C10143v5 Bachelor of Information Technology

Overview

This is a cooperative education scholarship program in computer information systems, developed by UTS in cooperation with a group of leading organisations. It differs from other cooperative education courses in that, during the industry-based semesters, students follow a structured program designed jointly by UTS and the employer group, including formal coursework delivered by industry.

There are a limited number of places available in this course according to the number of industry sponsors each year. If selected for this course, students receive a total scholarship of around $48,000 for the duration of the course.

This intensive course includes two six-month industry placements with different industry sponsors. Industry sponsors are heavily involved in the curriculum design to ensure graduates are not only highly qualified but also have the knowledge and skills relevant to the needs of industry.

Students normally secure graduate employment before completion of the course, which has a track record of 100 per cent employment. Sponsors also actively recruit graduates from the course but students are not obliged to take up employment with a sponsor.

Course aims

Students gain an understanding of both business practice and technical skills in IT and computing, and learn how to apply IT solutions to business challenges.

Career options

Career options include ICT business analyst, systems analyst, analyst/programmer, software developer, information systems manager, IT consultant, programmer/developer or IT project manager.

Assumed knowledge

Mathematics and any two units of English.

HSC Mathematics Extension 1 and English Advanced are recommended.

Course duration and attendance

The course is of three years' duration and involves four semesters of full-time study at the University and two semesters of full-time industry-based study and practical experience. The industry-based semesters are of 23 weeks' duration.

Course structure

Students are required to complete 144 credit points, comprising 120 credit points in compulsory subjects and 24 credit points in electives.

The central curriculum of the course is computer and information systems. This is supported by studies in management and strategic planning, as well as the necessary background subjects in information technology and programming.

There are special conditions relating to students enrolled in this course. Leave of absence and re-admission after withdrawal are not normally granted to students, except under extraordinary circumstances and subject to satisfactory arrangements being possible.

Course program

The example program below is for a student commencing in Autumn semester and undertaking the course full time.

Note: Subjects listed as electives may not be offered every semester.

Rules and regulations

UTS: Information Technology does not recommend probation for unsatisfactory academic performance. Instead, it recommends to the Faculty Board in Engineering and Information Technology that a student be excluded under any of the following circumstances:

• a student fails any subject for the second time
• a student gains less than 50 per cent of the credit points for which he or she is enrolled in that assessment period
• a student fails any subject that is part of the program of an industry-based semester or a student performs unsatisfactorily during an industry-based semester, or
• immediately prior to the commencement of an industry-based semester, a student has still to complete more than one subject in the normal program of the course to that stage.

As an alternative to exclusion, a student whose performance is unsatisfactory according to the circumstances named above may have their enrolment forcibly transferred from the Bachelor of Information Technology to the Bachelor of Science in Information Technology course by means of an internal course transfer: continuing. The decision of whether a student is recommended for exclusion or a forced course transfer is at the sole discretion of the faculty and dependent on the individual circumstances of the student.

Appeals against exclusion are dealt with by the University's Appeals Committee (of the Academic Board), which takes into account the recommendation of the Course Steering Committee.

Honours

Professional recognition

Graduates are eligible for professional-level membership of the Australian Computer Society.

Other information

Further information for current and future students is available from: