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Bachelor of Information Technology (BIT3)	2011

SATAC Course Code	114261
Course Code	BIT3
Faculty	FACULTY, EDUCATION, HEALTH AND SCIENCE
Sector	HE
Standard full-time completion	3 year/s
Standard part-time completion	6 year/s
Total Credit Points Required	240



	About the Course
	Admission Requirements
	Credit Transfer and Pathways
	Course Structure
	Recommended Study Plan
	. . Students Commencing in Semester 1
	. . Students Commencing in Semester 2
	. . Students Commencing in Summer Semester
	Course Fees

Availability

Open to School Leavers	Yes
Open to International Students	Semester 1 , Semester 2
Available for Admission in	Semester 1 , Semester 2 , Summer Semester
	Application for Admission Required
Deferrable This course may only be deferred in Semester 1.

Location and Mode Offered

Year	Delivery Location	SATAC Code	Mode	Admin Location
2011	Casuarina Campus	114261	I	Casuarina Campus
2011	External Studies	114261	E	Casuarina Campus

About the Course
This comprehensive course includes specialisations in business-oriented, information systems to network engineering and systems and the creative areas of web and software development. Students develop an understanding of the underlying principles and applications of IT which will enable them to adapt to future changes in the field as professionals. This course recognises the importance that employers place on people skills and management processes, therefore students will also learn to be problem solvers, decision makers, good communicators and team players.

Career opportunities exist in the areas of information systems and management, web design and development, networking, application development and systems. Study opportunities are also provided to assist students to undertake sought-after industry qualifications, including Cisco and Microsoft certifications.

Admission Requirements

Admission to Charles Darwin University higher education coursework programs are received and processed by the South Australian Tertiary Admissions Centre (SATAC). Detailed entry and special entry criteria for this course is published in the SATAC University Guide. Check out the following information about how to apply for undergraduate courses or how to apply for postgraduate courses.

English Language Requirements for International Students

For detail on English Language Entry Requirements please read the entry requirements provided for International students.

Credit Transfer and Pathways

Pathways for VET to Higher Education
Guaranteed credit transfer arrangements are available to students commencing a Bachelor degree at Charles Darwin University with completed Certificate IV, Diploma, Advanced Diploma or Associate Degree qualifications in the same field or discipline at Charles Darwin University. Students who hold completed qualifications should refer to the additional information provided by using one of the following links:

Credit Transfer and Pathways

Summary of Credit Transfer Available in Higher Education for completed Awards in the same field or discipline

Agreed VET to Higher Education Pathway Mapping for completed Awards in the same field or discipline

My FAQ about Credit Transfer

Pathways for Higher Education to Higher Education
For information about credit transfer available to students with complete or incomplete study at this or other Institutions refer to Pathways for Higher Education to Higher Education

Course Structure

While the core of this program ensures the fundamental concepts of the field are addressed, students also choose one or more specialisations from Information Systems, Web Design or Networking and Systems. The program stresses both the importance of theory and the application of theory into practice through projects and practical exercises.

The Bachelor of Science (Honours) is available for entry to suitable candidates with a Bachelor of Information Technology.

A candidate must successfully complete units totalling 240 credit points as detailed below. All units are valued at 10 credit points unless another value is indicated.
Unit type
Credit Points
Specific requirements
Common
(2 units)
20
Units totalling 20 credit points selected from Common Units available at the time (e.g. units coded with a prefix of "CUC"). Students must complete the compulsory regional and indigenous issues unit (CUC107) and one of the two academic skills units:

CUC107 Northern Perspectives (compulsory)
Plus either:
CUC106 Design and Innovation: Communicating Technology (recommended for this course) or
CUC100 Academic Literacies

Select Common Units to find out more about individual units or Advanced Standing options.
Core
(6 units)
60
Compulsory Core units totalling 60 credit points:

HIT162 Information Technology Concepts
HIT125 Application Concepts
HIT234 Database Concepts
HIT243 Internet Security and Risk
HIT382 Project
PMO201 Project Management (equivalent to HIT241)
Specialist Electives
(6 units)
60
Specialist Elective Units totalling 60 credit points selected from the list of available units detailed below:

