UniSA LBCP Transition for 2015

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1 UniSA Transition for 2015 The purpose of this document is to firstly explain the changes which will be occurring to the program in 2015, and secondly guide you through the process of transitioning into the new schedule. Why change the program? Just as with software, there is a life-cycle for a university program. Programs are developed and regularly reviewed in the light of the changing requirements of industry for graduates of the programs, and the developments in the field of study. The review may lead to minor changes in a program, to quite significant changes, or to some programs being discontinued or new programs developed. The University recognises this process and has embedded it into its policies and procedures there is a yearly cycle for minor changes, and a five year cycle for major program reviews and changes. Similarly the Australian Computer Society (ACS), your professional body that accredits the School s programs, re-accredits programs every five years with the expectation that significant changes will occur over that time scale. The current changes are in part due to this university policy defined process of review and change. The School has consulted with our industry partners and the School s advisory board, and it is due to re-accredit its undergraduate programs with the ACS in The current changes are motivated by 1. Student feedback. Information from CEI s and ad-hoc student feedback has been used where appropriate to inform the changes to the program. 2. Australian Quality Framework (AQF) revisions necessitating some changes to our programs. Most of these changes are in the way of program objectives, course aims, objectives, graduate qualities and assessment mechanisms. 3. Changes in the industry. Information technology is a fast moving area so the programs created five years ago need updates to keep up with current developments. 4. University of South Australia five yearly major review of IT programs. 5. Australian Computer Society accreditation requirements. The last major revision of this program was implemented in 2010, with re-accreditation by the Australian Computer Society (ACS) in This revision is for implementation in 2015 for re-accreditation of the program by the ACS in As a result the following changes have been made to the program: 1. The withdrawal of the three 9.0 unit courses in the first three semesters of the program (Information Systems Professional Practice, Web and Database Design, Systems Analysis, Design and Project Management). This was based on feedback from students wanting more focused courses. 2. The creation of 6 x 4.5 unit courses to replace 9.0 unit courses. This includes a separate IT project management course to better satisfy the accreditation requirements of the ACS. 3. The withdrawal of two plans within Business Systems and Cloud Computing plans. 4. Renaming of the Networking and Security specialisation to Networking and Cybersecurity to in order to distinguish "security" as being in the field of Information Technology and accurately reflect what is being taught in the program Program Changes, Version 1.0 August, 2014 Page 1

2 5. The introduction of a new Mobile Application Development plan to meet student demand to enter this rapidly growing sector of IT. 6. The withdrawal of some existing courses and the creation of a number of new courses across all plans of, to reflect new and emerging technologies in IT, and to better prepare our graduates to meet the changing needs of industry. The number of core courses (42) remains the same. 7. A revision of the minors available to students taking the generic plan of, to reflect the changes to courses within the other plans of. The School has made changes to the content of the restructured programs and to the way they will be taught. Many new courses have been introduced. The most significant changes are: 1. New courses in each program that reflect changes in the ICT industry and also the core skills expected of future graduates of an ICT program. Exciting and innovative courses have been introduced in each of the new program schedules. 2. A greater emphasis on experiential learning and participation by student in the learning process. This constitutes a major changes to the way in which the School will present its courses. 3. The continuation of a common set of first year courses across the School s programs allowing you to transfer to any plan after the first year. The changes the School has made to its programs are all aimed at providing a set of quality programs that will prepare graduates with the knowledge and skills required to thrive in a career in the constantly changing ICT industry. A summary of the important facts you should know regarding the changes to the program All courses apart from the ICT project are 4.5 units From 2015, will have 5 plans; Games and Entertainment Design, Networking and Cybersecurity, Software Development, Mobile Application Development, and System Administration. If you haven t chosen one of the specified plans, you will complete with two minors (each consisting of 4 courses) and graduate with a generic degree (with no named major in brackets). Note: one but not both of these minors can be taken from outside the School of Information Technology and Mathematical Science A new set of minors have been put together and these can be found on the course website. will consist of 13 core courses in Information Technology, one 9.0 unit ICT project, an eight course (36 units) major or two 4-course minors (36 units), and one elective course (4.5 units) that can be selected from any school in the University. The schedule for this program is shown in appendix B. Any credit that you have already received as part of the program will count towards the new degree schedule. Any course you have studied at UniSA that is or was part of the old schedule or was approved by the Program Director will count towards the new program. A course equivalence table is provided in appendix C. Program Changes, Version 1.0 August, 2014 Page 2

