1999 Information Technology Handbooks - A message from the dean

A message from the dean

Welcome to Monash University and the Faculty of Information Technology. Universities are exciting and diverse institutions and we hope that your experience at Monash University will be both enjoyable and stimulating.
This publication has been developed for you, our students, to provide you with an overview of our undergraduate courses, the services available to you, our degree regulations and information about the faculty's officers and staff.
We are proud to be Australia's first and largest information technology faculty, leading the way internationally in providing quality information technology teaching and research across six campuses, including the new Monash University Sunway Campus, Malaysia, and via distance education. Our strengths are based on the range of choices and opportunities we offer, our diversity and flexible mode of delivery. Our graduates hold prestigious positions worldwide and enjoy numerous challenging and interesting professional roles.
The faculty teaches and conducts research across a wide range of information technology fields including:

applications development;
business systems;
computer science;
digital systems;
information management and systems;
multimedia;
network computing; and
software engineering.

You can tailor your course towards specific career goals or a variety of management and/or technical specialist roles in or outside the information technology profession.
I hope you find this handbook useful in selecting from the range of programs offered by the Faculty of Information Technology at Monash University. You are, or about to become, part of a dynamic and successful faculty.
Enjoy your time with us and make the most of the opportunities the faculty has to offer. You are welcome to visit us at any of our campuses or via our web site: http://www.fcit.monash.edu.au/
Professor John Rosenberg
Dean of the Faculty of Information Technology