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CM72 - Associate Degree of Digital Business Leadership

Overview

Course Overview

The Associate Degree of Digital Business Leadership will help you to embark you on a transformative journey into the future of business. Our future focused curriculum of this course will equip you with the skills and knowledge required to effectively lead and manage the 21st century business environment. This program strategically integrates the key foundations of the digital economy landscape.

This course will provide you with opportunities to explore the 21st century business dynamics by understanding Industry 4.0 and imminent Industry 5.0 and how these emerging technologies will disrupt business practices. Likewise, this course will also help you to explore and apply the transformative power of Artificial Intelligence to revolutionize strategies and make effective decisions in business. Moreover, this course will also provide you knowledge about the immersive realms of Extended Reality as well as fundamental skills to build immersive Augmented Reality App, which in sum, will help you to understand how these immersive technologies are becoming new frontiers to engage customers in business. 

The Associate Degree of Digital Business Leadership has put a strong emphasis on leveraging and harnessing tools, processes, and emerging technologies that are critical to succeed in the digital age. The Digital Transformation, Business Process Automation, Business Data and Ethics, Data Science, and Project Management units in this course will help you to  gain comprehensive skills for you to lead the business not only to survive but also to thrive in the constantly changing disruptive business environment.

Students must take a full-time study load in the first year of this course and study BUSN11018, BUSN11019, BUSN11020, and BUSN11020. Students are allowed to study part-time from the second year.

Career Information

Students will be able to pursue employment opportunities in following fields in sectors including but not limited to finance, medicine, arts, education, manufacturing, business, and infrastructure.

  • Digital Business Manager
  • Digital Transformation Project Support
  • Business Automation Project Support
  • Industry 4.0 and Industry 5.0 Project Support
  • Data analytics   
  • Business analysis
  • Augmented Reality project support
  • Artificial intelligence project support

Course Details
Duration 2 years full-time or 3 years part-time
Credit Points that Must be Earned 96
Number of Units Required CQUniversity uses the concept of credits to express the amount of study required for a particular course and individual units. The number of units varies between courses. Units in undergraduate courses normally consist of 6 points of credit or multiples thereof (e.g. 12, 18, 24).
Expected Hours of Study One point of credit is equivalent to an expectation of approximately two hours of student work per week in a term.
Course Type Undergraduate Award
Qualification (post nominal) ADADDigBusLead
AQF Level Level 6: Associate Degree

Admission Codes

Domestic Students
Tertiary Admission Centre Codes (TAC) Codes
International Students
CRICOS Codes 		Not Applicable
Where and when can I start?
Units offered internally at the below campuses may be delivered using a combination of face-to-face and video conferencing style teaching.
Units offered via MIX mode are delivered online and require compulsory attendance of site-specific learning activities such as on-campus residential schools, placements and/or work integrated learning. See Course Features tab for further information. Online units are delivered using online resources only.
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Domestic Availability

Term 1 - 2025

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International Availability

Term 1 - 2025

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Entry Scores
Rank Threshold SR 52.0 | ATAR 52.0
Entry Requirements

English Language Proficiency Requirements 

If you were not born in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Ireland, South Africa or United States of America, you are required to meet the English Language Proficiency requirements set by the University. 

Applicants are required to provide documentation confirming completion of: 

  • A secondary qualification (Year 11 and 12, or equivalent), or 
  • An Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) Certificate IV qualification, or 
  • An AQF Diploma level qualification, or
  • Bachelor level qualification study for a period of at least 2 years fulltime with a minimum overall GPA 4.0                                                                                                                                                                 completed within Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, South Africa, Ireland, or United States of America, which will meet the English proficiency.

If you are an international student, additional requirements may apply, please visit international student information for more details.

If you do not satisfy any of the above, you will need to undertake an English language proficiency test and achieve the following scores: 

  • An International English Language Testing System (IELTS Academic) overall band score of at least 6.0 with a minimum 5.5 in each subset; or 
  • Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) iBT - Requires 75 or better overall and no score less than 17; or 
  • Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE Academic) - Requires an overall score of 54 with no sub-score less than 46; or 
  • An Occupational English Test with Grades A or B only in each of the four components.

English test results remain valid for no more than two years between final examination date and the date of commencement of study, and must appear on a single result certificate. 

Each student will be assessed individually. 

Security Requirements
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Health Requirements
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Assumed Knowledge

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Fees and Charges
Course Features

Awards and Accreditation

Interim Awards CM55 - Diploma of Business in the Digital Age
Exit Awards CM55 - Diploma of Business in the Digital Age
Accreditation
  • Not applicable

Residential School Requirements

No Residential School for this course.

