BP162 - Bachelor of Information Technology

Plan: BP162P23 - Bachelor of Information Technology
Campus: City Campus

Program delivery and structure

Approach to learning and assessment
Work integrated learning
Program structure
Program transition plan

---

Approach to learning and assessment

The teaching approach in this program is designed to foster your development as an independent learner so you will be able to extend your capabilities once you graduate. The teaching method includes lectorial, seminar, tutorial, workshop, practical and laboratory sessions, site visits and provision of online materials. You will be expected to complete all prescribed out-of-class learning activities in preparation for scheduled face-to-face and online classes, and encouraged to extend your learning by completing recommended additional readings and online activities. Of particular importance is the time spent in practical, laboratory based and work integrated learning activities that will focus on developing your employability skills and capabilities. Career Development Learning (CDL) experiences are embedded within the program and provide you with the knowledge, skills and attributes to manage your career and development throughout your life.

Several courses in the program are delivered online, rather than on-campus, and you are likely to find that other courses transition to online delivery as you progress through the program. All courses use Canvas for electronic provision of course material, tutorial problems and/or other relevant documents. 

Assessment is designed to give you the opportunity to demonstrate your capabilities. Various forms of assessment will be used throughout the program since the assessment you undertake will be appropriate to the objectives and student learning outcomes for each course.  Assessment may include class tests, quizzes, essays/reports, oral class presentations, group projects, research industry-based projects, in-lab assessments, laboratory projects, practical assignments and timed assessments.   

Inherent requirements
The following information on inherent requirements outlines the tasks you will be required to undertake during professional placement and on-campus learning activities. The non-academic abilities listed are provided for information only and are not entry requirements.

If there are any activities outlined which may be difficult for you to undertake, there are a range of adjustments to your study conditions available to enable and support you to demonstrate these abilities. Please contact the Equitable Learning Service to discuss any adjustments you may require.

Please read the full list of the Bachelor of Information Technology

By understanding the types of activities you’ll participate in, you can:

• understand more about the program
• determine if you may need support during your studies
• make an informed decision about whether the program is suitable for you

If you are living with a disability, long-term illness and/or a mental health condition, we can support you by making adjustments to activities in your program so that you can participate fully in your studies.

To receive learning adjustments, you need to register with Equitable Learning Service : www.rmit.edu.au/students/support-services/equitable-learning. 

The University considers the wellbeing and safety of all students, staff and the community to be a priority in on-campus learning and professional experience settings. 

Credit Transfer and Recognition of Prior Learning

If you have already developed areas of skill and knowledge included in this program (for example, through prior studies or work experience), you can apply for credit once you have enrolled in this program. There is information on the RMIT University website about how to apply for Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) - refer to: www.rmit.edu.au/students/enrolment/credit/he.

Top of page

Work integrated learning

RMIT University is committed to providing you with an education that strongly links formal learning with professional or vocational practice. As a student enrolled in this program you will:  

• Undertake and be assessed on structured activities that allow you to learn, apply and demonstrate your professional or vocational practice  
• Interact with industry and community when undertaking these activities  
• Complete these activities in real work contexts or situations.  

Any or all of these aspects of a WIL experience may be in a simulated workplace environment.   

In this program you will be doing specific courses that focus on work integrated learning (WIL). You will be assessed on professional or vocational work in a workplace setting (real or simulated) and receive feedback from those involved in your industry.   

The Work integrated learning (WIL) designated courses for this program are:  

• COSC2803 – Programming Studio 1

In this WIL course you will: interact with organisations (industry, government and community) through discipline relevant projects and activities. These interactions and the work context provide a distinctive source of feedback to you to assist your learning. Programming Studio 1 is a studio-based simulated WIL-activity based course that focusses on the further acquisition and development of technical and professional skills for developing software applications. The studio-based approach provides an authentic problem setting. Theory and practice are blended in the application of learning centred on e.g., development of a web applications. In this course you will complete a competitor analysis, front-end and back-end design of the application, conduct a usability testing survey, full implementation of the application, and finally demonstrate to an industry expert panel the project deliverables. In the projects we have chosen for this course, we endeavour to explore Computing for Good, that is, using our skills to achieve positive impacts with our communities and beyond.

