Faculty of Informatics
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Master of Information and Communication Technology Advanced

Testamur Title of Degree:

Master of Information and Communication Technology Advanced

Abbreviation:

MICTAdv

Home Faculty:

Informatics

Duration:

2 years full-time or part-time equivalent

Total Credit Points:

96

Delivery Mode:

On campus (Face-to-face)

Starting Session(s):

Autumn/Spring

Location:

Wollongong

UOW Course Code:

1609

CRICOS Code:

067074F

Overview

This degree is designed to meet the needs of both the ICT industry and of a diverse cohort of students. Students with a strong technical background can do majors which focus on managerial skills that will assist them to be promoted within their company or to seek higher positions in other companies. Students with less developed technical skills can choose a major to strengthen those skills, making them far more employable both in Australia and overseas. Various combinations of the technical and managerial majors allow students to get a broad set of skills make them highly employable. In addition, the degree provides an excellent pathway to a future research or Doctoral studies. By choosing a set of majors wisely, students can prepare themselves for almost any future in the ICT industry or academia.

Entry Requirements / Assumed Knowledge

A degree equivalent to a three-year Australian Bachelor degree, with a 60% average, in an area related to ICT (eg Information Systems, Information Technology, Computer Science) OR

A Graduate Diploma in IS or IT from the University of Wollongong with an average mark of 60%.

Credit Transfer Arrangements

The MICT at UOW provides credit towards the MICTAdv.

Also, MICTAdv students may choose to exit early with a MICT if they fulfil the requirements of that degree.

Course Requirements

1) The degree requires satisfactory completion of 900 level subjects to the value of at least 96 credit points, including:

    a) four (4) core subjects (24cp):

Core Subjects

Session

CP

ISIT900

Fundamentals of Contemporary Technologies

Autumn/Spring

6

 

ISIT903

Enterprise Architecture Design

Autumn

6

ISIT904

Systems Integration

Spring

6

ISIT946

Project and Change Management

Spring

6

    b) at least 54cp of subjects selected from the ISIT Graduate Subjects List;

    c) i) A maximum of three (3) subjects (18 cp) at 900-level may be taken from the following subject prefixes: CSCI, MATH, STAT, ECTE or TBS. (Note that quotas may apply to TBS subjects offered at the Sydney Business School.)

    ii) a maximum of 36cp of subjects with an MTS prefix, taken from the ISIT Graduate Subjects List

    iii) only students attempting the Information Systems Development major may take more than 12cp of MTS prefix subjects

    iv) any other 900-level subjects must be approved by the Head of School prior to commencing the subject.

2) This degree may not be completed without attempting a major area of study i.e. at least 1 major must be completed.

3) To be awarded with a single major, a candidate shall satisfactorily complete 36 cp of subjects as set out in the relevant programs below, while still complying with requirements 1(b) and 1(c) above.

4) To be awarded with a double major, candidates must ensure that the 36cp of subjects selected satisfy the requirements of one major and that a separate set of 36cp of subjects satisfy the requirements of a second major, i.e. any subject counted towards one major cannot also be counted towards a second major.

5) Students attempting only a single major will require additional credit points to satisfy rules 1b) and 1c). These may be taken either:

Areas of Major Study

Candidates enrolled in this degree may choose to major in:

*ICT Strategic Planning

*Enterprise Networking

*Information Systems Development

ICT Strategic Planning Major

A total of 36 cp, chosen from:

ISIT901

IS Strategic Planning

6

Spring

ISIT905

Technology Management & Innovation

6

Autumn

ISIT906

Information Design & Content Management

6

Spring

ISIT908

IT Governance

6

Spring

ISIT916

Organisational Issues & IT

6

Autumn

ISIT917

Business Intelligence & Knowledge Management

6

Autumn

ISIT925

Strategic Network Design

6

Spring

ISIT950

Systems Development Methodologies

6

Autumn

ISIT951

Web Services and Service Oriented Architecture

6

Spring

TBS902

Statistics for Decision Making

6

Autumn/Spring

TBS957

Introduction to Contemporary Business Practice

6

Autumn/Spring

Enterprise Networking Major

A total of 36 cp chosen from the following:

ISIT905

Technology Management & Innovation

6

Autumn

ISIT909

Advanced Business Process Management

6

Not available in 2011

ISIT910

IT-enabled Supply Chain Management

6

Spring

ISIT918

Strategic Network Management

6

Not available in 2011

ISIT925

Strategic Network Design

6

Spring

ISIT937

IT Security & Risk Management

6

Autumn

ISIT938

e-Business Technologies

6

Autumn

ISIT951

Web Services and Service Oriented Architecture

6

Spring

Information Systems Development Major

A total of 36 cp chosen from the following:

ISIT950

Systems Development Methodologies

6

Autumn

MTS9201

Information & Communication Security

6

Spring

MTS9204

Principles of e-Business

6

Autumn

MTS9207

Web Programming 1

6

Spring

MTS9218

Systems Design & Human Computer Interaction

6

Autumn

MTS9311

Database Management Systems

6

Autumn

MTS9332

Business Process Management

6

Spring

MTS9306

Strategic e-Business Solutions

6

Autumn

 only one or other of the following (neither are compulsory for the major):

MTS9318

Information Systems Project

12

Annual

MTS9351

Information Technology Project

12

Annual

Programs of Study

    • Health Informatics

    • ICT Research

Health Informatics program of study

Consists of all of the following 24 cp:

ISIT906

Information Design & Content Management

6

Spring

ISIT917

Business Intelligence & Knowledge Management

6

Autumn

ISIT929

Concepts & Issues in Healthcare Computing

6

Spring

ISIT930

Introduction to Health Informatics

6

Autumn

ICT Research program of study

Consists of all of the following 24 cp:

ISIT999

ICT Research Project

18

Annual

ISIT940

IT Research Methods

6

Autumn

Professional Recognition

The Master of Information and Communication Technology Advanced is accredited by the Australian Computer Society as meeting requirements for membership at a “Professional Level”.

Other Information

Further information is available at http://coursefinder.uow.edu.au/ or email: Informatics - informatics_studenq@uow.edu.au