Bachelor of Computing - Peninsula


General information

This course will not be taking new enrolments in 1999. It has been replaced by the Bachelor of Network Computing.
Course code: 0962

Course structure for a major in applications development

The course for the pass degree consists of subjects to a total value of 144 points. This is made up of the major in applications development (ninety-two points) and at least one twenty-eight point minor in a non-computing discipline.
The applications development major occupies three-quarters (thirty-six points) of the first-year load, at least two-thirds (thirty-two points) of the second-year load, and at least half (twenty-four points) of the third-year load.
In addition, a non-computing minor of at least twenty-eight points (consisting of either a first-year sequence totalling twelve points and a second-year sequence totalling sixteen points, or a second-year sequence totalling sixteen points and a third-year sequence totalling at least twelve points), must be completed. The discipline is expected to be one from a faculty other than the Faculty of Information Technology.

First year

The first-year subjects serve both as a general introduction to applications development and as a prerequisite for further studies. Thus they may be taken either by students wishing to major in applications development or by students whose major interest is in some other branch of business, science, arts or another discipline area.

Second year
Third year

No individual third-year subject may be taken until any prerequisite core subject has been completed.

plus

The Peninsula School of Computing and Information Technology conducts summer semester subjects; these allow students to 'catch up' on missed subjects, to shorten the time required to complete the degree, or to spread the required work load. See also map 5.7 in the 'Undergraduate course maps' section.

Honours year in applications development

Coordinator: Ainslie Ellis
The school offers an honours program, CFR4000, to students who wish to gain a deeper understanding of the issues involved in developing computerised applications. The school's honours program has three specific purposes:
1 To develop in students a range of knowledge and skills concerning the integration of information system development methods, software engineering techniques and tools, and various emerging hardware and software technologies. This honours program further develops the knowledge and skills covered in the school's undergraduate program which focuses on applications development.
2 To develop in students, through active engagements in research projects, a deeper understanding of one or more specific research areas in computing and information technology.
3 To serve as the first training ground for those students who wish to further their studies towards a masters and/or PhD degree.
Normally students would be expected to have completed a degree in computing with an average of credit or better in the third-year computing subjects to be eligible for the honours program. Other degrees may be acceptable at the discretion of the head of school.
The honours program consists of two parts, a research project and a course work component. The research project counts for fifty per cent or more of the degree work load, with the remainder being determined by the coursework component of the honours program. For each student, the exact percentage distribution of the two components in the honours program will be determined by the school after examining the student's academic performance in previous studies.
Coursework units may include the areas of agent and multi-agent systems, computer security, computer-assisted information systems engineering, programming tools and environments, graphical user interfaces, informational retrieval, multimedia programming, multimedia evaluation, object orientation and reuse, object-oriented CASE, object-oriented testing, operating systems for multimedia, software architecture and design, and software metrics and productivity.

Honours year in business systems or system development

Gippsland campus and distance education
Course code: CHCO
Honours coordinator: Dr Guojun Lu
HECS and Australian fee paying
Attendance: Optional (but see below regarding the honours research project)
The Bachelor of Computing (Honours) is a fourth-level program designed to provide computing graduates with an opportunity to obtain advanced knowledge and expertise in selected areas of computing and information technology and keep abreast of new developments. The degree also provides an admission pathway to a course work masters or a higher degree by research.
The course is normally completed over two years of part-time study. Students are permitted to switch between the part-time external mode and the full-time on-campus mode. Students studying in the Melbourne metropolitan area have the option of taking subjects offered by the School of Computer Science and Software Engineering or other schools of the faculty in the on-campus mode.

Entrance requirements

For the honours program students are required to have completed a recognised degree in computing or computer science, with at least a credit average in their final year computing subjects. Applicants with a computing degree from a university other than Monash should consult with the honours coordinator regarding their eligibility. Such applicants may need to submit syllabus details with their application. A certified course transcript must be provided by all applicants.
Interstate and overseas students are required to have full access to the Internet.
Advanced standing and credit exemptions are not applicable to the honours program.

Course structure
On campus

Students complete forty-eight points of study in addition to the compulsory subject GCO4010 (Research methods and reading in information technology). Students have the option of completing either 50 per cent or 75 per cent of their honours year by coursework.

50 per cent coursework

75 per cent coursework

Four approved fourth-level subjects or the equivalent (24 points), including GCO4010 Research methods and reading in information technology

Six approved fourth-level subjects or the equivalent (36 points), including GCO4010 Research methods and reading in information technology

GCO4500 Honours research project (24 points)

GCO4600 Applied research project (12 points)

Seminar attendance (compulsory)



In either case, an approved third-level computing subject may be substituted. Up to twelve points of fifth-level (masters) subjects may be included, where the honours coordinator is satisfied that necessary prerequisite requirements have been met.
The project is assessed by a 10,000 to 20,000 word thesis. The project subjects will not be offered in the off-campus mode until 1999.
The industry-oriented applied research project is assessed via a set of detailed reports and has no compulsory on-campus attendance requirement. The applied research project involves the solution of a practical problem for an industry client and includes an investigation and review of the relevant literature as a part of the process of identifying feasible solution strategies. The applied research project may be undertaken at the student's place of work.

Distance education

Distance education students plan their study program using the following schedule. It should be noted that some of the subjects listed below were undergoing formal academic approval at the time of writing. The honours coordinator can confirm the availability of subjects in 1998.

Further fourth-level subjects are planned for introduction in 1999. For a list of third-level and fifth-level computing subjects available by distance education, please refer to the faculty handbook or honours information package.