The aim of these courses is to provide professionals in the Information Technology (IT) industry with an advanced level of study in database design, development, implementation and management that is current, relevant and integrates industry certifications in the field.
Upon completion of the Master degree, graduates will possess:
Upon completion of the Graduate Certificate, graduates will be able to satisfy a subset of the objectives of the Masters course, depending on which subjects have been completed.
The Master degree and the Graduate Certificate make up an articulated set of courses, and credit is awarded in the Master degree for subjects completed in the Graduate Certificate.
Students may elect to exit from the Master degree after completion of four specified subjects and graduate with the Graduate Certificate in Database Design and Management.
There are no residential school requirements for this course.
To graduate from the Master of Database Design and Management, students must satisfactorily complete 96 points, which includes the completion of the relevant industry stream certificate (for which credit of 48 points is given).
To graduate with the Graduate Certificate in Database Design and Management students must satisfactorily complete 32 points.
Eligibility criteria and additional information associated with this course are available at the dedicated website: www.itmasters.edu.au
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The course consists of four subjects (32 points) that satisfy the following conditions:
1. Students must successfully complete two subjects from the pool of CSU subjects offered in the Master of Database Design and Management (see the list of CSU restricted subjects below)
2. Students must complete two subjects selected from the same industry-based elective stream from those available in the Master of Database Design and Management.
The course consists of three core subjects, an industry-based stream (48 points) and three restricted electives. The total value of the course is 96 points.
Consists of 48 points comprised of 24 points of core subjects and 24 points of restricted electives from the following list.
Core subjects (24 points):
ITC506 Topics in Information Technology Ethics
ITC516 Principles of Database Development
ITC518 Principles of Programming
Electives
Three from:
ITC595 Information Security
ITC505 System Development Project Management
ITC514 Network and Security Administration
ITC563 Information Technology Management Issues
An industry-based elective stream worth 48 points. Currently, there are three elective streams that consist of industry certified subjects whose content may vary over time as the technology changes. The intent is to offer the most up-to-date combination possible.
The streams currently consist of Microsoft Database Administrator, Microsoft Database Developer and Oracle Database. (see www.itmasters.edu.au for further information on the streams).
For entry to the Graduate Certificate or Master degree applicants are required to have an undergraduate degree from a recognised Australian tertiary institution (or a qualification deemed to be equivalent).
Applicants with work experience and/or other academic and/or professional qualifications acceptable to the University will be considered. Click here to complete an online questionnaire on whether you have the qualifications and/or experience required to be accepted into the Master degree. You will be contacted after completing the questionnaire with your results.
The following information gives you an overview of studying by distance education.
Course materials
When studying by distance education you may receive:
Distance education students usually study two 8 point subjects per semester. More or fewer subjects may be studied in consultation with the Course Coordinator.
Teleconferencing
Telephone tutorials may also be used to supplement face-to-face contact between students and academic staff. Conference calls enable several students, either at home or at a common location, to participate in a group tutorial with academic staff.
Direct telephone contact and email
Students are encouraged to maintain direct contact with staff by telephone or email. Office telephone numbers and email addresses will be supplied and telephone answering services are available in the offices of Course Coordinators. Students will also be advised of numbers for the School's central telephone answering and facsimile machines.
Online forums
Students may participate in various forums online, enabling direct and instant contact with staff and other students.
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