Master of Information Technology and Systems (973AA)

Award: Master of Information Technology and Systems Faculty: Faculty of Information Sciences & Engineering University Admissions Centre (UAC) Course Code: 882267 CRICOS Code: 064327C Offered Locations and Delivery Modes: UC Bruce Campus Full Time, Face-to-Face Convener: Dr Girija Chetty Phone: +61 2 6201 2512 Location: Building 11, Room C48 Email: Girija.Chetty@canberra.edu.au Part Time, Face-to-Face Convener: Dr Girija Chetty Phone: +61 2 6201 2512 Location: Building 11, Room C48 Email: Girija.Chetty@canberra.edu.au

Introduction
This advanced course is designed for those with IT qualifications, specifically an Australian equivalent bachelor's degree in IT. The course will advance their IT knowledge and also allow them to expand into new areas. It offers students the opportunity to study new and emerging areas of advanced information technology (IT). The course also has an optional internship program, which bridges the classroom knowledge and the real working environment. Graduates will have a sound theoretical and practical basis for beginning or continuing a professional IT career. Graduates can also continuing to a doctorate program.

Course Requirements
48 credit points, comprising: (a) Required: 3 credit points (b) Restricted choice: 45 credit points as set out below. (a) Required (3 credit points): 6676 Professional Practice in IT G This unit must be taken in the first semester of the course, unless the candidate writes a report to the unit convenor detailing experience or previous study as reasons for replacing this unit with another. (b) Restricted choice (45 credit points) (a) 3 credit points: One of 6678 Systems Project and Quality Management G or 6808 Software Engineering Practice G unless the applicant writes a report to the unit convener detailing experience or previous study as reasons for replacing this unit with another.

(b) 42 credit points: up to 12 credit points at G level and at least 30 credit points at PG level. (i) G level units (up to 12 credit points) G level units should be chosen from the below list to satisfy prerequisite requirements of the PG units in the desired specialisation. 6686 Computers and Programming G 6687 Computer Structures and Networks G 6672 Database Design G 6673 Designing Human-Computer Interaction G 6674 Document and Workflow Management G 6675 Information Systems in Organisations G 7187 Mobile and Wireless Computing G 6689 Security and Support in IT G 7087 Sociology of Technology and Work 6808 Software Engineering Practice G 6677 Systems Analysis and Modelling G 6678 Systems Project and Quality Management G 6691 Web Design and Programming G (ii) PG level units (at least 30 credit points). The units in this list are grouped by specialisation. The rules for selecting units for a given specialisation are given under specialisations below. Please note that in any one year, only a selection of these units will run. Information Systems 6679 Advanced Information Modelling PG 6680 Business Intelligence Systems PG 6681 Database Systems PG 7192 General Systems Theory PG 6682 Information Security PG 7109 Information Systems Management PG 7195 Issues in Interaction Design PG 6688 Knowledge Management Systems PG 8067 Systems Requirements and Procurement PG 6690 System Testing PG 7721 Technology Project PG 7199 Usability Evaluation PG 7194 Informatics Project PG (6cp) 6978 Information Sciences Extension Studies 1 PG 6979 Information Sciences Extension Studies 2 PG Software Engineering 6685 Artificial Intelligence Techniques PG 6776 Biometric Person Authentication PG 6693 Client-Server Computing PG 7146 Coding Theory PG 6697 Computer and Network Security PG 7107 Electronic Commerce: Technical Issues PG 7343 Enterprise Software Systems PG 7190 Face-Voice Authentication PG 7191 Game Programming Techniques PG 7108 Graphics Visualisation Techniques PG 6692 High Speed Networks PG 6682 Information Security PG 6684 Object Oriented Software Design PG 7110 Programming Graphical User Interfaces PG 8067 Systems Requirements and Procurement PG 7197 Soft Computing PG 6690 System Testing PG 7721 Technology Project PG

7721 Technology Project PG 7194 Informatics Project PG (6cp) 6978 Information Sciences Extension Studies 1 PG 6979 Information Sciences Extension Studies 2 PG Network Computing 6693 Client-Server Computing PG 7146 Coding Theory PG 6697 Computer and Network Security PG 7107 Electronic Commerce: Technical Issues PG 6692 High Speed Networks PG 8067 Systems Requirements and Procurement PG 7721 Technology Project PG 7198 Telecom Systems Management and Policy PG 7200 Wireless and Embedded Systems PG 6978 Information Sciences Extension Studies 1 PG 6979 Information Sciences Extension Studies 2 PG Business Informatics 6224 Business Finance PG * # 7106 Business Informatics Case Studies PG * 7188 Current Issues in Business Informatics PG * 7192 General Systems Theory PG 6633 Information Law PG # 6683 IT and Business Alignment PG * 7194 Informatics Project PG (6cp) * 6978 Information Sciences Extension Studies 1 PG 6979 Information Sciences Extension Studies 2 PG 7162 Information Security 7109 Information Systems Management PG 6688 Knowledge Management Systems PG 6255 Management Ethics PG # 8067 Systems Requirements and Procurement PG 7196 Social Informatics PG * 6690 System Testing PG 7721 Technology Project PG * Units with an asterisk have a prerequisite of 2 years work experience. # Units with a hash (#) are only available in the Business Informatics specialisation. Students may be allowed to take one unit (3 credit points) at PG level other than those listed in the specialisations from outside the Faculty of Information Sciences and Engineering, with the permission of the Course Convener. This will count as one G level unit against the requirements of (b) (i) above. (c) A student can normally take at most two of the Information Sciences Extension Studies 1 to 4 PG units. The Course Convener's permission must be obtained if a student wants to study more than two Information Sciences Extension Studies units. The permission will only be given under some unusual circumstances at the discretion of the Course Convener. (d) To complete the course, a student must achieve 48 credit points, which are composed of at most 18 credit points at G level and at least 30 credit points at PG level, under the restrictions of the previous rules (a), (b), and (c). Specialisations: Students may choose to specialise in the areas of Information Systems, Software Engineering, Network Engineering, Business Informatics or double specialisations (with the combination as listed below) - or may have no specialisation. - Software Engineering and Information Systems - Software Engineering and Network Computing

- Software Engineering and Business Informatics For a specialisation, at least 5 units must be taken from the units listed in the respective specialisation list.

Typical Course Structure

Semester 1 YEAR 1 6676 Professional Practice in IT G 6678 Systems Project and Quality Management G OR 6808 Software Engineering Practice G G or PG level unit G or PG level unit YEAR 2 PG level unit PG level unit PG level unit PG level unit Semester 2 G or PG level unit G or PG level unit PG level unit PG level unit PG level unit PG level unit PG level unit PG level unit

Course Duration
4 semesters full-time ro equivalent. maximum 12 semesters.

Admission Requirements
An Australian bachelor degree in Information Technology, Information Systems or Business Informatics or equivalent. Note that some PG level units in Business Informatics have a prerequisite of 2 years professional work experience.

Assumed Knowledge
Knowledge of IT and / or Business Informatics for Business Informatics assumed knowledge includes excellent English oral and written communication skills.

Professional Recognition
This course is accredited by the professional body, the Australian Computer Society, at the Professional level.
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