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Welcome to the School of Information and Communication
Technology
Gold Coast
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ICT School Web-Site http://www.griffith.edu.au/ict
Bachelor of Information Technology (Junhu Wang)
Bachelor of Information Technology – Hons (John Thornton) Bachelor of Multimedia (Jun Jo)
Master of Information Technology (Ann Nguyen)
Doctor of Philosophy (John Thornton)
ICT Programs
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The Bachelor of Information Technology degree program at the Gold Coast campus is focused on the future of Information Technology.
Graduates from the Bachelor of Information Technology will be eligible for membership of the Australian Computer Society.
You can then either progress into: an honours year in preparation for higher degrees by research
studies (a minimum GPA 5.0 is required) careers in the Information Technology industry as: Systems
Analysts, Database Developers / Administrators, Computer Programmers, Data Communications Developers, Network Administrators, Multi-Media Developers
Overview
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Courses
Students who have completed a relevant qualification (Certificate, Associate Diploma, Diploma, degree studies) from an approved institution may be eligible for advance standing in the degree.
Students with a GPA of 6.0 or better on completion of the first year courses are eligible to enrol in the Bachelor of Information Technology Advanced
Courses Core and Electives Prerequisites Credit Points
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Program Structure
The core courses cover the systematic approach to software development and essential information technology knowledge.
Elective courses, grouped into majors, build on these core courses and allow students to specialise in industry and research relevant areas
Program Structure, Course Outlines: http://www.griffith.edu.au/ict
Core Games ProgrammingNetworking and Security
IT Management and Marketing
Computing and Intelligent SystemsSystem Development and IT Services
Multimedia Information Systems
Informatics
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First Year Courses
1001ICT Programming I: Ann Nguyen 1002ICT Discrete Structures: Ann Nguyen 1420ICT Systems Analysis and Design: Ovidiu Noran 1621CT Web Design and Development: Jun Jo
Each 10CP course requires 10 hours of study per week, starting in week 1 – usually 3-4 hours contact, 6-7 hours self-study
Students who fail generally start failing by missing early assessment items – if you start falling behind please take action immediately
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Writing Skills Courses
To complete the degree you must also complete three self-paced web-based writing skills courses: 1113ICT, 1114ICT and 1115ICT.
It is up to you to enrol in these courses, study the material and take the exams – they are 0 credit point courses and do not attract fees but you still have to pass them (for details contact the convenor Marilyn Ford).
However, if you enrol in 1113ICT and pass the exam you will gain a 5% credit towards your mark in 1004ICT Foundations of Computing and Communication (if you complete 1113ICT before or at the same time as 1004ICT).
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Program Requirements
To graduate a student must acquire 240CP as follows: – gain 110CP for prescribed courses including 80CP of prescribed first year courses – gain 60CP for one major– gain 20CP in the IT Project or the Industry Affiliates Program: – gain 50CP for electives of which at least 20CP are IT specific courses – complete the compulsory self-paced web-based Writing Skills courses (1113ICT /
1114ICT / 1115ICT) – at least 60CP of all courses undertaken must be at third year level (at least 40CP
must be ICT specific courses – which includes 30CP core - to meet accreditation guidelines)
– no more than 30CP for courses in which the grade of Pass Conceded has been awarded can be counted towards the 240CP required to complete the degree.
– All students will be able to complete the program at their home campus. However, they can also take courses offered at other campuses which may assist their progression through the program or in completing a major not offered in its entirety at their home campus
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Academic Staff Roles and Responsibilities
Tutors – understanding and application of knowledge
Lecturers – content and conduct of lectures
Course Convenors – overall course objectives and content, administration of course.
Program Convenor, BInfTech - administration of BInfTech, program structures.
Higher Management levels (Head School of ICT, Dean EIT, PVC … VC …)
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Conduct of Courses
Will be advised by course convenors, but generally: Lectures Tutorials, labs or both (1 - 2 hours per week) Various on-line support materials Assessment by a combination of assignments, mid
semester and/or final examination
Most courses have point of contact through learning@griffith
Timetabling details: http://www.griffith.edu.au/ua/aa/sta/timetables.html
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Tutorial/Lab Allocations
Initial allocation for some students Logon as s123456, ENABLE password Will only be active for a particular course
once you are formally enrolled in the course
If you can’t get your preferred allocation you can negotiate with another student or see your lecturer
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Ethical Behaviour
Cooperation between students is often encouraged
Copying other students work is NOT! Nor is Plagiarism (using source materials
without reference) Your attention is drawn to the University
policy on Academic Misconduct
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Finally…
We very much want you to succeed at Griffith University
If you have any issues at all please let us know as soon as possible