Master of Management (Information Technology)

Graduate Diploma of Management (Information Technology) [exit point only]
Graduate Certificate in Management (Information Technology)

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Graduate Certificate

The course consists of the following core subject:

MGT571 Contemporary Management Practice

and one (1) restricted Academic subject drawn from the following restricted electives:

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

and two (2) Industry subjects selected from an industry-based elective stream.

Master degree

The course consists of one core subject (as in the Graduate Certificate):

MGT571 Contemporary Management Practice

and five (5) restricted Academic subjects - drawn from the following elective subjects:

and six (6) Industry subjects drawn from one of the industry-based elective streams.

Upon completion of the core subject in the Graduate Certificate (and three of the restricted Academic elective subjects in the Master degree) plus four subjects from an industry-based elective stream, students may elect to exit with the award of Graduate Diploma of Management (Information Technology).

Industry Stream subjects

Masters students choose six subjects from one of the following thirteen industry elective streams.

Students will pick from one of the following streams:

Stream A - Cisco

Core Industry Subjects (4 subjects)

ITI521 Interconnecting Network Devices
ITI522 Building Scalable Internetworks
ITI523 Building Multlayer Switched Networks
ITI525 Troubleshooting Networks

Electives (choose 2)

ITE513 Forensic Investigation
ITE516 Hacking Countermeasures
ITE523 Virtualization
ITI526 Designing Enterprise Internetworks
ITI527 Internetworking Expert
ITI581 Network Security Fundamentals
MGI522 Developing Solutions

Stream B - Microsoft Database Administrator

Core Industry Subject (1 subject)

ITI598 Implementing and Maintaining SQL Server

Elective Industry Subjects (choose 5)

ITE513 Forensic Investigation
ITE516 Hacking Countermeasures
ITE523 Virtualization
ITI535 Network & Operating Systems Essentials
ITI536 Supporting a Network Infrastructure
ITI537 Implementing & Administering Network Directory Services
ITI538 Desktop Operating Systems
ITI539 Mail Server Implementation & Administration
ITI540 Enterprise Administration
ITI541 Configuring Application Platforms
MGI522 Developing Solutions

Stream C - Microsoft Database Developer

Core Industry Subjects (2 subjects)

ITE510 SharePoint Application Development
ITE598 Implementing and Maintaining SQL Server

Elective Industry Subjects (choose 4)

ITE501 Windows Form Application Development
ITE502 ASP.NET Application Development
ITE503 ADO.NET Application Development
ITE504 Windows Communication Foundation Application Development
ITE505 Enterprise Applications Development
ITE506 Advanced Windows Development
ITE507 Advanced Web Development
ITE508 Developing Windows Applications for the Web
ITE517 Developing Applications for Windows Phones and Mobile Devices
ITI594 Planning and Designing Database Programming Solutions
MGI511 Project Management Fundamentals
MGI512 The Project Lifecycle
MGI513 Enterprise Project Management
MGI522 Developing Solutions

Stream D - Digital Forensics

Core Industry Subject(s) (3 subjects):

ITE512 Incident Response
ITE513 Forensic Investigation
ITE525 Cyber Law

Electives (choose 3)

ITE511 Digital Forensic Security Essentials
ITE514 Professional Systems Security
ITE515 Forensic Analysis
ITE516 Hacking Countermeasures
ITI551 Virtual Private Network and Firewall Management I
ITI581 Network Security Fundamentals
MGI511 Project Management Fundamentals
MGI512 The Project Lifecycle
MGI513 Enterprise Project Management
MGI522 Developing Solutions

Stream E - Developing Applications for Mobile Devices

Core Industry Subjects (2 subjects)

ITC491 Mobile Application Development
ITE517 Developing Applications for Windows Phones and Mobile Devices

Elective Industry Subjects (choose 4)

ITC467 Games 1 PG
ITC468 Data Structures PG
ITC469 Software Development Project PG
ITE508 Developing Windows Applications for the Web
ITE510 SharePoint Application Development
MGI511 Project Management Fundamentals
MGI512 The Project Lifecycle
MGI513 Enterprise Project Management
MGI522 Developing Solutions

Stream F - Linux

Elective Industry Subjects (choose 6)

ITE513 Forensic Investigation
ITE516 Hacking Countermeasures
ITE521 Hardware and Software Essentials
ITI503 Linux Fundamentals
ITI504 Linux Administration
ITI505 Managing Linux Enterprise Servers
ITI506 Linux Enterprise Security
ITI507 Novell Administration
ITI508 Managing Desktop Resources
ITI577 IT Service Release, Control and Validation
ITI578 IT Service Operational Support and Analysis
ITI597 IT Infrastructure Library Foundation
MGI511 Project Management Fundamentals
MGI512 The Project Lifecycle
MGI513 Enterprise Project Management
MGI522 Developing Solutions

Stream G - Microsoft Developer

Core Industry Subjects (2 subjects)

