Bachelor of Information and Communication Technology (Professional)

Learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this course will be able to:

• identify the need for ICT solutions, elicit information from the relevant stakeholders about the requirements for the solution and research and plan solutions according to the requirements identified
• assess and analyse the appropriateness of methodologies and technologies for the design and implementation of ICT solutions
• research, evaluate and discuss the suitability and procurement options of alternatives for a given purpose
• identify and analyse situations that require investigations about methodologies, practices, technologies, ethical and legal issues and source the generic and specialised software tools used by IT professionals
• communicate effectively using written and spoken English in a professional context, adapt personal interaction style to a given audience, work efficiently in a team, guide and direct other team members, identify the pertinent legal and ethical issues and be familiar with the generic and specialised software tools used by IT professionals
• demonstrate problem-solving skills to apply technologies to new situations when implementing, maintaining, documenting and troubleshooting small-scale systems
• demonstrate an appropriate knowledge of the technologies that make up ICT infrastructure and articulate the relationships and interdependencies between technologies
• Systems Technology major:
  • participate in a software development project, design and implement object-oriented software, including software for mobile applications and consider relevant security and usability aspects
• Network Technology major:
  • plan and deploy secure network systems utilising current practices in IP technologies, network security, and scalable server deployment
• Information Technology major:
  • plan and implement an information system considering requirements of business and management, and elicit information about existing or envisaged business processes, analyse these processes from the viewpoints of all stakeholders and advise the stakeholders on possible improvements, providing process models which can be discussed with a client
• appraise workplace expectations and opportunities related to their discipline, and integrate their studies with professional practice to enhance their career readiness.

Career opportunities

Graduates of the Bachelor of Information and Communication Technology (Professional) will be exposed to curriculum and learning activities that will develop these attributes, interpreted within an ICT context, as well as those generic attributes that form a requirement of the Australian Computer Society.

Professional recognition

The Bachelor of Information and Communication Technology  is accredited by the Australian Computer Society (ACS) at the professional level.

Course rules

To qualify for the award of Bachelor of Information and Communication Technology (Professional) students must complete 375 credit points comprising :

• Eight (8) Core units (100 credit points)
• Eight (8) units of study from one of the following Majors: Software Technology, Information Technology, Network Technology (100 credit points)
• Four (4) units of study from the Professional Placement Co-Major (100 credit points) (between 1672 and 1976* hours of professional placement); and
• Six (6) units of other studies (75 credit points) comprising a minor, advanced minor, and/or electives

Students may not complete more than 150 credit points (normally 12 units) at Introductory Level. A unit of study can only be counted once, where units are shared between majors and/or minors, students must choose an approved alternate.

* The total hours may vary depending on the number of weeks of placement completed.

Academic Progress – Special requirements

In addition to the standard academic progress rules, this course has the following additional academic progress rules which are established in accordance with Academic Courses Regulation 62(2):

1. A student is classified as 'at risk' of unsatisfactory progress if they:

(a) fail any unit of study

(b) behave in a manner which breaches the Swinburne Student Charter whilst on a professional placement

(c) are unsuccessful in securing a Professional Placement two months before Week 1 of their final year of study.

2. A student is classified as 'unsatisfactory progress' if they:

(a) fail any unit of study in the next Progress Review period after being classified as being 'at risk'

(b) fail a Professional Placement or Work Experience in Industry unit

(c) have their professional placement terminated early by an industry partner. In the case of early termination of an industry placement by an industry partner, the student will be deemed as having 'unsatisfactory progress' and a progress review hearing may be convened within 2 weeks of the cessation of the placement.

(d) are unsuccessful in securing a Professional Placement two months before Week 1 of their final semester of study

Students in this situation may be invited to transfer to an alternative undergraduate course. Students who are identified as having unsatisfactory progress will be subject to the show cause provisions in the Progress Review section of the Academic Progress Policy.

Maximum Academic Credit

The maximum level of credit that can be granted for the Bachelor of Information and Communication Technology (Professional) is 150 credit points (normally 12 units).