• The ISYS1108 Software Engineering Project Management

This course simulates realistic work situations where you will have the opportunity to learn, apply and demonstrate professional software project management practice. You will work in a team on a software engineering project, interacting with a professional software project manager.

• COSC2408 – Programming Project 1.

This capstone project course is designed to provide you with hands-on practical experience developing software in a workplace environment. Your project team of 4 – 6 students will complete industry projects from inception to implementation. The emphasis is on understanding and working within a corporate environment, using formal project and software delivery methodologies and integrating all the skills and knowledge that you have acquired in the program.

Some courses in the program also include guest lecturers from industry, government or the community and activities relating to industry as part of the learning experience.  

On successful completion of the first two years of this program at a GPA of 3.0, you also become eligible to apply for transfer with advanced standing to the BP349 the Bachelor of Information Technology (Professional). The Bachelor of Information Technology (Professional) allows you to extend your work related studies by an additional year where you will complete an industry placement. The industry placement (internship) provides a unique opportunity to develop your professional and technical skills while creating and extending your professional network.

Please note: students may be required to undertake additional screening/compliance checks as advised by Government, Industry or RMIT University as the need arises. If applicable, further information will be provided once enrolment has been completed. 

International Students will need to check their Visa requirements and any work regulations/limitations before they can commence any WIL Activity. Further information can be found under the Visa Requirements for International Students section. 

