Major - Information Technology

To be read in conjunction with the program of study requirements for the degree in which you are enrolled:

A student may complete a major sequence of 36 units in Information Technology by completing four Year 1 topics (18 units), two Year 2 topics (9 units) and two Year 3 topics (9 units).

A student may complete a minor sequence of 31.5 units in Information Technology by completing four Year 1 topics (18 units) plus three Year 2 topics (13.5 units) listed in the program of study below.

A minor in Information Technology is not available to students who commenced the Bachelor of Education (Primary), Bachelor of Arts from 1 January 2019.

The minor sequence is not available to students who commenced the Bachelor of Arts, Master of Teaching (Primary) from 1 January 2020

A student may complete an extended major sequence in Information Technology by completing the prescribed major topics (36 units), plus an additional two topics (9 units) from the Year 2 or Year 3 topics listed below.

Course aims
Learning outcomes
Program of study

Course aims

The major has been designed to provide graduates with:

a foundation in both the theoretical and the practical aspects of computer science/information technology
an understanding of professional and ethical responsibilities and a commitment to them
an ability to critically analyse and evaluate information and solve problems
an awareness of social, economic, cultural and environmental aspects of computer science and computer-based systems
the ability to teach information technology topics at School level, either alone or as a member of a team
an understanding of the need to undertake lifelong learning and the capacity to do so.

Learning outcomes

On completion of the major, students will be able to:

competently use the skills and knowledge acquired to developed solution to information technology problems
apply their skills and knowledge in a professionally responsible manner
communicate effectively with information technologists and the wider global community using a wide range of communication technologies
work professionally as an individual and in a team
develop computer-based solutions appropriate to the social, political, international, economic and environmental contexts in which they are applied
engage in the process of continuing learning needed to retain the necessary level of professional skills and knowledge in the area of information technology.

On completion of the major in information technology, students will be eligible for associate membership of the Australian Computer Society.

Program of study

The following is the program of study for a major sequence in Information Technology and should be read in conjunction with the course rule for the degree in which you are enrolled.

This major is comprised of 36 units.

Major - Information Technology

Year 1 topics

18 units selected from:

COMP1001 Fundamentals of Computing (4.5 units)
COMP1102 Computer Programming 1 (4.5 units)
COMP1711 Database Modelling and Knowledge Engineering (4.5 units)
COMP1712 Software Engineering Principles and Practice (4.5 units)
COMS1001 Academic and Professional Communication (4.5 units)
ENGR1762 Networks and Cybersecurity (4.5 units)

Year 2 topics

Select 9 units from the year 2 topics listed below:

COMP2711  Computer Programming 2 (4.5 units)
COMP2741  Application Development (4.5 units)
COMP2772  Web-Based Systems Development (4.5 units)
COMP2781  Computer Mathematics (4.5 units)
COMP2812 Operating Systems (4.5 units)
ENGR2792  Software Engineering 2 (4.5 units)
ENGR2881 Computer Networks (4.5 units)

Year 3 topics

Select 9 units from the year 3 topics listed below:

COMP3712  Computer Programming 3 (4.5 units)
COMP3721  Enterprise Information Security (4.5 units)
COMP3722  Theory and Practice of Computation (4.5 units)
COMP3732  Enterprise Cloud Systems (4.5 units)
COMP3742  Intelligent Systems (4.5 units)
COMP3751  Interactive Computer Systems (4.5 units)
COMP3771  Advanced Database (4.5 units)
COMP3782 Information Technology Project (4.5 units)
ENGR3791  Software Engineering 3 (4.5 units)
ENGR7791  Software Engineering 4 (4.5 units)

Note:

Bachelor of Education (Middle and Secondary), Bachelor of Health Sciences students undertake an 18 unit teaching minor consisting of: 9 units of Year 1 topics plus 9 units of Year 2 or Year 3 topics (where the entry requirements are met).

Every effort has been made to ensure the information published on the Course Rule pages is accurate at the time of publication. Flinders University reserves the right to amend its curriculum without prior notice, and will update the Course Rules to reflect any amendments at the earliest opportunity.