experience | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
INFO90006 | Fieldwork for Design | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
INFO90007 | Social Computing | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
INFO90003 | Designing Novel Interactions | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Health
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 |
POPH90263 | Technology and Ageing | Term 4 (Online) |
12.5 |
Technical Computing
Students are permitted to take any subject from the MIT (COMP9xxxx/SWEN9xxxx) offerings as long as they have the prerequisite knowledge.
See
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
https://handbook.unimelb.edu.au/view/current/MC-IT | No longer available |
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 |
GEOM90015 | Spatial Data Infrastructure | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
GEOM90007 | Spatial Visualisation | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
GEOM90018 | Spatial Databases | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
General Management
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ECON90015 | Managerial Economics |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
MGMT90111 | Management and Business Communication | Semester 1 (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 |
MGMT90140 | Management Competencies |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
MGMT90018 | Managerial Psychology |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Accounting & Finance
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ACCT90004 | Accounting for Decision Making |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
ACCT90009 | Strategic Cost Management |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
ACCT90012 | Corporate Reporting |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
ACCT90041 | Fundamentals in Accounting |
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 |
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 |
MKTG90004 | Marketing Management |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
MKTG90008 | Consumer Behaviour |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
People Management
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
IBUS90004 | Cross Cultural Management and Teamwork |
March (On Campus - Parkville)
August (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
MGMT90011 | Managing Stakeholders | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Last updated: 30 April 2024