Doctor of Information Technology
By research
Doctor of Information Technology
DInfoTech
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Availability is subject to change, please verify prior to enrolment.
| Doctor of Information Technology (2912IT) |
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| Distance Education | Uni Wide |
Normal course duration
Full-time 3.0 years (6.0 sessions)
Admission criteria
Candidates admitted to the course will:
• hold a Class 1 or Class 2 division 1 Honours degree in a computing related discipline, or a Masters degree in a computing related discipline or another discipline deemed to be equivalent;
• normally have at least five years of full-time (or equivalent) professional experience, a significant amount of which should be at middle and/or senior management level;
• meet the University's English language proficiency requirements;
• normally be required to certify that they have access to an appropriate organisation to carry out their empirical research work.
These admission requirements are necessary to ensure that candidates have sufficient academic ability and professional experience to conduct research that leads to advanced, critical reflection on professional practice in information technology.
Credit
N/A
Graduation requirement
To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 192 points.
Course structure
The course consists of the following coursework and thesis components. The thesis requirement is based upon the student's mode of enrolment with full-time students enrolling in ITC715 and part-time students in ITC716.
Coursework
ITC711 Research Issues in IT (16 points)
ITC712 Conducting a Research Project in IT (16 points)
ITC713 Research Project Plan in IT (16 points)
ITC714 Research Project Development in IT (16 points)
Thesis
ITC715 Thesis (Full-Time) (128 points) OR
ITC716 Thesis (Part-Time) (128 points)
Exit points
With the approval of the course coordinator students may elect to transfer and exit from the course after the completion of ITC711 and ITC712 (32 points) with a Graduate Certificate in Computing Research or after the completion of all four coursework subjects (64 points) with a Master of Computing Research.
+ Residential School
No subjects with a Residential School component have been identified in this course.
+ Workplace Learning
No subjects with a Workplace Learning component have been identified in this course.
Enrolment pattern
Year 1 - Session 1
ITC711 Research Issues in IT (16 points)
ITC712 Conducting a Research Project in IT (16 points)
Year 1 - Session 2
ITC713 Research Project Plan in IT (16 points)
ITC714 Research Project Development in IT (16 points)
Year 2 - Session 1
ITC715 Thesis (Full-Time) (128 points)
Year 2 - Session 2
ITC715 Thesis (Full-Time) (128 points)
Year 3 - Session 1
ITC715 Thesis (Full-Time) (128 points)
Year 3 - Session 2
ITC715 Thesis (Full-Time) (128 points)
PART TIME
Year 1 - Session 1
ITC711 Research Issues in IT (16 points)
Year 1 - Session 2
ITC712 Conducting a Research Project in IT (16 points)
Year 2 - Session 1
ITC713 Research Project Plan in IT (16 points)
Year 2 - Session 2
ITC714 Research Project Development in IT (16 points)
Year 3 - Session 1
ITC716 Thesis (Part-Time) (128 points)
Year 3 - Session 2
ITC716 Thesis (Part-Time) (128 points)
Year 4 - Session 1
ITC716 Thesis (Part-Time) (128 points)
Year 4 - Session 2
ITC716 Thesis (Part-Time) (128 points)
Year 5 - Session 1
ITC716 Thesis (Part-Time) (128 points)
Year 5 - Session 2
ITC716 Thesis (Part-Time) (128 points)
Year 6 - Session 1
ITC716 Thesis (Part-Time) (128 points)
Year 6 - Session 2
ITC716 Thesis (Part-Time) (128 points)
Contact
For further information about Charles Sturt University, or this course offering, please contact info.csu on 1800 334 733 (free call within Australia) or email inquiry@csu.edu.au
The information contained in the 2013 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: October 2012. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.