Undergraduate courses and subjects 2000 - Bachelor of Computing

Bachelor of Computing - Gippsland

General information
- Prerequisites
Course structure - system development major
Course structure - business systems major
Course structure - double major in business systems and system development
Honours program

General information

Course code: 1720 · Single or double major in system development and/or business systems · Gippsland campus · Full-time or part-time · Study modes: Distance education or on-campus · Course coordinator: Ms Kim Styles

Prerequisites

Applicants wishing to complete the Bachelor of Computing with a major in system development or business systems at Gippsland or by distance education must have a study score of 20 or above in VCE mathematics in units 3 and 4, as well as a study score of 20 or above in VCE English in units 3 and 4.

Course structure - system development major

For course map details, refer to map 5.6 in the 'Undergraduate course maps' section.
The course for the pass degree consists of subjects to a total value of 144 points, with a major in system development of at least 96 points, other compulsory subjects totalling 18 points, and 30 points of elective subjects. At most 60 points can be at first-year level.
System development subjects occupy half of the first-year load (24 points), three-quarters of the second-year load (36 points), and at least three-quarters of the third-year load (36 points). Students also complete compulsory studies in human communications, accounting and mathematics, totalling 18 points of non-computing subjects at first-year level.
All subjects listed have a value of six points, with the exception of GCO3800 which is worth 12 points.

First year

· GCO1811 Computer programming 1
· GCO1812 Computer programming 2
· GCO1813 Information systems 1
· GCO1815 Computer technology
· Elective subject

The following supporting subjects are taken at the first-year level.

· MAT1077 Discrete mathematics
· AFG1003 Business information
· GCO1063 Human communications

Second year

· GCO2811 Commercial programming
· GCO2812 Computer organisation
· GCO2813 Information systems 2
· GCO2814 Operating systems
· GCO2815 Database management systems
· GCO2816 Object-oriented analysis and design
· Elective subjects (totalling 12 points)

Third year

· GCO3800 Industry project (12 points)
· GCO3811 Software engineering
· Computing or non-computing electives (maximum of 12 points)

Students also complete at least 18 points of third-year computing electives from:

· GCO3812 Data communications and networks 1
· GCO3813 UNIX systems programming
· GCO3814 Human-computer interaction
· GCO3815 Artificial intelligence
· GCO3816 Information systems management
· GCO3817 Computer graphics
· GCO3821 Object-oriented programming
· GCO3822 Multimedia concepts and applications
· GCO3823 Client-server and WWW database applications
· GCO3824 Data communications and networks I2

Third-year computing elective subjects from other schools and departments of the faculty may be substituted with the approval of the head of the Gippsland School of Computing and Information Technology.

Course structure - business systems major

For course map details, refer to map 5.4 in the 'Undergraduate course maps' section. The course for the pass degree consists of subjects to a total value of 144 points, with a major in business systems of at least 90 points, other compulsory subjects totalling 18 points, and 36 points of elective subjects.

First year

· GAS1751 Quantitative methods 1
· AFG1003 Business information
· GCO1063 Human communications
· GCO1811 Computer programming 1
· GCO1813 Information systems 1
· GCO1815 Computer technology
· Twelve points of electives

Second year

· GCO2811 Commercial programming
· GCO2812 Computer organisation
· GCO2813 Information systems 2
· GCO2802 Computer models for business decisions
· GCO2815 Database management systems
· GCO2816 Object-oriented analysis and design
· Twelve points of electives

Third year

· GCO3900 Business systems project
· GCO3816 Information systems management
· GCO3807 Project management

Twelve points of third-level business systems electives chosen from

· GCO3601 Infrastructure for electronic commerce
· GCO3806 General operations management
· GCO3811 Software engineering
· GCO3812 Data communications and networks 1
· GCO3814 Human-computer interaction
· GCO3822 Multimedia concepts and applications
· GCO3823 Client server and WWW database applications
· GCO3824 Data communications and networks 2
· Twelve further points of electives

Course structure - double major in business systems and system development

For course map details, refer to map 5.5 in the 'Undergraduate course maps' section. The course for the pass degree consists of subjects to a total value of 144 points. The subjects must satisfy the requirements of the system development major or the business systems major.

First year

· GAS1751 Quantitative methods 1
· AFG1003 Business information
· GCO1063 Human communications
· GCO1811 Computer programming 1
· GCO1813 Information systems 1
· GCO1815 Computer technology
· GCO1812 Computer programming 2
· MAT1077 Discrete mathematics

Second year

· GCO2802 Computer models for business decisions
· GCO2811 Commercial programming
· GCO2812 Computer organisation
· GCO2813 Information systems 2
· GCO2814 Operating systems
· GCO2815 Database management systems
· GCO2816 Object-oriented analysis and design
· Elective

Third level

· GCO3800 Industry project or GCO3900 Business systems project
· GCO3807 Project management
· GCO3811 Software engineering
· GCO3816 Information systems management

Eighteen points of third-level business systems or system development electives chosen from:

· GCO3601 Infrastructure for electronic commerce
· GCO3806 General operations management
· GCO3812 Data communications and networks 1
· GCO3813 UNIX systems programming
· GCO3814 Human-computer interaction
· GCO3815 Artificial intelligence
· GCO3817 Computer graphics
· GCO3821 Object-oriented programming
· GCO3822 Multimedia concepts and applications
· GCO3823 Client server and WWW database applications
· GCO3824 Data communications and networks 2

Honours program

Coordinator: Dr Guojun Lu
The Bachelor of Computing (Honours) is available in on-campus and distance education modes.
The purpose of the honours year is to offer students the opportunity to gain a deeper knowledge and understanding of computing. It requires the completion of 24 points of coursework and a minor thesis (24 points) as well as a number of oral presentations. It may also involve some system design and development work.
Coursework units in 2000 may include the areas of multimedia programming, image processing, business information systems, and software systems design and development. Students also undertake a research methods and reading unit, leading to a presentation, report and seminar.