1997 QUT Handbook

■ ITN445 PATTERN RECOGNITION
Introduction of new methods for producing more powerful
software for tasks traditionally considered as requiring intelligence.
Hands-on experience is provided by computer
simulations exercises and assignments using MATLAB.
Courses: IT30, IT40
Prerequisites: ITB442 and ITB461 or equivalent
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 3 per week
■ ITN446 MINOR PROJECT 1 (CS)
Students may pursue a specialised area or broaden their knowledge
in areas of relevance to their employment. Topic is decided
by agreement between the student and a staff member
acting as supervisor.
Courses: IT40
Prerequisites: At least 72 credit points completed
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 3 per week
■ ITN447 SPECIAL STUDIES
Aspects of current scientific research interest; it makes allowances
for significant developments in computing science not
provided for in the remainder of the course program. See
noticeboard for further information.
Courses: IT30, IT40 Prerequisites: Topic dependent
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 3 per week
■ ITN449 MINOR PROJECT 2 (CS)
Students may pursue a specialised area or broaden their knowledge
in an area of relevance to their employment. Topic is
decided by agreement between the student and a staff member
acting as supervisor.
Courses: IT35 / IT40
Prerequisites: At least 60 credit points completed
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 3 per week
■ ITN510 DATA NETWORKS
Basic data communications and topics of fundamental importance
concerning the technology and architecture of data networks
at a postgraduate level. It emphasises communications
software and hardware, telecommunication services, local area
networks, wide area networks, interconnectivity and network
management.
Courses: IT35/IT40
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 3 per week
Incompatible with: ITB510 or ITB520
■ ITN520 INTERNETWORKING
Students entering the field of computer networks are expected
to possess practical skills in various aspects of the installation
and management of communications systems, particularly
local area networks.
Courses: IT35/IT40
Prerequisites: ITN510 and ITN410
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 3 per week
Incompatible with: ITB521 or ITB523
■ ITN521 NETWORK APPLICATIONS
Students will study the distributed application services offered
by open networking technologies. The international
standards pertaining to these distributed application services
will also be studied (mainly those using the OSI and
TCP/IP communications technologies). Students will also
gain insight into future industry trends in the area of open
systems.
Courses: IT35/IT40
Prerequisites: ITN510 and ITN410
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 3 per week
Incompatible with: ITB531
■ ITN526 MINOR PROJECT 1 (DC)
Students may pursue a specialised area or broaden their knowledge
in an area of relevance to their employment. Topic is
decided by agreement between the student and a staff member
acting as supervisor.
Courses: IT35 / IT40
Prerequisites: At least 60 credit points completed
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 3 per week
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■ ITN528 MINOR PROJECT 2 (DC)
Students may pursue a specialised area or broaden their knowledge
in an area of relevance to their employment. Topic is
decided by agreement between the student and a staff member
acting as supervisor.
Courses: IT35 / IT40
Prerequisites: At least 60 credit points completed
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 3 per week
■ ITN530 CORPORATE TELECOMMUNICATIONS
The issues of design, control, security and management of
enterprise-wide networks. The corporate network encompasses
integrating a company’s telecommunications systems, including
local area networks, metropolitan area networks, wide area
networks (national and international), voice networks, and
other special services.
Courses: IT30, IT35/IT40 Prerequisites: ITN521
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 3 per week
■ ITN531 NETWORK SECURITY
Ensures that students recognise the requirement to design,
implement and manage facilities in a manner consistent with
an overall organisational security policy. Development of a
security plan; risk analysis; access control; cryptography; network
security and encryption; key management; database security;
secure operating systems and access control. On completion,
students should be able to incorporate security and
management controls into information systems in accordance
with a formal risk analysis and assessment for the system.
Courses: IT30, IT35/IT40
Prerequisites: ITB543 or ITB548 and ITN520 or ITB521 or
ITB523
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 3 per week
■ ITN535 ACCESS CONTROL
Examines access control in terms of managing users’ access
to systems and files; study of smart cards and the use of smart
cards in access control systems; investigates the issues of
trusted systems and the Common Criteria used for evaluating
systems; studies the role of access control in networks,
biometric systems and the legalities of access control.
Courses: IT30, IT35/IT40
Prerequisites: ITN410 or ITB422 and ITN520 or ITB521 or
ITB523
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 3 per week
■ ITN536 TOPICS IN SECURITY
Puts the role of security services and mechanisms into perspective;
demonstrates how security services can form part of
a secure system; makes use of case studies to illustrate real
world problems; typical case studies may include: secure electronic
mail, secure telephones, electronic commerce, security
of medical information, secure mobile communications, satellite
TV; each student will conduct their own case study of a
particular application.
Courses: IT30, IT35/IT40
Prerequisites: ITN510 or ITB520 or ITB510
Corequisites: ITB548 or ITB543
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 3 per week
■ ITN537 INFORMATION SECURITY
MANAGEMENT
Developments in the information security environment of organisations;
development of an information security framework
and international standards on information security
management; formulation of security policy; security organisation;
assets classification and control; personnel security;
physical and environmental security; computer and network
management; system access control; system development and
maintenance.
Courses: IT30, IT35/IT40
Prerequisites: ITB548 or ITB543
Credit Points: 12 Contact Hours: 3 per week
■ ITN540 ADVANCED NETWORK TECHNOLOGIES
Details the latest network technologies for moving information
across the room or across the world. Investigates the network
protocols used in the transport of information using this