MASTER OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

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1 POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Information for International applicants 2016 ENTRY Napier Campus The Master of Information Technology and Postgraduate Diploma in Information Technology enables students who have completed a bachelor degree in information technology/computing to achieve a postgraduate level qualification in information technology. Both programmes have been designed to produce IT graduates who are able to think critically and have a number of high level skills in the IT field that can be applied in a wide range of situations. The principles underlying the design of the Master of Information Technology are similar to those of the Postgraduate Diploma in Information Technology, the Graduate Diploma in Information Technology and the Bachelor of Computing Systems: There is a focus on both in-depth theoretical knowledge and understanding of the information technology environment and professional practice in which the knowledge and understanding are applied. It is designed to extend and deepen an individual s knowledge and skills by building on attainment gained from undergraduate study in the computing field and to extend current IT professionals in their career progression. The programmes build on the student s existing knowledge and skills through courses that research and apply information technology knowledge and skills in an environment that combines project work, case studies, real-life simulations, and practical work experience. It encourages flexibility that acknowledges the diversity of the IT environment and the diversity in learner interest and needs. It encourages participants to apply research skills to identify solutions to Information Technology problems or issues. Qualification Programme level Length Start dates Study options Fees Total number of credits Class times Individual study hours Location Master of Information Technology Postgraduate Diploma in Information Technology Level 9 (Masters) Level 8 (Postgraduate Diploma) 1.5 years (Masters) 1 year (Postgraduate Diploma) 15 February, 18 July Full-time NZ$20,000 per year Postgraduate Diploma in Information Technology NZ$28,000 Master of Information Technology. (Programme fee for 1.5 years) 180 (Masters) 120 (Postgraduate Diploma) Timetable to be advised on arrival Approximately four hours for each class room hour Napier Campus STUDENT PROFILE Name Jitesh Kumar Arora Country India I ve had the best experience at EIT. I ve met a lot of people and learned a lot from them. The staff are amazing and very helpful. Education here is great! You are challenged and encouraged to think outside the box every time. The location is wonderful and campus is vibrant with different cultures; it really opens your mind to new views and beliefs that are different from yours. Contact International Centre Phone: [email protected] international.eit.ac.nz AUG 2015

2 POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMME INFORMATION To qualify for the Master of Information Technology, students must have passed the courses (or the equivalent) listed below. All programmes of study must be approved by the Programme Coordinator. SEMESTER ONE AND SEMESTER TWO 2016 The three level 8 compulsory courses: ITPG8.100 Advanced IT Project Management ITPG8.200 Strategic IT Management (semester 1) ITPG8.300 Research in Information Technology (semester 2) The level 9 compulsory course, MIT9.100 Applied Research Project is offered in both semesters. The courses offered to students include: In addition there are a number of Level 8 supervised courses that will be offered in either semester providing there is sufficient demand. ITPG8.370 IT Work Integrated Learning ITP8.350 Special Topic ITPG8.400 Impact of Computing on Society ITPG8.450 Virtualisation Management ITPG8.500 Enterprise Resource Planning Systems ITPG8.550 Cloud Based IT Solutions ITPG8.600 Advanced Mobile and Wireless Technologies ITPG8.700 Mobile Software Architectures ITPG8.800 Enterprise Content Management ITPG8.900 Advanced Digital Learning Technologies FACILITIES In the state-of-the-art Information Technology Complex, there are nine networked computer laboratories usually with 24 student stations in each. The rooms are environmentally controlled with data show equipment in each room. There are specific labs for software development, hardware, multimedia, and a room for computer study. The facility also has a 50-seat tiered lecture theatre. ENTRY CRITERIA ACADEMIC ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Applicants for the Postgraduate Diploma in Information Technology must have successfully completed an undergraduate degree in Information Technology or related field. Those applicants wishing to apply for the Master of Information Technology must have successfully completed an undergraduate degree in Information Technology or related field, or the Postgraduate Diploma in Information Technology. Where a candidate s undergraduate degree does not provide the basis of study at the level required for more advanced study, students will be required to enrol in the Postgraduate Diploma in Information Technology. ENGLISH LANGUAGE ENTRY REQUIREMENTS Students are required to have attained an acceptable level of English language fluency. This may be demonstrated in a variety of ways, including successful study in English, approved scores on TOEFL or IELTS (6.5 Academic) with no band score lower than 6.0 or equivalent, or completion of an EIT Hawke s Bay assessment. STUDY PATHWAYS/JOB OPPORTUNITIES Possible job and career opportunities can include: Systems Analyst IT Consultant Business Analyst IT Infrastructure Support Analyst E-Commerce Advisor Project Manager