Practicum/Work Placement

BUSN11018 - This unit is meticulously structured upon the foundational principles of Project-Based Learning (PBL), a pedagogical approach that emphasises real-world, applicable learning experiences. It is imperative to acknowledge that this unit is ideally suited for students who are engaged in full-time employment. This professional engagement allows for the integration of the unit's assessments with authentic, workplace-based problems, thereby enriching the educational experience with practical relevance. It is essential to note the critical importance of the co-requisite BUSN11019 unit. This co-requisite is not merely a formal requirement but an integral component of the learning structure, ensuring a comprehensive understanding of the course material. The unit is designed to incorporate a simulated workplace environment when a student is not actively employed. This simulation is meticulously crafted to mirror real-world scenarios, providing a robust and immersive learning experience. The assessments within this framework are carefully aligned to these simulated problems, ensuring that all students receive an equitable and thorough educational experience regardless of their employment status.
BUSN11019 - Please refer to the statement in BUSN11018
BUSN11021 - BUSN11020 and BUSN11021 are co-requisites that build on BUSN11018 and BUSN11019. The assessment pieces reflect the progression of learning in the workplace or the simulated workplace problem for the student.
- BUSN11020 and BUSN11021 are co-requisites that build on BUSN11018 and BUSN11019. The assessment pieces reflect the progression of learning in the workplace or the simulated workplace problem for the student.

Predicted Enrolments

Year Number of Students
First Year 60
Second year 54
Third Year 54
Inherent Requirements
There are currently no inherent requirements associated with this course.
Core Learning Outcomes
  • 1. Applying data-driven decision-making through investigation and modelling of business challenges.
  • 2. Investigate, evaluate, and apply systems analysis methodologies to design business information systems using agile project management approaches, including planning, monitoring, and evaluating projects and recommending corrective actions as needed.
  • 3. Develop digital strategies, transformation plans, and processes to run competitive and profitable business while critically assessing the social, ethical, and cultural impacts of digital initiatives.
  • 4. Explore and apply key concepts of Artificial Intelligence, Industry 4.0 and Industry 5.0 to drive the business in disruptive environments while considering social, ethical, and cultural implications of it.
  • 5. Investigate and apply emerging immersive tools and technologies to create and maintain profitable customer base by engaging and delivering superior customer experiences.
  Course Learning Outcomes
Australian Qualifications Framework Descriptors 1 2 3 4 5
1. KNOWLEDGE Have broad theoretical and technical knowledge with some depth in the underlying principles and concepts in one or more disciplines
2. SKILLS Have cognitive skills to identify, analyse and evaluate information and concepts from a range of sources
3. SKILLS Have cognitive, technical and creative thinking skills to demonstrate a broad understanding of knowledge and ideas with some depth in a discipline
4. SKILLS Have cognitive, communication and analytical skills to interpret and transmit responses to sometimes complex problems
5. SKILLS Have communication skills to make a clear and coherent presentation of knowledge and ideas with some intellectual independence
6. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Demonstrate initiative and judgement in planning, problem solving and decision making in paraprofessional practice
7. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Be able to adapt knowledge and skills in a range of contexts and/or for further studies in one or more disciplines
8. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Be able to adapt fundamental principles, concepts and techniques to known and unknown situations
9. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Demonstrate responsibility and accountability for own learning and work and in collaboration with others within broad parameters
APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Engage in reflective self-evaluation of own cultural values and perspectives to proactively create an inclusive workplace that affirms and celebrates cultural diversity
Course Structure

In order to complete this course, you must:

  1. Complete the core structure

Core Structure

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Number of units: 12 Total credit points: 96

Students will be required to study the units in a systematic order. It is important to note that students must study full-time in their first year and complete BUSN11018, BUSN11019, BUSN11020 and BUSN11021. Students can opt to study part-time from the second year.

Year 1 - Term 1
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
BUSN11018 Business Improvement Principles
BUSN11019 Business Systems and Technology
Year 1 - Term 2
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
BUSN11020 Business Law, Ethics and Data
BUSN11021 Business Automation and Improvement Processes
Year 2 - Term 1
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
COIT11226 Systems Analysis
COIT11237 Database Design & Implementation
BUSN12003 Artificial Intelligence for Business
BUSN12004 Digital Transformation
Year 2 - Term 2
Students must complete the following compulsory units:
COIT12208 ICT Project Management
COIT12209 Data Science
BUSN12006 Industry 4.0, 5.0 and Beyond
BUSN12005 Extended Reality
More Details
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