2019 Undergraduate Courses
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Bachelor of Information Technology (Honours) | 2019

Testamur Title of Degree:

Bachelor of Information Technology (Honours)

Abbreviation:

BIT(Hons)

UOW Course Code:

1811

CRICOS Code:

064124C

Total Credit Points:

48

Duration:

1 year full-time or part-time equivalent

Home Faculty:

Faculty of Engineering & Information Sciences

Intake Session(s):

Autumn/Spring

Delivery Mode:

On-campus (Face-to-face)

Delivery Campus:

Wollongong

Overview

The Bachelor of Information Technology (Honours) is for students who have an undergraduate degree in Information Technology, or equivalent, and who wish to undertake a research project as part of an add-on Honours year.

The course combines 30 credit points of 400-level coursework and an 18 credit points research project. The 400-level coursework is intended to give students a background in Information Technology. The research project allows students to identify a viable research problem; design an appropriate methodology to achieve the objectives of the project; follow the methodology to gather and analyse data to satisfy the objectives; and to write the whole as a comprehensive research report or thesis.

This degree is highly sought after in industry and provides an excellent pathway to a PhD.

Entry Requirements & Credit Arrangements

Information on academic and English language requirements, as well as eligibility for credit for prior learning, is available from the Course Finder.

Course Learning Outcomes

Course Learning Outcomes are statements of learning achievement that are expressed in terms of what the learner is expected to know, understand and be able to do upon completion of a course. Students graduating from this course will be able to demonstrate:

CLO Description
1 Research, synthesise, reinterpret and apply key information and utilise informed judgement in information technology, systems design and project planning.
2 Work as an individual and as a member of a team in a manner consistent with ethical and professional standards.
3 Employ independent learning strategies to update professional knowledge in information technology of innovations techniques, research industry trends and standards.

Course Structure

The program of study for Bachelor of Information Technology (Honours) is 48 credit points:

Subject Code Subject Name Credit Points Session(s)
CSIT440Research Methodology6Autumn, Spring
ISIT450Information Systems & Technology Research Report18Annual, Spring 2019/Autumn 2020
Plus 24cp of coursework taken from:
ISIT401Information Systems Strategic Planning6Autumn
ISIT404Enterprise Architecture Design and Systems Integration6Spring
ISIT405Technology Management and Innovation6Not available in 2019
ISIT406Information Design and Content Management6Spring
ISIT408IT Governance6Autumn
ISIT410IT-enabled Supply Chain Management6Spring
ISIT417Business Intelligence and Knowledge Management6Autumn
ISIT429Concepts and Issues in Healthcare Computing6Spring
ISIT430Introduction to Health Informatics6Autumn
ISIT437Information Technology Security and Risk Management6Autumn
ISIT446Project and Change Management6Spring
ISIT492Special Topics in IS and IT B6Not available in 2019
or other 300- and 400-level subjects as approved by the Head of School.

Honours Grades

The Honours grade for the degree of Bachelor of Information Technology (Honours) will be calculated in accordance with Method 1 defined in the General Course Rules.

Other Information

For further information email: eis@uow.edu.au or Academic Program Director

Last reviewed: 24 October, 2018