Undergraduate - Area of Study Information technology

Students who commenced study in 2012 should refer to this area of study entry for direction on the requirments; to check which units are currently available for enrolment, refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your area of study.

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Managing faculty	Faculty of Science
Offered by	Gippsland School of Information Technology
Campus(es)	Gippsland
Coordinator	Associate Professor Kai Ming Ting

Notes

Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

The Faculty of Information Technology offers a major sequence in information technology which can be included as a science sequence for course 0050 Bachelor of Science. The sequence focuses on the development of computer-based applications, exploring computer technology, programming environments and system development, with a range of more specialised options at level three.

Objectives

On completion of the sequence in information technology students will have an understanding of:

the methods, tools and techniques used in the planning, development and implementation of information products and systems
the organisation and operational principles of computer hardware and software.

Students will also have the abilities and skills to:

apply the methods, tools and techniques commonly used in the development and implementation of information products and systems to practical problems
develop correct, well structured and well documented information products and systems that solve users' needs
flexibly and independently apply theoretical knowledge to a range of software and technical environments
use a range of approaches for development of information products, services and systems
think critically, take responsibility for self-learning, and use a degree of resourcefulness when solving problems.

The units comprising the sequence are taught in Australia (in both on campus and off campus modes), and at Sunway and South Africa, with each location contributing to overall content and teaching design to ensure that the curriculum is genuinely relevant to students from all nations.

Units

Level one

FIT1002 Computer programming
FIT1004 Data management
FIT1031 Computers and networks

Level two

FIT2001 Systems development
FIT2009 Data structures and algorithms
FIT2034 Computer programming 2

Level three

FIT3002 Applications of data mining
FIT3031 Information and network security
FIT3046 Operating environments

Sequence requirements

Minor sequence in information technology (24 points)

FIT1031 and FIT1002
FIT2034, and FIT2009 or FIT2001

Major sequence in information technology (48 points)

Note: Students will also be required to complete FIT1004 as a co-requisite for FIT2001.

Requirements for honours in information technology

A student may be admitted to candidature for course 3336 Honours degree of Bachelor of Information Technology and Systems (offered by the Faculty of Information Technology) if they have satisfied the requirements of a relevant pass degree (including 0050 Bachelor of Science) and obtained a credit (60 per cent) average or above in all units with a distinction (70 per cent) in third year information technology units.

Relevant courses

0050 Bachelor of Science