Bachelor of Information Technology
Bachelor of Information Technology
BInfoTech
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| Bachelor of Information Technology (2414IT) |
|---|
| On Campus | Albury-Wodonga |
| Bathurst |
| CSU Study Centre Melbourne |
| CSU Study Centre Sydney |
| 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 Information Technology:
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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 packages are available for holders of AQF Certificates IV in Information Technology, and for holders of AQF Diplomas in Information Technology. These are detailed on the university's web site.
Graduation requirement
To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 192 points.
Course structure
The course structure consists of:
- a core of 10 subjects
- a major of 8 subjects
- 6 free electives
Core subjects
MGT100 Organisations and Management
ITC105 Business and Technical Communications
ITC106 Programming Principles
ITC114 Database Management Systems
ITC161 Introduction to Information Technology
ITC211 Systems Analysis
ITC242 Introduction to Data Communications
ITC301 IT Project Management
ITC331 Ethics & Professional Practice
ITC358 ICT Management and Information Security
Majors
Six (6) 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, relevant to the major and to the BIT course as a whole, 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, relevant to the major and to the BIT course as a whole, as approved by the Course Manager.
Systems Administration major
ITC200 Database Administration
ITC233 Network Engineering 1
ITC240 IT Infrastructure management
ITC306 Project Preparation
ITC308 IT 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, relevant to the major and to the BIT course as a whole, 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, relevant to the major and to the BIT course as a whole, 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, relevant to the major and to the BIT course as a whole, as approved by the Course Manager.
Systems Analysis major*
ITC203 Object Oriented Systems Analysis and Design
ITC240 IT Infrastructure management
ITC374 Information Technology Management
ITC306 Project Preparation
ITC308 IT Project
MGT210 Organisational Behaviour
And, either the following two subjects
ITC200 Database Administration
ITC204 User Interface Design and Evaluation
Or two other appropriate ITC subjects, relevant to the major and to the BIT course as a whole, as approved by the Course Manager.
* This major is only available to Study Centre, Sydney and Study Centre, Melbourne students of Bachelor of Information Technology.
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.
Integrated Programs with TAFE
An integrated program is offered to students from Albury, Wagga and selected TAFE NSW campuses and involves students studying concurrently at TAFE and also at CSU. The competencies from the Diploma of Information Technology (Networking) and the Certificate IV in Information Technology (Networking) at TAFE have been mapped to the BIT to develop this program. However at this stage students can only complete the Network Engineering major of the BIT. Students commence their studies at TAFE and those meeting the BIT entry requirements will concurrently enrol at CSU in the second session (after completing six months at TAFE).
The course structure for this integrated program is the same as the Bachelor of Information Technology course except students will complete around 50% of their studies at CSU and 50% at TAFE. This enrolment pattern is available internally to Albury and Wagga full-time students and via distance education for students undertaking this program through other selected TAFE campuses.
At the end of the first two years eligible students will be able to graduate from TAFE with a Diploma of Information Technology (Networking) and the Certificate IV in Information Technology (Networking) and then at the successful completion of their third year will graduate with a Bachelor of Information Technology from CSU.
+ Residential School
+ Workplace Learning
No subjects with a Workplace Learning component have been identified in this course.
Enrolment pattern
Full-time
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
Elective 1
Session 3
Elective 2
Major 1
Major 2
Elective 3
Session 4
ITC301 IT Project Management
Major 3
Major 4
Elective 4
Session 5
ITC331 Ethics and Professional Practice
Major 5
Major 6
Elective 5
Session 6
ITC358 ICT Management & Information Security
Major 7
Major 8
Elective 6
Distance education students
Session 1
ITC105 Business and Technical Communication
ITC161 Introduction to IT
Session 2
ITC114 Database Management Systems
ITC242 Data Communications
Session 3
ITC106 Programming Principles
MGT100 Organisations & Management
Session 4
ITC211 Systems Analysis
Elective 1
Session 5
Elective 2
Major 1
Session 6
ITC301 IT Project Management
Major 3
Session 7
Major 2
Elective 3
Session 8
Major 4
Elective 4
Session 9
ITC331 Ethics and Professional Practice
Major 5
Session 10
ITC358 ICT Management & Information Security
Major 7
Session 11
Major 6
Elective 5
Session 12
Major 8
Elective 6
Integrated TAFE programs
Integrated program with Albury TAFE
Full-time
Session 1
Certificate IV in Information Technology (Networking) (TAFE)
Session 2
ITC211 Systems Analysis
Certificate IV in Information Technology (Networking) (TAFE)
Session 3
MGT100 Organisations and Management
ITC333 Server Administration and Maintenance
Diploma of Information Technology (Networking) (TAFE)
Session 4
ITC254 Wireless Networks
ITC301 IT Project Management
Diploma of Information Technology (Networking) (TAFE)
Session 5
ITC306 Project Preparation
ITC331 Ethics and Professional Practice
Note: The following is completed as part of a Selected Studies Program (32000)
Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
CCNA 1
CCNA 2
CCNA 3
CCNA 4
The above study contribute to credit for the following CSU study:
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Session 6
ITC308 IT project
ITC358 ICT Management and Information Security
ITC359 Computer and Network Security
Integrated program with Wagga TAFE
Full-time
Session 1
Certificate IV in Information Technology (Networking) (TAFE)
Session 2
ITC211 Systems Analysis
Certificate IV in Information Technology (Networking) (TAFE)
Session 3
ITC233 Networking Engineering 1
ITC333 Server Administration and Maintenance
Diploma of Information Technology (Networking) (TAFE)
Session 4
ITC354 Network Engineering 2
ITC301 IT Project Management
Diploma of Information Technology (Networking) (TAFE)
Session 5
ITC306 Project Preparation
ITC331 Ethics and Professional Practice
ITC355 Network Engineering 3
MGT100 Organisations and Management
Session 6
ITC308 IT project
ITC358 ICT Management and Information Security
ITC254 Wireless Networks
ITC359 Computer and Network Security
Integrated program with selected TAFE NSW campuses
Full time
Session 1
Certificate IV in Information Technology (Networking) (TAFE)
Session 2
ITC211 Systems Analysis
Certificate IV in Information Technology (Networking) (TAFE)
Session 3
MGT100 Organisations and Management
Diploma of Information Technology (Networking) (TAFE)
Session 4
ITC301 IT Project Management
ITC254 Wireless Networks
Diploma of Information Technology (Networking) (TAFE)
Session 5
ITC306 Project Preparation
ITC331 Ethics and Professional Practice
ITC333 Server Administration and Maintenance
[Free Elective] (CSU)
Session 6
ITC308 IT project
ITC358 ICT Management and Information Security
ITC359 Computer and Network Security
[Free Elective] (CSU)
Articulation agreements
The following is a list on-shore institutions with whom articulation agreements are in place at the time of editing this document:
- Study Group (Sydney)
- Study Group (Melbourne)
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 Information Technology 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 Univerity. 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.