New Courses
2009
Postgraduate Courses
Master of Management
In an increasingly competitive market, you need an extra advantage to get the right start in your chosen career. That's why you should consider supplementing your existing degree with the Master of Management degree, a 12-month pre-experience program that will equip you with the skills and knowledge necessary for a career in management in your chosen field.
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Master of Marketing
If you are an experienced manager, wishing to pursue a career in marketing, this new, specialist degree will offer you the opportunity to acquire the strategic knowledge and practical skills that businesses are seeking. The new Master of Marketing is distinguished from other programmes as it addresses the marketing issues faced by businesses in today's complex, competitive world. Designed with the advice of industry leaders and delivered by the premier marketing group in the region, this degree is designed for tomorrow's leaders, who will face increasingly demanding marketing challenges.
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2008
Undergraduate Courses
Combined Degree
Bachelor of Information Technology and Bachelor of Commerce
In this combined degree, which is being offered for the first time in 2008,
students will be working towards two degrees. This normally takes seven years;
by combining the degrees students will be able to complete the requirements
for both in five years. The aim is to produce graduates who are sought after
by a diverse range of high-end employers, including management consulting firms;
major financial institutions; and multinational IT companies.
Students will undertake one major from the Economics and Business Faculty (for
e.g., Accounting,
Finance, Economics)
and a stream from IT (Computer Science or Information Systems). Students will
have the opportunity to not only learn skills and vocabulary from both disciplines
but also imbibe their cultures. They will have the opportunity to practise
their combined skills in project-based courses and through industry internships.
This degree will be administered by the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies.
Postgraduate Courses
International Security
The International Security programs are designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills relevant to understanding both traditional and emerging security challenges, drawing on a wide range of disciplinary fields including defence, international relations, strategic studies, political science, economics, environmental studies, law, business, public health, biology, and demography. International security traverses a complex and frequently interconnected set of issues that have great salience for the world in which we live. They range from the causes and consequences of war between states to ethnic, religious and ideological conflicts, as well as threats to human security and the stability of states from environmental degradation, infectious diseases, climate change and the activities of non-state actors. Graduates will be well equipped to develop rewarding career paths in international security, in both the public and private sectors as well as with international and non-government organisations.
The International Secruity program is offered by the Centre for International Security Studies as a Master's, Graduate Diploma and Graduate Certificate.
Human Resource Management and Industrial Relations (replacing IR&HRM)
The Human Resource Management and Industrial Relations courses are specialised qualifications for those engaged in or contemplating careers in industrial relations, human resource management and related areas.
The Human Resource Management and Industrial Relations program is offered by the Discipline of Work and Organisational Studies as Master's, Graduate Diploma and Graduate Certificate.
Majors
Business and Security
The Business and Security major provides students with knowledge and skills that will help them understand and respond to contemporary and future security challenges faced by business, industry and commerce. Considering both traditional and emerging security issues, students will learn to identify, plan for, and mitigate a range of threats relevant to business management and operations. Units address issues such as security planning and risk management, business continuity and emergency management, corporate liability, fraud and corruption. Students will have the opportunity to undertake detailed study of the regional security context of Asia and the Pacific as well as key security issues such as terrorism, infectious diseases, and environmental degradation.
Units of Study
Econometrics and Business Statistics
ECMT6007 Panel Data Econometrics
Credit Points: 6
Session: Semester 1, 2008
Prerequisite: ECMT5001 Principles of Econometrics
Description
Recently, empirical research in economics, finance, marketing and accounting has been enriched by the increasing availability of new sources of data, known as panel data. A ‘panel’ refers to the pooling of observations on a cross section of households, countries, firms etc. over several time periods. Panel data sets possess several major advantages over conventional cross-sectional or time series data sets. This unit aims to offer a comprehensive treatment of the analysis of panel data, which will allow students to deal in a pragmatic way with fundamental issues, such as controlling for individual heterogeneity, reducing collinearity among regressors, addressing statistical hypotheses and identifying effects that are simply not detectable in pure cross-section or time series data.
Degree/Courses in which unit is available
Master of Business, Master of Business Information Systems, Master of Commerce (including combined degrees), Graduate Diploma in Commerce, Master of Economics, Graduate Diploma in Economics and Master of Professional Accounting.