3 COURSE DESCRIPTIONS NB: Courses are offered subject to sufficient enrolments being received. In the following descriptions P= Pre-requisite courses which must be studied before C= Co-requisite courses which can be studied before or at the same time Students intending to progress from the Postgraduate Diploma to the Masters must study all courses at level 8. (A total of 8 courses) LEVEL 7 COURSE NUMBER BRIEF DESCRIPTION CREDIT VALUE NZQA LEVEL SEMESTER OFFERED ITDB7.200 ITDC7.230 ITEC7.390 ITEL7.101 ITIM7.450 ITOS7.600 ITPR7.500 ITPR7.510 ITSD7.330 ITST7.400 ITSY7.660 ITWD7.350 Database Administration To provide students with the practical database administration skills required as a Database Administrator. P: ITDB6.220 Database Management Systems Advanced Hardware and Infrastructure To provide students with technical knowledge and skills to plan, prepare and manage a range of enterprise technologies, configurations and infrastructure. The range of technologies includes virtualisation, disaster recovery, deployment solutions, enterprise infrastructure and Cloud concepts. E-Business Strategies To evaluate and analyse the drivers for successful e-business strategies for organisations. Case studies will allow practical experience. P: ITEC6.390 E-Commerce Recommended: ITWD6.400 Adv Internet & Web Page Development Digital Learning Technologies To provide students with knowledge and practical experience in the emerging digital technologies within the educational and training environment. P/C: ITEC6.390 E-Commerce Information Technology Management To provide students with knowledge and skills for developing information technology plans for organizations. To enable students to understand IT management concepts and issues. P: ITSD Systems Analysis and Design Advanced Operating Systems (Linux) To provide students with a technical insight into the UNIX (Linux) Architecture as well as providing the skills necessary to optimise the UNIX (Linux) kernel and implement security measures within the UNIX (Linux) environment. P: ITOS Operating Systems (Linux) Business Application Programming To provide students with the opportunity to program a full business application from provided user specifications. P: ITPR Introduction to object oriented programming. ITPR User interface design C: ITSD Systems Analysis & Design 1 Special Programming Topic To develop an artefact or research report in a specialised programming area. P: ITPR6.500 Advanced Object Oriented Programming C: As determined by the programme committee Object Oriented Analysis & Design To introduce students to the principles and concepts of object-orientated analysis and design and to apply these to a scenario using the appropriate UML diagrams. P: ITSD Systems Analysis and Design 1 Level 7 Special Topic To provide an avenue for students to conduct research into an approved information systems topic that is not covered by an existing level 7 course. P: RESM6.01 Research Methods Any other pre-requisites as determined by the programme committee C: As determined by the programme committee Information Systems Security To provide students with an overview for information systems security concepts and the need to identify security risks and make contingency plans and policies. P: Either ITNA6.250 Network Administration and Support or ITDC6.210 Data Communications and Networking 2 Web Application Development The aim of this course is to provide students with knowledge and skills for developing client-server web-based applications in the Intranet / Internet. P: ITWD6.400 Advanced Internet & Web Development, ITDT5.220 Data ITPR5.500 Introduction to Programming 15 7