INFORMATION SYSTEMS
CMA100 The Business Environment
HIT171 Network Engineering 1
HIT225 Web Development and Scripting
HIT342 Information Systems Management
HIT343 Business Analysis and Re-engineering
HIT381 Human Computer Interaction Design

WEB DEVELOPMENT
HIT211 Application Development
HIT225 Web Development and Scripting
HIT325 Web Databases
HIT381 Human Computer Interaction Design

plus two (2) of the following:
HIT171 Network Engineering 1
HIT314 GUI Applications
HIT321 Enterprise Applications
NMD203 New Media Animation Studio
SVA103 Introductory Studio

NETWORKING AND SYSTEMS
HIT171 Network Engineering 1
HIT211 Application Development
HIT314 GUI Applications
HIT321 Enterprise Applications
HIT343 Business Analysis and Re-engineering

plus one (1) of the following:
HIT172 Professional Certification 1
HIT271 Network Engineering 2
Electives
(10 units)
100
Units totalling 100 credit points selected from undergraduate units offered by the University. Students may select additional Information Technology units as electives if desired.
240
Total Credit Points

Of the total 240 credit points:
· Not more than 100 credit points may be taken from 100 level units
· A minimum of 40 credit points must be taken from 300 level units
· Not more than 30 credit points shall be included with a grade of "PT" or "PC" or "PS"

COURSE CHANGES
Students enrolled in this course prior to 2009 will note there have been minor changes to the course for 2009.
Any student who would like to seek clarification on their course progression, should contact the course coordinator.

Summary of the Changes
Core Units
Students who have:
completed both HIT111 and HT151 will be able to follow their current progression;
completed either HIT111 or HIT151 will be required to complete HIT125 Application Concepts
have neither completed HIT111 nor HIT151 are required to complete HIT162 plus HIT125
Students who have:
completed HIT241 are not required to complete PMO201 Project Management;

The following unit codes and/or titles have been changed:
HIT211 Applications Development (was Object Oriented Programming)
HIT243 Internet Security and Risk (was E-Business Security and Risk Management)
HIT314 GUI Applications (was Data and Mobile Programming)
HIT321 Enterprise Applications (was Mobile Web Applications)
HIT342 Information Systems Management (was E-Business and IT Management)
HIT381 Human Computer Interaction Design (was Interactive Mobile Systems Design)
HIT382 Project (was Information Technology Project)

Further Assistance
For further assistance please contact the Information Centre on (08) 8946 7766 or 1800 061 963. Information Centre staff will assist you with applying for or enrolling in a course and provide assistance with timetables, fees, HECS, external materials, enrolment changes and many other issues.
If you are a continuing student and have any queries about your course progression that you would like clarified, please contact enrolmenthelp@cdu.edu.au, or the relevant Faculty Academic Liaison Unit or Institute of Advanced Studies School office:

Education, Health &; Science: (08) 8946 7357
Law, Business and Arts: (08) 8946 7305
Graduate School for Health Practice: (08) 8946 7179
Menzies School of Health Research: (08) 8922 7873

Unit Repository - provides general information about each unit including a brief description and the semester and mode offered.
Timetables - provide detail on the individual class times for units offered internally. Timetables for the following academic year are available from the middle of December each year.
Bookshop - if text books have been prescribed, recommended or ordered for units in this course, details are available by unit code through the Casuarina Campus Bookshop.

Recommended Study Plan

Students Commencing in Semester 1

Study plans for 2011 are accurate as at 3 August 2010. The University reserves the right to make changes up until 1 October 2010. 2011 unit offering and fee information will be available from 1 October 2010.

The Recommended Study Plan provided below is suitable for a student commencing in semester 1 and enrolling in a standard full time load. Students entering this course with advanced standing, or wishing to vary their study plan due to work, personal, financial or other reasons should use the table as a guide to create an individual study plan.

When designing an individual study plan:

♦ ensure Common Units are completed in the first year of study;

♦ maintain the basic order in which units are to be attempted; and

♦ check the assumed knowledge for each unit as some 200 and 300 level units assume you have completed foundation unit/s in the subject area at a lower level. 200 level units have the unit code which includes a number starting with 200 i.e. PMO201.

