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15. Diploma in Information Systems

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 15. Diploma in Information Systems

Information Systems (IS) is growing in importance in the workplace, and currently there is a shortage of IS-trained practitioners and professionals. The Diploma in Information Systems is designed to provide a core of information systems skills to students enrolled in other courses. The Diploma is only available to students concurrently enrolled in an undergraduate course at the University of Melbourne.

The Diploma is comprised of core technical subjects from the existing Bachelor of Information Systems course, including programming, databases, and telecommunications.

Students who complete the Diploma to a satisfactory standard are eligible to apply for entry into the Postgraduate Diploma in Information Systems once they have completed their concurrent first degree.

Students who are interested in acquiring a more complete background in Information Systems, including subjects focused on the economics of IS and managing IS, should consider enrolling in the Bachelor of Information Systems or a related combined degree program.

 15.1. Course objectives

Upon completion of the course, students should:

• know how to utilise, analyse, and create the information content of formal organisational systems;

• have a solid theoretical grounding in the role of information systems in organisations;

• have gained practical experience working both individually and in groups to turn theory into practice;

• have a basic awareness of the major activities involved in a variety of business functions;

• be able to combine their knowledge of systems and of organisations to recognise and exploit opportunities to create value through the effective design and implementation of information systems;

• be able to communicate effectively, and have the skills in written, oral and electronic communication that are necessary for the pursuit of a professional career; and

• have a capacity and motivation for continued learning.

 15.2. Duration

The Diploma in Information Systems is a sequence of subjects taken in conjunction with an undergraduate course, typically over four years.

 15.3. Course requirements

Students must complete a minimum of 100 points. All subjects undertaken as part of the course are taught by the Department of Information Systems.

Subject requirements
	Students must complete the following core subjects:*
	615-120 Information Systems in Organisations	12.5
	615-145 Concepts in Software Development I	12.5
	615-150 Organisational Processes	12.5
	615-230 Database Concepts	12.5
	615-237 Telecommunications Concepts	12.5
	615-240 Concepts in Software Development II	12.5
	615-245 Systems Analysis and Design	12.5
	Plus one other 200-level or 300-level Information Systems subject from the list of electives below.

Elective subjects
	615-220 Current Issues in Information Systems I	12.5
	615-247 Human Computer Interfaces	12.5
	615-250 Knowledge Management in Organisations	12.5
	615-251 Organisational Analysis and Change	12.5
	615-252 Electronic Commerce	12.5
	615-253 Globalisation, Cultural Diversity & IS	12.5
	615-280 Multimedia and Communications	12.5
	615-325 Current Issues in Information Systems II	12.5
	615-328 Managing the Impact of Info. Systems	12.5
	615-330 Advanced Concepts in Database	12.5
	615-335 Distributed Systems	12.5
	615-340 Further Concepts in Software Development	12.5
	615-347 Application Environments	12.5
	615-350 Case Studies in Information Systems	12.5
	615-354 Management Support Systems	12.5
	615-355 Legal & Ethical Framework	12.5
	615-360 Information Systems Metrics	12.5
	615-367 Information Systems Security	12.5

*Students whose prior knowledge has exempted them from any of the core subjects should choose subjects from the list of electives.

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