Graduate Certificate of Artificial Intelligence for Business
2025 Deakin University Handbook
| Year | 2025 course information |
|---|---|
| Award granted | Graduate Certificate of Artificial Intelligence for Business |
| Deakin course code | M553 |
| Faculty | Faculty of Business and Law |
| Campus | Offered at Burwood (Melbourne) |
| Online | Yes |
| Duration | 1 year part-time |
| 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. |
| Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) recognition | The award conferred upon completion is recognised in the Australian Qualifications Framework at Level 8 |
This course is not available to international students studying onshore in Australia. Trimester 1 and Trimester 2 is part-time study only. | |
Course sub-headings
- Course overview
- Indicative student workload
- Career opportunities
- Pathways
- Course Learning Outcomes
- Course rules
- Course structure
- Work experience
- Research and research-related study
- Fees and charges
Course overview
The business landscape is changing rapidly with the advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Deakin's Graduate Certificate of Artificial Intelligence for Business gives you the knowledge and skills to introduce AI thinking into a business organisation. There's an increasing push for business professionals to develop their digital skills relating to AI, sharpen soft skills and invest in transferable skills to meet the growing demand in the market for AI solutions to business problems.
Do you have the AI skills required to take your career to the next level?
Cognitive automation, business process automation, robotics, (augmented) virtual reality, machine learning, generative AI and big data analytics are fast becoming highly sought-after areas of expertise. Learn to formulate ethically responsible AI-driven business strategies and use existing commercial AI software in contexts including marketing, supply chain management and finance. You will also explore challenges and pitfalls of using existing commercial AI software in business contexts.
Study the Graduate Certificate of Artificial Intelligence for Business and gain valuable foundational knowledge and a sought-after skill set.
The course comprises 4 credit points of study. Course duration is one year part-time equivalent. This course can be used as a pathway to further study.
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.
Career opportunities
This course provides you with the skills and knowledge to use and evaluate AI systems to complement your existing business career in job markets including:
- accounting
- finance
- marketing
- supply chain management.
Pathways
This course acts as a pathway to any Deakin Business School Coursework masters degree that has provision for a minimum of 4 credit points of electives or for a faculty-wide specialisation to be taken as part of its structure.
Course Learning Outcomes
| Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities | Apply broad and integrated knowledge of artificial intelligence concepts and existing software, to research, identify and justify responsible solutions for organisation and social contexts. |
| Communication | Communicate complex considerations in oral and written form on the use and impact of existing artificial intelligence software to non-specialist audiences in organisation and social contexts. |
| Digital literacy | Use machine learning techniques and models to find and apply information that solve challenging business problems. |
| Critical thinking | Analyse and evaluate competing academic, professional and/or stakeholder issues when analysing complex organisation and social contexts where existing artificial intelligence software is being considered. |
| Problem solving | Identify and define organisational problems, formulate, evaluate alternatives, and recommend suitable artificial intelligence solutions based on organisational and societal needs. |
| 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 Artificial Intelligence for Business 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
- 4 credit points of core 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.
Note:
- This course is part-time only.
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
| MIS714 | People Analytics |
| MIS715 | Responsible Artificial Intelligence |
| MIS716 | Artificial Intelligence Strategies and Enterprise Applications |
| MIS710 | Machine Learning in Business |
Work experience
This course does not require students to undertake formal 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
Research and research-related study
Components of research and research-related study are embedded across a number of units in this course where student achievement is demonstrated in specific assessment tasks.
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.
For further information regarding tuition fees, other fees and charges, invoice due dates, withdrawal dates, payment methods visit our Current students website.