Top of page

Program Structure

To graduate you must complete the following: All courses listed may not be available each semester.
You must complete a total of 288 credit points (i.e.: Twenty 12 credit point courses and Two 24 credit point courses) as follows: Two (2) STEM Future Technology Skills courses (24 credit points); and Eleven (11) Core courses including 2 24CP-courses and 9 12CP-courses (totalling 156 credit points); and One (1) Capstone course (12 credit points); and 96 credit points (e.g. eight 12 credit point Information Technology Option courses) from one of the following possible Combinations: Combination 1: Complete Eight (8) courses from one of the Information Technology Majors listed below; or Combination 2: Complete Four (4) courses from two Minors in the minor lists below (one minor must be from the Information Technology Minors list); or Combination 3: Complete Four (4) courses from one of the Information Technology Minors listed below AND Four (4) Information Technology Option Courses; or Combination 4: Complete Four (4) courses from one of the Information Technology Minors AND up to 48 credit points of University Electives; or Combination 5: Complete Four (4) Information Technology Option Courses AND University Electives up to 48 credit points. Information Technology Option courses mean all courses listed within each Information Technology Majors and Information Technology Minors. University Electives can include any Information Technology Option course, or any other course on the University Electives website. Rules on completion of Majors/Minors: A major is typically 96 credit points, and a minor is typically 48 credit points. A maximum of Two (2) Minors can be completed in this program. Please note, a course can only be counted once in your program: Any course completed as part of the core courses in the program, including where you are given a choice of core option courses, cannot count towards the completion of a major or minor. If you use a course toward the completion of a minor, you cannot use that same course again to count toward another minor. The Information Technology Major and Minor courses and cross-disciplinary Minor courses can be found at the end of the program structure. The courses in each Major and Minor need to be completed in the sequence listed.
Top of page
Year One of Program
Complete the following Six (6) Courses:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus Programming Bootcamp 1 12 COSC2801 City Campus Programming Studio 1 24 COSC2803 City Campus Introduction to Cyber Security 12 INTE2625 City Campus Data Communication and Net-Centric Computing 12 COSC1111 City Campus Web Programming Bootcamp 12 COSC3044 City Campus Web Programming Studio 24 COSC3046 City Campus
AND
Top of page
Year Two of Program
Complete the following Five (5) Courses:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus Cloud Foundations 12 COSC2757 City Campus Essentials of IT & Ethics 12 COSC3088 City Campus Software Engineering Fundamentals for IT 12 ISYS3413 City Campus Foundations of Artificial Intelligence for STEM 12 COSC2960 City Campus Systems Deployment and Operations 12 COSC2759 City Campus
AND
Complete Thirty Six (36) Credit Points from your Selected Combination.
AND
Top of page
Year Three of Program
Complete the following Three (3) Courses:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus Software Engineering Project Management 12 ISYS1108 City Campus Programming Project 1 12 COSC2408 City Campus Innovation Ecosystem and the Future of Work 12 OENG1235 City Campus
AND
Complete Sixty (60) credit points from your Selected Combination.
AND
Top of page
Major Combinations:
List of Major(s):
AND
(
Top of page
Major: Cyber Security
Select and Complete Eight (8) courses from the following list that have not been completed as Core Courses:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus Data Communication and Net-Centric Computing 12 COSC1111 City Campus Security in Computing and Information Technology 12 COSC2536 City Campus Security Testing 12 INTE2547 City Campus Introduction to Cybersecurity Governance 12 INTE2584 City Campus Cyber Security Attack Analysis and Incidence Response 12 INTE2626 City Campus Secure Electronic Commerce 12 INTE1071 City Campus Cloud Security 12 INTE2402 City Campus Blockchain Technology Fundamentals 12 INTE2627 City Campus Computer and Internet Forensics 12 COSC2301 City Campus
OR
Top of page
Major: Digital Innovation
Complete the following Eight (8) Courses:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus Principles of Psychology 12 BESC1123 City Campus Managing Change 12 BUSM1202 City Campus Cloud Developing 12 COSC2821 City Campus Practical Data Science 12 COSC2738 City Campus Cloud Architecting 12 COSC2829 City Campus Applied Entrepreneurship 12 BUSM4052 City Campus Introduction to Cybersecurity Governance 12 INTE2584 City Campus Digital Innovation Case Studies 12 ISYS3460 City Campus
OR
Top of page
Major: Enterprise Systems Development
Select and Complete Eight (8) courses from the following list that have not been completed as Core Courses:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus Further Programming 12 COSC2391 City Campus Algorithms and Analysis 12 COSC2123 City Campus Full Stack Development 12 COSC2758 City Campus Software Testing 12 ISYS1087 City Campus Database Applications 12 ISYS1102 City Campus Web Development Technologies 12 COSC2276 City Campus iPhone Software Engineering 12 COSC2471 City Campus Rapid Application Development 12 COSC2675 City Campus Software Engineering: Process and Tools 12 COSC2299 City Campus Programming Internet of Things 12 COSC2674 City Campus Enterprise Application Development 1 12 COSC3091 City Campus Mobile Application Development 12 COSC2309 City Campus
)
AND
Top of page
Information Technology Minors:
List of minors:
AND
(
Top of page
Minor: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
Select and Complete Four (4) Courses from the following list that have not been completed as Core Courses:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus Artificial Intelligence 12 COSC1127 City Campus Games and Artificial Intelligence Techniques 12 COSC2527 City Campus Machine Learning 12 COSC2673 City Campus Deep Learning 12 COSC2972 City Campus Programming Autonomous Robots 12 COSC2814 City Campus
