Course Catalogue

Diploma of Information Technology (YINTI1)

2026

Course Structure

A candidate must successfully complete 8 units totalling 80 credit points (cp) over two semesters (4 units each semester). All units are valued at 10 credit points unless indicated.

All units are scheduled for five contact hours per week over a 12 week teaching semester.

A candidate must successfully complete units totalling 80 credit points (cp) as detailed below. All units are valued at 10 credit points unless otherwise indicated.

All units are scheduled for six contact hours per week over a 12-week teaching semester.

Unit type	Credit Points	Specific requirements
Core Units (7 units)	70cp	Core units totalling 70 credit points as detailed below. IDC104 Language, Literacy and Sustainability (replaces IDC101 Academic Literacies Through Exploring Sustainability from 2025) IDC103 Business and Professional Communications IDI101 Computing Fundamentals IDI102 Software Now IDI104 Operating Systems and Applications IDI105 Foundations of Data Science (replaces IDI103 Statistics from 2023) IDC202 Cultural Capabilities (replaces IDC102 Cultural Intelligence and Capability from 2025)
Specialist Electives (1 units)	10cp	Specialist Elective unit totalling 10 credit points selected from the units listed below. IDB101 Quantitative Analysis for Business IDB102 Introduction to Business Law IDB103 Introduction to Management IDB104 Business Economics IDA101 Introduction to Accounting IDM101 Fundamentals of Marketing
	80cp	Total Credit Points

Course Rules (unless otherwise indicated in the above course structure)

See the Higher Education Course Rules (Award Requirements) in the Units and Courses Policy.

COURSE CHANGES AND TRANSITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS - 2025

IDC104 Language, Literacy and Sustainability replaces IDC101 Academic Literacies Through Exploring Sustainability. Students who have completed IDC101 prior to 2025 should not complete IDC104.
IDC202 Cultural Capabilities replaces IDC102 Cultural Intelligence and Capability. Students who have completed IDC102 prior to 2025 should not complete IDC202.

COURSE CHANGES AND TRANSITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS - 2023

IDI105 Foundations of Data Science replaces IDI103 Statistics

Students who have not completed IDI103 are required to completed IDI105.
Students who have completed IDI103 are not required to complete IDI105.

Further Assistance

For further assistance please contact Student Central on 1800 061 963 (freecall) or student.central@cdu.edu.au. Student Central staff will assist you with applying for or enrolling in a course and provide assistance with timetables, fees, HELP (Higher Education Loan Program), external materials, enrolment changes and many other issues.

Unit Catalogue - provides general information about each unit including a brief description, the semester and mode offered as well as the fees for Commonwealth Supported places.
Timetables - provides information about individual class times for units offered internally. Timetables for the following academic year are published early in 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.