About Postgraduate Diploma In Applied Informatics in Waikato Institute of Technology (Wintec)

Summary

The Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Informatics programme has been developed to meet an increasing demand from industry and organisations for professionals with interdisciplinary knowledge and skills in information management. This programme provides a pathway for professional development for graduates with a relevant degree. Students will learn about the social, cultural, and  organisational settings in which information is used. Areas of specialisation could include e-commerce, strategic planning, organisational behaviour, and services management.

Informatics has to do with the science of information and the practice of information management. Information plays an increasingly pervasive role in our daily lives. How we relate to technology and how technology relates to us is becoming progressively more important. Information systems need to be engineered to deliver data in a way that accurately reaches, communicates with and influences its intended recipients.

This programme is about the use of information systems as solutions in business environments. Students will learn how the analysis and implementation of information systems can be used to deliver information to the right people in the most effective time and ways.

We live in an age where the volume and complexity of information threatens to overwhelm us. Practitioners who can manage the necessary systems and people to make such information commercially useful will be in high demand. Students will, therefore, learn how to think critically and solve problems creatively.

What you'll learn

Students will study:

• Informatics and Society
• Project Management for Informatics

Then select from the following electives:

• Management of Information Systems
• Management Support Systems
• e-Business Models and Systems
• e-Business Strategies
• Strategic Planning
• Organisational Behaviour and Change
• Accounting Informatics
• Information Systems Essentials
• Information Technology Essentials
• Business Essentials
• And others...

Postgraduate support

The Postgraduate Office at Wintec has been created to support postgraduate students in their studies and research by providing dedicated resources and advice. Wintec also has a dedicated Research Office which is the hub of research at Wintec and caters to all researchers, both staff and students.

Academic qualification equivalents

• One year successful undergraduate study at a recognised tertiary institution.

English language requirements (one of the below):

• IELTS         :        Academic score of 6.5 with no band score lower than 6
• TOEFL        :        Score of 79 (with a writing score of 21)
• PTE             :        (Academic) score of 58 with no band score lower than 50

New Zealand Living Expenses

You'll require between $20,000 and $25,000 a year ($380–480 per week) for housing/rent, food, transportation, phone bills, internet usage, and entertainment, in addition to your tuition and insurance fees. The average living expense will be the same for everyone, regardless of their tuition or course price. Please keep in mind that these are only suggestions; the Immigration New Zealand requirement is $15,000 per year including return travel or an additional $2,000.