Start Date
February
July

Campus
City West

Duration
3 year(s) full-time

Program Code
DPTM

Study as
Full-time or part-time

Aim

To prepare ICT professionals for senior roles within organisations, including the role of Chief Information Officer.

Content & Structure

This 108 unit program consists of:
  • one year (36 units) of postgraduate coursework where students update or supplement their current knowledge. Students can select, in consultation with the program director, four courses from a range of postgraduate courses offered by the School.
  • Five 9 unit courses (45 units) of courses, each having a significant case based research component.
  • Three courses (27 units) in which the case based studies from previous study periods are drawn together to produce one or more publishable journal articles excepted for publication or examined externally.

What courses you'll study

Course name Area and cat no. Units Reference  
FIRST YEAR
First Semester (Study Period 1, 2 or 3)
Elective 1 4.5 Note(s): 1
Elective 2 4.5 Note(s): 1
Elective 3 4.5 Note(s): 1
Elective 4 4.5 Note(s): 1
Second Semester (Study Period 4, 5 or 6)
Elective 5 4.5 Note(s): 1
Elective 6 4.5 Note(s): 1
Elective 7 4.5 Note(s): 1
Elective 8 4.5 Note(s): 1
SECOND YEAR
First Semester (Study Period 1, 2 or 3)
ICT Case Studies INFS 8007 9 Note(s): 2
ICT Leadership INFS 8005 9
Second Semester (Study Period 4, 5 or 6)
ICT Architecture, Governance and Standards INFS 8001 9
ICT Transformation and Innovation INFS 8008 9
THIRD YEAR
First Semester (Study Period 1, 2 or 3)
ICT Procurement and Vendor Management INFS 8006 9
ICT Case Study Development 1 INFS 8004 9
Second Semester (Study Period 4, 5 or 6)
ICT Case Publication 1 INFS 8002 9
ICT Case Publication 2 INFS 8003 9
ELECTIVES
Information Technology and Information Technology Management
Information Technology Project Management M INFS 5057 4.5
Information Systems M INFS 5093 4.5
Strategic Information Systems M INFS 5058 4.5
Enterprise Data Management INFS 5089 4.5
Information Governance INFS 5075 4.5
Knowledge Management in Organisations M INFS 5072 4.5
Organisational e-Transformation INFS 5074 4.5
Information and Systems for Competitive Advantage M INFS 5023 4.5
Data Quality M INFS 5084 4.5
Managing Networks and Telecommunications M INFS 5053 4.5
Information Security Management M INFS 5055 4.5
Special Topic in Information Systems M INFS 5051 4.5
Enterprise Systems using SAP M INFS 5024 4.5
Business Intelligence and Analytics INFS 4018 4.5
Strategic Planning and Management of e-Enterprises COMP 5053 4.5
Business Process Modelling and Workflow INFS 5088 4.5
BUSINESS
Strategic Marketing BUSS 5245 4.5
Competitive Strategy PG BUSS 5250 4.5
Leading and Managing People BUSS 5246 4.5
Accounting for Decision Making BUSS 5247 4.5
Managerial Finance BUSS 5249 4.5
Leadership Dynamics BUSS 5243 4.5

Program Director