1997 Swinburne Higher Education Handbook

semesters), with the option of an additional year of paid,
supervised industry based learning (IBL).
The skills and knowledge acquired during the course are
reinforced by several project subjects.
Elective streams in the final year allow students to specialise
in an area of interest. Students who wish to do so are also
able to study several non-computing subjects.
Career potential
Graduates of the course are equipped with the knowledge
and skills to make them valuable members of any team
developing software. They will have extensive skills in
software development, particularly relating to large scale
projects, will have developed experience in working on team
projects, and will have good oral and written
communication skills.
Employment prospects are excellent. Graduates usually
start work as programmers, and can move into roles such as
systems analyst, systems designer, project team leader or
information technology manager. As computers play a
crucial role in business and industry, there is a constant need
for personnel with an in-depth understanding of computers
and computer systems.
Professional recognition
The degree provides credit at Level 1 (the highest level)
towards professional membership of the Australian
Computer Society.
Prerequisites (entrance 1997)
Applicants must have satisfactorily completed an
appropriate Victorian Year 12 or its equivalent, such as an
interstate or international Year 12 qualification.
VCE prerequisites: A grade average of D or higher in Units
3 and 4 Mathematical Methods. A bonus is awarded to
applicants who have successfully completed Information
Technology: Information Systems and/or Specialist
Mathematics.
Industry Based Learning (IBL)
Where possible, students undertake an optional paid
industry based learning year, normally between their second
and final vears. IBL com~lements the students' academic
studies and gives them a real advantage in the graduate job
market.
Honours
Students who achieve satisfactory results during the course
may apply to undertake an additional year of study,
enabling them to graduate with an honours degree.
Entry requirements
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Credit transfer / ~athwavs
Students admitted to the degree may be granted advanced
standing for previous studies on a case-by-case basis.
Students with excellent results in the first year of the course
may be permitted to transfer to the Bachelor of Software
Engineering, provided that they have selected Physics and
Electronics as their first year elective subjects.
Course structure
To qualify for the award of Bachelor of Applied Science
(Computer Science and Software Engineering), students
must accumulate a minimum of 300 credit points (100 credit
points per full-time academic year). Students undertaking
IBL accumulate 400 credit points and will be presented with
an additional testamur indicating their successful completion
of the IBL program. Five subjects will generally be taken
during each academic semester, with a total of between 15 -
17 hours per week contact time (including lectures, classes,
tutorials and laboratory sessions). The typical student's
average weekly workload during semester is expected to be
50 hours.
Full-time course
Year 1
S m 1
Credit points
ESlOO Object-Oriented Software Development 1 10
ES104 Professional Skills for Software Engineers 10
ES107 Computer Systems 1 10
SMl 11 Engineering Mathematics 1 10
Non-Computing Elective 10
S m 2
ES200 Object-Oriented Software Development 2 10
ES204 Software Engineering 1 10
ES207 Computer Systems 2 10
SM119 Mathematics for Technology 10
Non-Computing Elective 10
Year 2
sm 1
ES300 Object-Oriented Software Development 3 10
ES301 Concurrent Programming in Ada 10
ES304 Software Engineering 2 10
ES305 Database 10
ES306 Introduction to Human-Computer Interaction 10
S m 2
ES402 Systems Programming 10
ES403 Software Development Project 10
ES406 Graphical User Interface Development 10
ES407 Data Communications 10
ES409 Introduction to Artificial Intelligence 10
Year 3
Sern 1
ES503 Software Engineering Project 10
ES524 Professional Issues in Software Engineering 10
General Elective 10
Computing Elective 10
Computing Elective 10
sm 2
ES503 Software Engineering Project 20
General Elective 10
Computing Elective 10
Computing Elective 10
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