Bachelor of Information Technology

To satisfy the general entrance requirements for admission to the course, applicants must meet at least one of the following entry requirements: DOMESTIC APPLICANTS: Successful completion of Year 12 and an ATAR score of 50 or above; or Successful completion of an equivalent secondary qualification either interstate or overseas (in English or see below); or Satisfactory completion of an accredited Tertiary Preparation Program or a Foundation Year Program offered by an Australian university that would enable students to gain entry to an Australian university; or Satisfactory completion of one year of accredited full-time study at a registered institute of tertiary education at AQF level 4 or above; or Admission to candidature for an undergraduate degree at an Australian University. INTERNATIONAL APPLICANTS: ​ Students whose first language is not English must demonstrate competency in the English language. English proficiency can be demonstrated by providing proof of an International English Language Testing System (IELTS) overall test result of 6.0 (no band lower than 5.5) or equivalent English language test such as TOEFL or PTE. Other acceptable evidence of English proficiency includes: Completion of secondary education/undergraduate degree via the medium of English; or Successful completion of Year 12 secondary schooling in Australia (minimum of 1 school year to be completed in Australia within the last 2 years); or Successful completion of an Australian qualification recognised as at least AQF Certificate IV (minimum period of study of 1 school year within the last 2 years); or Successful completion of a Tertiary Studies Foundation Program (minimum period of study of 1 school year). International students who do not meet the specified English proficiency requirements may undertake an ELICOS (English Language Intensive Courses for Overseas Students) program prior to undertaking the course. In addition, all students (domestic and international) must be 18 years of age or over at the time that they commence the course for which they have applied.

As IT is a fundamental infrastructure, graduates of the CIHE BIT will be able to work in a range of workplace contexts and environments. A conceptual framework for information technology is likely to inform a much wider range of jobs, beyond the boundaries of the IT profession. Over the entire program students will acquire the necessary attributes that will distinguish them as a graduate of the Institute. A graduate of Crown Institute of Higher Education will possess comprehensive knowledge in their discipline area and be able to apply that knowledge effectively in the workplace. They will be able to identify problems and work pro-actively and creatively to develop solutions and to generate, analyse and interpret different types of information to inform and support decision-making processes. They will be able to do the following: think logically and critically to analyse and solve problems; work with high levels of autonomy; be independent thinkers; engage with others proactively and collaboratively for continued personal and professional development; act ethically and with an awareness of cultural diversity and will have developed their communication skills. ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS To satisfy the general entrance requirements for admission to the course, applicants must meet at least one of the following entry requirements: DOMESTIC APPLICANTS: Successful completion of Year 12 and an ATAR score of 50 or above; or Successful completion of an equivalent secondary qualification either interstate or overseas (in English or see below); or Satisfactory completion of an accredited Tertiary Preparation Program or a Foundation Year Program offered by an Australian university that would enable students to gain entry to an Australian university; or Satisfactory completion of one year of accredited full-time study at a registered institute of tertiary education at AQF level 4 or above; or Admission to candidature for an undergraduate degree at an Australian University. INTERNATIONAL APPLICANTS: ​ Students whose first language is not English must demonstrate competency in the English language. English proficiency can be demonstrated by providing proof of an International English Language Testing System (IELTS) overall test result of 6.0 (no band lower than 5.5) or equivalent English language test such as TOEFL or PTE. Other acceptable evidence of English proficiency includes: Completion of secondary education/undergraduate degree via the medium of English; or Successful completion of Year 12 secondary schooling in Australia (minimum of 1 school year to be completed in Australia within the last 2 years); or Successful completion of an Australian qualification recognised as at least AQF Certificate