University of Technology SydneyHandbook 2006

C11192v1 Graduate Certificate in Information Technology Project Management

Award(s): Graduate Certificate in Information Technology Project Management (GradCertITPM)
UAC code: 942631 (Autumn semester), 945631 (Spring semester)
Load credit points: 24
Course EFTSL: 0.5
Location: City campus
Faculty/institute responsible: Information Technology

Note(s)

This course is not offered to international students.


Overview
Course aims
Career options
Articulation
Additional admission requirements
Course duration and attendance
Course structure
Course completion requirements
Course program
Other information

Overview

Graduate Certificate in Information Technology Project Management provides advanced professional studies in information technology project management. The course aims to contribute to the advancement and integration of knowledge, professional skills and technology in IT project management.

This course provides IT professionals with a practical understanding of IT project management to enhance their career prospects.

Course aims

The course aims to:

  • explain the business context and technical developments shaping contemporary IT project management
  • develop knowledge and skills in IT project management processes
  • develop conceptual and analytical approaches to IT project management
  • develop theoretical and practical competencies in technical and people management.

Career options

Graduates of this course have developed the knowledge and skills to move into a project management role.

Articulation

The Graduate Certificate in Information Technology Project Management is part of an articulated program comprising the Graduate Diploma in Managing Information Technology (C07114) and Master of Information Technology Management (C04225). It is also part of an articulated program comprising the Graduate Diploma in Commercial Software Engineering Management (C07110) and Master of Commercial Software Engineering Management (C04221).

The subjects in the Graduate Certificate in Information Technology Project Management can also be taken as part of the Master of Business in Information Technology Management (C04161).

Additional admission requirements

Applicants require a minimum qualification equivalent to a Bachelor's degree with a major in computing/information technology (or related discipline) from a recognised Australian university.

Applicants with insufficient formal qualifications may be admitted as 'qualifying' students with progression to registration as a Master's student dependant on the results achieved in the Master's Qualifying Program. Applicants with insufficient formal qualifications should also submit evidence to show that the level of their computing knowledge is equivalent to that described above.

Course duration and attendance

This course is offered on a one-year, part-time basis.

Course structure

Students complete 24 credit points of study consisting of two core subjects and two electives.

Course completion requirements

32541 Project Management 6cp
32603 Software Quality Management 6cp
CBK90770 Options 12cp
Total 24cp

Course program

A typical part-time program for students commencing in Autumn semester is shown below.

 
Year 1
Autumn semester
32541 Project Management 6cp
Select 6 credit points of electives 6cp
Spring semester
32603 Software Quality Management 6cp
Select 6 credit points of electives 6cp
 
Electives list
32006 Information Technology Governance 6cp
32007 Strategic Information Technology Investment 6cp
32025 Recent Advances in Information Technology 6cp
32028 Aligning Technology to Business Processes 6cp
32208 Information Processing Strategy 6cp
32546 Business Process Engineering 6cp
32601 Advanced Project Management 6cp

Other information

Further information is available from the Faculty Student Centre on: