To develop graduates who are able to plan, manage and evaluate the development, acquisition, adoption and ongoing operation of Information and Communications Technology and systems in industry, business or public administration.
Content & Structure
The program requires the completion of courses comprising of 54 units.The program is composed of 18 units from a common core, and 36 units in a specialisation. Currently the only specialisation provided is in Enterprise Systems, which focuses on managing ICT within a business, preparing students for careers as business analysts, business system planners, system architects and ICT consultants. NOTE **This program will have no intakes in 2012 **.
1. The course Academic Skills for IT Professionals, offered in two study periods per year, must be taken in the first available study period of the program, and if failed, must be repeated in successive study periods until passed. A student who enters the program with the required skills (as determined by the Course Coordinator) will negotiate with the relevant Program Director the substitution of this core course with an elective.
Notes
1. Electives may be chosen from other advanced topics of Information Technology related programs, subject to meeting appropriate prerequisites and the approval of the Program Director.
2. Enrolment in INFS 5051 Special Topic in Information Systems requires permission of the Course Coordinator.
3. Elective courses are offered subject to student demand and staff availability. Postgraduate courses offered within the University of South Australia or from other universities may be substituted for the elective course(s) with permission of the Program Director.
4. The Graduate Diploma in Professional Practice (Information Technology) provides a pathway for subsequent entry to this program and both awards can be completed in two years of full time study or part time equivalent.