Doctor of Information Technology Management

2008 | 2009 | 2010

Division of Information Technology, Engineering and the Environment | School of Computer and Information Science

Program Code: DPTM

Program Level: Postgraduate

Home Campus: City West

Program Length (in EFTSL): 3

Program director/s

Professor Andy Koronios (DPTM)

HOW TO APPLY

Applications to the Doctor of IT Management are online via UniSA's Apply Online portal.

Your program orientation.

Aim

To prepare ICT professionals for senior roles within organisations, including the role of Chief Information Officer.

Entry requirements

Applicants should have completed an Honours degree; or Bachelors degree with honours of at least 2A standard in a related discipline; or an appropriate Masters Degree; or equivalent and 5 years professional experience in a relevant industry; and
Applicants will normally be required to have access to an organisation within which the required case based research can be undertaken.
Applicants are required to submit as part of their admission application a letter from their chosen organisation authorising the applicant to undertake research on their company for the duration of the applicants program of study.

In addition, International students who speak English as a foreign language must have obtained one of the following standards within the last two years prior to admission:
International English Language Testing System (IELTS Academic): Minimum score of 6.0 in Reading and Writing sub scores and minimum overall score of 7.0 obtained within the last two years or corresponding results from an equivalent test such as TOEFL or the appropriate Academic English language level delivered at CELUSA; or

Successful completion of a tertiary qualification at diploma level or above completed in Australia within the last two years; or
Successful completion of at least two years of tertiary study at diploma level or above conducted and completed in English within the last five years in a country in which:

English is an official language; or
English is commonly used, as determined by the University

Where the study in English was more than five years ago, this requirement may be satisfied by subsequent and recent work experience of at least two years duration in a setting where English is the language of business subject to satisfactory evidence as determined by the University.

Content/structure

This 108 unit program consists of

one year (36 units) of postgraduate coursework where students update or supplement their current knowledge.Students can select, in consultation with the program director, four courses from a range of postgraduate courses offered by the School.
Five 9 unit courses (45 units) of courses, each having a significant case based research component.

Three courses (27 units) in which the case based studies from previous study periods are drawn together to produce one or more publishable journal articles excepted for publication or examined externally.

Fee information

Fees for Domestic students: Commonwealth Supported
Fees for Commonwealth Supported Students are calculated at the course level. Click on individual courses in the schedule below to determine total program fees.

Fees for International students: $AU 20,000 per 1.0 EFTSL for students commencing in 2010.
Fees are calculated on a per Unit basis with 1.0 EFTSL = 36 Units.
Fees for International students are determined one year in advance and are subject to variation.

Program requirements

Course name	Area + Cat. No.	Units	EFTSL
FIRST YEAR
First Half (Study Period 1, 2 or 3)
Elective 1 (see Note 1)		4.5
Elective 2 (see Note 1)		4.5
Elective 3 (see Note 1)		4.5
Elective 4 (see Note 1)		4.5
Second Half (Study Period 4, 5 or 6)
Elective 5 (see Note 1)
Elective 6 (see Note 1)		4.5
Elective 7 (see Note 1)		4.5
Elective 8 (see Note 1)		4.5
SECOND YEAR
First Half (Study Period 1, 2 or 3)
ICT Case Studies (see Note 2)	INFS 8007	9	0.250
ICT Leadership	INFS 8005	9	0.250
Second Half (Study Period 4, 5 or 6)
ICT Architecture, Governance and Standards	INFS 8001	9	0.250
ICT Transformation and Innovation	INFS 8008	9	0.250
THIRD YEAR
First Half (Study Period 1, 2 or 3)
ICT Procurement and Vendor Management	INFS 8006	9	0.250
ICT Case Study Development 1	INFS 8004	9	0.250
Second Half (Study Period 4, 5 or 6)
ICT Case Publication 1	INFS 8002	9	0.250
ICT Case Publication 2	INFS 8003	9	0.250
Electives
Information Technology Project Management M	INFS 5057	4.5	0.125
Data Quality M	INFS 5084	4.5	0.125
Managing Networks and Telecommunications M	INFS 5053	4.5	0.125
Information Security Management M	INFS 5055	4.5	0.125
Strategic Planning and Management of e-Enterprises	COMP 5053	4.5	0.125
Contemporary Issues in IT M	INFS 5021	4.5	0.125
Information and Systems for Competitive Advantage M	INFS 5023	4.5	0.125
Information Systems Development Methodologies M	INFS 5026	4.5	0.125
Consultancy Practice M	INFS 5029	4.5	0.125
Engaging with the Client M	INFS 5032	4.5	0.125
Special Topic in Information Systems M	INFS 5051	4.5	0.125
Collaborative Information Systems M	INFS 5052	4.5	0.125
Information Technology Strategy and Management M	INFS 5060	4.5	0.125
Knowledge Management in Organisations M	INFS 5072	4.5	0.125
Organisational e-Transformation	INFS 5074	4.5	0.125
Information Governance	INFS 5075	4.5	0.125
Process Innovation and IT Management	INFT 5014	4.5	0.125
Enterprise Architectures M	INFT 5020	4.5	0.125

Rules

Students must obtain the approval of the Program Director for their choice of electives in the first year of the schedule.These electives are normally selected from those listed above in the schedule, however students may also select elective courses from other postgraduate programs with the approval of the program director.
Students enrolled part time must take ICT Case Studies before any other courses from the second and third year of the schedule.

Notes

Not all courses will be presented each study period or year.
Part time students should complete ICT Case Publication 1 before ICT Case Publication 2.

Further information

www.unisa.edu.au/bim

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