Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Management (Business Information Systems)
Info Systems
A course by
Otago Polytechnic
Deepen your expertise in information systems management with this postgraduate diploma tailored for international students. Gain practical and theoretical skills through projects, workshops, and industry engagement to advance your career in business information systems.
NZ$32,879
inc GST
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Core skills this course teaches
Develop advanced management capabilities
Gain a critical awareness of skills needed to manage complex organisations and to apply them in an information systems context.
Undertake applied professional projects
Acquire skills to plan, execute, and reflect upon professional projects within organisational settings.
About This Course
The Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Management (Business Information Systems) is designed for individuals with prior management or information systems experience or an appropriate undergraduate qualification. This one-year, full-time NZQA Level 8 programme provides advanced study in current information systems management, offering both theoretical foundation and real-world application through professional projects. Students engage with industry partners, attend employability workshops and events, and benefit from guest speaker sessions. Graduates are prepared for management and analysis roles in information systems or may continue on to further postgraduate study such as the Master of Applied Management (Business Information Systems).
Course Content
- Capabilities for Managers
- Research and Enquiry
- Analytics for Managers
- Project Management
- Information Security
- Business Intelligence
- Management of Information Systems
- Business Solutions Architecture
- Business Analysis
- User Experience Design
- Software Engineering Methodologies
- Software Quality Assurance
- Applied Human Resource Management
- Professional Project
Entry Requirements
Bachelor's degree (or equivalent qualification) in a related discipline OR a combination of qualifications and experience deemed equivalent.
Build towards these roles
Business AnalystBusiness Intelligence AnalystInformation Systems AnalystInformation Systems Security AnalystProject ManagerTechnical ArchitectUser Experience DesignerInformation Systems ResearcherSolution ArchitectIT Consultant
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