IV (minimum period of study of 1 school year within the last 2 years); or Successful completion of a Tertiary Studies Foundation Program (minimum period of study of 1 school year). International students who do not meet the specified English proficiency requirements may undertake an ELICOS (English Language Intensive Courses for Overseas Students) program prior to undertaking the course. In addition, all students (domestic and international) must be 18 years of age or over at the time that they commence the course for which they have applied. COURSE STRUCTURE AND CONTENT The Bachelor of Information Technology is a 3-year, 6-semester degree. To fulfil the requirements of the award, students must complete a total of 240 credit points or 24 units. Each unit is 10 credit points except BUS307 Work Integrated Learning unit which is a 20-credit points unit. Semester 1 ICT101 Introduction to Information Technology 10 Credits ICT103 Programming 10 Credits BUS101 Business Communication 10 Credits BUS112 Management Principles and Operations 10 Credits Semester 2 BUS108 Business Ethics in Digital Age 10 Credits ICT104 Fundamentals of Computability Pre-requisite: ICT103 Programming 10 Credits ICT102 Networking 10 Credits ICT201 Database Systems 10 Credits Semester 3 ICT202 Cloud Computing Pre-requisite: ICT102 Networking 10 Credits ICT203 Web Application Development Pre-requisite: ICT103 Programming; ICT201 Database Systems 10 Credits ICT206 Software Engineering Pre-requisite: ICT103 Programming 10 Credits ICT208 Algorithms and Data Structures Pre-requisite: ICT104 Fundamentals of Computability 10 Credits Semester 4 ICT205 Mobile Application Development Pre-requisite: ICT103 Programming, ICT201 Database Systems; Pre or co-requisite ICT203 Web Application Development 10 Credits ICT204 Cyber Security Pre-requisite: ICT102 Networking; ICT101 Introduction to Information Technology 10 Credits ICT301 Information Technology Project Management Pre-requisites: BUS101 Business Communication; BUS112 Management Principles and Operations; Co-requisite ICT206 Software Engineering 10 Credits ICTXXX ICT Elective 10 Credits Semester 5 ICT313 Big Data for Software Development Pre-requisite: ICT103 Programming, ICT 201 Database Systems 10 Credits ICT309 Information Technology Governance, Risk and Compliance 10 Credits ICT307 Project 1 (Analysis and Design) [NB Capstone sequence] Pre-requisite: ICT203 Web Application Development, ICT201 Database Systems, ICT206 Software Engineering, ICT301 Information Technology Project Management 10 Credits ICT305 Topics in IT Pre-requisite: 160 credit points 10 Credits Semester 6 ICTXXX [ICT] Elective or BUS301 The Digital Economy or BUS306 Work Integrated Learning (the internship) 10 Credits ICT306 Advanced Cyber Security Pre-requisite: ICT204 Cyber Security 10 Credits ICT308 Project 2 (Programming and Testing) [NB Capstone sequence] Pre-requisite: Project 1 (Analysis and Design) 10 Credits ICT310 Information Technology Services Management Pre-requisite: 160 credit points 10 Credits Available Elective Options BUS206 Managing People and Culture Pre-requisite: BUS112 Management Principles and Operations 10 Credits ICT207 Knowledge Management 10 Credits BUS301 The Digital Economy 10 Credits BUS307 Work-Integrated Learning (Internship) Pre-requisite: 120 credit points 20 Credits ICT304 Distributed Computing 10 Credits ICT302 Secure Software Development Pre-requisite: ICT103 Programming; ICT104 Fundamentals of Computability; ICT208 Algorithms and Data Structures 10 Credits ICT311 Software Defined Networks Pre-requisite: ICT102 Networking; ICT103 Programming 10 Credits ICT312 Advanced Topics in Web Development Pre-requisite: ICT203 Web Application Development 10 Credits CREDIT FOR PRIOR LEARNING CIHE Australia grants credit towards a course of study on the basis of prior learning, whether from formal studies or professional work experience to ensure that students commence study at a level appropriate to their learning experiences. Learn more about Recognition of Prior Learning > MODES OF STUDY ASSESSMENT At CIHE we provide workshop-based engaged learning. All our units involve participation in 3 hours of on-campus workshop per week for 12 weeks. Each week’s workshop will require preparation – reading, activities and online work. All our units are supported by an online learning management system – Moodle. We use a range of assessment tasks at CIHE to help you monitor your learning – quizzes, group work, case-studies and scenario-based activities, reports and exams. Our assessment tasks are designed to be work-oriented, that is, they are designed to mimic the real world processes involved in business so that you will be ready to start your career as an active independent professional. INDICATIVE STUDENT NUMBERS Indicative student numbers for this course are 600 enrolled students at any one time.