3 The Transition Process Design Your Study Plan The first step you must complete in this transition is to determine what your study plan (or schedule) will be for the remainder of your degree. This document assumes all students are FULL TIME; if you are completing the degree part-time, you are still required to complete the same number of courses but you will just take them over a longer period and you should adjust the schedule to suit. Study plans for students who have completed one to four study periods (4 to 16 courses) have been specified. If you don t fit into any of these categories or have taken courses out of the standard order, use the course equivalence table appendix C to determine which courses are being replaced with new ones. With this table and the new program schedule, you should be able to work out your own study plan. If in doubt, please contact your program director for further assistance. Program Changes, Version 1.0 August, 2014 Page 3

4 (Cloud Computing) If you have completed the FIRST STUDY PERIOD (18 units) If you have completed the first study period of the old schedule for (Cloud Computing), you should have completed the following courses: Problem Solving and Programming Information Systems Professional Practice Network Fundamentals Therefore, you should complete the following courses below in their allocated study period and year. Year Proposed Schedule (Software Development) 2015 SP2 Systems Analysis, Design and Project Management *** Information Technology Fundamentals 2016 SP SP2 Elective Programming Fundamentals Network Management Database Fundamentals Management and Organisation Interface Design, Interaction and Experience Enterprise Systems Accounting Principles for Business Decisions Systems Administration Business Intelligence and Analytics Information Technology Strategy and Management Web Development ^^^ Business Decision Making Simulation ICT Project Cloud, Virtualisation and Storage Information Security Management *** - Last offering in 2015 ^^^ - Available from See Appendix C for other course mappings if you have taken a course which is not listed above. 2. The Elective course may be selected from any School within the University. 3. Enrolment in ICT Project course is required at least six weeks prior to the study period beginning so projects can be allocated to student groups. Program Changes, Version 1.0 August, 2014 Page 4

5 (Cloud Computing) If you have completed the entire FIRST YEAR (36 units) If you have completed the first year of the old schedule for (Cloud Computing), you should have completed the following courses: Problem Solving and Programming Information Systems Professional Practice Information Technology Fundamentals Web and Database Design Programming Fundamentals Network Fundamentals Therefore, you should complete the following courses below in their allocated study period and year. Year Proposed Schedule (Software Development) 2015 SP2 Systems Analysis, Design and Project Management *** Interface Design, Interaction and Experience 2016 SP2 Management and Organisation Network Management Digital Forensics and Electronic Discovery Information Technology Strategy and Management Elective Cloud, Virtualisation and Storage Enterprise Systems Information Security Management Accounting Principles for Business Decisions ICT Project Business Intelligence and Analytics Business Decision Making Simulation *** - Last offering in 2015 ^^^ - Available from See Appendix C for other course mappings if you have taken a course which is not listed above. 2. The Elective course may be selected from any School within the University. 3. Enrolment in ICT Project course is required at least six weeks prior to the study period beginning so projects can be allocated to student groups. Program Changes, Version 1.0 August, 2014 Page 5

6 (Cloud Computing) If you have completed FOUR STUDY PERIODS (72 units) If you have completed the two years of the old schedule for (Cloud Computing), you should have completed the following courses: Problem Solving and Programming Information Systems Professional Practice Information Technology Fundamentals Systems Analysis, Design and Program Management Accounting for Business Management Principles Web and Database Design Programming Fundamentals Network Fundamentals Web Engineering User Interface Network Management Business Intelligence and Data Mining Therefore, you should complete the following courses below in their allocated study period and year. Year 2015 SP2 Proposed Schedule (Software Development) Cloud, Virtualisation and Storage Enterprise Systems Information Security Management Elective ICT Project Business Decision Making Simulation Information Technology Strategy and Management 1. See Appendix C for other course mappings if you have taken a course which is not listed above. 2. The Elective course may be selected from any School within the University. 3. Enrolment in ICT Project course is required at least six weeks prior to the study period beginning so projects can be allocated to student groups. Program Changes, Version 1.0 August, 2014 Page 6

