Student Award 2009 RMIT

 

The 2009 VALA student Award for a student at RMIT University goes to Angela Hogan.

The top student at RMIT in the technical subjects in the Graduate Diploma in Information Management, Angela finished the diploma in June, and has gone on to study in the Master of Business Information Technology, while also working sessionally for RMIT as a tutor.

It could be said that Angela’s career has evolved into information management. After completing a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and Philosophy, she started to work at the Department of Defence in the Defence Library Service. It was there she was given the opportunity to move into content management, where she got a taste of how important it is for information to be accurate, accessible and reliable and how critical it is to an organisation’s success. Whether this is making decisions on how to increase profits or how to improve outcomes for clients, in the social services context, the quality and accessibility of an organisation’s information is crucial to its success. This realisation, and having the opportunity to have that level of impact on an organisation’s outcome, is what led her to seek out further studies.

After looking at different information management courses, she decided to do the Graduate Diploma of Information Management at RMIT, because of its high quality teaching and its practical focus. She really enjoyed doing the Graduate Diploma of Information Management, and believes this has given her a solid foundation in the field of information management. She says the staff at RMIT provided her with a supportive and rich learning environment, while her fellow students shared their wide range of experiences in information management.

With her qualification, she was able to pursue a job opportunity as a Business Analyst on an information project for the Department of Human Services, while studying part time for that Masters of Business (Information Technology) to further her knowledge.

One day Angela would like to become the Chief Information Officer of some organisation, and she believes the Grad Dip has put her on this path.

Congratulations, Angela, and good luck!