Graduate Certificate of Management (Information Technology)

Microsoft Certified IT Professional: Microsoft Certified Database Administrator and/or Developer

Aims:

The aim of this course is to prepare students to succeed in management positions that leverage computing technology to operate and expand business endeavours. The course will provide educational opportunities to information professionals for the 21st century, as the world moves from an economy of stand-alone companies to interdependent enterprises connected by the products of a global information infrastructure. The needs of existing IT managers, programmers, developers, network engineers, and other IT workers who aspire to move upward into technical management positions will be catered to with the emphasis on exploiting information technologies for productivity and competitiveness.

Objectives:

Upon completion of this course, graduates will possess:

• An industry certification from Microsoft;
• The ability to critically evaluate and apply management and organisational theory to the practice of management;
• The ability to critically examine the current state of management and organisational theory and practice and their relevance and applicability to the IT industry/ environment;
• The ability to understand and critically evaluate the manager's role in relation to organisation change and broader society;
• The ability to use a variety of theories to identify, analyse and evaluate key issues, opportunities and problems faced by the manager in the IT industry;
• The ability to be able to analyse and write critically about the practice of management.
• The ability to be able to raise and examine moral issues as they emerge particularly in the context of the new communications and computer technologies, and
• A broad business knowledge base that includes areas such as project management, management and ethics.

Course Structure:

The Course consists of 4 subjects with a total value of 32 points.
For students that do not qualify for any credit, the recommended duration to complete the Graduate Certificate is 8 months. There are 3 trimesters per year and we recommend a commitment of 2 subjects per trimester.

Industry subjects (choose 2):

MGT571 Contemporary Management Practice
ITC506 Topics in IT Ethics
HRM571 Managing People in the Information Age
ITC563 IT Management Issues
MKT571 Marketing for Business Managers
FIN571 Managerial Finance
MGT572 Managing Organisational Change
MGT573 Strategic Practice
MGT589 Managing Risk

Industry Subjects (choose 2):

ITI598 Implementing and Maintaining Microsoft SQL Server
ITI535 Network & Operating Systems Essentials
ITI536 Supporting a Network Infrastructure
ITI537 Implementing & Administering Network Directory Services
ITI592 Planning and Designing Database Administration Solutions Using SQL Server
ITI594 Designing Database Programming Solutions using SQL Server
ITI530 Application Development Fundamentals
ITE502 ASP.NET Application Development
ITI503 ADO.NET Application Development
ITI595 Developing and Optimizing Database Programming Solutions Using SQL Server
ITE521 Hardware Software Essentials
ITE524 Certified Business Analyst

Credit

Academic credit is available to students who can provide proof that they have passed relevant industry examinations. Request more information to obtain an estimate of your credit entitlements.

NOTE: The actual level of credit awarded will be confirmed upon acceptance into the Masters Degree.