Bachelor of Information Technology

Testamur Title of Degree:	Bachelor of Information Technology
Abbreviation:	BIT
My University:	eBusiness, Network Design and Management, Social Policy, Web Design & Development
Duration:	3 years full-time or part-time equivalent
Total Credit Points:	144
Delivery Mode:	On campus (Face-to-face)
Starting Session(s):	Autumn/Spring
Location:	Wollongong, SIM Singapore
UOW Course Code:	1807
UAC Code:	754300 (eBusiness) 754301 (Network Design and Management) 754302 (Social Policy) 754303 (Web Design and Development)
CRICOS Code:	061445K

Overview

The Bachelor of Information Technology has a common core structure that offers graduates key skills required for any IT professional such as: organisational areas in IT; database management; programming; information systems analysis and design; communications and networks; security; eBusiness; project management; web-based technology; and professional practice in IT. The Bachelor of Information Technology presents the latest findings and contemporary practices from around the globe via a multi-disciplinary degree. Graduates are flexible, technology literate and responsive to organisational and social change.

Students are able to choose from the following majors:

eBusiness - Conducting business online is increasingly an essential feature of any organisation's operations; the challenges are faced by integrating adaptive business solutions that exploit evolving technologies. This major provides students with an understanding of the organisational environment and a working knowledge of the technologies used successfully in the eBusiness environment.

Network Design and Management - Every major company in the world now relies on networks to survive. A major in network design and management develops the skills necessary to build or manage networks to support businesses and governments in a competitive global market.

Social Policy - Businesses and governments around the world are struggling to develop policies on emergent issues, including privacy, hacking and computer crime. A major in social policy develops an understanding of these and other social issues associated with the growth of ICT and the web.

Web Design & Development - Compared to any other technological adoption, the take up of the web is exploding at a rate unprecedented in human history. The web design major is aimed at increasing students' knowledge about the web and providing them with skills highly sought in the ICT industry. These skills range from managing complex database-driven e-business systems, through performing business analysis, to manipulating client and server side scripting.

Entry Requirements / Assumed Knowledge

Approximate ATAR: 75

Assumed Knowledge: Any two units of English

For entry requirements for students 21 and over or international students, please refer to the relevant prospectus.

Credit Arrangements

Information about Approved Credit Transfer Arrangements with domestic providers is available at:

http://www.uow.edu.au/handbook/generalcourserules/UOW028672.html

Information about Approved Credit Transfer Arrangements with international providers is available at:

http://www.uow.edu.au/future/international/apply/credit/index.html

Course Requirements

A candidate must satisfactorily complete the following requirements to be eligible for a Bachelor of Information Technology:

1. at least 144 credit points of subjects including:

a. the fourteen (14) core subjects (90cp) listed below;

Subjects		Session	Credit Points
ISIT100	Systems Analysis	Spring	6
ISIT102	Information Systems	Autumn	6
ISIT105	Communications and Networks	Autumn	6
ISIT111	Programming Concepts	Autumn/Spring	6
ISIT112	Database	Spring	6
ISIT114	Object Oriented Programming	Spring	6
MATH179	Introductory Business Mathematics	Spring	6
ISIT201	Information and Communication Security Issues	Spring	6
ISIT204	Principles of e-Business	Autumn	6
ISIT206	Web Technologies	Autumn	6
ISIT218	Systems Design and Human Computer Interaction	Autumn	6
ISIT301	Professional Practice and Ethics	Autumn	6
ISIT311	Database Management Systems	Autumn	6
And either
ISIT351	Information Technology Project	Annual	12
or
ISIT318	Information Systems Project	Annual	12

b. at least four (4) subjects (24cp) selected from BIT electives lists;

c. at least two (2) subjects (12cp) selected from the BIT options list;

d. The remaining credit points can be taken from the BIT electives lists, BIT options list or the General Schedule.

2. All candidates must complete ISIT200 Industry Placement, which is a single 8-week period of approved industry placement, assessed in the form of written reports. ISIT200 must be completed before graduation. The placement will normally be undertaken in the summer session at the end of the second year, although enrolment in this subject in year 1 is strongly encouraged.

