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Graduate Certificate in Information and Communication
Technology
Graduate Certificate in Information and Communication
Technology
This one year part-time or one session full-time course is
designed for graduates from a recognised tertiary institution.
The objective of the Graduate Certificate is to provide an
introductory study of the concepts of information and communication
technology. The course will cover the issues which arise in
the implementation and application if information technology.
It addresses the challenge of educating managers and executives
about the organisational, economic, regulatory and social
problems that must be solved as highly complex technological
systems are implemented.
The Graduate Certificate in Information and Communication
Technology shall be subject to the University Rules for the
award of Graduate Certificate together with the following
conditions:
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Applicants must have a degree in an area related to
IT&T (eg. Computer Science, Information Technology,
Business Information Systems, Computer Engineering,
Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications Engineering).
or
A degree in any area plus at least one year (full-time)
or two years (part-time) employment in the IT&T
industry. Any applicants who have a degree in an area
unrelated to IT&T and who do not have work experience
in IT&T (one year full-time or two years part-time)
may take the Pathways course prior to entry. Upon successful
completion of this program, students will be permitted
to enrol in the above course with 6 credit points (one
subjects) exemption.
Applicants with other professional or academic qualifications
plus a minimum of five years full-time (or ten years
part-time) employment in the IT&T industry may be
considered by the Faculty.
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| (2) |
Candidates must satisfactorily complete at least 24
credit points from the following list of subjects: |
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IACT901
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IT Strategic Planning
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6
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IACT902
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Applied Project Management
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6
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IACT904
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International Telecommunications Policy Issues
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6
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IACT905
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Information Technology and Innovation
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6
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IACT906
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Business On-Line
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6
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IACT916
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Organisational Issues in Information Technology
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6
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IACT917
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Information Management
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6
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IACT918
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Corporate Network Management
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6
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IACT919
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On-Line Information Services
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6
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IACT922
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Case Studies in Information Technology Applications
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6
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IACT924
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Corporate Network Design & Implementation
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6
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IACT926
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The Impact of IT on Education & Training
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6
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IACT930
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Special Topics
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6
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IACT931
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Special Topics in Information & Communication Technology
- A
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6
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IACT932
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Special Topics in Information & Communication Technology
- B
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6
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IACT933
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Special Topics in Telecommunication Issues
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6
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ITCS923
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The Wired World |
6
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ITCS932
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Web Design |
6
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ITCS936
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Enterprise Web Applications |
6
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ITCS937
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Security, Risk Management and
Control in Electronic Commerce |
6
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| ITCS938 |
E-Commerce Technology Essentials |
6
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All subjects may not be available every year.
| (3) |
Students who qualify for the Graduate Certificate
in Information and Communication Technology and who have
achieved an average grade of 65% or better over all subjects,
will be able to proceed to the Master of Information and
Communication Technology. They will receive advanced standing
of 24 credit points. The completion of the Masters will
then require the satisfactory completion of a further
24 credit points as specified in the course structure
for that course. |
| (4) |
Prior to the conferring of a Master of Information
and Communication Technology upon a candidate who holds
a Graduate Certificate in Information and Communication
Technology of this University, the candidate shall surrender
the testamur and all rights relating to the Graduate Certificate. |
Graduate Certificate in Information and Communication
Technology (Information Security)
Conditions 1, 3, 4 are identical to those of the Graduate
Certificate in Information and Communication Technology.
Condition 2 follows:
- Under the Graduate Certificate Rules, candidates must
satisfactorily complete a total of not less than 24 credit
points comprising the following:
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IACT922
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Case Studies in Information Technology Applications
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6
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CSCI980
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Preliminary Topics in Computer Science A
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6
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IACT930
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Special Topics
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6
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CSCI971
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Advanced Computer Security
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6
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Graduate Certificate in Information and Communication
Technology (Telecommunications)
Conditions 1, 3, 4 are identical to those of the Graduate
Certificate in Information and Communication Technology.
Condition 2 follows:
- Under the Graduate Certificate Rules, candidates must
satisfactorily complete a total of not less than 24 credit
points from Parts A and B of the following list of subjects.
Of the 24 credit points attempted, at least 12 credit points
must be IACT subjects from Part A.
Part A
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IACT904
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International Telecommunications Policy Issues
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6
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IACT918
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Corporate NetworkManagement
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6
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IACT919
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On-Line Information Services
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6
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IACT924
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Corporate Network Design & Implementation
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6
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Part B
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IACT901
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IT Strategic Planning
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6
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IACT902
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Applied Project Management
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6
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IACT905
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Information Technology and Innovation
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6
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IACT916
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Organisational Issues in Information Technology
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6
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IACT917
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Information Management
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6
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IACT922
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Case Studies in Information Technology Applications
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6
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IACT926
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The Impact of IT on Education & Training
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6
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IACT933
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Special Topics in Telecommunications Issues
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6
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or any other subject approved by the head of the IT and Computer
Science School.
All subjects may not be available every year.
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