Master of Information Systems

2024 Deakin University Handbook

Year	2024 course information
Award granted	Master of Information Systems
Deakin course code	M722
Faculty	Faculty of Business and Law
Campus	Offered at Burwood (Melbourne)
Online	Yes
Duration	Depending on your professional experience and previous qualifications, the Master of Information Systems is typically 1, 1.5 or 2 years duration. 1 year full-time (2 years part-time) – 8 credit points 1.5 years full-time (3 years part-time) – 12 credit points 2 years full-time (4 years part-time) – 16 credit points Deakin courses can also be studied part-time over a longer period.
Course Map - enrolment planning tool	This course map is for new students commencing from Trimester 1 2024. This course map is for new students commencing from Trimester 2 2024. 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	052316E Burwood (Melbourne)
Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) recognition	The award conferred upon completion is recognised in the Australian Qualifications Framework at Level 9.

Course sub-headings

Course overview

Digital information has revolutionised the way we do business. Its capture, strategic use and associated technology in the business environment is focal to the discipline of information systems.

Created in response to the rapid growth in the use of information systems and eBusiness applications by businesses and governments internationally, Deakin’s Master of Information Systems enables you to develop specialist skills in digital transformation, eBusiness and business-oriented principles and practices of information systems.

Do you have the skills to keep up with the rapid growth in our reliance on information systems?

The mass adoption of social media, the accumulation of large amounts of data and the advances in new technologies such as business analytics and artificial intelligence have made information central to most aspects of work and life.

Explore the strategic use of information in a business and policy context, while gaining a sound technical understanding in specific areas of information systems, particularly information security, supply chain management, and project management.

Learn about the principles and practices of stakeholder analysis, identification of business needs, problems and opportunities, analysis, negotiation and specification of requirements for any solution that may involve technology-inspired change. You will also have the option to complement your primary studies in information systems with a specialisation in a wide range of business-related fields (e.g. AI strategy and management or business analytics). Designed to meet industry demand for skilled professionals with a breadth of transferable skills, a specialisation can help deepen your knowledge in a particular business field and benefit your future career.

Develop quantitative reasoning skills so that you can review business performance to find problems, areas of opportunities, and trends in data using business analytics. Explore data-driven, evidence-based approaches to business decision making and business performance analysis, and gain an understanding of business metrics.

As a graduate, your project management skills will be well-honed to ensure you’re able to implement best practice relationship building, communication and resourcing to support your project aims.

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.

Professional recognition

The Master of Information Systems is accredited by the Australian Computer Society (ACS). Completion of this course grants eligibility for entry as a professional member of the Australian Computer Society (ACS).

Deakin Business School holds both AACSB and EQUIS accreditations. These prestigious accreditations are awarded to business schools that meet strict standards of quality, academic and professional excellence, and demonstrate a commitment to ongoing improvement and innovation in their courses, ensuring our graduates are employable worldwide

Career opportunities

This course teaches students the skills required to manage the impact of technologies in organisations, understand the role of technology in managing knowledge and information, and recognise the role of modern information systems in society and business.

Graduates can move into roles including:

data analyst
business analyst
systems analyst
e-Business specialist
security analyst
information systems project leader.

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.

Placement can occur at any time, including during standard holiday breaks. Learn about key dates at Deakin.

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.

Alternative exits

Graduate Certificate of Information Systems (M522)
Graduate Diploma of Information Systems (M622)

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, and 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.

Use the Fee estimator to see course and unit fees applicable to your course and type of place. For further information regarding tuition fees, other fees and charges, invoice due dates, withdrawal dates, payment methods visit our Current students website.

Course Learning Outcomes

Graduate Learning Outcome	Course Learning Outcome
Discipline specific knowledge and capabilities	Demonstrate specialised knowledge and research skills needed to lead and manage the resources and processes associated with information systems within an organisation or social setting
Communication	Effectively transmit models, frameworks and management theory with consideration to impacts and outcomes to both specialists and non-specialists
Digital literacy	Expertly apply specialised information application skills relative to information systems settings
Critical thinking	Apply critical thinking, analytical research skills relative to complex information systems settings
Problem solving	Demonstrate autonomy, adaptability and responsibility, self- reflect and critique own performance and identify and plan future development as a professional
Self-management	Demonstrate autonomy, adaptability and responsibility, self-reflect and critique own performance and identify and plan future development as an information systems professional
Teamwork	Work collaboratively in teams to produce and share specialised and integrated solutions to complex information systems problems
Global citizenship	Demonstrate a high standard of ethical, legal, and responsible behaviour in the development and deployment of information systems to meet organisational needs

Course rules

The Master of Information Systems is typically 8, 12 or 16 credit points. The exact number of credit points you study depends on how much credit you receive as recognition of prior learning (RPL) – your professional experience and previous qualifications – which can save you time and money.

For students undertaking 16 credit points, you study 12 credit points of core units (2 of which must be selected from a specified list), plus completion of the compulsory 0-credit point module, DAI001 Academic Integrity Module. and 4 credit points of open elective units, which may be selected from a Faculty wide specialisation, a selected list of units or any postgraduate units offered by the University including stackable short courses (0.5cp microcredentials) subject to eligibility.

Students are introduced to research tools and techniques in core units of the course where they learn analytic skills and the practical application of those skills in professional contexts. They must also complete a capstone unit that requires requiring them to integrate the skills learnt over their course of study while they apply to a real-life context and produce an applied piece of research with reference to prevailing literature.

Specialisations

Faculty-wide specialisations

Refer to the details of each specialisation for availability.

*Offered to students who commenced in 2023 or prior.

Course structure

Compulsory 0-credit point module

To be completed in the first trimester of study:-

DAI001

Academic Integrity Module

Core units

MIS701

Digital Business Analysis

MIS712

Managing Digital Transformation

MIS713

Digital Transformation of Supply Chains

MIS732

Enterprise Database, Architecture and Governance

MIS741

Ethics of Digital Transformation

MIS761

Cyber Security Strategies

MIS770

Foundation Skills in Data Analysis

MIS782

Value of Information

MIS798

Project Management

MIT799/MIS799

Information Systems in Practice *^(Capstone)

Plus two credit points from the following:

Any MIS7 coded unit
Any MIT7 coded unit
Any SIT7 coded unit
Any MWL7 coded unit

*MIT799 code denotes Study Tour version of the unit.

Open elective units

The remaining 4 credit points may be selected from:

Recommended electives^{^}
faculty-wide specialisation
postgraduate units offered by the University (subject to availability)
Deakin stackable short courses (0.5cp microcredentials)

^{^} Recommended electives:

Any MIS7 coded unit
Any MIT7 coded unit
Any SIT7 coded unit
Any MWL7 coded unit

Stackable short courses

Mix and match Deakin stackable short courses (0.5 cp microcredentials) to earn up to 4 credit point(s) of open electives, subject to eligibility. Any stacking must add up to a whole number to be used for credit. See more information on Deakin stackable short course options.

Work experience

This course provides students the opportunity to complete one or more elective work integrated learning units.
More information: WIL Programs

Other course information

Course duration

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

Further information

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

Contact Student Central

Other learning experiences

This course includes the option of other learning experiences including study tour units.

MMT732 Marketing Management (Tour)
MPT736 International Marketing (Tour)

Research and research-related study

Research-related learning tasks are embedded across units where student achievement is demonstrated in specific assessment tasks.