Graduate Diploma in Business Information Management

Degree Level Postgraduate

Years

Australian students

Start Date
February
July

Campus
City West

Duration
1 year(s) full-time

Program Code
DGBF

Study as
Full-time or part-time

Fees
$AU 26,250 per 1.0 EFTSL for students enrolled in 2015

Entry requirements
- Applicants are required to have completed Bachelors degree from a recognised higher education institution or equivalent; OR
- completed Graduate Certificate in Business Information Management or equivalent with a Grade Point Average of 5.0 or above
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This program has no further intakes, please view our full suite of current Information Technology programs here.

Aim

The program prepares students for careers in a wide range of business information management areas: technically skilled records managers, archivists, preservation managers and administrators, as well as information officers.

Content & Structure

The program requires students to successfully complete eight courses (36 units).

What courses you'll study

Course name	Area and cat no.	Units	Reference
Digital Information Management	INFS 5063	4.5
Archival Management	INFS 5081	4.5
EDRMS Management	INFS 5085	4.5
Information Technology Project Management M	INFS 5057	4.5
Preservation Principles	INFS 5069	4.5
Information Management Professional Practice	INFS 5087	4.5
Elective		4.5	Note(s): 1
Information Management Project	INFS 5067	4.5
Information Management Experience Reports	INFS 5086	0	Note(s): 3
ELECTIVES
Reading and Readers' Advisory	LIBR 5013	4.5
Web Content Management	INFS 5071	4.5
Introduction to E-Business M	INFS 5068	4.5
Enterprise Systems using SAP M	INFS 5024	4.5
Information Governance	INFS 5075	4.5
Organisational e-Transformation	INFS 5074	4.5
Digital Preservation	INFS 5082	4.5
Virtual Archiving	INFS 5070	4.5
Accessing Resources	INFS 5079	4.5
Managing Collections	INFS 5076	4.5
Organising Resources	INFS 5077	4.5
Systems & Metadata Analysis	INFS 5083	4.5
Business Information Technologies	INFT 5025	4.5
Knowledge Management in Organisations M	INFS 5072	4.5
Strategic Information Systems M	INFS 5058	4.5

Rules & notes

Rules

1. The program requires the completion of 36 units.

2. Students undertaking this program will be required to complete 4 weeks of work placement to satisfy accrediting bodies.If students are employed they will be exempt from this work placement.

3. Students must enrol in the course Information Management Experience Reports and assessment will remain incomplete until the student either provides documentary evidence of current employment or submits a written report and receives a pass.

Notes

1. Not all electives will necessarily be available in any one calendar year and the decision on whether or not to offer a particular elective will depend on student demand.

2. This program is mainly offered online. There is no residential requirement for the program, but students are required to visit appropriate information management facilities as part of various courses in the program.

3. Students who do not possess an undergraduate degree must complete the Graduate Diploma with a GPA of 5.0 or above before continuing to the Masters.

4. This program is not available to international students studying onshore. The program can be completed fully online from their home country. There is a required 4 week industry placement. This program is accredited by the Record Information Professionals of Australasia (RIM).