Master of Information Technology

MinfoTech

Graduate Diploma of Information Technology

GradDipInfoTech

Fees apply

These courses have been designed 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 courses have three principal objectives:

• to provide the skills for graduates to be proficient in the use of information technology and Information Systems to professionally develop solutions to real world problems;

• to provide sufficient theoretical and conceptual background and associated skills to people already working in industry to use information technology more effectively as part of their jobs, and to deal effectively with information technology professionals who provide services to them;
and

• to provide training in cutting edge information technology for IT professionals wishing to upgrade their qualifications and/or skills.

For students who exit with the Graduate Diploma of Information Technology, only the first two of these objectives would be realised.

Enrolment through

Albury-Wodonga Campus
Bathurst Campus
Wagga Wagga Campus

Study mode

On campus (also available to international students: Master degree only)
Distance education

Normal course duration

Master degree:

Full-time 2 years (4 sessions)

Part-time 4 years (8 sessions)

Graduate Diploma:

Full-time 1 year (2 sessions)

Part-time 2 years (4 sessions)

Admission criteria

For admission to either the Graduate Diploma or the Master degree, applicants must have:

• a degree;

• at least five years experience at a managerial level;

• three years experience in IT-related work;

• professional certificates such as Microsoft Certification etc. and lesser amounts of other relevant professional experience;

• Diploma/Associate Diploma and lesser amounts of other relevant professional experience.

Articulation/Credit

The Graduate Diploma articulates with the Master degree and 64 points of credit are awarded in the Master degree for the Graduate Diploma subjects. Credit in the Graduate Diploma or Master degree for the Information Technology specialisation in the Graduate Certificate in Applied Science will depend upon the subjects completed in the Graduate Certificate.

Graduation requirements

To graduate, students must satisfactorily complete 128 points for the Master degree and 64 points for the Graduate Diploma.

Professional recognition

The Master of Information Technology has been accredited by the Australian Computer Society as meeting the academic requirements for full professional membership.

Course structure

Graduate Diploma

The Graduate Diploma consists of:

1) an Information Technology core comprising five subjects;
and

2) an Information Technology strand of three subjects.

1) Core subjects

ITC423 Database Systems (or equivalent)

ITC431 Computer Networks (or equivalent)

ITC402 Object Modelling Techniques PG (or equivalent)

ITC475 Ethics and Information Technology

and one from:

ITC482 Computer Management & Security (or equivalent)

ITC429 Fundamentals of Programming Using Java (or equivalent)

ITC421 Foundations of Programming

Students should enrol in core subjects in the initial sessions and attempt to complete as many of these as possible before selecting strand subjects.

2) Strand subjects
A minimum of another two subjects 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.

Master degree

The Master degree consists of:

1) the Graduate Diploma requirements as set out above;

and

2) eight subjects, a minimum of six of which must be chosen at the 500 level from the list below. 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.

ITC402 Object Modelling Techniques PG

ITC404 Information Systems Implementation

ITC411 Introduction to Information Systems

ITC412 Information Analysis and Design

ITC421 Foundations of Programming

ITC423 Database Systems

ITC429 Fundamentals of Programming Using Java

ITC431 Computer Networks

ITC438 Object Programming in Java PG

ITC475 Ethics and Information Technology

ITC482 Computer Management and Security

ITC493 Information Technology Project Management

ITC501 Strategic Information Management

ITC504 Interface Usability

ITC509 Inside Windows Server

ITC527 Concurrent Programming

ITC532 IT Specialisation Project 3 (16 point one session subject)

ITC533 IT Specialisation Project 4 (16 point two session subject)

ITC540 Network Design and Management

ITC542 Internetworking with TCP/IP

ITC545 Object Oriented Systems Modelling

ITC549 Website Operations and Publishing

ITC550 Advanced SGML and XML

ITC555 Networking and Security

ITC557 Web Based Information Systems

ITC559 Readings in Hypermedia/Multimedia (16 point two session subject)

ITC561 Intelligent Systems and the Information Professional

ITC569 Modelling and Decision Support

ITC570 Special Topic in Information Technology

ITC571 Special Topic in Information Technology 2

ITC574 IT for Managers

ITC589 Multimedia Systems PG

ITC594 e-Systems Infrastructure Development

Inquiries

Course Coordinator (Wagga Wagga)

Dr John Messing
Telephone: (02) 6933 2418
Facsimile: (02) 6933 2733
Email: jmessing@csu.edu.au

Associate Coordinator (Wagga Wagga)

Tony Dean

Telephone: (02) 6933 2389
Facsimile: (02) 6933 2733
Email: adean@csu.edu.au