Bachelor of Information Technology (Co-op)

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• Objectives
  The Bachelor of Information Technology (Co-op) provides a distinguished bachelors degree in IT that enables students to acquire valuable experience through a paid, supervised, industry placement. Students normally undertake industry placement following the successful completion of two years (4 terms) of study. Industry placements are typically of six months duration. Courses in the first two years of the program provide the student with a solid grounding in the core body of IT knowledge and skills. Courses in the last two years of the program allow the student to choose an area of specialisation in preparation for employment or further studies.
• Academic title
  Bachelor of Information Technology (Co-op)
• Course description
  
  About Information Technology
  
  IT is a field of study that provides students with future job opportunities and allows the freedom to express creativity and technical talents in a range of new and ever changing mediums.
  
  Increase your versatility and employability with multidisciplinary skills in areas such as graphic design, interface design, usability, information architecture, web development, database development, programming and project management.
  
  Cultivate the generic skills that are demanded by today's employers, such as interpersonal communication, teamwork, conflict-resolution, time-management, problem-solving, critical thinking and creativity.
  
  CQUniversity IT degrees will prepare you for a career in this exciting, fast-moving industry.
  
  
  Career Opportunities
  
  A career in Information Technology (IT) is fast-paced, challenging and dynamic. IT specialists are sought after in nearly every business or organisation and in a range of employment fields from finance, medicine, arts, education, the military, manufacturing to high-tech business. Job opportunities exist in Internet/web development, network/communication technology, programming, video gaming, data entry, systems analyst, database management, multimedia, data communications expert, software developer, computer technician or security officer.
  
  
  Program Structure
  
  Students are required to complete:
  
      * 12 core courses;
      * 2 industry placement courses;
      * 1 specialisation (4 courses); and
      * 8 electives.
  
  
  12 core courses
  Course Code     Course Name
  COIS13064     Information Systems Project Management
  COIT11118     Conceptual Foundations of Computing
  COIT11134     Java Programming
  COIT11222     Visual Programming
  COIT11223     Ethics and Social Issues
  COIT11224     Computing Systems
  COIT11225     Data Communications
  COIT11226     Systems Development A
  COIT12137     Objects and Data Structures
  COIT12167     Database Use and Design
  COIT12200     Systems Development B
  COMM11003   Professional and Technical Communication
  
  Industry placement courses
  COIT13221     Industry Placement Part A
  COIT13222     Industry Placement Part B
  
  2 specialisations are available:
  Course Code     Course Name
  
  Network Services (choose 4 of 5 courses)
  COIT13146     Systems Administration
  COIT13147     Networks
  COIT13152     Operating Systems
  COIT13211     Information Security
  COIT13228     Managing & Securing Networks
  
  Application Development (choose 4 of 5 courses)
  COIS12036     Human-Computer Interaction
  COIT12144     Algorithms and Data Structures
  COIT13143     Database Application Development
  COIT13224     Internet Application Development
  COIT13229     Applied Distributed Systems
  8 electives
  
  A maximum of 4 electives may be taken at Level 1.
  
  No more than 6 electives may be taken outside the Faculty of Business and Informatics.
  
  
  

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