4 POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ITWM7.380 Web Site Hosting & Maintenance To allow students to demonstrate the skills necessary to design, develop, configure and maintain the infra structure of a dynamic Web Site. P: ITWD5.230 Internet and Web Development ITNA6.250 Network Administration and Support LEVEL 8 COURSE NUMBER BRIEF DESCRIPTION CREDIT VALUE NZQA LEVEL SEMESTER OFFERED ITPG8.100 ITPG8.200 ITPG8.300 ITPG8.370 NEW COURSE FOR 2016 ITPG8.350 NEW COURSE FOR 2016 ITPG8.400 Advanced IT Project Management (Compulsory) To provide students with an understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of a range of alternative project management methodologies, and apply a methodology to a real world project scenario. P: Relevant Project Management degree level courses and/or appropriate work experience Strategic IT Management (Compulsory) To provide students with an understanding of the strategic issues facing IT managers as they manage an IT services department in a medium to large size organisation and apply a range of techniques to create and design an IT strategy. Research in Information Technology (Compulsory) To provide students with a framework for applied research in IT which can be used to conduct research relating to a current strategic computing issue. P: RESM6.01 Research Methods or equivalent Work Integrated Learning This course provides students with experience in an applied information technology work environment and provides an opportunity to develop attributes relating to work place professional behaviours. P: Students must have completed at least 60 credits of post graduate study. Students must demonstrate readiness to fit in NZ working environment Special Topic Identify a current and relevant IT issue or problem and conduct research to identify potential solutions. Impact of Computing on Society To encourage students to critically evaluate the impact of computing on society and understand how to address the issues that IT professionals face as a consequence of technology advances and 2 and ITPG8.450 Virtualisation Management To encourage students to critically evaluate the impact of computing on society and understand how to address the issues that IT professionals face as a consequence of technology advances ITPG8.500 Enterprise Resource Planning Systems To provide students with an understanding of the issues concerning the adoption of a crossfunctional integrated computer-based information systems approach to the provision of IT applications within a medium to large business organisation. P: Relevant Systems Analysis & Design degree level courses and/or appropriate work experience ITPG8.550 Cloud Based IT Solutions To enable students to understand the management issues surrounding the adoption of cloud based computing solutions and be able to assess the merits of a cloud based IT solution for a given IT environment. ITPG8.600 Advanced Mobile and Wireless Technologies To provide students with an understanding of the issues concerning the adoption of mobile and wireless technologies and the skills necessary to be able to make informed decisions when identifying the mobile or wireless technology best suited to a given purpose. P: Relevant IT Architecture degree level courses and/or appropriate work experience

5 ITPG8.700 Mobile Software Architectures To provide students with an understanding of the key principles associated with mobile application development and software engineering and be able to apply these principles when designing and deploying an application to meet a specific business need. P: Relevant Software Development degree level courses and/or appropriate work experience 15 8 ITPG8.800 Enterprise Content Management To provide students with an understanding of the concepts and technologies involved in enterprise content management and provide them with the skills that will allow them to evaluate enterprise content management strategies for specific business cases. P: Relevant Systems Analysis degree level courses and/or appropriate work experience ITPG8.900 Advanced Digital Learning Technologies To provide students with an understanding of the issues surrounding the adoption of emerging digital technologies in the educational and training environment and be able to apply these principles when using the technologies to meet a specific training need. P: Relevant Internet and Multimedia degree level courses and/or appropriate work experience LEVEL 9 COURSE NUMBER BRIEF DESCRIPTION CREDIT VALUE NZQA LEVEL SEMESTER OFFERED MIT9.100 Applied Research Project (Compulsory) To provide students with an opportunity to develop and apply new skills and techniques to existing or emerging problems in the applied IT area. Participants will be required to demonstrate independent application of highly specialised knowledge and skills within the IT field. Students will be expected to demonstrate ability to research a specific IT issue or problem, incorporating advanced levels of analysis, evaluation, discussion and theoretical development. P: ITPG8.300 Research in IT and 2

6 POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 01 Complete and sign our international student application form 02 Attach certified copies translated into English of your: Passport or birth certificate Proof of name change (if applicable) Evidence of your English language proficiency ie. IELTS or equivalent Academic transcripts and qualification certificates Please note that some programmes may require you to submit additional documentation such as your Curriculum Vitae, portfolio or references. Please check our website for any programme specific documentation required. 03 Send your application to us The easiest way is to send it by to We d also be happy to accept it by post. You can also now apply online at 04 We will assess your application and let you know the outcome as soon as possible If you are accepted we will send you an Offer of Place along with details of the fees payable. If you do not meet all of the entry criteria we may issue you with a Conditional Offer of Place. You will need to meet all of the conditions as set out on your Offer of Place before you can apply for your Student Visa. 05 Pay your fees and apply for your Student Visa Once you have accepted your offer to study with us and paid your fees, we will send you a receipt that you will need to submit when applying for your visa. Details on applying for your Student Visa are available on the Immigration New Zealand website 06 Let us know your arrival details Once your visa has been approved you can then book your flights. Please let us know your arrival details whether you ll be living in EIT accommodation or not. If you are staying in EIT accommodation, we will arrange for you to be collected from the Napier airport for FREE. DISCLAIMER. The programme fees, other costs, entry requirements, duration, and programme start dates are for 2016 and are listed as a guide only. All fees shown in the prospectus are in New Zealand dollars and include Goods and Services Tax (GST) at current rates. Programme content is based on current information and may be subject to change. EIT reserves the right to cancel or postpone any programme and shall not be liable for any claim other than that proportion of the programme fee, which the cancelled or postponed portion bears.