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
Faculty/institute responsible: Information Technology
Location: City campus

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

The 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, and
develop theoretical and practical competencies in technical and people management.

Career options

Career options include positions in project management.

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 if they can demonstrate evidence of general and professional qualifications, such as other post-secondary school qualifications that can establish the applicant's aptitude, knowledge and practical experience, which will satisfy the Faculty Board in Information Technology that the applicant possesses the educational preparation and capacity to pursue postgraduate studies.

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 Building 10 Student Centre on:

telephone +61 2 9514 1222