Bachelor of Information Technology (Information Systems)

The Information Systems major gives you the knowledge and skills of an IT professional to shape the industries of the future. You will develop expertise in the understanding of information technology capabilities and implications as well as proficiency in best-of-breed methods techniques and tools to improve and innovate the work of individuals and organisations.

In your first year you'll complete your common IT units introducing you to computer systems learning design and build principles and developing databases. You'll also learn information systems modelling and web application development.

Continuing into your second year your major will focus on developing systems thinking and skills in a business and management context including business process modelling business analysis project management and enterprise architecture. You will also customise your major with process data and technology options. You will have practical hands-on experiences throughout your course. In addition you will have the option of further specialisations through the choice of your second major or minor and options units.

Your final year is your opportunity to excel and showcase your skills with a major project. Your project will be for a real-world client and will be unveiled at the IT and Games Showcase held at the end of the year.

Foster your passion and shape your career through complementary study areas. As well as choosing a major area of study your course includes a second study area which can be either a second major or a double minor.

A second major can complement your major area of study allowing you to develop a significant depth of knowledge and skills in two discipline areas.

• The Computational and Simulation Science second major combines the study of science and mathematical models with the use of computers to provide quantitative analysis and visualisation to gain insight into the solution of scientific problems from a range of scientific application areas. Computational and Simulation Science second major graduates will be in demand to apply the latest computing and computational techniques to specialist application areas.
• The Data Science second major provides the necessary skills to be a data scientist including statistical methods and data visualisation computational tools for and data management techniques for large datasets and high-performance computing resources and techniques. This unique skill set in statistics and computing will allow you to cope with sophisticated models applied to complex and/or large datasets.

You might prefer to expand the breadth of your studies by adding to your major with two minors. You can choose from the information technology discipline or you can broaden your studies by completing minors that offer general knowledge and insights in study areas from across the university.

• Business Intelligence | Focus on the areas of business data and process analysis to critically analyse data and make evidence-based decisions.
• Business Process Management (BPM) | BPM is a systematic approach to making the workflows of organisations more efficient and effective. You will learn how to discover analyse model improve automate and monitor business processes.
• Computational and Simulation Science | This minor provides you with knowledge of modelling simulation and visualisation as used in a range of scientific application areas.
• Computer Science | Develop practical skills in IT system development and an understanding of the basic principles underlying modern computing technologies. Identify and solve systems design issues associated with critical properties such as correctness efficiency robustness usability and security.
• Enterprise Systems | Develop an understanding of large-scale application software packages that support business processes and information flows across departments. This minor develops the knowledge and skills required in supporting Enterprise Systems within the modern organisation.
• Intelligent Systems | Explore the fields of artificial intelligence and machine learning with applications in robotics and other virtual intelligent systems.
• IoT and Mobile Technologies | Develops the knowledge and skills to design develop and distribute applications or games. Examine the role and application of ubiquitous and mobile technologies to individuals and enterprises.
• Networks and Security | Develop the knowledge and skills involved in contemporary electronic communications infrastructure concentrating on fundamental networking technologies and information security principles.
• Software Development for IS and Games | Develop sophisticated software systems in a variety of environments and problem domains. You will study the development of innovative software-based solutions to domain problems and will become familiar with a range of software development techniques and methods and different programming languages and tools.
• User Experience | Develop the knowledge and skills needed to engage in user experience design activities involving emerging technologies to create new forms of human-computer interaction.

Information systems graduates have skills in design systems thinking stakeholder engagement and modelling and abstraction which positions them to work as business analysts enterprise architects and information systems consultants solving a range of organisational problems.

Depending on your choice of study areas opportunities also exist in business process management social media and mobile application development and in careers as information technology innovators within enterprises consulting companies or in your own start-up.

Study choice areas available can also lead to careers as domain experts chief technology officers chief information officers managers executives entrepreneurs or researchers. Graduates have the opportunity to achieve the highest levels of their profession.

This program is ACS accredited giving eligibility for ACS membership recognition by ACS for certification and migration skills assessment and international recognition by signatories of the Seoul Accord.

• Business analyst
• Business intelligence specialist
• Business process manager
• Business strategist
• Data analyst
• Enterprise architect
• It project manager
• Systems analyst

Requirements for the completion of IN01 Bachelor of Information Technology (Information Systems) are as follows:

• 72 credit points (6 units) of information technology core units which includes unit from an approved options list
• 120 credit points (10 units) of Information Systems discipline units
• 96 credit points of complementary studies comprising of either a second major (8 unit set); or two minors (4 unit set each); or one minor (4 unit set) plus 4 elective units.

Requirements for the completion of IN01 Bachelor of Information Technology (Information Systems) are as follows:

• 72 credit points (6 units) of information technology core units which includes unit from an approved options list
• 120 credit points (10 units) of Information Systems discipline units
• 96 credit points of complementary studies comprising of either a second major (8 unit set); or two minors (4 unit set each); or one minor (4 unit set) plus 4 elective units.