Doctor of Information Technology

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Awards

Academic Senate has approved the following awards for conferral at graduation on a testamur:

Doctor of Information Technology DInfoTech

Availability

Doctor of Information Technology (2912IT)

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Availability is subject to change, please verify prior to enrolment.

Normal Course Duration

Duration for a Higher Degree course is defined in terms of Minimum/Maximum Period of Candidature.

Please consult the Higher Degree by Research Policy: Enrolment and Progress for specific information for Higher Degree duration.

Admission Criteria

CSU Admission Policy

To be admitted to the course candidates must:

• 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 from a recognised Australian tertiary institution, or hold an international qualification deemed to be equivalent as determined by NOOSR.
• 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

CSU Credit Policy

Standard Charles Sturt University Credit Policy applies: https://policy.csu.edu.au/document/view-current.php?id=120

Graduation Requirement

To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 192 points.

Course Structure

The course consists of four core subjects and a 128-point thesis

Core

RES701 Critical Issues in Research
RES702 Research Methodology for Professional Practice
RES703 Comprehensive Literature Review
RES704 Research Proposal & Presentation

A candidate must complete the coursework component with a credit or higher average and the submission of a thesis (ITC715 or ITC716) assessed as acceptable in accordance with the University's regulations, after a period of enrolment specified by University regulations.

Thesis

ITC715 Doctoral Research (Computing and Mathematics) (FT) (128)
OR
ITC716 Doctoral Thesis (Computing and Mathematics) (PT) (128)

Exit points

With the approval of the Course Coordinator students may elect to transfer and exit from the course after the completion of RES701 and RES702 (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.

Enrolment Pattern

Session 1
RES701 Critical Issues in Research

Session 2
RES702 Research Methodology for Professional Practice

A student is eligible to exit with the Graduate Certificate in Computing Research upon successful completion of the first two coursework subjects (RES701 and RES702).

Session 3
RES703 Comprehensive Literature Review

Session 4
RES704 Research Proposal & Presentation

Upon successful completion of the four coursework subjects (RES701, RES702, RES703 and RES704) students can exit the course with the Master of Computing Research if they wish so, or if they receive a lower than Credit grade average.

Sessions 5 to 12
ITC715 Doctoral Thesis (Computing and Mathematics (FT) (128)
OR
ITC716 Doctoral Thesis (Computing and Mathematics) (PT) (128)

The information contained in the CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: July 2022. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.

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