Picking a specialisation
You can change your specialisation throughout your degree or complete more than one specialisation. Initially follow the study plan(s) for the specialisation you are most interested in.

Legend: CU = Common Unit CO = Core Unit SE = Specialist Elective E = Elective

INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Semester 1
Semester 2
Year 1
CUC106 Design and Innovation: Communicating Technology
CU
CUC107 Northern Perspectives
CU
HIT125 Application Concepts
CO
HIT162 Information Technology Concepts
CO
CMA100 The Business Environment
SE
HIT234 Database Concepts
CO
Elective 1
E
Elective 2
E
Year 2
HIT171 Network Engineering 1
SE
PMO201 Project Management
CO
HIT243 Internet Security and Risk
CO
HIT225 Web Development and Scripting
SE
Elective 3
E
HIT342 Information Systems Management
SE
Elective 4
E
Elective 5
E
Year 3
HIT343 Business Analysis and Re-engineering
SE
HIT382 Project
CO
HIT381 Human Computer Interaction Design
SE
Elective 8
E
Elective 6
E
Elective 9
E
Elective 7
E
Elective 10
E

WEB DEVELOPMENT
Semester 1
Semester 2
Year 1
CUC106 Design and Innovation: Communicating Technology
CU
CUC107 Northern Perspectives
CU
HIT125 Application Concepts
CO
HIT162 Information Technology Concepts
CO
Elective 1
E
HIT234 Database Concepts
CO
Elective 2
E
HIT225 Web Development and Scripting
SE
Year 2
Specialist Elective 1
SE
PMO201 Project Management
CO
HIT243 Internet Security and Risk
CO
HIT211 Applications Development
SE
Elective 3
E
Specialist Elective 2
SE
Elective 4
E
Elective 5
E
Year 3
HIT325 Web Databases
SE
HIT382 Project
CO
HIT381 Human Computer Interaction Design
SE
Elective 8
E
Elective 6
E
Elective 9
E
Elective 7
E
Elective 10
E

Web Development - choice of two (2) Specialist Electives from the list below:
HIT171 Network Engineering 1
SE
HIT321 Enterprise Applications
SE
NMD203 New Media Animation Studio
SE
SVA103 Introductory Studio
SE
SVA103 Introductory Studio
SE
HIT314 GUI Applications
SE

NETWORKING AND SYSTEMS
Semester 1
Semester 2
Year 1
CUC106 Design and Innovation: Communicating Technology
CU
CUC107 Northern Perspectives
CU
HIT125 Application Concepts
CO
HIT162 Information Technology Concepts
CO
Elective 1
E
HIT234 Database Concepts
CO
Elective 2
E
HIT211 Applications Development
SE
Year 2
HIT171 Network Engineering 1
SE
PMO201 Project Management
CO
HIT243 Internet Security and Risk
CO
HIT321 Enterprise Applications
SE
HIT314 GUI Applications
SE
Specialist Elective or Elective 4
SE/E
Elective 3
E
Elective 5
E
Year 3
HIT343 Business Analysis and Re-engineering
SE
HIT382 Project
CO
Specialist Elective or Elective 4
SE/E
Elective 8
E
Elective 6
E
Elective 9
E
Elective 7
E
Elective 10
E

Networking and Systems - choice of one (1) Specialist Elective from the list below:
HIT172 Professional Certification 1
SE
HIT271 Network Engineering 2
SE

Selecting elective units in Year 1
Elective units may be chosen from any undergraduate units offered by the university.

HIT191 E-Ticket: This unit covers packages such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint. As the core IT units assume basic computer literacy skills you should enrol in HIT191 if you are not confident in using a computer. HIT191 is not a core or specialist unit for the BIT but may be included as an Elective.
Appropriate IT units available in first semester are HIT171 Network Engineering 1 and HIT243 Internet Security and Risk
Consider units from other disciplines related to your specialisation, such as business units for information systems or multimedia units for web development.