OR
Top of page
Minor: Blockchain Technologies
Complete the following Four (4) Courses:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus Blockchain Technology Fundamentals 12 INTE2627 City Campus Developing Blockchain Applications 12 INTE2628 City Campus The Blockchain Economy 12 ECON1349 City Campus Blockchain Innovations and Case Studies 12 INTE2629 City Campus
OR
Top of page
Minor: Cloud Computing
Select and Complete Four (4) Courses from the following list that have not been completed as Core Courses:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus Cloud Foundations 12 COSC2757 City Campus Cloud Developing 12 COSC2821 City Campus Cloud Operations 12 COSC2824 City Campus Cloud Architecting 12 COSC2829 City Campus Cloud Security 12 INTE2402 City Campus
OR
Top of page
Minor: Creative Computing
Complete the following Four (4) Courses:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus Games Studio 1 12 COSC2348 City Campus Mixed Reality 12 COSC2476 City Campus Interactive 3D Graphics and Animation 12 COSC1187 City Campus Games and Artificial Intelligence Techniques 12 COSC2527 City Campus
OR
Top of page
Minor: Cyber Assurance
Select and Complete Four (4) courses from the following list that have not been completed as Core Courses:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus Data Communication and Net-Centric Computing 12 COSC1111 City Campus Security in Computing and Information Technology 12 COSC2536 City Campus Security Testing 12 INTE2547 City Campus Cyber Security Attack Analysis and Incidence Response 12 INTE2626 City Campus Cloud Security 12 INTE2402 City Campus Computer and Internet Forensics 12 COSC2301 City Campus
OR
Top of page
Minor: Data Science
Complete the following Four (4) Courses:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus Practical Data Science 12 COSC2738 City Campus Advanced Programming for Data Science 12 COSC2815 City Campus Data Visualisation with R 12 MATH2237 City Campus The Data Science Professional 12 COSC2818 City Campus
OR
Top of page
Minor: Enterprise Systems Development
Complete the following One (1) Course: Note: Students who do not complete Full Stack Development as a Core Course in their program must complete it to successfully complete this minor.
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus Further Programming 12 COSC2391 City Campus
AND
Select and Complete Three (3) Courses from the following list that have not been completed as Core Courses:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus Full Stack Development 12 COSC2758 City Campus Software Testing 12 ISYS1087 City Campus Database Applications 12 ISYS1102 City Campus Web Development Technologies 12 COSC2276 City Campus iPhone Software Engineering 12 COSC2471 City Campus Rapid Application Development 12 COSC2675 City Campus Software Engineering: Process and Tools 12 COSC2299 City Campus Programming Internet of Things 12 COSC2674 City Campus Algorithms and Analysis 12 COSC2123 City Campus Enterprise Application Development 1 12 COSC3091 City Campus Mobile Application Development 12 COSC2309 City Campus
OR
Top of page
Cross-disciplinary Minors:
List of Minors:
OR
Top of page
Minor: Bioinformatics
Complete the following Four (4) Courses:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus Cell Biology and Biochemistry 12 BIOL2146 City Campus Genetics and Molecular Biology 12 BIOL2262 City Campus Computational Biology 12 BIOL2526 City Campus Genomics and Gene Technologies 12 BIOL2527 City Campus
OR
Top of page
Minor: Blockchain Enabled Business
Complete the following 48 credit points:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus The Blockchain Economy 12 ECON1349 City Campus Cryptofinance & Cryptocurrency 12 BAFI3236 City Campus Blockchain Applications and Smart Contracts 12 INTE2554 City Campus Blockchain for Business 12 ISYS3408 City Campus
OR
Top of page
Minor: Business Analytics
Complete the following 48 credit points:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus Introduction to Business Analytics 12 ISYS3446 City Campus Business Data Management 12 ISYS2421 City Campus Advanced Business Analytics 12 ISYS3449 City Campus Supply Chain Analytics 12 OMGT2146 City Campus
OR
Top of page
Minor: Business Information Systems
Complete the following 48 credit points:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus Business Information Systems 12 ISYS2056 City Campus Business IT Infrastructure 12 INTE2043 City Campus Digital Business Design and Innovation 12 ISYS1051 City Campus Business Data Management 12 ISYS2421 City Campus
OR
Top of page
Minor: CISCO Networking
Complete the following Four (4) Courses:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus Networking 1 12 COSC2385 City Campus Networking 2 12 COSC2384 City Campus Advanced Networking 1 12 COSC2382 City Campus Advanced Networking 2 12 COSC2383 City Campus
OR
Top of page
Minor: Data Analysis
Complete the following Three (3) Courses:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus Linear Models and Experimental Design 12 MATH2203 City Campus Multivariate Analysis 12 MATH2142 City Campus Optimisation for Decision Making 12 MATH2055 City Campus
AND
Select and Complete One (1) Course from the following list:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus Applied Bayesian Statistics 12 MATH2305 City Campus Analysis of Categorical Data 12 MATH2300 City Campus Time Series and Forecasting 12 MATH2204 City Campus
OR
Top of page
Minor: Entrepreneurship
Complete the following 48 credit points:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus The Foundations of Entrepreneurship 12 BUSM1311 City Campus Applied Entrepreneurship 12 BUSM4052 City Campus Driving Innovation in Organisations 12 BUSM1321 City Campus Entrepreneurship and Global Challenges 12 BUSM4054 City Campus
OR
Top of page
Minor: Strategy and Innovation
Complete the following 48 credit points:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus Fundamentals of Business Strategy and Innovation 12 BUSM2709 City Campus Critical and Analytical Approaches 12 BUSM2541 City Campus Driving Innovation in Organisations 12 BUSM1321 City Campus Strategy 12 BUSM3125 City Campus
)
Top of page

