Bachelor of Computing Studies (Business)
Bachelor of Computing Studies (Business)
BCompStud(Bus)
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| Bachelor of Computing Studies (Business) (2411CB) |
|---|
| On Campus | Albury-Wodonga |
| Bathurst |
| Wagga Wagga |
| Distance Education | Albury-Wodonga |
Normal course duration
Full-time 3.0 years (6.0 sessions)
Admission criteria
The admission criteria for students entering the Bachelor of Computing Studies (Business):
- NSW HSC ATAR equal to or greater than the minimum approved by the Academic Senate, or equivalent; OR
- Completion of the NSW HSC (or equivalent) with strong performances in subjects in the Information Technology area; OR
- Successful completion of at least 2 appropriate standard IT university-level subjects; OR
- For recent school leavers, a report from the School Principal, equivalent to that used in the PREP (Principals’ Report Entry Program), recommending the applicant as well-suited for university study; OR
- Appropriate professional certifications; OR
- 2 years relevant professional IT work experience (i.e. in areas such as programmer, analyst, systems administration, help desk, network support but NOT clerical roles such as data entry or secretarial); OR
- A completed AQF Certificate III in Information Technology (including any specialisation of Information Technology) or a completed AQF Certificate III in an area related to Information Technology.
International applicants must also meet the CSU admission requirements in terms of English language requirements.
Credit
Credit available for holders of AQF Certificates IV and for holders of AQF Diplomas in appropriate disciplines.
Graduation requirement
To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 192 points.
Course structure
The course structure consists of:
- a core of 16 subjects
- a major of 8 subjects
Core subjects
MGT100 Organisations and Management
ACC100 Accounting 1: Information for Business
ITC105 Business and Technical Communications
ITC106 Programming Principles
MKT110 Marketing & Society
ITC114 Database Management Systems
ECO130 Business Economics
ITC161 Introduction to Information Technology
MGT210 Organisational Behaviour
HRM210 Human Resource Management
ITC211 Systems Analysis
ITC242 Introduction to Data Communications
ITC301 IT Project Management
MGT330 Business Strategy
ITC331 Ethics & Professional Practice
ITC358 Computer Management and Information Security
Majors
Five (5) majors are offered with each consisting of a set of 8 subjects.
These majors are:
Software Design & Development major
ITC206 Programming in Java 1
ITC357 Web Based Information Systems
ITC303 Software Engineering
ITC309 Software Development Project
ITC313 Programming in Java 2
ITC322 Data Structures
And, either the following two subjects
ITC203 Object Oriented Systems Analysis and Design
ITC204 User Interface Design and Evaluation
or, two other appropriate ITC subjects as approved by the Course Manager
Network Engineering major
ITC233 Network Engineering 1
ITC306 Project Preparation
ITC308 IT Project
ITC354 Network Engineering 2
ITC355 Network Engineering 3
ITC359 Computer and Network Security
And, either any two of the following three subjects
ITC254 Wireless networks
ITC333 Server Administration & Maintenance
ITC314 Virtualisation and Cloud Computing
or, two other appropriate ITC subjects as approved by the Course Manager
Systems Administration major
ITC200 Database Administration
ITC233 Network Engineering 1
ITC240 IT Infrastructure management
ITC306 Project Preparation
ITC309 Software Development Project
ITC333 Server Administration & Maintenance
And, either any two of the following three subjects
ITC254 Wireless networks
ITC262 Operating Systems
ITC314 Virtualisation and Cloud Computing
or, two other appropriate ITC subjects as approved by the Course Manager
Online Systems major
ITC206 Programming in Java 1
ITC230 Intro to Web Development
ITC303 Software Engineering
ITC309 Software Development Project
ITC332 Web Server & Site Management
ITC357 Web Based Information Systems
And, either the following two subjects
ITC216 Online Multimedia
ITC333 Server Administration & Maintenance
or, two other appropriate ITC subjects as approved by the Course Manager
IT Management major
ITC240 IT Infrastructure management
ITC333 Server Administration & Maintenance
ITC374 Information Technology Management
ITC306 Project Preparation
ITC308 IT Project
ITC383 Strategic Information Management
And, either any two of the following three subjects
ITC233 Network Engineering 1
ITC200 Database Administration
ITC314 Virtualisation and Cloud Computing
or, two other appropriate ITC subjects as approved by the Course Manager
Practice Experience
Particular emphasis is placed on the importance of practical experience and all teaching involves industry standard hardware, software, methods and techniques. Final year students investigate, design and implement a substantial computer application to address a practical real world problem in the chosen area of specialisation.
+ Residential School
+ Workplace Learning
No subjects with a Workplace Learning component have been identified in this course.
Enrolment pattern
Full-time suggested study sequence
Session 1
ITC105 Business and Technical Communication
ITC106 Programming Principles
ITC161 Introduction to IT
MGT100 Organisations & Management
Session 2
ITC114 Database Management Systems
ITC211 Systems Analysis
ITC242 Data Communications
ECO130 Business Economics
Session 3
Major 1
Major 2
ACC100 Accounting 1: Information for Business
MKT110 Marketing & Society
Session 4
ITC301 IT Project Management
Major 3
Major 4
Major 5
Session 5
Major 6
Major 7
ITC331 Security, Privacy and Ethics
MGT210 Organisational Behaviour
Session 6
HRM210 Human Resource Management
ITC358 Computer Management and Information Security
MGT330 Business Strategy
Major 8
Distance education suggested study sequence
Session 1
ITC105 Business and Technical Communication
ITC106 Programming Principles
Session 2
ITC114 Database Management Systems
ITC211 Systems Analysis
Session 3
ITC161 Introduction to IT
MGT100 Organisations & Management
Session 4
ITC242 Data Communications
ECO130 Business Economics
Session 5
Major 1
ACC100 Accounting 1: Information for Business
Session 6
Major 2
Major 3
Session 7
MKT110 Marketing & Society
Major 4
Session 8
ITC301 IT Project Management
Major 5
Session 9
Major 6
ITC331 Security, Privacy and Ethics
Session 10
HRM210 Human Resource Management
ITC358 Computer Management and Information Security
Session 11
Major 7
MGT210 Organisational Behaviour
Session 12
MGT330 Business Strategy
Major 8
Articulation agreements
No special arrangements apply at this stage; however, articulation arrangements will be adopted for on-shore and off-shore institutions with whom CSU has a partner arrangement.
Professional recognition
The Australian Computer Society (ACS) accredits courses in Information Technology to verify that they meet professional standards in terms of content, staff skills, teaching facility and quality assurance. The Bachelor of Computing Studies (Business) has been accredited at the highest level of professional recognition by the ACS and this revised course will be submitted for reaccreditation once it has been approved by the University. Reaccreditation of the course is required for the course every five years.
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.