Bachelor of Information Technology/Bachelor of Education (Secondary) CK05

Program Overview

This program is a combined degree for students wishing to enter the profession of teaching with specialisation in secondary education. It provides students with the opportunity to develop as professional teachers through a comprehensive tertiary program and extensive practical experience in schools and the community. This program enables preservice teachers to prepare themselves to teach in a range of secondary education curriculum areas including:

• Information Processing Technology to Year 12;
• Second teaching area of student’s choosing.

Curriculum subject areas are offered depending on availability of appropriate curriculum studies in the discipline degree and the availability of pedagogical studies in the Education degree.

Graduates are eligible to apply for teaching positions with employers including Education Queensland, Catholic Education and independent schools.

Program Structure

This is a combined degree program. Within the information technology area, students have 2 options of specialisation: they may undertake the Systems Services Stream (which focuses on the installation, administration and maintenance of computer systems), or the Software Engineering Stream (which focuses on the software development process including designing and programming computer systems).

Year/Term	BInfoTech	2nd Teaching Area	BEd
Year 1
Autumn	3 courses		1 course
Winter	3 courses		1 course
Year 2
Autumn	3 courses	1 course	2 courses
Winter	3 courses	1 course	1 course
Year 3
Autumn	3 courses		2 courses
Winter	3 courses		2 courses
Autumn			1 course (EDFE12008   in Feb)
Year 4
Autumn		2 courses	2 courses
Winter			4 courses (includes Professional Practice III and IV)

Recommended Study Schedule

Please note that full-time students usually enrol in four courses per term and part-time students usually enrol in two courses per term per term.

Note: Students must check to see when and where a course is offered before enrolling. See the course availability section in this handbook for details.

Code	Course
18 Information Technology courses, which are comprised of the following:
6 compulsory courses at Level 1 which are:
ENCO11005	Computer Hardware Fundamentals
COIT11118	Conceptual Foundations of Computing A
COIT11133	Programming A
COIT11134	Programming B or
COIS12041	Business Programming
COIT11166	Systems Analysis & Design
COIT11125	Computing Skills
At least 2 Advanced level courses selected from:
COIS13034	Information Systems Management with e-Commerce Applications
COIS13013	Management Support Systems
COIT12137	Internet Programming
COIT12139	Software Design
COIT13146	Systems Administration
COIT13152	Operating Systems
COIT13151	Computing Project
COIT13143	Database Programming & Administration
COIT12169	Systems Implementation
10 electives, which may be selected from:
MMST12004	Multimedia Design
MMST12005	Multimedia Development
COIS12031	Software Design & Programming
COIS12036	Human Computer Interaction
STAT12029	Essential Statistics
MATH11165	Discrete Mathematics
MATH11168	Total Quality Management & Statistical Process Control
COIT11134	Programming B
COIT12137	Internet Programming
COIT12140	Object-oriented Programming
COIS12041	Business Programming
COIT12141	Computer Graphics
ENCO12008	Computer Architecture & Assembler
COIT12120	System Simulation
COIT12144	Algorithms & Data Structures
COIT13147	Networks
COIT13148	Special Topic A (Computing)
COIT13121	Machine Intelligence A
COIT13122	Machine Intelligence B
ECOM13003	Electronic Commerce
COIT12168	Analysis & Specification
16 education courses;
4 elective courses which will make up a second teaching area. These may be selected from any undergraduate degree program.

Transitional Arrangements

The following table shows those courses which have been phased out and the current courses. Students wishing to graduate from the Bachelor of Information Technology/Bachelor of Education (Secondary) using the 1999 structure may use the current courses if the former BIT course is no longer available.

Former (pre-2000 course)	Current course
COIT11136   Conceptual Foundations of Computing	COIT11166   Systems Analysis & Design
COIT13145   Software Implementation	COIT12169   Systems Implementation
COIT12138   Software Specification	COIT12168   Analysis & Specification
COIT11128   Human Issues in Computing	COMM11007   Professional Communication

Bachelor of Education (Secondary) Strand

For students commencing 1998

Code	Course
Year 4 - Autumn
EDED11320	Language, Education & Professional Understanding
EDED11322	Communication, Culture & Difference
Year 4 - Winter
EDFE11010	Professional Practice III (4 week block)
EDFE11013	Professional Practice IV (5 week block)
Two of: (selection depends on teaching area that student is preparing in)
EDED14330	Gender as a Social Justice Issue
EDCU19017	Religious Curriculum & Pedagogy I
EDED11344	Economy, Education & Management
EDED12346	Positive Classroom Behaviour
Note: In Term 8 all courses may be completed externally, but for enrolment/admission purposes, enrol in EDFE11010   and EDFE11013   internally.

For students commencing 1999/2000/2001

Code	Course
Year 1 - Autumn
EDED11321	Child & Adolescent Development
Year 1 - Winter
EDED12325	Teaching, Learning & Planning + 5 day visits to schools
Year 2 - Autumn
EDSE11001	Teaching Studies
EDED12347	Inclusive Educational Strategies
Two of: (selection depends on teaching areas that student is preparing in)
EDVT12005	VET Curriculum in Schools (CU34 students only)
EDCU11013	Health & Physical Education Curriculum & Pedagogy
EDSE20002	Secondary Mathematics Education I
EDSE11004	Secondary English Curriculum I
EDSE20005	Curriculum Studies I
Year 2 - Winter
EDSE20007	Senior Secondary Schooling
Year 3 - Autumn
EDFE12008	Professional Practice II (3 week block in February prior to Autumn Term commencement)
Year 3 - Winter
Two of: (selection depends on teaching areas that student is preparing in)
EDCU11005	Studies in Curriculum - Physical Education
41664	Education & Japanese Organisations
EDSE20009	Secondary Mathematics Education II
EDSE12011	Secondary English Curriculum II
EDSE20012	Curriculum Studies II
EDSE12013	Humanities Studies Years 8 to 12
EDCU19025	Advanced Science Curriculum & Pedagogy
Plus
	Discipline Studies I
	Discipline Studies II
Year 4 - Autumn
EDED11320	Language, Education & Professional Understanding
EDED11322	Communication, Culture & Difference
Year 4 - Winter
EDFE11010	Professional Practice III (3 week block)
EDFE11013	Professional Practice IV (3 week block)
Two of
EDED14330	Gender as a Social Justice Issue
EDCU19017	Religious Curriculum & Pedagogy I
EDED11344	Economy, Education & Management
EDED12346	Positive Classroom Behaviour
Note: In Term 8 all courses may be completed externally, but for enrolment/admission purposes, enrol in EDFE11010   and EDFE11013   internally.

Students intending to apply for teaching positions in the private sector may be required to show evidence of studies in religion.

Computing Requirements

You will need access to a computer for your studies. Access to the Internet is strongly recommended. A machine of the MS Windows type is required. Hardware and software specifications change, so if you are purchasing a computer for your studies, you should purchase the best quality and highest capacity (RAM, hard drive, monitor) that you can afford.