Postgraduate - Edith Cowan University

YEAR ONE
Semester 1
IST4102 The Information Society 15
IST4103 Library Systems 15
IST4104 Information Resources and Services 15
CSG4105 Information Services Transformation 15
Semester 2
LIB4112 Resources for Children and Young Adults 15
IST4106 Information Organisation 15
IST4107 Information Services Management 15
IST4117 Information Literacy 15
YEAR TWO
Semester 1
CSG5140 Research Methods 20
CSG5141 Research Proposal 20
CSG5243 Masters Project 1 20
Knowledge Services
SPKNSE
A recognised three-year undergraduate degree is the minimum
admission requirement for this course. Graduates from all
disciplines are invited to apply. Students must complete five core
units and may select three elective units, after consultation with
and obtaining the approval of the course coordinator. External
students are not required to attend on-campus for any part of the
program.
Students who have successfully completed the Graduate
Certificate of Information Services (Knowledge Services Area of
Specialisation) or the Graduate Diploma of Science (Information
Services ) (Knowledge Services) may apply for admission and
advanced standing in this area of specialisation.
UNIT SET LOCATION
This unit set is available on Mt Lawley Campus.
MODE OF DELIVERY
This unit set is available in the following mode of delivery - Offcampus.
YEAR ONE
Semester 1
IST4102 The Information Society 15
CSG4105 Information Services Transformation 15
CSG4111 Introduction to Knowledge Management 15
Elective Unit
Semester 2
IST4117 Information Literacy 15
IST4118
Elective Unit
Elective Unit
Information Retrieval and Document
Management
15
YEAR TWO
Semester 1
CSG5140 Research Methods 20
CSG5141 Research Proposal 20
CSG5243 Masters Project 1 20
Electives for the Information Science and Knowledge Services
areas of specialisation may be chosen from the following list:
Any core unit in other areas of specialisation of the course
OR
CSG220U Project Management, Professionalism and Ethics
IST4108 Display and Presentation Systems
CSI4102 Computer Security
CSI4104 Information Security
CSG4331 Knowledge Computing
CSI4201 Systems Analysis
MASTER OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Course Code Q78
Course Code H59
The Master of Information Technology by coursework is a three
semester (180 credit points) postgraduate course designed to meet
the demand for information technology skills by people with a
background in general technology and to impart theoretical and
practical knowledge required for positions in information
technology. Students may exit the course after completion of the
first two semesters (120 credit points) of study with a Graduate
Diploma of Informatics.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Normal admission requirement is a degree in Science, Applied
Science, Engineering, Technology or similar. That degree, or
other coursework or experience, should include a substantial
component of technology. It is expected that applicants will have
at least one year of relevant experience or have completed
coursework encompassing computing technology.
COURSE LOCATION
This course is available on Mt Lawley Campus.
MODE OF STUDY
This course is available by Full-time, or Part-time mode.
MODE OF DELIVERY
This course is available in the following mode of delivery - Oncampus.
COURSE STRUCTURE
The course is a professional Master degree consisting of three
semesters of full-time study or equivalent part-time
study. Students must complete two core coursework units, plus a
project comprising three project units and elective units, to
achieve a total of 180 credit points. Other units selected from units
offered by the School may be substituted with written permission
from the course coordinator.
Semester 1
Four level 4000 units selected from:
CSG4130 Applied Communications 15
CSG4161 Computer System Administration 15
CSG4162 Network Administration 15
CSI4102 Computer Security 15
CSI4104 Information Security 15
CSI4110 Introduction to Information Warfare 15
CSI4201 Systems Analysis 15
CSI4207 Network Security Fundamentals 15
CSI4341 Systems and Database Design 15
CSP4150 Programming Principles 15
ENS4103 Computer Systems and Hardware 15
IMM4121 Digital Photomedia 15
OR
Three level 5000 units selected from the list below
64 ECU Postgraduate Course Guide 2008