Course leader: Mr Paul Anderson
Introduction
The course is designed to provide participants with a sound knowledge of the fundamentals of commercial computing and the necessary grounding to enable them to expand their knowledge by way of other formal courses or industry experience. Students successfully completing the graduate certificate are eligible to apply for entry to the distance education version of the Graduate Diploma in Computing and if successful will receive advanced standing in that course.
Admission requirements
The normal requirement for admission is a recognised degree or diploma. A limited number of places will be made available to applicants who are not graduates, but who have at least three years of work experience involving constant interaction with information systems in an organisation, at a level which indicates an ability to complete the course successfully.
Fees for Australian residents
The current fee for the course is $4800.
Duration
The course is completed over one year of part-time study. Two subjects are completed in each semester.
Course structure
The course consists of four subjects covering computer programming, information technology and information systems as follows.
First semester
* GCO7821 Computer programming
* GCO7822 Computer technology
Second semester
* GCO7823 Algorithms and data structures, or GCO7824 COBOL programming
* GCO7825 Information systems I