7 Appendix A Old Study Plan 2014 Bachelor of Information Technology (Cloud Computing) Study Plan for Commencement in Units UniSA Courses Area + Cat No. YEAR 1 Information Systems Professional Practice 9.0 INFS 1014 Problem Solving and Programming 4.5 COMP 1039 Information Technology Fundamentals 4.5 INFT 1016 YEAR 1 Web and Database Development 9.0 INFS 1019 Network Fundamentals 4.5 INFT 1012 Programming Fundamentals 4.5 COMP 1040 YEAR 2 Systems Analysis, Design and Project Management 9.0 INFS 2035 Accounting for Business 4.5 ACCT 1008 Management Principles 4.5 BUSS 1054 YEAR 2 Web Engineering 4.5 INFT 2061 User Interfaces 4.5 INFT 1004 Network Management 4.5 INFT 3020 Business Intelligence and Enterprise Data Mining 4.5 INFS 4018 YEAR 3 Elective 4.5 Information Technology Strategy and Management 4.5 INFS 3065 Cloud Computing and Virtualisation 4.5 INFT 4028 Enterprise Systems 4.5 INFT 3024 YEAR 3 ICT Project 9.0 INFT 3025 OR ICT Specialist Industry Project 9.0 INFT 4026 Account for Business 4.5 ACCT 1008 System Architecture 4.5 COMP 3024 Program Changes, Version 1.0 August, 2014 Page 7

8 Appendix B Study Plan 2015 onwards Bachelor of Information Technology (Cloud Computing) Study Plan for Commencement in Units UniSA Courses Area + Cat No. YEAR 1 Study Period 2 Network Fundamentals 4.5 INFT 1012 Problem Solving and Programming 4.5 COMP 1039 Design Thinking and Digital Innovation 4.5 INFS 1020 Information Technology Fundamentals 4.5 INFT 1016 YEAR 1 Study Period 5 Systems Analysis 4.5 INFS 1021 Database Fundamentals 4.5 INFT 1020 Programming Fundamentals 4.5 COMP 1040 IT Project Management 4.5 INFT 1021 YEAR 2 Study Period 2 Interface Design, Interaction and Experience 4.5 INFT 1004 Web Development 4.5 INFT 2064 Elective (see note 2) 4.5 Account Principles for Business Decisions 4.5 ACCT 1009 YEAR 2 Study Period 5 Systems Design 4.5 INFS 2037 Information Technology Strategy and INFS 3065 Management 4.5 Network Management 4.5 INFT 3020 Business Intelligence and Analytics 4.5 INFS 4018 YEAR 3 Study Period 2 Information Security Management 4.5 INFS 3070 Enterprise Systems 4.5 INFT 3024 Cloud Computing and Virtualisation 4.5 INFT 4028 Management and Organisation 4.5 BUSS 2068 YEAR 3 Study Period 5 ICT Project 4.5 INFT 3025 Digital Forensics and Electronic Discovery 4.5 INFT 3031 Business Decision Making Simulation 4.5 BUSS The majority of the courses are delivered at the Mawson Lakes Campus with the remainder taught at City West or Magill. Please check the timetable to confirm the location and possible external mode offering. 2. The University elective is a course from any school or program within the University of South Australia that is freely chosen by students, subject to pre-requisite requirements and availability. 3. Enrolment in this course is required at least six weeks prior to the study period beginning so projects can be allocated to student groups. Program Changes, Version 1.0 August, 2014 Page 8

9 Appendix C - Course Equivalence Table Below is the mapping that will be used to assist the development of schedules for students during the transition to the new program structure. If a course does not appear in the list, it is still continuing and thus there no need for an equivalence. Area / Catalogue No New Course 2014 Previous Course Course Title Area / Catalogue No. Course Title INFT 3026 Systems Administration EEET 3024 Operating Systems INFT 4028 Cloud, Virtualisation and Storage INFT 4028 Cloud Computing and Virtualisation INFT 3031 Digital Forensics and Electronic Discovery COMP 2030 Mobile Commerce INFS Design Thinking + Elective INFS 1014 Information Systems Professional Practise INFS INFS 2037 INFT 1004 INFT INFT 2064 Systems Analysis + Systems Design INFS 2035 Interface Design, Interaction and Experience Database Fundamentals + Web Development INFT 1004 INFS 1019 Systems Analysis, Design and Project Management User Interface Web and Database Design BUSS 2068 Management and Organisation BUSS 1054 Management Principles ACCT 1009 Accounting Principles for Business Decisions ACCT 1008 Accounting for Business LAWS 1018 Business Law COML 1001 Foundations of Business Law INFS 4018 Business Intelligence and Analytics INFS 4018 Business Intelligence and Enterprise Data Mining INFS 2019 Introduction to E-business INFS 3071 Information Technology Business Practice INFT 3031 Digital Forensics and Electronic Discovery COMP 3024 Systems Architecture BUSS 3074 Business Decision Making Simulation INFT 2061 Web Engineering 1. If you have completed a 2014 previous course, you are NOT permitted to take the 2015 New Course as there will be significant content overlap UNLESS approved by the Program Director. Program Changes, Version 1.0 August, 2014 Page 9