Combine your passions for new technology and business when you study information systems (IS) at Deakin. You’ll get skills in project management and learn about eBusiness principles, relational database management, data warehousing, and big data analysis. Job prospects are booming, with IS professionals in demand around the world.
The course also serves as a foundation for advanced studies via Deakin’s Master of Information Systems.
Indicative student workload
As a student in the Faculty of Business and Law, you can expect to participate in a range of teaching activities each week. This could include classes, seminars, practicals and online interaction. 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. Click here for more information.
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.
Fees and charges vary depending on your course, your fee category and the year you started. To find out about the fees and charges that apply to you, visit the Current students fees website.
Course Learning Outcomes
Graduate Learning Outcome
Course Learning Outcome
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
Professionally apply advanced information application skills relative to information systems settings.
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
Work collaboratively in teams to produce and share advanced solutions to complex information systems problems.
Global citizenship
Not explicitly addressed as a learning outcome in this award.
Course rules
To complete the Graduate Diploma of Information Systems, students must attain a total of 8 credit points of core units and one zero credit point academic induction unit.
Students are required to meet the University's academic progress and conduct requirements. Click here for more information.
Course duration - additional information Course duration may be affected by delays in completing course requirements, such as accessing or completing work placements.
