307910 v.1 Graduate Certificate in Electronic Business

GradCertElectBus(Curtin)

Course CRICOS Code: 049871D
Registered full-time Duration for International Onshore Students on student visas: 0.5 Years

Introduction

Designed for students who have a desire to understand the basics of electronic business. This program focuses on the use, management and application of computing and communications, and provides the basic knowledge and skills to use these technologies tofacilitate or enable business processes - in particular those processes involving local, regional and global information exchange between individuals, and within and between groups or organisations. Students will learn both managerial and practical skills pertinent to electronic business.

Course Entry Requirements/Prerequisites

Entrance requirements are a pass grade in an undergraduate or postgraduate degree in a computing-related or logistics discipline. No relevant information systems or information technology experience is necessary for entry to this program.

Recognition of Prior Learning

No recognition of prior learning will be given, although units may be substituted at the School's discretion. Other units may be approved by the Manager Postgraduate Programs.

Duration and Availability

This fee-paying course is one semester full-time or equivalent part-time study.

Course Organisation

This course consists of four units of study each carrying a weighting of 25 credits, totalling 100 credits. The core areas studied include managing information systems projects and risks, enterprise network infrastructure, problem-solving, organisationalbehaviour and collaborative technologies. It is the first stage (four units) of the Postgraduate Diploma in Electronic Business.

Professional Recognition

With a prior computing related degree graduates may apply for membership of the Australian Computer Society.

Career Opportunities

Graduates generally find employment in teams involved in the design and development of Information Technology systems.

Additional Course Expenses

Students may be expected to purchase a number of textbooks, readers and other essential study materials.

Course Structure			Hrs/Wk	Credit
Year 1 Semester 1
11741	v.3	Managing Information Systems Projects and Risks 501	3.0	25.0
13012	v.3	Collaborative Enterprise Technologies 502	3.0	25.0
13013	v.4	Enterprise Network Infrastructure 501	5.0	25.0
5698	v.5	Organisational Behaviour 550	3.0	25.0
				100.0

Availability

Year	Location		All*	Internal	Partially Online Internal^	External	Fully Online#
2006	Bentley Campus	Semester 1	Y
2006	Bentley Campus	Semester 2	Y

The information displayed above refers to study periods and locations where the course is available for first time entry. Students are normally only offered or admitted to a course once.

*The course itself may not be available either solely internally or externally but individual units may be offered in either or both of those modes. Prospective students should contact the Course Coordinator for further information.

^Course and associated units are offered in this mode permitting International Onshore student enrolment.

#Course and associated units are offered in this online only mode and DO NOT permit International Onshore student enrolment.