Course Progression Rules

1. Students must earn a minimum Pass or Satisfactory assessment for all subjects to progress through the course.

2. Students who fail any one subject may repeat that subject in or before the following semester in addition to completing any other prescribed subjects.

3. Students who fail two or more subjects will be required to repeat the year, with credit granted for subjects already successfully completed.

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Pre-Requisites for Specific Subjects

A pre-requisite is a subject that a student must pass before they will be permitted to enrol in a related or subsequent subject. Refer to the above table for the details on pre-requisites for specific subjects. There are no pre-requisites for first year subjects. In second and third years, to be eligible to enrol in some subjects, students must successfully achieve pass grades in specified pre-requisites. 

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Delivery Mode

Face to face for all subjects. 

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Entry Requirements

Domestic: Successful completion of Year 12 or equivalent.
International: Successful completion of Year 12 or equivalent with mathematics and one of the subjects successfully completed and an IELTS or equivalent score of 6.0 with no sub-score of less than 5.5

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Professional Accreditation

Professional accreditation to be sought from the Australian Computer Society

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Assessment Method

• All subjects have a minimum attendance hurdle of 80% attendance for scheduled face to face components.

• All written materials are to be submitted in English.

• Subjects are assessed by criteria-referenced scoring to indicative grades subject to moderation of Fail (F: 0-49%), Pass (P: 50-64%), Credit (65-74%), Distinction (75-84%), and High Distinction (85-100%). 

• Project group subjects are assessed by combined individual and group achievement scores. Individual achievement is assessed by continuous observed performance and participation throughout production. Group achievement is assessed at completed project screening stage with all credited crew receiving the same component score.

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Skills group subjects and the Internship subject have a combined Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory assessment, with graded assessment elements.

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Course Learning Outcomes

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1. Broad and coherent theoretical and technical knowledge of IT
   Graduates will be able to integrate theoretical and technical IT knowledge, effectively applying their problem solving and collaborative teamwork skills.
    

2. Interpersonal and communication skills
   Graduates will be able to identify and articulate objectives of an IT project, justify and communicate the process of transforming these objectives into specifications and subsequently translating them into well-designed IT solutions.
    

3. Ability to evaluate and analyse
   Graduates will demonstrate and exercise judgment to develop project specifications and manage a project team. Graduates will understand and be able to explain cultural, ethical, and economic impact of IT solutions to stakeholders
    

4. Well-designed solutions to a range of practical problems
   Graduates will be able to critically apply theoretical, technical, cultural, and organisational knowledge in developing high quality IT solutions.