Undergraduate Certificate of Information and Communication Technology

This subject will introduce the academic literacy knowledge and skills necessary for both effective learning and for shaping your future career in a business context. You will be exposed to a range of business texts, scenarios, and environments to develop your capacity to learn, think critically, communicate effectively, and act with integrity both academically and professionally. Consequently, you will gradually build skills in locating and evaluating information, reading and note-taking, as well as integrating evidence to construct well-substantiated arguments and paragraphs.

Assessment Tasks: Report, Presentation

Delivery Mode: On Campus, Online, Intensive

The ability to work well with others is a critical skill for the contemporary dynamic and diverse workplace. Underlying this skill is your understanding of yourself and of others. This subject will introduce you to the concept of emotional intelligence (EI) in order to develop your skills of self-awareness and self-management, and the concept of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in order to develop your social and cultural awareness. Through a process of reflective practice, you will demonstrate the evolution of your understanding of these concepts in preparation for your successful participation and engagement in future workplace teamwork and collaboration.

Assessment Tasks: Video, Journal, Infographic

Delivery Mode: On Campus, Online, Intensive

The management of data underpins most aspects of information systems at both theoretical level and the application in real life situations. Data are often stored in a distributed environment and its management requires you to build an understanding of data networking, data communication and network administration. Students will learn fundamental computer networking concepts and terms, including but not limited to network protocols, network topologies, network application architectures, network performance, transmission media, and components of communications cybersecurity. This subject sets the foundations for many subsequent subjects in this course.

Assessment Tasks: Report, Presentation, Action Plan

Delivery Mode: On Campus, Online

In this subject students learn the fundamental elements of Cloud Computing. They identify the building blocks of Cloud Computing including essential characteristics, different service models and how these models differ from each other. In addition, students also develop an understanding of resource pooling and virtualisation in Cloud. They learn about various deployment models in cloud computing and how these deployment models differ from traditional IT deployment models.

Assessment Tasks: Online Test, Test, Report

Delivery Mode: On Campus, Online

In this subject, students will be introduced to the fundamental concepts and methodologies utilised in programming. Students will develop problem solving skills in order to identify appropriate tools and methodologies to address software requirements. Decision logics and iterative programming will be explored and applied through software coding, debugging and testing on various platforms. Lastly, students will produce and present verified and validated software solutions and documentation to meet project goals.

Assessment Tasks: Programming code, Report

Delivery Mode: On Campus, Online

In this subject, students will be introduced to the fundamental concepts and methodologies utilised in software development. Students will develop proficiency in user requirement analysis and software planning in order to address software project requirements. Fundamental procedural programming skills followed by Object Oriented Programming (OOP) paradigm will be introduced to enable students to deliver viable coding solutions. Lastly, students will verify and validate software solutions using an industry standard modelling language for presentation to technical and non-technical audiences.

Pre-requisite: ITP122 Introduction to Programming (only a pre-requisite for Diploma of Information Technology, Bachelor of Information Technology and Associate Degree of Information Technology courses)

Assessment Tasks: Workbook, software project

Delivery Mode: On Campus, Online

Computer Architecture and Operating Systems examines the design, organisation, and operation of modern computer systems from both a hardware and a software perspective. In the first part of this subject, students explore the history and recent trends of computer architecture. They will be introduced to the five essential components of a computer system: input, output, memory, processor, buses and control. Contemporary, real-world examples are provided to delve in to each component and its contribution to the computer instruction cycle. The second part of this subject examines how system software brings computer system components together in an interactive and cohesive way, allowing autonomous computing solutions. Students will have the opportunity to recommend viable solutions for organisations by facilitating computer components and operating systems.

Assessment Tasks: Workbook, report, presentation

Delivery Mode: On Campus, Online

This subject introduces students to fundamental concepts in user experience (UX) design, which include information gathering and user requirements analysis, prototype design and development, usability testing and validation. Students engage with essential front-end design and development concepts and develop software-enabled interfaces using visual elements and interactive components. In addition, students will examine the principles of human interaction and responsiveness with computer-driven systems and the user interface design for a variety of media in emerging Information and Communications Technology (ICT) applications.

Assessment Tasks: Design project, Interactive software, source code

Delivery Mode: On Campus, Online

Cybersecurity Principles lays the foundation for students to apply their software and networking knowledge in order to identify the impact of security threats on contemporary business environments. Fundamentals of cybersecurity will be explored such as cybersecurity attack vectors, available security measures, and risk management best practice. Within a professional IT context, students will present a cybersecurity proposal to address potential threats that impact business outcomes and sustainability.

Assessment Tasks: Report, video demonstration

Delivery Mode: On Campus, Online