Bachelor of Information Technology

Testamur Title of Degree:	Bachelor of Information Technology
Abbreviation:	BIT
Home Faculty:	Informatics
Duration:	3 years full-time or part-time equivalent
Total Credit Points:	144
Delivery Mode:	On campus (Face-to-face)
Starting Session(s):	Autumn/Spring
Location:	Wollongong, SIM Singapore
UOW Course Code:	1807
UAC Code:	754300 (eBusiness) 754301 (Network Design and Management) 754302 (Social Policy) 754303 (Web Design and Development)
CRICOS Code:	061445K

Overview

This degree is designed to provide graduates with the necessary knowledge and skills to be successful in the dynamic and changing world of Information Technology (IT).

The degree has four major studies: e-Business, Social Policy, Web Design and Development and Network Design and Management.

Entry Requirements / Assumed Knowledge

Approximate UAI: 75 (The UAI will change to ATAR (Australian Tertiary Admission Rank) for 2010. Please contact the Faculty for further information.)

Assumed Knowledge: Any two units of English

For entry requirements for students 21 and over or international students, please refer to the relevant prospectus.

Credit Transfer Arrangements

Information about Approved Credit Transfer Arrangements with domestic providers is available at:

http://www.uow.edu.au/handbook/generalcourserules/UOW028672.html

Information about Approved Credit Transfer Arrangements with international providers is available at:

http://www.uow.edu.au/future/international/apply/credit/index.html

Course Requirements

A candidate must satisfactorily complete the following requirements to be eligible for a Bachelor of Information Technology:

1. Candidates must satisfactorily complete at least 144 credit points of subjects including:

a. the fourteen (14) core subjects (90cp) listed below;

Subjects		Session	Credit Points
ISIT100	Systems Analysis	Spring	6
ISIT102	Information Systems	Autumn	6
ISIT105	Communications and Networks	Autumn	6
ISIT111	Programming Concepts	Autumn	6
ISIT112	Database	Spring	6
ISIT114	Object Oriented Programming	Spring	6
MATH179	Introductory Business Mathematics	Spring	6
ISIT201	Information and Communication Security Issues	Spring	6
ISIT204	Principles of e-Business	Autumn	6
ISIT207	Web Programming I	Autumn	6
ISIT218	Systems Design and Human Computer Interaction	Autumn	6
ISIT301	Professional Practice and Ethics	Autumn	6
ISIT311	Database Management Systems	Autumn	6
ISIT351	Information Technology Project	Annual	12

b. at least four (4) subjects (24cp) but up to seven (7) subjects (42cp) from the BIT electives lists;

c. at least two (2) subjects (12cp) but up to five (5) subjects (30cp) selected from the BIT options list;

2. To be awarded with a major, a candidate must satisfactorily complete the core plus four (4) subjects (24cp) listed for that major

3. To be awarded with a double major, candidates must ensure that four of the subjects selected satisfy the requirements of one major and that a separate set of four subjects satisfy the requirements of a second major, i.e. any subject counted towards one major cannot also be counted towards a second major.

4. Complete ISIT200 Industry Placement, which is a single 8-week period of approved industry placement, assessed in the form of written reports. ISIT200 must be completed before graduation. The placement will normally be undertaken in the summer session at the end of the second year, although enrolment in this subject in year 1 is strongly encourage.

Areas of Major Study

Candidates enrolled in this degree may choose to major in:

e-Business

Social Policy

Network Design and Management

Web Design and Development

Computing (No intake for this major in 2010 at the UOW Wollongong Campus. This is under review)

Students may also combine any two of the above majors as a double major. To be awarded with a double major, candidates must ensure that four of the subjects selected satisfy the requirements of one major and that a separate set of four subjects satisfy the requirements of a second major, i.e. any subject counted towards one major cannot also be counted towards a second major.

e-Business

All of the core subjects plus the four subjects listed below:

Subjects		Session	Credit Points
ITCS206	Markup Languages	Autumn	6
ISIT208	Strategic Systems Management	Spring	6
ISIT306	Strategic e-Business Solutions	Autumn	6
ISIT332	Business Process Management	Spring	6

Social Policy

All of the core subjects plus the four subjects listed below:

Subjects		Session	Credit Points
ISIT203	Social Informatics & the Workplace	Spring	6
ISIT205	Social Impact of Technology	Autumn	6
ISIT313	Corporate Responsibility and IT	Autumn	6
ISIT326	Social Policy and IT	Autumn	6

Network Design and Management

All of the core subjects plus the four subjects listed below:

Subjects		Session	Credit Points
ECTE182	Internet Technology 1	Spring	6
ISIT212	Corporate Network Planning and Design	Spring	6
ISIT302	Corporate Network Management	Autumn	6
CSCI322	Systems Administration	Spring	6

Web Design and Development

All of the core subjects plus the four subjects listed below:

Subjects		Session	Credit Points
ISIT206	Web Technologies	Autumn	6
ISIT207	Web Programming I	Spring	6
ISIT307	Web Programming II	Autumn	6
ISIT315	Web Modelling	Spring	6

Computing

All of the core subjects listed in the Bachelor of Computer Science plus the subjects listed below:

Subjects		Credit Points
CSCI205	Software Development Methods and Tools	6
CSCI213	Java Programming and Application	6
CSCI235	Databases	6
CSCI311	Software Process Management	6
CSCI315	Database Design and Implementation	6
CSCI322	Systems Administration	6
CSCI324	Human Computer Interface	6
CSCI358	Security Engineering	6
ISIT302	Corporate Network Management	6

BIT Electives List

Subjects		Session	Credit Points
ISIT203	Social Informatics & the Workplace	Spring	6
ISIT205	Social Impact of Technology	Autumn	6
ISIT206	Web Technologies	Autumn	6
ISIT208	Strategic Systems Management	Spring	6
ISIT212	Corporate Network Planning and Design	Spring	6
ISIT302	Corporate Network Management	Autumn	6
ISIT306	Strategic e-Business Solutions	Autumn	6
ISIT307	Web Programming II	Autumn	6
ISIT313	Corporate Responsibility and IT	Autumn	6
ISIT315	Web Modelling	Spring	6
ISIT326	Social Policy and IT	Autumn	6
ISIT332	Business Process Management	Spring	6
ITCS206	Markup Languages	Autumn	6
ECTE181	WWW Engineering	Not on offer in 2010	6
ECTE182	Internet Technology 1	Spring	6
ECTE281	Embedded Internet Systems	Not on offer in 2010	6
ECTE283	Internet Technology 2	Spring	6
CSCI322	Systems Administration	Spring	6

BIT Options List

Subjects		Session	Credit Points
ACCY111	Accounting Fundamentals in Society	Autumn	6
ACCY112	Accounting in Organisations	Spring	6
ECON101	Macroeconomic Essentials for Business	Autumn/Spring	6
ECON111	Introductory Microeconomics	Autumn/Spring	6
MARK101	Marketing Principles	Autumn/Spring	6
MGMT102	Business Communications	Spring	6
MGMT110	Introduction to Management	Autumn/Spring	6

Professional Recognition

The Bachelor of Information Technology is accredited by the Australian Computer Society as meeting requirements for membership at a 'Professional level'.