Postgraduate Diploma in Business Informatics Level 8

Summary

Programme Overview

This unique programme brings together business and IT services in both a New Zealand and global context. As a Postgraduate Diploma in Business Informatics student, you’ll complete eight compulsory courses designed to create a highly relevant blend of advanced Business Management curriculum including project management, enterprise innovation, and business professionalism, with future-oriented Information Systems and IT curriculum such as information security management, enterprise systems and business analysis, and IT service management.

The PGDBI full-time programme is designed for graduates with a Bachelor degree, postgraduate or graduate diploma in a business-related or IT/computing subject from a recognised institution. It is suited for those seeking to: 

Why choose this programme?

A Postgraduate Diploma (Level 8) is a great choice for a Bachelor graduate who aims to achieve a higher-level qualification in the same or a related discipline – in ICL’s case, a distinctive blend of Business, with Information Systems and Information Technology. If you do not wish to go as far as a Masters, a Postgraduate Diploma in Business Informatics (PGD) study still gives you greater depth and expertise at an advanced level, in a field of growing importance – digital transformation. If you have some experience in Business and Information Systems or IT, PGD study gives you the opportunity to reflect on your professional practice in relation to theory, develop as a professional and return to your career with enhanced knowledge and the ability to apply it in real situations.

Papers

8260   Business Transformation
8273    Enterprise Innovation
8102    Enterprise Systems and Business Analysis
8173    Innovation and Design Thinking
8281    Business Professionalism
8203    Project Management
8151    Information Security Management
8150    IT Service Management and Strategy

Total credits 120

Programme Length

12 months (1.5 academic years)

Course Scheduling

The PGDBI consists of eight 15 credit papers at Level 8. Each paper has four classroom contact hours per week, over three 16-week trimesters with short breaks between so that the qualification is completed in 12 months. As a student you’ll take three papers in the first two trimesters: thus classroom contact time is 12 hours per week. In the third trimester you’ll take two papers, or eight classroom contact hours per week.

Graduate Outcomes

Graduates of this programme will have advanced-level knowledge of business informatics, and be able to engage in rigorous intellectual analysis, criticism and problem-solving in the context of business informatics.

Graduates will be suitable for roles which have prospects of a management career pathway as identified by ANZSCO as Level 1 skilled employment roles.  Graduates can launch their careers in a variety of fields including as business analysts, IT managers, process and service managers, consultants, and IT security specialists. The PGDBI may provide pathways for further academic study at an advanced level leading to a Master’s degree.  Graduates from this programme may be required to pursue additional study and/or research for provisional or direct entry onto a university Master’s/doctoral programme.

Employment Outcomes

Postgraduate Diploma in Business Informatics graduates will find opportunities for employment in positions of responsibility such as ICT consultant, Information analyst, ICT project manager, Informatics specialist, Information Manager, Information Architect, Business Solutions Analyst and a wide variety of related roles in business. Skills and knowledge gained through this programme prepare graduates to be effective entry-level managers with the ability to think critically, manage information and solve problems in businesses anticipating, facing or responding to rapid technological change. These skills are transferable across many industries both nationally and internationally.