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Professional specialisation
Structure
200 credit points
MIS Professional Specialisation:
All students must complete 200 credit points comprising:
- Foundation Core subjects (50 points). Students normally complete four foundation core subjects in the areas of business and information systems to complement their first degree. The specific subjects selected will be determined after consultation with the MIS Coordinator taking into account the academic background of the student.
- Lower Core subjects (50 points). Four Lower Core subjects must be completed. They have no prerequisites are normally taken in parallel with the selected foundation subjects in the first year of full-time study.
- 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. 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 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).
Subject Options
FOUNDATION CORE
50 points
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| INFO90002 | Database Systems & Information Modelling |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| ISYS90026 | Fundamentals of Information Systems |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| ISYS90081 | Business Process Management |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| COMP90059 | Introduction to Programming |
Summer Term (Online)
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
LOWER CORE
50 points
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| ISYS90048 | Managing ICT Infrastructure |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| ISYS90049 | Digital Business Analysis |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| ISYS90045 | Professional IS Consulting |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (Online)
|
12.5 |
| ISYS90050 | IT Project and Change Management |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
UPPER CORE
50 points
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| ISYS90032 | Emerging Technologies and Issues |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| ISYS90043 | Enterprise Applications & Architectures |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| ISYS90038 | IS Strategy and Governance |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| ISYS90051 | Impact of Digitisation |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
DISCIPLINE ELECTIVE
50 points
Students would normally select four subjects from the list of electives. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ISYS90040 | Managing Change for IS Professionals | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
IT Service Provision
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| ISYS90055 | Managing IT Outsourcing | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
| ISYS90036 | Enterprise Systems | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ISYS90034 | B2B Electronic Commerce | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ISYS90070 | Information Security Consulting | June (Online) |
12.5 |
Business Analytics
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| MGMT90141 | Business Analysis & Decision Making |
Summer Term (Online)
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| COMP90049 | Introduction to Machine Learning |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| ISYS90086 | Data Warehousing | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
| MAST90044 | Thinking and Reasoning with Data | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Business Process Management
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| ISYS90112 | Business Process Analytics | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
IT Innovation
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| ISYS90035 | Knowledge Management Systems | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
| ISYS90087 | Service Management and Innovation | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
| ISYS90039 | Innovation & Entrepreneurship in IT | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
| INFO90010 | Technology Innovation Project |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
25 |
Advanced Information Systems Electives
Students who have a weighted average mark of at least 75% and have completed 75 points in the MIS may be able to complete these on-line advanced electives:
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| ISYS90089 | Strategic Change Leadership | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
| ISYS90090 | Cyber Security Management | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
| ISYS90092 | Outsourcing and Contracting | Term 4 (Online) |
12.5 |
| ISYS90093 | Technopreneurship and Innovation | Term 4 (Online) |
12.5 |
| ISYS90097 | Information Economy and Society | Term 3 (Online) |
12.5 |
| ISYS90094 | Business Analytics and Decision Making | Term 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
Interaction Design
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| INFO90004 | Evaluating the User Experience | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| INFO90006 | Fieldwork for Design | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| INFO90007 | Social Computing | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| INFO90003 | Designing Novel Interactions | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
Health
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| ISYS90069 | Digital Transformation of Health |
Semester 1 (Online)
July (Online)
|
12.5 |
| ISYS90078 | Structuring and Managing Patient Data | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| INFO90001 | Health Informatics Methods | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ISYS90078 | Structuring and Managing Patient Data | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ISYS90076 | IT Infrastructure for Digital Health | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
| POPH90263 | Technology and Ageing | Term 4 (Online) |
12.5 |
General Management
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| MGMT90140 | Management Competencies |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| ECON90015 | Managerial Economics |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| MGMT90111 | Management and Business Communication | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
| MKTG90037 | Managing for Value Creation |
Summer Term (Online)
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| MGMT90018 | Managing Behaviour in Organisations |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Accounting & Finance
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACCT90004 | Accounting for Decision Making |
Summer Term (Online)
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| ACCT90009 | Strategic Cost Management |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (Online)
|
12.5 |
| ACCT90012 | Corporate Reporting |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| BISY90009 | Managing Information Technology | Semester 2 (Online) |
12.5 |
People Management
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| IBUS90004 | Cross Cultural Management and Teamwork |
Summer Term (Online)
July (Online)
November (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| MGMT90011 | Managing Stakeholders | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
Operations & Marketing
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| MGMT90032 | Operations and Process Management | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MKTG90017 | Digital Business and Marketing | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| MKTG90007 | Customer Experience Management | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
| MKTG90004 | Marketing Management |
Summer Term (Online)
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| MKTG90008 | Consumers and Consumption |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Spatial Information
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| GEOM90007 | Information Visualisation | Semester 2 (Online) |
12.5 |
| GEOM90008 | Foundations of Spatial Information |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| GEOM90015 | Spatial Data Infrastructure | July (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| GEOM90018 | Spatial Databases | Semester 1 (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 https://handbook.unimelb.edu.au/view/current/MC-IT for a list.
Industry Based Learning
- An application process must be completed for these subjects, see each subject’s Handbook entry.
- Not available to students undertaking the Research Specialisation, or subjects from the Research Studies elective stream or INFO90010 Technology Innovation Project
- Students may only enrol in one of these subjects.
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| ISYS90082 | Industry Based IT Experience Project | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
| ENGR90033 | Internship |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
25 |
| BUSA90473 | Business Practicum |
Summer Term (Online)
Semester 1 (Online)
Winter Term (Online)
Semester 2 (Online)
|
12.5 |
| BUSA90485 | Global Business Practicum |
January (Online)
Winter Term (Online)
November (Online)
|
12.5 |
| ENGR90039 | Creating Innovative Professionals |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| COMP90085 | Volunteer Experience in I.T. |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Research Studies
- This elective stream is only available to students who have received 50 points or more of Advanced Standing. Other students should consider the MIS research specialisation.
- MIS Course Coordinator approval is required for each subject. Students will normally be required to achieve at least a 75% average with no subject receiving less than 65%. Students will also normally achieve a mark of 80% in Research Methods to be able to continue in the research studies elective stream. Entry is dependent on the availability of a suitable supervisor for the chosen area of research.
- Not available to students undertaking any subject from the Industry Based Learning elective stream or INFO90011 Technology Innovation Project
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| COMP90044 | Research Methods |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Both of:
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| ISYS90109 | Information Systems Min Res Project Pt 1 |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| ISYS90110 | Information Systems Min Res Project Pt 2 |
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
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Last updated: 4 October 2024