leading to the awards of

• Graduate Certificate in Business Informatics
• Graduate Certificate in Business Intelligence
• Graduate Certificate in Informatics
• Graduate Certificate in Information Systems Design
• Graduate Certificate in Project Management

Faculty of Information Sciences and Engineering

This Graduate Certificate is

• a complete course in itself
• a course which will give you credits towards a Graduate Diploma or a Masters degree by coursework. 

Course: Graduate Certificate in Business Informatics (841AA)

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Award: Graduate Certificate in Business Informatics
Course Level: 11
Faculty: Faculty of Information Sciences & Engineering
University Admissions Centre (UAC) Course Code: 885260
CRICOS Code: 071683B
Offered Locations and Delivery Modes:

• UC Bruce Campus
  • Full Time, Face-to-Face - Convener: Mr Dale Kleeman (Ph: +61 2 6201 2427)
  • Part Time, Face-to-Face - Convener: Mr Dale Kleeman (Ph: +61 2 6201 2427)

Introduction

The Graduate Certificate course in Business Informatics is designed to meet four kinds of need:
1. Graduates of any discipline who wish to come to an understanding of the ICT field and its impacts;
2. Graduates of business, government or commerce who wish to come to an understanding of the ICT in organisations;
3. ICT graduates who wish to examine an area of informatics knowledge in depth; and
4. ICT professionals with no tertiary qualification but extensive relevant work experience who wish to qualify for admission to further study at graduate diploma and masters level.\The Graduate Certificate course in Business Informatics recognises that a graduate has developed some of the knowledge and skills required of business analysts, who can mediate between organisations and ICT. A business analyst is a person who understands organisations on the one hand and the capabilities and limitations of information technology on the other. Additional roles of the graduate are as an information analyst, who investigates information needs and designs systems to support them; a system architect, who is concerned with integration of business systems; and as an information systems manager who deals with areas such as service provision and outsourcing. These people need to understand the intent and context of systems. They must be able to address issues of work practice and information needs beyond purely ICT based solutions. They must understand people and organisations, including impacts of actions on the business as a whole and interactions between people rather than just interfaces to computer systems.

Credit may be given for units successfully completed in the Graduate Certificate if a student wishes to proceed to the Graduate Diploma in Business Informatics or the Master of Business Informatics degree at the University of Canberra.

Most PG level units in this course have pre-requisites. Students will need to demonstrate equivalent knowledge from formal study or work experience to the satisfaction of the unit convener before enrolling in such units. Prospective students should contact the course convener prior to admission to the course to ensure they have the pre-requisite knowledge required for unit enrolment.

Learning outcomes:
- The 'content' objectives of each award are described below.
- The units in each award develop and assess generic skills in: communication, situation analysis, problem solving, working independently and with others and professional skills.

Course Requirements

12 credit points as detailed below:

Students may choose the generalist award, Graduate Certificate in Business Informatics, or a specialist award. The mix of required and restricted choice units will depend on this choice as outlined below.

(a) Required units as follows:

Graduate Certificate in Business Informatics (6 credit points)
The learning outcome of this award is a capacity for graduates to critique and contribute to the deployment of information technology in organisational settings.
6675 Information Systems in Organisations G
6678 Systems Project and Quality Management G

Graduate Certificate in Business Intelligence (6 credit points)
The learning outcome of this award is a capacity for graduates to analyse, design and evaluate systems used for organisational decision making.
6680 Business Intelligence Systems PG
8697 Data Analytics and Business Intelligence PG

Graduate Certificate in Informatics (9 credit points)
The learning outcome of this award is a capacity for graduates to critique the nature and impact of the deployment of ICT in society.
7935 Dimensions of the Information Sector PG
7192 General Systems Theory PG
7196 Social Informatics PG

Graduate Certificate in Information Systems Design (12 credit points)
The learning outcome of this award is a capacity for graduates to analyse and design core organisational information systems.
6672 Database Design G
6673 Designing Human-Computer Interaction G
6677 Systems Analysis and Modelling G
6674 Document and Workflow Management G

Graduate Certificate in Project Management (6 credit points)
The learning outcome of this award is a capacity for graduates to professionally plan, monitor and review projects with an emphasis on quality and stakeholder impacts.
8427 Project Management PG
8067 Systems Requirements and Procurement PG

(b) Restricted choice units as follows:
One, two or three units to total 12 credit points for the course.

G level units
Students must select units that they have not previously undertaken in their UG or G studies.
6221 Accounting for Managers G
6550 Business Decision Models G
6672 Database Design G
6673 Designing Human-Computer Interaction G
6674 Document and Workflow Management G
6235 Entrepreneurship G
6238 Human Resource Management G
6264 Organisational Behaviour G
7079 Organisational Performance
7548 Sociology of Technology and Work G
6275 Statistical Analysis & Decision Making G
6677 Systems Analysis and Modelling G
6678 Systems Project and Quality Management G
6224 Business Finance PG *
7106 Business Informatics Case Studies PG *
6680 Business Intelligence Systems PG
7192 General Systems Theory PG
6978 Information Sciences Extension Studies 1 PG
6979 Information Sciences Extension Studies 2 PG
6633 Information Law PG
6682 Information Security PG
7109 Information Systems Management PG
6683 IT and Business Alignment PG *
6688 Knowledge Management Systems PG
6255 Management Ethics PG *
8427 Project Management PG
7720 Requirements and Project Management PG
7196 Social Informatics PG
6690 System Testing PG
or other G / PG level unit approved by the course convenor.

Please note that most PG units have pre-requisites and units with an * also require 2 years of relevant work experience.

Typical Course Structure

Course Duration

One semester full-time or part-time equivalent. Maximum ten semesters.

Admission Requirements

A Bachelor degree from Australia or a recognised overseas institution. Contact the course convenor to design a course to meet your needs. Note that some units require ICT prerequisite knowledge. Students who do not hold a Bachelor degree may be able to gain course admission on the basis of Equivalent Graduate Status - for more information on this process contact the University's Admissions Office.

Assumed Knowledge

Fluency in the use of desktop computers (eg for everyday work) and excellent English spoken and written communication skills.

Subsumable awards

The Graduate Certificate of Business Informatics is subsumable within the Graduate Diploma of Business Informatics and the Master of Business Informatics. Entry into the final semester of the MBI requires two years relevant work experience.

Course Enquiries

For further information please contact the Faculty of Information Sciences and Engineering.