3. To be awarded with a major, a candidate must satisfactorily complete the core plus four (4) subjects (24cp) listed for that major

4. To be awarded with a double major, candidates must ensure that four of the subjects selected satisfy the requirements of one major and that a separate set of four subjects satisfy the requirements of a second major, i.e. any subject counted towards one major cannot also be counted towards a second major.

Areas of Major Study

Candidates enrolled in this degree may choose to major in:

e-Business

Social Policy

Network Design and Management

Web Design and Development

Computing (No intake for this major in 2013 at the UOW Wollongong Campus. This is under review)

Students may also combine any two of the above majors as a double major (excluding the computing major). To be awarded with a double major, candidates must ensure that four of the subjects selected satisfy the requirements of one major and that a separate set of four subjects satisfy the requirements of a second major, i.e. any subject counted towards one major cannot also be counted towards a second major.

Suggested Program of Study

e-Business

All of the core subjects plus the four subjects listed below:

Subjects		Session	Credit Points
ISIT206	Web Technologies	Autumn	6
ISIT208	Strategic Systems Management	Spring	6
ISIT306	Strategic e-Business Solutions	Autumn	6
ISIT332	Business Process Management	Spring	6

Social Policy

All of the core subjects plus the four subjects listed below:

Subjects		Session	Credit Points
ISIT203	Social Informatics & the Workplace	Spring	6
ISIT205	Social Impact of Technology	Autumn	6
ISIT313	Corporate Responsibility and IT	Autumn	6
ISIT326	Social Policy and IT	Spring	6

Network Design and Management

All of the core subjects plus the four subjects listed below:

Subjects		Session	Credit Points
ECTE182	Internet Technology 1	Spring	6
ISIT212	Corporate Network Planning and Design	Spring	6
ISIT302	Corporate Network Management	Autumn	6
CSCI322	Systems Administration	Spring	6

Web Design and Development

All of the core subjects plus the four subjects listed below:

Subjects		Session	Credit Points
ISIT206	Web Technologies	Autumn	6
ISIT207	Web Programming I	Spring	6
ISIT307	Web Programming II	Autumn	6
ISIT315	Web Modelling	Spring	6

Computing*

All of the core subjects listed in the Bachelor of Computer Science plus the subjects listed below:

Subjects		Credit Points
CSCI205	Software Development Methods and Tools	6
CSCI213	Java Programming and Applications	6
CSCI235	Databases	6
CSCI311	Software Process Management	6
CSCI315	Database Design and Implementation	6
CSCI322	Systems Administration	6
CSCI324	Human Computer Interface	6
IACT301	Information and Communication Security Issues	6
ISIT302	Corporate Network Management	6

*No intake for the Computing major in 2013 at the UOW Wollongong Campus.

BIT Electives List

Subjects		Session	Credit Points
ISIT203	Social Informatics & the Workplace	Spring	6
ISIT205	Social Impact of Technology	Autumn	6
ISIT207	Web Programming I	Spring	6
ISIT208	Strategic Systems Management	Spring	6
ISIT212	Corporate Network Planning and Design	Spring	6
ISIT302	Corporate Network Management	Autumn	6
ISIT306	Strategic e-Business Solutions	Autumn	6
ISIT307	Web Programming II	Autumn	6
ISIT313	Corporate Responsibility and IT	Autumn	6
ISIT315	Web Modelling	Spring	6
ISIT326	Social Policy and IT	Spring	6
ISIT332	Business Process Management	Spring	6
ECTE181	WWW Engineering	Not on offer in 2013	6
ECTE182	Internet Technology 1	Spring	6
ECTE281	Embedded Internet Systems	Not on offer in 2013	6
ECTE283	Internet Technology 2	Not on offer in 2013	6
CSCI322	Systems Administration	Spring	6

BIT Options List

Subjects		Session	Credit Points
ACCY111	Accounting Fundamentals in Society	Autumn/Spring	6
ACCY112	Accounting in Organisations	Autumn/Spring	6
ECON101	Macroeconomic Essentials for Business	Autumn/Spring	6
ECON111	Introductory Microeconomics	Autumn/Spring	6
MARK101	Marketing Principles	Autumn/Spring	6
MGMT102	Business Communications	Autumn/Spring	6
MGMT110	Introduction to Management	Autumn/Spring	6

Professional Recognition

The Bachelor of Information Technology is accredited by the Australian Computer Society as meeting requirements for membership at a 'Professional level'.