Graduate Certificate in Business Information Systems

Overview

Learn how to build stronger businesses with La Trobe’s Graduate Certificate in Business Information Systems and advance your career in this growing field. Designed in collaboration with industry experts, our Graduate Certificate in Business Information Systems will give you valuable skills and the ability to understand the rapidly evolving world … For more content click the Read more button below. Discover trends and tell stories using data wrangling techniques. Learn how to process and present data so it’s understandable to others. Use the latest tools to analyse data, turn it into insights, then use this information to drive real business value. You'll learn through practical, team-based business intelligence projects and use industry tools such as R Studio. Understand how customers behave and find out how your business is really operating. You’ll learn how to design, operate and analyse business information systems, while exploring the latest techniques. Through guest lectures, you’ll connect with business leaders at companies such as SAS, IBM, Microsoft, PwC and Coles, and gain their insights. After successfully completing the Graduate Certificate in Business Information Systems, you could receive up to one semester of advanced standing. This lets you transfer directly into the second semester of La Trobe’s Master of Business Information Systems, should you decide to further your studies. Graduate ready to pursue an exciting career in this burgeoning field. You’ll learn:Data wrangling and RProcess complex data to solve problems for businesses and organisations. Learn how to use R and SQL to perform a wide variety of data wrangling tasks.Sustainable management and marketingLearn how to use a variety of frameworks to understand how customers behave and businesses function. Use this information to make sustainable business decisions.Business analyticsUnderstand the unique needs of businesses and learn how to improve their processes. Explore the latest theories, frameworks, applications and technologies that support data-driven decision-making.Statistics for business and financeLearn how to use statistics to solve practical problems in business and finance using Microsoft Excel.

Discover trends and tell stories using data wrangling techniques. Learn how to process and present data so it’s understandable to others. Use the latest tools to analyse data, turn it into insights, then use this information to drive real business value. You'll learn through practical, team-based business intelligence projects and use industry tools such as R Studio.

Understand how customers behave and find out how your business is really operating. You’ll learn how to design, operate and analyse business information systems, while exploring the latest techniques.

Through guest lectures, you’ll connect with business leaders at companies such as SAS, IBM, Microsoft, PwC and Coles, and gain their insights.

After successfully completing the Graduate Certificate in Business Information Systems, you could receive up to one semester of advanced standing. This lets you transfer directly into the second semester of La Trobe’s Master of Business Information Systems, should you decide to further your studies.

Graduate ready to pursue an exciting career in this burgeoning field.

You’ll learn:

Data wrangling and R
- Process complex data to solve problems for businesses and organisations. Learn how to use R and SQL to perform a wide variety of data wrangling tasks.
Sustainable management and marketing
- Learn how to use a variety of frameworks to understand how customers behave and businesses function. Use this information to make sustainable business decisions.
Business analytics
- Understand the unique needs of businesses and learn how to improve their processes. Explore the latest theories, frameworks, applications and technologies that support data-driven decision-making.
Statistics for business and finance
- Learn how to use statistics to solve practical problems in business and finance using Microsoft Excel.

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Office of the Provost

School

Course coordinator

Achini Adikari

Location(s)

Melbourne (Bundoora)

Course instance contact

Achini Adikari

Course duration (full time)

0.5 years

Course duration (part time)

1 year

Course duration (accelerated)

N/A

Study level

Postgraduate

AQF level

Level 8 - Graduate Certificate

Available only as an exit award

Study options

Domestic

Completion requirements

Completion of a total of 60 credit points of subjects comprising of:

60cps of core subjects

Course structure
60 credit points

Level one60 credit points

Course intended learning outcomes

On successful completion you will be able to:

Employ a range of theoretical frameworks and data analysis to address business issues and create appropriate solutions

Evaluate and apply enterprise tools, including SAS, R and Python Graduate to business issues.

Suggest appropriate methods to prepare, collect, and analyse data to support effective decision making for businesses

Career outcomes

Skilled business information specialists can gain employment in many industries, including finance, health and medicine, cybersecurity, defence and agriculture. With further study and experience, you could work across a wide range of sectors in roles such as:

Business analyst
- Understand how businesses run and use data to solve problems and improve processes.
Business-IT strategy consultant
- Work with both senior management and business units to create business-IT solutions.
Enterprise resource planning (ERP) analyst
- Help organisations to use ERP solutions to solve their business problems.
Data scientist
- Understand complex data and leverage it to the advantage of businesses and organisations.
ICT entrepreneurial and innovation manager
- Create robust business-IT strategies. Implement ICT products and services and manage their ongoing development.

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