Course Aims and Objectives

Aims
The aim of this course is to prepare students to succeed in management positions that leverage computing technology to operate and expand business endeavors. The course will provide educational opportunities to information professionals for the 21st century, as the world moves from an economy of stand-alone companies to interdependent enterprises connected by the products of a global information infrastructure. The needs of existing IT managers, programmers, developers, network engineers, and other IT workers who aspire to move upward into technical management positions will be catered to with the emphasis on exploiting information technologies for productivity and competitiveness.

Objectives
Upon completion of this course, graduates will posses:

• an informed and reflexive perspective on management
• achievement of the world's premium IT industry certifications from major IT Vendors such as Cisco, Microsoft, Novell, Oracle, and the Project Management Institute (PMI)
• knowledge of, and the ability to apply, a range of key management related principles and practices (principally those associated with: general management; change management; strategic management; Human Resource Management; Finance; and Marketing)
• advanced skills in the development of computer systems or the design, implementation and management of networks
• higher order system administration knowledge and skills
• at least one high level industry certification
• problem-solving skills and methodologies when troubleshooting and documenting complex computing problems
• the ability to analyse complex client business and technical requirements and select appropriate solutions
• skills in the development of leading edge solutions that meets customer business objectives for functionality and performance

This course can be found on the Charles Sturt University site at: http://www.csu.edu.au/courses/postgraduate/management_information_technology/