Course and Subject Handbook 2015 Course Information Postgraduate Courses Master of Information Technology – Master of Business Administration

Master of Information Technology – Master of Business Administration

Information valid for students commencing in 2015.

Course code

112404

Version

2

Course type

Masters Degree (Coursework) (AQF Level 9)

Division

Tropical Environments and Societies

Award Requirements

Course Structure

Candidature

Progression

Advanced Standing

Award Details

Honours

Admission Requirements

Course pre-requisites

Completion of an AQF Level 7 Bachelor Degree in Information Technology from this or another University; or

Other qualifications or practical experience recognised by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the Division of Tropical Environments and Societies as equivalent to the above.

Minimum English language proficiency requirements

Applicants of non-English speaking backgrounds must meet the English language proficiency requirements of Band 1 Schedule II of the JCU Admissions Policy.

Additional selection requirements

Nil

Special admission requirements

Nil

Academic Requirements for Course Completion

Credit points

48 credit points

Additional course rules

Nil

Additional completion requirements

Nil

Course learning outcomes

JCU graduates are committed to lifelong learning, intellectual development, and to the display of exemplary personal, professional and ethical standards. They have a sense of their place in the tropics and are charged with professional, community, and environmental responsibility. JCU graduates appreciate the need to embrace and be acquainted with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples of Australia. They are committed to reconciliation, diversity and sustainability. They exhibit a willingness to lead and to contribute to the intellectual, environmental, cultural, economic and social challenges of regional, national, and international communities of the tropics.

In the context of a JCU graduate on successful completion of the Master of Information Technology, graduates will be able to:

  • Critically analyse to select appropriate tools and technologies to meet project requirements

  • Evaluate industry standard contexts for project management approaches

  • Apply lateral and original thinking to conceptualise and evaluate a range of solutions to relevant problems

  • Demonstrate the ability to conduct their research in an ethical manner

  • Advance knowledge of technologies and networking methods at both area networks and Internet level

  • Critically evaluate legal and ethical issues including scope of liability and digital rights management

  • Apply lateral and original thinking to conceptualise and evaluate a range of solutions to relevant problems

  • Communicate technical information clearly through presentations, demonstrations and documentation

  • Apply appropriate tools and technologies to meet project managements

  • Use independent judgment to synthesise information to make intellectual and/or creative advances

  • Critically reflect on progress to tailor self-learning goals to advance professional development.

On successful completion of the Master of Business Adminstration, JCU graduates will be able to:

  • Critically analyse complex business-related knowledge and practice from both historical and recent perspectives

  • Evaluate contexts within which differing sustainable business performance methods should be integrated and applied

  • Evaluate sustainable economic, social and environmental practices and value systems from different disciplinary perspectives

  • Research and apply established concepts to solve business and professional practice problems

  • Critically analyse complex contemporary business issues using appropriate models and make reasoned recommendations based on multidisciplinary synthesis of theory and evidence

  • Apply creative and innovative thinking effectively to business theory and practice

  • Present complex business analyses and information appropriately to differing audiences using

  • Effective oral presentation skills;

  • Clear and fluent written communication

  • Demonstrate the ability to work effectively in achieving common goals, demonstrating both:

  • Collaboration

  • Leadership

  • Adapt sustainable business constructs and skills to novel theoretical or practical situations

  • Exercise independent ethical judgment and initiative in solving differing business problems creatively

  • Demonstrate a capacity for personal reflection and self-development in relation to professional business learning and practice.

Course Structure

CORE SUBJECTS

CP5046:03 ICT Project 1: Analysis and Design

CP5047:03 ICT Project 2: Implementation and Commissioning

CP5310:03 E-Business Technologies

CP5503:03 Enterprise Database Systems - Oracle

CP5603:03 Advanced E-Security

CP5605:03 Advanced Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery

LB5228:03 The Changing Business Environment

LB5229:03 Economics for a Sustainable World

LB5230:03 Managing Strategic Resources and Operations

LB5231:03 Corporate Responsibility and Governance

LB5232:03 Marketing, Customer Engagement, Social Media and Marketing

LB5233:03 Strategic and Responsible Innovation Management

LB5221:03 Indigenous and Ethnic Entrepreneurship or LB5222:03 Technopreneurship: the E entrepreneur orLB5234:03 Leading and Managing Organisational Change

LB5235:03 Practical or Research Project

OPTIONS

Select 3 credit points of any CP level 5 subjects

PLUS

Select 3 credit points of any level 5 subjects

Campus

COURSE AVAILABLE AT

NOTES

Brisbane

 

Cairns

 

Singapore

 

Townsville

 

Candidature

Expected time to complete

2 years full-time or equivalent part-time

Maximum time to complete

8 years

Maximum leave of absence

1 year

Progression

Course progression requisites

Nil

Course includes mandatory professional placement(s)

No

Special assessment requirements

Nil

Accreditation requirements

Nil

Maximum allowed Pass Conceded (PC) grade

Nil

Supplementary exam for final subject

A student who has failed a single subject towards the award in their final teaching period and who gained 40% or more of the marks for that subject, may be granted a supplementary examination in that subject. However if that subject is required for accreditation, then the criteria specified by that accreditation will apply.

Advanced Standing

Eligibility

Students may apply for exemption for previous tertiary study where appropriate in accordance with the Advanced Standing and Articulation policy and associated procedures.

Maximum allowed

24 credit points and not more than 12 credit points of subjects specified in the course structure, for either component of the degree.

Currency

Advanced standing will be granted only for studies completed in the 4 years prior to the commencement of this course.

Expiry

Advanced standing gained for any subject shall be cancelled 12 years after the date of the examination upon which the advanced standing is based if, by then, the student has not completed this course.

Other restrictions

Advanced standing will not be granted for work experience or undergraduate studies that is used to gain admission to the course.

Award Details

Award title

MASTER OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY – MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Approved abbreviation

MInfTech-MBA

Inclusion of majors on testamur

Not applicable – this course does not have majors

Exit with lesser award

Students who exit the course prior to completion, and have completed appropriate subjects, may be eligible to receive one or more of the following awards:

  • Graduate Certificate of Business Administration

  • Graduate Diploma of Business Administration

  • Graduate Certificate of Information Technology

  • Graduate Diploma of Information Technology

Course articulation

Not applicable