Course: Honours in Information Sciences (860AA)

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Award: Bachelor of Business Informatics (Honours), Bachelor of Software Engineering (Honours), Bachelor of Information Technology (Honours)
Course Level: 09
Faculty: Faculty of Information Sciences & Engineering
CRICOS Code: 054169F
Offered Locations and Delivery Modes:

• UC Bruce Campus
  • Full Time, Face-to-Face - Convener: Dr Dat Tran (Ph: +61 2 6201 2394)
  • Part Time, Face-to-Face - Convener: Dr Dat Tran (Ph: +61 2 6201 2394)

Introduction

The Honours program in Information Sciences is one year of study following an undergraduate degree in the areas of information sciences (including business informatics, information systems, software engineering, network engineering, mathematics and statistics). The award students study towards will be based on their undergraduate degree. The Course Convenor and the appointed supervisor will develop an appropriate program of study for the student. It is a rigorous program of study, half of which is spent on advanced course work, with the other half dedicated to an individual research project. The coursework component involves units in advanced areas of information systems, network engineering, software engineering and artificial intelligence. The project component involves a substantial individual project under detailed academic supervision. A formal thesis is submitted (nominally 10,000 words), and a seminar is presented.

Course Requirements

At least 24 credit points made up of coursework (12 credit points) and thesis (12 credit points) as follows.
The award students study towards will be based on their undergraduate degree. The Course Convener and the appointed supervisor will develop an appropriate program of study for the student. Thesis examination and course completion will be assessed against the award the student has been nominated to be studying towards.

Required ( 24 credit points):

Coursework component:
Students have to select a total of 12 credit points of coursework comprising 6797 Inf. Sc. Research Methodology PG (3 credit points) and 9 credit points from PG level units offered by the Faculty of Information Sciences and Engineering as approved by the Course Convener.

Thesis component:
Students are required to take 12 credit points of research work comprising 6799 Inf. Sc. Research Proposal H (3 credit points) and an honours thesis (9 credit points) : 7062 Inf. Sc. Honours Thesis H 9cp (3cp) or 7063 Inf. Sc. Honours Thesis H 9cp (6cp) .

Typical Course Structure

Semester 1	Semester 2
YEAR 1
6799 Inf. Sc. Research Proposal H	6797 Inf. Sc. Research Methodology PG
7062 Inf. Sc. Honours Thesis H 9cp (3cp) or 7063 Inf. Sc. Honours Thesis H 9cp (6cp)	7062 Inf. Sc. Honours Thesis H 9cp (3cp) or 7063 Inf. Sc. Honours Thesis H 9cp (6cp)

Course Duration

2 semesters full-time or part-time equivalent.

Admission Requirements

To be eligible for admission, students must have completed a Bachelor's degree in an area of information sciences (for example, Bachelor of Business Informatics, Bachelor of Information Technology, Bachelor of Software Engineering, or Bachelor of Engineering) within the previous two years; and
credit average or better over the last two years of the Bachelor's degree; and
evidence of having performed in subjects relevant to the proposed study at distinction level or above; and
submission of a satisfactory thesis proposal.

Professional Recognition

Accreditation to be sought from the Australian Computer Society