Master of Applied Commerce (Business Analysis and Systems)

Course 496-AL (2009)

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Year and Campus: 2009
Fees Information: Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date
Level: Graduate/Postgraduate

Contact

Melbourne Graduate School of Management

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Course Overview: The aim of this program is to provide students with capabilities, skills and knowledge in business information systems, business analysis and management control systems enabling them to address questions about business process performance and improvement.

Objectives:

Course objectives:

  • To enable students who have completed a Bachelors Degree at a good standard in any discipline to undertake training in business analysis and business information systems.
  • To provide students with specialised knowledge and capabilities in business analysis and the management of business information systems.

On successful completion of this course, students should be able to demonstrate the following attributes and skills:

  • Verbal and written communication, through seminar presentations and discussion and submission of reports;
  • Applying theories to practice and problem solving, through discussion and exercises in seminars and submission of reports;
  • Working as a member of a team, through preparation of contributions to seminars and assessed reports;
  • Interpretation, analysis and critical thinking, through exposure to numerous case studies of business practice and experience;
  • Information discovery and retrieval from a variety of structured and unstructured sources including the Internet; and
  • Use of general-purpose and specialized computer software to support business operations and analyse business performance.
Course Structure & Available Subjects:

The Master of Applied Commerce (Business Analysis and Systems) 16 Subject Program consists of sixteen semester-length subjects comprising two fundamentals subjects, six core business foundation subjects, and eight additional subjects to be selected from three groups.

Students will select two core subjects from the business analysis and from the business information systems groups, and four additional subjects from any group'

Subject Options:
Two fundamentals subjects:

Two Master of Management foundation subjects as approved by the Program Director.

Students who have completed appropriate undergraduate study may be exempted (not credited) from undertaking these fundamentals subjects.

Six core business foundation subjects:

Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Summer, Semester 1, Semester 2
12.500
Semester 1, Semester 2
12.500
Semester 1, Semester 2
12.500
Semester 1, Semester 2
12.500
Semester 1, Semester 2
12.500
Semester 1, Semester 2
12.500

Eight additional subjects will be selected from three groups. Students will select two core subjects from each group, plus two additional subjects from any group.

The Business analysis group:

Core subjects

Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Semester 1, Semester 2
12.500
Semester 1, Semester 2
12.500
Elective subjects:
Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Semester 1, Semester 2
12.500
Semester 1, Semester 2
12.500
Semester 1
12.500

The business information systems group:

Core subjects

Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Semester 1, Semester 2
12.500
Elective subjects
Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Semester 2
12.500
Semester 1
12.500
The management of change group:
Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Semester 1, Semester 2
12.500
Semester 1, Semester 2
12.500
Entry Requirements:

An undergraduate degree in any discipline, or equivalent.

Completion of the Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT)

Personal Statement

Core Participation Requirements:

For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Student Support and Engagement Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Overview, Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Generic Skills sections of this entry.

It is University policy to take all reasonable steps to minimise the impact of disability upon academic study, and reasonable adjustments will be made to enhance a student's participation in the University's programs. Students who feel their disability may impact on meeting the requirements of this subject are encouraged to discuss this matter with a Faculty Student Adviser and Student Equity and Disability Support: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/disability

Graduate Attributes: None
Notes: Please note: Entry to the Master of Applied Commerce (Business Analysis and Systems) will not be available from Semester 1, 2009.

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