Course: Bachelor of Information Technology (322AA)
Award: Bachelor of Information Technology
Course Level: 10
Faculty: Faculty of Information Sciences & Engineering
Offered Locations and Delivery Modes:
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UC Bruce Campus
- Full Time, Face-to-Face - Convener: Dr Bala Balachandran (Ph: +61 2 6201 2622)
- Part Time, Face-to-Face - Convener: Dr Bala Balachandran (Ph: +61 2 6201 2622)
Introduction
The Bachelor of Information Technology focuses on the systems development aspects of employment in the information technology profession. Students gain extensive experience in developing information technology to address the needs of modern organisations. Teamwork, project management and communication skills are developed in addition to exploration of the technical and human aspects of information technology and its use.
The information technology related units covered in the course include hardware concepts, local and worldwide networks, data structures and algorithms, object-oriented software design, operating systems, programming theory and practice, distributed systems theory, and software quality management. Information Systems units include database management, human-computer interaction, information systems analysis and design, document and workflow and management support.
Programming environments used in the units include .Net and Linux, and various web design and programming tools. Students gain extensive practical experience using Visual Basic .Net, C++ and C# within the Microsoft .Net Framework. They also gain good experience working in Linux in some subjects. Analysis and specification methods include UML, XML, structured and soft systems methodologies. Final year students complete a team project, producing and implementing a substantial software-based system to address a need of a local business, government or community organisation.
Graduates gain employment in a wide range of businesses and organisations that develop or use IT-based systems. Some graduates work with equipment and software suppliers. Others work with specialist consulting groups.
Course Requirements
72 credit points comprising -
(a) Required (54 cp)
(b) Restricted choice (6 cp)
(c) Open electives (12 cp)
as set out below.
(a) Required (54 cp):
Information Systems (BIT) Major (restricted) (18cp)
Software Engineering (BIT) Major (restricted) (18cp)
Other required subjects (18 cp)
4493 Professional Communication Skills
7089 Mathematics for Information Sciences
7175 Web Design and Programming
7159 Distributed Systems Technology
7164 Information Technology Project (6cp)
(b) Restricted choice (6 cp): Two Information Technology electives from:
| 7154 Artificial Intelligence Techniques |
| 7157 Database Systems |
| 7158 Digital Communication Networks |
| 7160 Game Programming Techniques |
| 7161 General Systems Theory |
| 7162 Information Security |
| 7163 Information Systems Management |
| 7166 Programming Languages and Compilers |
| 7167 Security and Support in IT |
| 7168 Soft Computing |
| 7172 System Testing |
| 7174 Visual and Interactive Computing |
(c) Open electives (12 cp): Four (4) electives, which may be a minor, from any disciplines within the University. In choosing open electives, students are reminded that the maximum number of level 1 cps in a course is 30.
Course Duration
6 semesters full-time; equivalent part-time; maximum 20 semesters.Typical Course Structure
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 |
| YEAR 1 | |
| 6348 Information Systems in Organisations | 5915 Database Design |
| 4478 Introduction to Information Technology | 4483 Software Technology 1 |
| 6698 Discrete Mathematics | 4493 Professional Communication Skills |
| Open elective 1 | Open elective 2 |
| YEAR 2 | |
| 6389 Designing Human-Computer Interaction | 6365 Systems Analysis and Modelling |
| 7170 Software Technology 2 | 7175 Web Design and Programming |
| 7171 System Software | 7089 Mathematics for Information Sciences |
| Open elective 3 | Open elective 4 |
| YEAR 3 | |
| 6388 Document and Workflow Management | 7164 Information Technology Project |
| 7165 Object Oriented Software Design | |
| 7169 Software Engineering Practice OR 7173 Systems Project and Quality Management | 7159 Distributed Systems Technology |
| IT elective 1 | IT elective 2 |
