Bachelor of Information Technology (Honours) (BITH3) - Casuarina - Northern Territory - Charles Darwin University Casuarina Campus - I736

This course will enable students to study a particular aspect of information technology in some depth, and gain experience and training in research techniques and principles. Students will also develop skills in the written and oral communication of academic information. Outcomes from this program include an ability to apply research methods in the pursuit of knowledge; enhanced knowledge of a particular information technology area; enhanced skills in the ability to communicate information in an acceptable academic written and oral style; and an introduction into research practices and culture enabling students to continue onto higher level degree studies.

Successful completion of a recognised bachelors degree or equivalent in Information Technology or related discipline or field with a grade point average of credit or better. Additional Application Requirements Applicants must contact the School of Engineering and Information Technology on (08) 8946 6457 to discuss a potential project and supervision prior to submitting an application.

Bachelor of Information Technology (Honours) (BITH3)

Course Structure

Completion of this course requires eight units of study, comprising of a research project and two coursework units of study. The topic of the research project is decided in consultation with the Honours Coordinator.

A candidate must successfully complete units totalling 80 credit points as detailed below. All units are valued at 10 credit points unless indicated.

Unit type    
Credit Points
Specific requirements
Core units
(6 units)    
60
Compulsory core units totalling 60 credit points. Thesis project totalling 60 credit points for all streams. Students may enroll in the full time or part time option as detailed below:

Either (per semester)
HON431 Honours Thesis #10
HON433 Honours Thesis #30
Or
HON432 Honours Thesis #20
HON432 Honours Thesis #20

Note: HON431, HON432, HON433 are repeatable units, that count more than once towards the requirement of the award. Students enrolling more than once in either unit will receive grades for individual unit attempts.
Specialist
Electives
(2 units)    
20
Specialist Elective units totalling 20 credit points selected from the list of available units detailed below, or as approved by the Course Coordinator.

ENG322 Embedded and Mobile Systems
HIT314 GUI Applications (unit title change)
HIT321 Enterprise Applications (unit title change)
HIt342 Information Systems Management (unit title change)
HIT343 Business Analysis and Re-engineering
HIT351 Internetworking and Remote Implementations (last offered in 2008)
HIT381 Human Computer Interaction Design
HIT325 Web Databases (available as of 2010)
HIT382 Project
SID400 Professional Skills
    
80
Total Credit Points


COURSE CHANGES
Students enrolled in this course prior to 2009 will note there have been minor changes to the course for 2009.

The following unit codes and/or titles have been changed:
HIT314 GUI Applications (was Data and Mobile Programming)
HIT321 Enterprise Applications (was Mobile Web Applications)
HIt342 Information Systems Management (was E-Business and IT Management)

Additional Specialist Electives are available as of 2009:
HIT381 Human Computer Interaction Design
HIT344 Web Databases


Unit Repository – provides general information about each unit including a brief description and the semester and mode offered.
Timetables – provide detail on the individual class times for units offered internally.  Timetables for the following academic year are available from the middle of December each year.
Bookshop – if text books have been prescribed, recommended or ordered for units in this course, details are available by unit code through the Casuarina Campus Bookshop.