ITE508 Developing Windows Applications for the Web
ITE510 SharePoint Application Development

Elective Industry Subejcts (choose 4)

ITE501 Windows Forms Application Development
ITE502 ASP.NET Application Development
ITE503 ADO.NET Application Development
ITE504 Windows Communication Foundation Application Development
ITE505 Enterprise Applications Development
ITE506 Advanced Windows Development
ITE507 Advanced Web Development
ITE517 Developing Applications for Windows Phones and Mobile Devices
ITI594 Planning and Designing Database Programming Solutions
ITI597 IT Infrastructure Library Foundation
MGI511 Project Management Fundamentals
MGI512 The Project Lifecycle
MGI513 Enterprise Project Management
MGI522 Developing Solutions

Stream H - Microsoft Networking

Core Industry Subjects (4 subjects)

ITI535 Network & Operating Systems Essentials
ITI536 Supporting a Network Infrastructure
ITI537 Implementing & Administering Network Directory Services
ITI538 Desktop Operating Systems

Elective Industry Subjects (choose 2)

ITE513 Forensic Investigation
ITE516 Hacking Countermeasures
ITE521 Hardware and Software Essentials
ITE523 Virtualization
ITI539 Mail Server Implementation & Administration
ITI540 Enterprise Administration
ITI541 Configuring Application Platforms
ITI577 IT Service Release, Control and Validation
ITI578 IT Service Operational Support and Analysis
ITI597 IT Infrastructure Library Foundation
ITI598 Implementing and Maintaining SQL Server
MGI522 Developing Solutions

Stream I - Microsoft Security

Core Industry Subject (1 subject)

ITI581 Network Security Fundamentals

Elective Industry Subject (choose 1)

ITE516 Hacking Countermeasures
ITE525 Cyber Law
ITI535 Network & Operating Systems Essentials
ITI536 Supporting a Network Infrastructure
ITI537 Implementing & Administering Network Directory Services
ITI538 Desktop Operating Systems
ITI539 Mail Server Implementation & Administration
ITI540 Enterprise Administration
ITI541 Configuring Application Platforms
ITI598 Implementing and Maintaining SQL Server
MGI522 Developing Solutions

Stream J - Multiplatform Security

Core Industry Subject (1 subject)

ITI581 Network Security Fundamentals

Elective Industry Subjects (choose 5)

ITE514 Professional Systems Security
ITE516 Hacking Countermeasures
ITE525 Cyber Law
ITI521 Interconnecting Network Devices
ITI535 Network & Operating Systems Essentials
ITI536 Supporting a Network Infrastructure
ITI537 Implementing & Administering Network Directory Services
ITI538 Desktop Operating Systems
ITI542 Securing Networks
ITI551 Virtual Private Network and Firewall Management
MGI511 Project Management Fundamentals
MGI522 Developing Solutions

Stream K - Oracle

Core Industry Subjects (4 subjects)

ITI584 Introduction to Oracle SQL
ITI585 Database Administration Fundamentals 1
ITI586 Database Administration Fundamentals 2
ITI588 Program with PL/SQL

Elective Industry Subjects (choose 2)

ITI577 IT Service Release, Control and Validation
ITI578 IT Service Operational Support and Analysis
ITI597 IT Infrastructure Library Foundation
MGI511 Project Management Fundamentals
MGI512 The Project Lifecycle
MGI513 Enterprise Project Management
MGI522 Developing Solutions

Stream L - Project Management

Core Industry Subjects (3 subjects)

MGI511 Project Management Fundamentals
MGI512 The Project Lifecycle
MGI513 Enterprise Project Management

Elective Industry Subjects (choose 3)

ITE518 Agile Software Development
ITI577 IT Service Release, Control and Validation
ITI578 IT Service Operational Support and Analysis
ITI597 IT Infrastructure Library Foundation
MGI514 Professional Project Management
MGI518 Program Management
MGI522 Developing Solutions

Stream M - Australian Computer Society (ACS)**

Industry Core Subjects (3 subjects)

Business, Legal and Ethical Issues
Business, Strategy and IT
New Technology Alignment

Industry Elective Subjects (choose 3)

Project Management
IT Service Management
Adaptive Business Intelligence
Enterprise Architecture
Green Technology
Organisational Strategies
Change Management
Business Process Improvement
Information Security
Consultancy
Business Analysis

** Important note regarding the Australian Computer Society (ACS) Certification Stream:

All of the subjects in the Australian Computer Society (ACS) stream are only available for credit and are not available for study through distance education with Charles Sturt University. Credit for ACS industry certification subjects will be awarded on proof that a student has passed the relevant ACS subjects in the ACS Computer Professional Education Program (CPEP) described at http://www.acs.org.au/cpeprogram

Enrolment pattern

Graduate Certificate

Session 1

MGT571 Contemporary Management Practice
[ ] Industry stream subject

Session 2