Bachelor of Engineering (Computer Systems) CU34
Program at a glance
| Duration: | 4 years full-time, 8 years part-time |
| Mode & Location: | internal - ROK (all years),Yr 1 only - GLD/MKY, multi-modal |
| Courses/Units of Credit: | 27 courses/192 units of credit |
| Faculty: | the Faculty on 07 4930 9733 or email engineering-enquiries@cqu.edu.au |
| Entry: | QTAC |
| Accreditation: | This program is accredited by Engineers Australia. |
| Residential School: | not applicable |
| Practicum/Work placement: | Students must gain at least 12 weeks of appropriate industry experience in their relevant field of engineering. |
| Exit awards: | not applicable |
| Interim awards: | not applicable |
| Contact: | Faculty Admin Officer on 07 4930 9733 |
| International students: | International students studying in Australia must study full-time, on-campus. |
| CRICOS program codes: | ROK - 041500G |
Program outline
This program provides a project-based Engineering Degree combining the disciplines of Electronics Engineering and Information Technology to produce graduates comfortable with a team approach for the development of software and hardware systems within an Engineering context.
This program is intended to produce engineers competent in the areas of research, design, development, manufacture, installation, operation, maintenance and management of computing systems requiring the specialised application of digital electronic engineering in the effective integration of hardware and software components of computing systems. A focus of the program is to provide industry with engineers capable of working in multi-disciplinary teams developing software for the control and management of industrial systems.
Program duration note: A considerable number of courses are available in the external mode and it is possible for students to undertake approximately one-third of the programs externally.
Career options
Computer systems engineer
Program structure
Nominal program for Bachelor of Engineering (Computer Systems)
| Course Code | Course Title |
|---|---|
| Year 1 - Term 2 Autumn | |
| ENEA11001 | Engineering Skills I (12uc) |
| MATH11218 | Engineering Maths 1A (6uc) |
| PHYS11182 | Physics IA (6uc) |
| Year 1 - Term 3 Winter | |
| COIT11133 | Programming A (6uc) |
| COIT11166 | Systems Analysis & Design (6uc) |
| MATH11219 | Engineering Maths IB (6uc) |
| PHYS11183 | Physics IB (6uc) |
| Course Code | Course Title |
|---|---|
| Year 2 - Term 2 Autumn | |
| COIT11134 | Programming B (6uc) |
| ENEE12013 | Circuit Analysis (6uc) |
| ENEE12001 | Intro to Analogue Electronics (6uc) |
| ENSE11001 | Digital Systems (6uc) |
| Year 2 - Term 3 Winter | |
| COIT12140 | Object Oriented Programming (6uc) |
| COIT12169 | Systems Implementation (6uc) |
| ENTE13012 | Applied Microcontrollers (6uc) |
| COIT12167 | Database Use and Design (6uc) |
| Course Code | Course Title |
|---|---|
| Year 3 - Term 2 Autumn | |
| ENEE13008 | Communications Systems Project (12uc) |
| ENEE13012 | Introduction to Communications Systems (6uc) |
| COIT13152 | Operating Systems (6uc) |
| Year 3 - Term 3 Winter | |
| ENEE13007 | Control Systems Project (12uc) |
| ENEE13006 | Intro to Control Systems (6uc) |
| COIT12139 | Software Design (6uc) or |
| COIT13211 | Security & the Internet (6uc) or |
| COIT12137 | Java for Object-Oriented Programming (6uc) as a function of availability |
| Course Code | Course Title |
|---|---|
| Year 4 - Term 2 Autumn | |
| ENEA14008 | Dissertation A (12uc) |
| ENEA13003 | Engineering Management (6uc) |
| Specialisation elective (6uc) | |
| Year 4 - Term 3 Winter | |
| ENEA14009 | Dissertation B (12uc) |
| Specialisation elective (6uc) | |
| Specialisation elective (6uc) | |
Specialisation Electives must be chosen from the list below, subject to the approval of the program advisor.
Information Technology and Mathematics electives
Students must select one advanced computing elective from those units marked * below to satisfy ACS membership requirements.
| Course Code | Course Title |
|---|---|
| STAT12049 | Total Quality Management & Statistical Process Control |
| COIT12141 | Computer Graphics |
| ENCO12008 | Computer Architecture & Assembler |
| COIT12120 | System Simulation |
| COIT13143 | Database Application Development |
| COIT12144 | Algorithims & Data Structures* |
| COIT13121 | Logic Programming |
| COIT13122 | Machine Intelligence |
| STAT13034 | Engineering Statistics^ |
| MATH12178 | Engineering Mathematics 3^ |
These courses will be replaced by new Engineering Mathematics courses from 2005.
Engineering & Physical Systems electives
| Course Code | Course Title |
|---|---|
| ENEE12003 | Electrical Power and Drives |
| ENEE12004 | Introduction to Power Systems |
| ENTI12001 | Instrumentation and Transducers |
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Recommended study schedule
A recommended study schedule for this program can be obtained from your program administrator. Students may determine their own schedule based upon credit transfers and personal study requirements.
It is important to note that full-time students usually enrol in 24 units of credit per term and part-time students usually enrol in 12 units of credit per term.
Degrees in Engineering with Honours
Engineering students will be eligible for honours on the following basis:
- honours degree students must take specified electives;
- the project thesis for honours students will contain a substantial amount of research;
- there will be 3 levels of honours achievement: First Class Honours, Second Class Honours Division A, Second Class Honours Division B
- the class of honours will be decided by the following: GPA of 6 or greater - First Class Honours; GPA of 5.5 up to 6 - Second Class Honours Division A; GPA of 5.0 up to 5.5 - Second Class Honours Division B
- Honours are calculated on first attempt course results from the final year of the nominal program (48 units of credit).
Appropriate industry experience employment and report
Each student must gain at least 12 weeks of appropriate industry work experience in a relevant area of engineering. The student must also submit a report indicating the kind of work done, the degree of responsibility involved, the person(s) to whom the student was directly responsible, and the general activities of the employer.
This report must be certified by the employer and submitted within 6 weeks following completition of the work experience period.
Note that graduation status will not be certified until the industry experience report is accepted as satisfactory.
Computing requirements
It is a requirement of enrolment in this program that all students have access to the CQU World Wide Web site via the Internet. Students may be required to undertake various components of study in the program using email and the Internet.