Graduate Certificate of Information Systems

2025 Deakin University Handbook

Year	2025 course information
Award granted	Graduate Certificate of Information Systems
Deakin course code	M522
Faculty	Faculty of Business and Law
Campus	Offered at Burwood (Melbourne)
Online	Yes
Duration	0.5 year full-time or part-time equivalent
Course Map - enrolment planning tool	This course map is for new students commencing from Trimester 1 2025 Course maps for commencement in previous years are available on the Course Maps webpage or please contact a Student Adviser in Student Central.
CRICOS course code	052305G Burwood (Melbourne)
Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) recognition	The award conferred upon completion is recognised in the Australian Qualifications Framework at Level 8
Note: This course is only available part-time for T2 and T3 intakes.

Course sub-headings

Course overview

Information systems play a vital role in contemporary business and practitioners with skills in this area are in high demand. Take your understanding of information systems and commerce to the next level with Deakin’s Graduate Certificate of Information Systems.

Are you looking to add information systems knowledge to your skill set?

Designed as an introductory course for professionals working in business and government, you will gain a strong technical background in specific areas of eBusiness and supply chain management.

Whether you’re a graduate of business, management, marketing, social policy or public administration, you can increase your employability with our Graduate Certificate of Information Systems.

Considering further study? This course is a pathway to the Master of Information Systems.

Indicative student workload

You can expect to participate in a range of teaching activities each week. This could include lectures, seminars, online interactions, or professional experiences for Work Integrated Learning (WIL) units. You can refer to the individual unit details in the course structure for more information. You will also need to study and complete assessment tasks in your own time.

Participation requirements

Units in this course may have participation requirements that include compulsory placements, work-based training, community-based learning or collaborative research training arrangements.

Reasonable adjustments to participation and other course requirements will be made for students with a disability. More information available at Disability support services.

Mandatory student checks

Units which contain work integrated learning, a community placement or interaction with the community may require a police check, working with children check or other check. These requirements will be detailed in unit guides upon enrolment.

Pathways

This course can be a pathway to:

Master of Information Systems (M722)

Course Learning Outcomes

Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes	Course Learning Outcomes
Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities	Demonstrate advanced knowledge needed to perform duties as a highly skilled information systems professional within an organisation or social setting
Communication	Effectively transmit models, frameworks and management theory to both specialists and non-specialists
Digital literacy	Not explicitly addressed as a learning outcome in this award
Critical thinking	Apply critical thinking relative to complex information systems settings
Problem solving	Formulate and recommend well developed solutions based on organisational needs and a critical evaluation of alternatives
Self-management	Not explicitly addressed as a learning outcome in this award
Teamwork	Not explicitly addressed as a learning outcome in this award
Global citizenship	Not explicitly addressed as a learning outcome in this award

Course rules

To complete the Graduate Certificate of Information Systems students must pass 4 credit points and meet the following course rules to be eligible to graduate:

DAI001 Academic Integrity and Respect at Deakin (0-credit-point compulsory unit) in their first study period
2 credit points of core units
2 credit points of course elective units

Students are required to meet the University's academic progress and conduct requirements. See the enrolment codes and terminology to help make sense of the University’s vocabulary.

Course structure

Compulsory 0-credit point module

To be completed in the first trimester of study:-

DAI001

Academic Integrity and Respect at Deakin

Core units

MIS770

Foundation Skills in Data Analysis

MIS782

Value of Information

Course elective units

Select two credit points from the following units:

MIS701

Digital Business Analysis

MIS761

Cyber Security Strategies

MIS781

Business Intelligence and Database

SIT718

Real World Analytics

Recommended units for students wishing to progress to the Master of Information Systems:

MIS770 Foundation Skills in Data Analysis
MIS782 Value of Information
MIS701 Business Requirement Analysis
MIS761 Cybersecurity Strategies

Work experience

This course does not require students to complete compulsory work integrated learning units.

Course duration

Course duration may be affected by delays in completing course requirements, such as failing of units or accessing or completing placements.

Further information

Student Central can help you with course planning, choosing the right units and explaining course rules and requirements.

Contact Student Central

Fees and charges

Fees and charges vary depending on the type of fee place you hold, your course, your commencement year, the units you choose to study, and their study discipline or your study load.

Tuition fees increase at the beginning of each calendar year and all fees quoted are in Australian dollars ($AUD). Tuition fees do not include textbooks, computer equipment or software, other equipment or costs such as mandatory checks, travel and stationery.

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