These courses provide professionals in the IT industry with an advanced course of study in Systems Development that is current, relevant and integrates industry certification in these fields.
Upon completion of the Master degree, graduates will possess:
Upon completion of the Graduate Certificate course graduates will be able to satisfy a subset of the objectives of the Master degree, depending on which subjects have been completed.
The course incorporates industry certifications from the Project Management Institute, Microsoft or the Office of government Services (ITIL).
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 Systems Development.
To graduate, students must satisfactorily complete 96 points, which includes the completion of the relevant industry stream certificate (for which credit of 48 points is given) for the Master degree and 32 points, which includes the completion 16 points of relevant industry stream subjects for the Graduate Certificate.
Eligibility criteria and additional information associated with this course are available at the dedicated website: www.itmasters.edu.au
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Graduate Certificate in Systems Development students complete of two CSU subjects and two Industry Stream subjects from the Master of Systems Development.
Master of Systems Development students are required to undertake 12 subjects comprising six CSU subjects and six Industry Stream subjects. The recommended study structure is to study one CSU and one Industry Stream subject each session.
Core subjects (32 points)
ITC442 Object Modelling
ITC505 Systems Development Project Management
ITC506 Topics in IT Ethics
and:
ITC518 Principles of Programming (for students studying the PMI-ITIL stream)
or:
ITC543 Enterprise Design Patterns (for students studying the Microsoft stream)
Restricted electives
Two from:
ITC514 Network and Security Administration
ITC516 Principles of Database Development
ITC563 IT Management Issues
ITC565 Business Application Development
ITC593 Network Security
Recommended elective for the PMI/ITIL Stream
ITC516 Principles of Database Development
Industry Stream subjects
The streams currently consist of either a Microsoft Stream or PMI-ITIL certification stream. The content of these subjects varies as the technology changes in order for the most up-to-date combination to be available. Each stream is a complete and discrete unit, however where a student wishes to develop knowledge and skills across technology areas they may, with the permission of the Course Manager, choose subjects from more than one stream. Further information about the industry streams is available at the dedicated website: www.itmasters.edu.au.
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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