The information technology (IT) industry is already large and continues to expand, with employers actively seeking appropriately qualified IT professionals.
The Master of Information Technology (MIT) course is designed to cater to both those who currently work in the industry but have no formal qualification and those with tertiary qualifications in another discipline and little information technology background but who wish to gain a qualification that will allow them to pursue an IT career.
The MIT is also designed to meet the needs of practising information technology professionals, to enable them to further develop their level of expertise in particular and cutting edge areas of the profession.
The Graduate Diploma of Information Technology aims to provide students with a detailed knowledge of the design, implementation, and management issues involved in the application of IT.
The MIT aims to provide advanced training in information technology for graduates with either IT or non-IT backgrounds.
Students without IT will be given a general coverage of the IT discipline before proceeding on to more advanced material. All students will be encouraged to undertake a specialisation, and a project is possible.
The Graduate Diploma of Information Technology has two principal objectives:
In addition to the objectives of the Graduate Diploma, the Master of Information Technology aims to provide training in cutting edge information technology for IT professionals wishing to upgrade their qualifications and/or skills.
The Master of Information Technology has been accredited by the Australian Computer Society as meeting the academic requirements for full professional membership.
The MIT may be viewed as consisting of two stages:
Stage one is comprised of postgraduate subjects and is equivalent to the Graduate Diploma in Information Technology.
Stage two consists of Master level subjects. Some applicants may enter directly into stage two by receiving credit for all of stage one.
On completion of eight subjects, which consists of six core and two other IT elective subjects, a student may graduate the MIT course with the award Graduate Diploma of Information Technology.
On completion of 16 subjects, a student will graduate with the Master of Information Technology. The extra eight subjects (beyond stage one) will be chosen from the Master level information technology subjects offered by the University.
Up to two subjects may be chosen from non-IT subjects with the approval of the Course Coordinator. These would normally be related to information technology in some way.
The Graduate Diploma is an entry and exit point from the Master degree. Students with such qualifications will be given the appropriate number of subjects credit. Conversely, students may choose to exit the Master course without completing it and be awarded one of these two qualifications.
Applicants may be granted credit for up to a maximum of eight subjects from the Master course.
Applicants will be granted credit for up to a maximum of eight subjects if they have:
* Full membership of the ACS requires both an educational and industry experience component. The amount of experience varies from two to four years depending on the level of accreditation of the educational component.
Other bases for the granting of credit (within the normal credit limits) would be the successful completion of appropriate graduate level prior studies or through existing credit transfer arrangements including IT industry certificates such as the Microsoft Certified training programs.
The Master of Information Technology course is available through the CSU Study Centres in Sydney and Melbourne for domestic and international students.
For more information about the CSU Study Centres in Melbourne and Sydney, just click the links.
To graduate, students must satisfactorily complete 128 points for the Master degree and 64 points for the Graduate Diploma.
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The Graduate Diploma consists of a total of eight subjects:
Core subjects
ITC411 Introduction to Information Technology
ITC412 System Analysis
ITC423 Database Systems
ITC431 Computer Networks
ITC475 Ethics and Information Technology
ITC493 Information Technology Project Management
Strand subjects
A minimum of one subject must be drawn from Information Technology subjects (coded ITC) at postgraduate level. The remaining subject may be at undergraduate or postgraduate level or non-ITC coded (provided it involves the Information Technology discipline). All selections not from the list below must be approved by the Course Coordinator.
The Master of Information Technology consists of the Graduate Diploma subjects listed above, plus a further eight subjects chosen from those listed below (a minimum of six must be at Level 5). Up to two subjects in the Master course are able to be selected from undergraduate level subjects or non-ITC coded subjects (provided these involve the Information Technology discipline). All selections not from the list below must be approved by the Course Coordinator.
ITC421 Foundations of Programming
ITC482 Computer Management and Security
ITC499 Information Technology Project Proposal
ITC501 Strategic Information Management
ITC509 Inside Active Directory PG
ITC527 Concurrent Programming
ITC532 IT Specialisation Project 3 (16 points over one session)
ITC533 IT Specialisation Project 4 (16 points over two sessions)
ITC540 IT Infrastructure Management PG
ITC542 Internetworking with TCP/IP
ITC549 Website Operations and Publishing
ITC555 Networking and Security
ITC557 Web Based Information Systems
ITC559 Readings in Hypermedia/Multimedia (16 points over two sessions)
ITC569 Modelling and Decision Support
ITC570 Special Topic in Information Technology
ITC571 Emerging Technologies and Innovation
ITC574 IT for Managers
ITC589 Multimedia Systems PG
ITC594 e-Systems Infrastructure Development
To be admitted to the Graduate Certificate, the Graduate Diploma or Master of Information Technology courses, students must hold:
There is no assumed knowledge for students doing either the core or elective subjects listed in this document apart from the prerequisites specified for each subject.
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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