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746 / 039 Graduate Diploma of Science (Information Technology)

The Graduate Diploma of Science (Information Technology) is designed for persons who possess a three year tertiary qualification with little or no exposure to computing. It caters specifically for the part-time student: the award can be completed in two years of evening study, though students may choose to take longer.

 
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

A three year tertiary qualification.

 
COURSE LOCATION
This course is available on Mt Lawley, Joondalup, and Bunbury Campuses.
 
MODE OF STUDY
This course is available by Full-time, or Part-time mode.
 
MODE OF DELIVERY
This course is available in the following mode of delivery - On-campus.
 
COURSE STRUCTURE

The course structure of the GradDipSc(IT) is as follows:

Eight units comprising two core units and six electives. All units are at level 4. Students may obtain the Diploma unspecified or with a stream. To qualify for a stream a student, a student must take four of their electives from that stream. The streams are Computer Systems, Informatics, Programming, Interactive Multimedia, Microsoft and Cisco. Provided they meet the requirements of the Graduate Certificate of Information Technology, students of the diploma may exit with the certificate. Students may take electives (providing they have the prerequisites) from anywhere in the programme without the permission of the course coordinator. Students may take electives from outside the programme with the permission of the course coordinator.

The Graduate Certificate of Information Technology comprises four units all at level 4. Two are core units while the other two may be taken from anywhere in the programme.

Arrangements for articulation into the Masters of Information Technology and the Master of Internet Computing are as follows. Students will follow a masters qualifier option which is the equivalent of a Graduate Certificate in Information Technology i.e. four level 4 units or 60 credit points. Providing they obtain an average of 60% in these units they will be accepted into the requisite masters programme (see below) with exemption from these units. These units exist already in the respective masters programme. These Diploma students would thus exit the Diploma with a Graduate Certificate at this point and enter the requisite masters programme.

 
 
SPINFOInformatics Area of Specialisation
SPIMMInteractive Multimedia Area of Specialisation
SPMSCEMicrosoft Area of Specialisation
SPMQOAMasters Qualifier Option A (Master of Information Technology) Area of Specialisation
SPMQOBMasters Qualifier Option B (Master of Internet Computing) Area of Specialisation
 
 
Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)
For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes, Graduate Attributes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Student Equity, Diversity and Disability Service website:
http://intranet.ecu.edu.au/student/support/student-equity

Last Updated - Higher Education: 31/03/2006 VET: 31/03/2006