Advanced Diploma of Information Technology CQ28

Program at a glance

Duration: 2 years full-time, 3 or 4 years part-time
Mode & Location: multi-modal. Applicants are enrolled as external students; however, courses may be undertaken in the internal mode.
Courses/Units of Credit: 12 courses/72 units of credit
Faculty: Faculty of Informatics & Communication
Entry: QTAC (more info)
Accreditation: Australian Computer Society (ACS) - Associate Level. For personal eligibility for membership refer to the ACS website http://www.acs.org.au.
Residential School: not applicable
Practicum/Work placement: not applicable
Exit awards: This is an exit award from the Bachelor of Information Technology.
Interim awards: not applicable
Contact: Program Administrator 07 4930 9327 or email ic-program-ug2@cqu.edu.au
International students: International students studying in Australia must study full-time, on-campus.
CRICOS program codes: ROK - 003403A

Program aim

This course is designed to provide a firm basis in the concepts of applied computing and enable graduates to seek rewarding employment or further their studies at degree level.

Career options

computing support technician

Program structure

Students are required to complete:

7 compulsory courses at Level 1, which are:

Course Code Course Title
ENCO11005 Computer Hardware Fundamentals
COIT11133 Programming A
COIT11134 Programming B (or COIS12041)
COIT11118 Conceptual Foundations of Computing
COIT11166 Systems & Analysis
COIT11221 Software Fundamentals
COMM11003 Professional & Technical Communication (or alternative, subject to approval)

2 compulsory courses at Advanced Level, which are:

Course Code Course Title
COIT12167 Database Use & Design
COIT12170 Data Communications

3 computing elective courses, selected from the following:

Course Code Course Title
COIT12168 Analysis & Specification
COIT12169 Systems Implementation
ACCT11057 Principles of Accounting
COIS12031 Software Design & Programming
COIS13013 Management Support Systems
COIS12036 Human-Computer Interaction
COIT13132 Professional Issues in Computing
STAT12049 Total Quality Management & Statistical Process Control
COIT12137 Java for Object-Oriented Programmers
COIS11011 Foundations of Business Computing
COIS12041 Business Programming
COIT12140 Object-Oriented Programming
COIT12141 Computer Graphics
ENCO12008 Computer Architecture & Assembler
COIT12120 System Simulation
COIT13143 Database Application Development
COIT12144 Algorithims & Data Structures
COIT13146 Systems Administration
COIT13147 Networks
COIT13121 Logic Programming
COIT13122 Machine Intelligence
COIT13152 Operating Systems
ECOM13003 Electronic Commerce
COIT13211 Security & the Internet

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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 four courses per term and part-time students usually enrol in two courses per term.

Computing requirements

You will need access to a computer for your studies. Access to the Internet and email is required. 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.