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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) 754303 (Web Design and Development) |
CRICOS Code: |
061445K |
Overview
The Bachelor of Information Technology has a common core structure that offers graduates key skills required for any IT professional such as: organisational areas in IT; database management; programming; information systems analysis and design; communications and networks; security; eBusiness; project management; web-based technology; and professional practice in IT. The Bachelor of Information Technology presents the latest findings and contemporary practices from around the globe via a multi-disciplinary degree. Graduates are flexible, technology literate and responsive to organisational and social change.
Students are able to choose from the following majors:
eBusiness - Conducting business online is increasingly an essential feature of any organisation's operations; the challenges are faced by integrating adaptive business solutions that exploit evolving technologies. This major provides students with an understanding of the organisational environment and a working knowledge of the technologies used successfully in the eBusiness environment.
Network Design and Management - Every major company in the world now relies on networks to survive. A major in network design and management develops the skills necessary to build or manage networks to support businesses and governments in a competitive global market.
Social Policy - Businesses and governments around the world are struggling to develop policies on emergent issues, including privacy, hacking and computer crime. A major in social policy develops an understanding of these and other social issues associated with the growth of ICT and the web.
Web Design & Development - Compared to any other technological adoption, the take up of the web is exploding at a rate unprecedented in human history. The web design major is aimed at increasing students' knowledge about the web and providing them with skills highly sought in the ICT industry. These skills range from managing complex database-driven e-business systems, through performing business analysis, to manipulating client and server side scripting.
Entry Requirements / Assumed Knowledge
Approximate ATAR:75
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 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. 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 |
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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 | |||
ISIT206 |
Web Technologies |
Autumn |
6 | |||
ISIT218 |
Systems Design and Human Computer Interaction |
Autumn |
6 | |||
ISIT301 |
Professional Practice and Ethics |
Autumn |
6 | |||
ISIT311 |
Database Management Systems |
Autumn |
6 | |||
And either |
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ISIT351 |
Information Technology Project |
Annual |
12 | |||
or |
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ISIT318 |
Information Systems Project |
Annual |
12 |
b. at least four (4) subjects (24cp) selected from BIT electives lists;
c. at least two (2) subjects (12cp) selected from the BIT options list;
d. The remaining credit points can be taken from the BIT electives lists, BIT options list or the General Schedule.
2. All candidates must 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 encouraged.
3. To be awarded with a major, a candidate must satisfactorily complete the core plus four (4) subjects (24cp) listed for that major
4. 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.
Areas of Major Study
Candidates enrolled in this degree may choose to major in:
Computing (No intake for this major in 2012 at the UOW Wollongong Campus. This is under review)
Students may also combine any two of the above majors as a double major (excluding the computing 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.
Suggested Program of Study
See details here.
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 |
Spring |
6 |
Network Design and Management
All of the core subjects plus the four subjects listed below:
Subjects |
Session |
Credit Points | |
ECTE182 |
Internet Technology 1 |
Autumn |
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 |
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 Applications |
6 |
CSCI235 |
Databases |
6 |
CSCI311 |
Software Process Management |
6 |
CSCI315 |
Database Design and Implementation |
6 |
CSCI322 |
Systems Administration |
6 |
CSCI324 |
Human Computer Interface |
6 |
IACT301 |
Information and Communication Security Issues |
6 |
ISIT302 |
Corporate Network Management |
6 |
*No intake for the Computing major in 2012 at the UOW Wollongong Campus.
BIT Electives List
Subjects |
Session |
Credit Points | |
ISIT203 |
Social Informatics & the Workplace |
Spring |
6 |
ISIT205 |
Social Impact of Technology |
Autumn |
6 |
ISIT207 |
Web Programming I |
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 |
Spring |
6 |
ISIT332 |
Business Process Management |
Spring |
6 |
ITCS206 |
Markup Languages |
Autumn |
6 |
ECTE181 |
WWW Engineering |
Not on offer in 2012 |
6 |
ECTE182 |
Internet Technology 1 |
Spring |
6 |
ECTE281 |
Embedded Internet Systems |
Not on offer in 2012 |
6 |
ECTE283 |
Internet Technology 2 |
Not on offer in 2012 |
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'.
Other Information
Further information is available at http://coursefinder.uow.edu.au/ or email: Informatics - informatics_studenq@uow.edu.au