Selecting electives in later years
Electives from other disciplines that have proved popular with students in the past include:

Microsoft units
HIT172 System Engineering 1
HIT272 System Engineering 2
Technical units such as
ENG174 Electrical Engineering
ENG222 Digital Electronics and Computer Architecture
ENG225 C Programming
ENG322 Embedded and Mobile Systems
Multimedia units
NMD201 New Media Intermediate Studio
NMD203 New Media Animation Studio
Business units:
numerous possibilities, please see the Bachelor of Commerce for further information
GIS units such as
SES201 Introductory Remote Sensing
SES220 Geographic Information Systems 1

STUDY PLAN FOR CONTINUING STUDENTS
Semester 1
Semester 2
Year 1
CUC106 Design and Innovation: Communicating Technology
CU
CUC107 Northern Perspectives
CU
HIT125 Application Concepts
CO
HIT234 Database Concepts
CO
Specialist Elective or Elective
SE/E
Specialist Elective or Elective
SE/E
Specialist Elective or Elective
SE/E
Specialist Elective or Elective
SE/E
Year 2
HIT171 Network Engineering 1
CO
PMO201 Project Management
CO
Specialist Elective or Elective
SE/E
Specialist Elective or Elective
SE/E
Specialist Elective or Elective
SE/E
Specialist Elective or Elective
SE/E
Specialist Elective or Elective
SE/E
Specialist Elective or Elective
SE/E
Year 3
HIT381 Human Computer Interaction Design
CO
HIT382 Project
CO
Specialist Elective or Elective
SE/E
Specialist Elective or Elective
SE/E
Specialist Elective or Elective
SE/E
Specialist Elective or Elective
SE/E
Specialist Elective or Elective
SE/E
Specialist Elective or Elective
SE/E

Information Technology Specialist Electives from the list below:
ENG222 Digital Electronics and Computer Architecture
SE
HIT162 Information Technology Concepts
SE
ENG225 C Programming
SE
HIT211 Applications Development
SE
ENG322 Embedded and Mobile Systems
SE
HIT225 Web Development and Scripting
SE
HIT243 Internet Security and Risk
SE
HIT271 Network Engineering 2
SE
HIT172 Professional Certification 1
SE
HIT272 Professional Certification 2
SE
HIT314 GUI Applications
SE
HIT321 Enterprise Applications
SE
HIT325 Web Databases
SE
HIT342 Information Systems Management
SE

Students Commencing in Semester 2

The Recommended Study Plan provided below is suitable for a student commencing in semester 2 and enrolling in a standard full time load. Students entering this course with advanced standing, or wishing to vary their study plan due to work, personal, financial or other reasons should use the table as a guide to create an individual study plan.

When designing an individual study plan:

♦ ensure Common Units are completed in the first year of study;

♦ maintain the basic order in which units are to be attempted; and

Picking a specialisation
You can change your specialisation throughout your degree or complete more than one specialisation. Initially follow the study plan(s) for the specialisation you are most interested in.

Legend: CU = Common Unit CO = Core Unit SE = Specialist Elective E = Elective

INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Semester 1
Semester 2
Year 1
CUC107 Northern Perspectives
CU
HIT162 Information Technology Concepts
CO
HIT234 Database Concepts
CO
Elective 1
E
Year 2
CUC106 Design and Innovation: Communicating Technology
CU
PMO201 Project Management
CO
HIT125 Application Concepts
CO
HIT225 Web Development and Scripting
SE
CMA100 The Business Environment
CO
HIT342 Information Systems Management
SE
HIT243 Internet Security and Risk
CO
Elective 2
E
Year 3
HIT171 Network Engineering 1
SE
HIT382 Project
CO
HIT343 Business Analysis and Re-engineering
SE
Elective 4
E
HIT381 Human Computer Interaction Design
SE
Elective 5
E
Elective 3
E
Elective 6
E
Year 4
Elective 7
E
Elective 8
E
Elective 9
E
Elective 10
E