Program transition plan

Semester 2, 2024 Transition Plan

A minor amendment has been made to your program effective Semester 2, 2024. The amendments are listed below:

Old Course	Replacement Course
BIOL2527 Genomics & Gene Technologies (City)	BIOL2577 Genomics & Gene Technologies (Bundoora)

AMENDMENTS – SEMESTER 1, 2024

If you are graduating from the BP162 Bachelor of Information Technology by the end of Semester 2 2023, the below changes will not apply to you.

If you have any questions regarding the below arrangements, please contact Business Connect. 

Minor: Strategy and Innovation

• The minor has undergone a title change – from Innovation and Enterprise to Strategy and Innovation.

Three (3) courses listed below, have been removed from the Strategy and Innovation minor. If you have completed any of the courses below prior to Semester 1 2024, they will contribute to either Business and Law Options or the updated minor.

• BUSM2549 Organisational Understanding
• ACCT2330 Blockchain Accounting Project
• LAW2604 Legal Considerations of Artificial Intelligence, Big Data and Blockchain

Four (4) courses, listed below, have become core in the Strategy and Innovation minor:

• BUSM2709 Fundamentals of Business Strategy and Innovation
• BUSM2541 Critical and Analytical Approaches
• BUSM1321 Driving Innovation in Organisations
• BUSM3125 Strategy

If you commenced the minor in Innovation and Enterprise prior to Semester 1 2024, up to two (2) courses completed under the minor in Innovation and Enterprise will be recognised as part of the updated minor in Strategy and Innovation. You will also need to complete:

• BUSM2709 Fundamentals of Business Strategy and Innovation
• BUSM3125 Strategy

Please refer to the table below for the transition arrangements:

Total completed courses before Semester 1 2024	To be completed
Two (2) courses	Two (2) courses as follows: BUSM2709 Fundamentals of Business Strategy and Innovation BUSM3125 Strategy
One (1) course	Two (2) courses as follows: BUSM2709 Fundamentals of Business Strategy and Innovation BUSM3125 Strategy AND One (1) course from below: BUSM2541 Critical and Analytical Approaches^ BUSM1321 Driving Innovation in Organisations
^If you completed BUSM2541 Critical and Analytical Approaches, you must complete BUSM1321 Driving Innovation in Organisations. If you have completed more than two (2) courses prior to Semester 1 2024, the additional courses will be considered Business and Law Options.

Top of page
 
 
[Previous: Learning outcomes]