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 2016. 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 2011. This revision is for implementation in 2015 for re-accreditation of the program by the ACS in 2016. 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
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
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
(Software Development) If you have completed the FIRST STUDY PERIOD (18 units) If you have completed the first study period of the old schedule for (Software Development), you should have completed the following courses: Problem Solving and Programming Information Systems Professional Practice Information Technology Fundamentals Therefore, you should complete the following courses below in their allocated study period and year. Year 2015 2016 2017 Proposed Schedule (Software Development) Network Fundamentals Systems Analysis, Design and Project Management *** Elective Database Fundamentals Programming Fundamentals Tools for Software Development Computer Science Foundations Interface Design, Interaction and Experience Data Structures Concurrent Programming Agile Development with.net Mobile Application Enterprise Development Software Development for C++ Web Development ^^^ Cloud Programming ICT Project Database for the Enterprise Artificial Intelligence *** - Last offering in 2015 ^^^ - Available from 2016 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 4
(Software Development) If you have completed the entire FIRST YEAR (36 units) If you have completed the first year of the old schedule for (Software Development), 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 Systems Analysis, Design and Project Management *** Interface Design, Interaction and Experience 2016 Data Structures Tools for Software Development Software Development in C++ Elective Computer Science Foundations Agile Development with.net Concurrent Programming Database for the Enterprise Artificial Intelligence ICT Project Mobile Application Enterprise Development Cloud Programming *** - Last offering in 2015 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 5
(Software Development) If you have completed THREE STUDY PERIODS (54 units) If you have completed the three study periods of the old schedule for (Software Development), you should have completed the following courses: Problem Solving and Programming Information Systems Professional Practice Information Technology Fundamentals Discrete Mathematics Web Engineering Database Technology Elective Web and Database Design Network Fundamentals Programming Fundamentals Therefore, you should complete the following courses below in their allocated study period and year. Year 2015 2016 Proposed Schedule (Software Development) Data Structures Systems Analysis, Design and Project Management *** Interface Design, Interaction and Experience Cloud Programming Mobile Application Enterprise Development Software Development with C++ Tools for Software Development ICT Project Agile Development with.net Concurrent Programming *** - Last offering in 2015 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
(Software Development) If you have completed FOUR STUDY PERIODS (72 units) If you have completed the two years of the old schedule for (Software Development), you should have completed the following courses: Problem Solving and Programming Information Systems Professional Practice Information Technology Fundamentals Systems Analysis, Design and Program Management Data Structures Discrete Mathematics Web and Database Design Programming Fundamentals Network Fundamentals Web Engineering User Interface Database Technology Software Development with C++ Therefore, you should complete the following courses below in their allocated study period and year. Year 2015 Proposed Schedule (Software Development) Agile Development with.net Concurrent Programming Elective Artificial Intelligence ICT Project Cloud Programming Mobile Application Enterprise Development 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 7
Appendix A Old Study Plan 2014 Bachelor of Information Technology (Software Development) YEAR 1 Study Period 2 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 Study Period 5 Web and Database Development 9.0 INFS 1019 Network Fundamentals 4.5 INFT 1012 Programming Fundamentals 4.5 COMP 1040 YEAR 2 Study Period 2 Systems Analysis, Design and Project Management 9.0 INFS 2035 Data Structures 4.5 COMP 2012 Discrete Mathematics 4.5 MATH 1043 YEAR 2 Study Period 5 Web Engineering 4.5 INFT 2061 User Interfaces 4.5 INFT 1004 Software Development with C++ 4.5 COMP 3023 Database Technology 4.5 INFS 2011 YEAR 3 Study Period 2 Elective (see note 3) 4.5 Agile Development with NET 4.5 COMP 3021 Operating Systems 4.5 EEET 3024 Mobile Applications Development 4.5 COMP 4032 YEAR 3 Study Period 5 ICT Project 9.0 INFT 3025 Artificial Intelligence 4.5 COMP 2019 Systems Architecture 4.5 COMP 3024 Program Changes, Version 1.0 August, 2014 Page 8
Appendix B Study Plan 2015 onwards Bachelor of Information Technology (Software Development) 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 Data Structures and Algorithms 4.5 COMP 2012 Database for the Enterprise 4.5 INFS 2011 YEAR 2 Study Period 5 Systems Design 4.5 INFS 2037 Tools for Software Development 4.5 INFT 2063 Software Development with C++ 4.5 COMP 3023 Computer Science Foundations 4.5 COMP 2031 YEAR 3 Study Period 2 Elective 4.5 Agile Development with NET 4.5 COMP 3021 Concurrent Programming 4.5 INFT 3030 Artificial Intelligence 4.5 COMP 2019 YEAR 3 Study Period 5 Cloud Programming 4.5 INFT 3029 Mobile Application Enterprise Development 4.5 INFT 3033 ICT Project 9.0 INFT 3025 1. 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 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. The courses on the left hand side are the new ones and are replacing the courses on the right hand side; these are no longer being offered in 2015 and beyond. Area / Catalogue No. 2015 New Course 2014 Previous Course Course Title Area / Catalogue No. Course Title INFS 1020 + Design Thinking + Elective INFS 1014 Information Systems Professional Practise INFS 1021 + INFS 2037 INFT 1004 INFT 1020 + 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 INFT 3029 Cloud Programming INFT 2061 Web Engineering INFS 2011 Database for the Enterprise INFS 2011 Database Technology INFT 2063 Tools for Software Development COMP 3024 Systems Architecture INFT 3030 Concurrent Programming EEET 3024 Operating Systems INFT 3033 Mobile Application Enterprise Development COMP 4032 Mobile Applications Development COMP 2031 Computer Science Foundations MATH 1043 Discrete Mathematics 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 10