WEB DEVELOPMENT
Semester 1
Semester 2
Year 1
CUC107 Northern Perspectives
CU
HIT162 Information Technology Concepts
CO
HIT234 Database Concepts
CO
Elective 1
E
Year 2
CUC106 Design and Innovation: Communicating Technology
CU
PMO201 Project Management
CO
HIT125 Application Concepts
CO
HIT225 Web Development and Scripting
SE
HIT243 Internet Security and Risk
CO
Specialist Elective 1
SE
Elective 2
E
HIT211 Applications Development
SE
Year 3
Specialist Elective 2
SE
HIT382 Project
CO
HIT381 Human Computer Interaction Design
SE
Elective 4
E
HIT325 Web Databases
SE
Elective 5
E
Elective 3
E
Elective 6
E
Year 4
Elective 7
E
Elective 8
E
Elective 9
E
Elective 10
E
Web Development - choice of two (2) Specialist Electives from the list below:
HIT171 Network Engineering 1
SE
HIT321 Enterprise Applications
SE
NMD203 New Media Animation Studio
SE
SVA103 Introductory Studio
SE
SVA103 Introductory Studio
SE
HIT314 GUI Applications
SE

NETWORKING AND SYSTEMS
Semester 1
Semester 2
Year 1
CUC107 Northern Perspectives
CU
HIT162 Information Technology Concepts
CO
HIT234 Database Concepts
CO
Elective 1
E
Year 2
CUC106 Design and Innovation: Communicating Technology
CU
PMO201 Project Management
CO
HIT125 Application Concepts
CO
HIT211 Applications Development
SE
HIT171 Network Engineering 1
SE
Specialist Elective 1
SE
HIT243 Internet Security and Risk
CO
Elective 2
E
Year 3
Elective 3
SE
HIT382 Project
CO
HIT343 Business Analysis and Re-engineering
SE
HIT321 Enterprise Applications
SE
HIT314 GUI Applications
SE
Elective 5
E
Elective 4
E
Elective 6
E
Year 4
Elective 7
SE
Elective 8
E
Elective 9
E
Eective 10
E
Networking and Systems - choice of one (1) Specialist Elective from the list below:
HIT172 Professional Certification 1
SE
HIT271 Network Engineering 2
SE

Selecting elective units in Year 1
Elective units may be chosen from any undergraduate units offered by the university.

HIT191 E-Ticket: This unit covers packages such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint. As the core IT units assume basic computer literacy skills you should enrol in HIT191 if you are not confident in using a computer. HIT191 is not a core or specialist unit for the BIT but may be included as an Elective.
Appropriate IT units available in first semester are HIT171 Network Engineering 1 and HIT243 Internet Security and Risk
Consider units from other disciplines related to your specialisation, such as business units for information systems or multimedia units for web development.

Students Commencing in Summer Semester

The Recommended Study Plan provided below is suitable for a student commencing in Summer Semester and looking to jump start their study by completing one or two units in the Summer Semester. Summer Semester units are generally offered in the external mode.

Legend: CU = Common Unit CO = Core Unit SE = Specialist Elective E = Elective

Semester 1
Semester 2
Summer Semester
Calendar Year 1
CUC107 Northern Perspectives
CU
Specialist Elective 1 or Elective 1
SE/E

Suggested Specialist Elective or Elective units on offer in Summer Semester

CMA100 The Business Environment (Information Systems specialisation)
HIT191 The E-Ticket (Elective)
LWZ100A Introduction to Legal Studies
MAN101 Understanding Organisations (Elective)
MKT101 Principles of Marketing (Elective)
STA101 Statistics 1 (Elective)

Professional Recognition
Graduates are eligible for membership of the Australian Computer Society.

Career Opportunities
Career opportunities exist in the areas of information systems and management, web design and development, networking, application development and systems. Study opportunities are also provided to assist students to undertake sought-after industry qualifications, including Cisco and Microsoft certifications.


Course Fees
Commonwealth Supported Places	Commonwealth Supported places are available in this course to students who meet one of the following residency requirements: (a) Australian Citizenship; (b) a New Zealand citizen or a permanent resident visa holder who will be resident within Australia for the duration of the unit. Unit fees for 2011 will be published on 1 October 2011. Further information about 2009 and 2010 unit fees can be found at http://www.cdu.edu.au/hesa/fees.html or http://www.goingtouni.gov.au
International Full Fees	International course fees for are provided on the International Office Fee Schedule: www.cdu.edu.au/international/prospective/whatcanistudy/courses.html.

Contact Details
For further information about the course, enrolment procedures, closing dates and other administrative issues please contact Student Services on:


Email:	courses@cdu.edu.au
Phone:	(08) 8946 7766 or freecall 1800 061 963