Bachelor of Computing with a major in Multimedia Technology, System Development or Business Systems

The Bachelor of Computing course is offered by the Gippsland School of Computing & IT at Gippsland Campus.

Objectives:

There are three major streams available in the Bachelor of Computing at the Gippsland campus.

The Multimedia Technology major focuses on the use, design and development of network and multimedia systems and applications in industry, business, entertainment and government.  Potential career opportunities include multimedia and Web developer, system designer, Internet engineer, network manager, analyst and manager for Internet commerce.

The System Development major aims to produce graduates who satisfy the computing needs of industry, government and commerce. Upon completion of the course graduates are well suited for professional employment in areas that involve the analysis of user requirements and the design, development and management of computer based information systems and applications. Potential career opportunities include computer programmer, systems analyst, analyst programmer, project leader and network manager.

The Business Systems major provides an alternative specialisation to the System Development major. The primary objective of the course is to provide graduates who have been trained in the use of computers and information systems for eventual roles in management. Students graduate with a capacity to relate their university studies to the world of business. Potential career opportunities include project management, managing information systems in business, analysing business problems and providing computer solutions, evaluating business systems and determining appropriate strategies to meet business outcomes.

Double majors are available as follows:

• Multimedia Technology and System Development
• Multimedia Technology and Business Systems
• Business Systems and System Devlopment

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Methods of Teaching:

The course is taught in off-campus learning mode and on-campus mode and uses the following methods of teaching:-

lectures and tutorials

On-campus classes generally involve 2 hours of lectures and 2 hours of tutorials per unit each week for 13 weeks.
Students studying by off-campus learning may attend optional weekend school classes offered for most computing units three times each semester.

published materials

A comprehensive set of materials including printed unit information, unit books, readers and supporting software is provided to all off-campus learning students and to on-campus students for each computing unit. In some units this comprehensive unit material is provided through the world wide web.

electronic support

All computing units are supported by Webface discussion groups and newsgroups. Most units also provide support materials on a unit home page found at:

http://www.gscit.monash.edu.au/subjects

seminars and demonstrations

GSCIT offers weekly seminars conducted by staff and graduate students.

The course is taught both on-campus and by off-campus learning.

On-campus students attend combinations of lectures, seminars, tutorials, workshops, and microlab sessions appropriate to the objectives of individual units. First year units combine lectures and tutorials, providing the theoretical frameworks, methodologies, and strategies for inquiry and research on which second and third year units can build.

In their final year students have the opportunity to apply the theoretical knowledge they have gained in a practical setting, by undertaking a period of industry based learning or by undertaking an industry based project. They also choose from a range of more advanced studies and develop to a greater depth relevant knowledge and skills in selected areas such as information systems management, multimedia systems, client-server and mobile database systems, inventory management systems, operations management, data communications and networks and electronic commerce technologies.

In most computing units students interact regularly with staff and other students, including off campus students, through newsgroups and electronic bulletin boards, and via the Internet. Off-campus students are taught with a range of instructional techniques and given opportunities for interaction which support the off-campus mode, including the following.

a) Opportunities for effective staff/student consultation and directed learning including weekend schools, teleconferencing and computer networking;

b) Materials - including text books, course handbooks, study guides, collections of relevant articles, audio and video materials, computer disks and CD ROMS;

c) Facilities - including libraries, regional study centres, computer microlabs, archives and the extensive range of services provided by the computer centre through WebFace and the Centre for Learning and Teaching;

d) Electronic communications with staff and other students via e-mail and newsgroups.

Off-campus students are required to have regular access to a personal computer and modem needed to access the university's computer systems through an Internet Service Provider. The Gippsland School of Computing and Information Technology has developed a suite of computer mediated communications software to support this process, and to simplify assignment submission, library catalogue access, e-mail exchange and the like. Off-shore students in Singapore and Hong Kong are similarly supported via a communications server in Singapore and Hong Kong, connected to the Gippsland campus, which can be accessed via an Internet Service Provider.

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Course Structure:

Note that these structures apply to students enrolled in Version 6 of the course code 1720. For students enrolled in Versions 1-5 of the course code 1720, different course structures apply. Please consult the Faculty handbook for the relevant year of your commencement.

Multimedia Technology major

The course for the pass degree consists of units to a total value of 144 points.

All units listed have a value of six points, with the exception of GCO3700 which is worth twelve points.

(i) Core units

First year

• MAT1077 Discrete mathematics
• GCO1063 Human communications
• GCO1810 Programming fundamentals
• GCO1811 Object oriented programming
• GCO1813 Information systems 1
• GCO1815 Computer technology
• GCO1821 Introduction to multimedia technology 

Second year

• GCO2812 Computer organisation
• GCO2813 Information systems 2
• GCO2815 Database management systems
• GCO2816 Object-oriented analysis and design
• GCO2822 Multimedia signals and systems
• GCO2823 Multimedia development

Third year

• GCO3700 Multimedia technology project (12 points)
• GCO3826 Advanced multimedia technology

(ii) Electives

Students also complete at least twelve  points (2 units) of third-year computing electives from: 

• GCO3601 Infrastructure for electronic commerce
• GCO3803 Inventory management systems
• GCO3806 General operations management
• GCO3811 Software engineering
• GCO3812 Data communications and networks 1
• GCO3822 Multimedia concepts and applications
• GCO3823 Client-server and WWW database applications
• GCO3824 Data communications and networks 2
• GCO3828 Applications of data mining

In addition, students take up to 30 points of other elective units, from a list approved by the Head Of School. At least 18 points of these electives must be second level or above, with at least 6 of these points at 3rd level.

Typical Course Map for Bachelor of Computing with a major in Multimedia Technology (full-time study)

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System development major

The course for the pass degree consists of units to a total value of 144 points, with a major in system development of at least ninety-six points, other compulsory units totalling eighteen points, and thirty points of elective units. At most sixty points can be at first-year level.

System development units occupy half of the first-year load (twenty-four points), three-quarters of the second-year load (thirty-six points), and at least three-quarters of the third-year load (thirty-six points). Students also complete compulsory studies in human communications, accounting and mathematics, totalling eighteen points of non-computing units at first-year level.

The Bachelor of Computing with a major in system development requires students to complete ninety-six points of compulsory units plus forty-eight points of elective units as follows. All units listed have a value of six points, with the exception of GCO3800 which is worth twelve points.

(i) Core units

First year

• GCO1810 Programming fundamentals
• GCO1811 Object oriented programming
• GCO1813 Information systems I
• GCO1815 Computer technology
• MAT1077 Discrete mathematics
• GCO1063 Human communications

Second year

• GCO2817 Data structures and algorithms
• GCO2811 Commercial programming
• GCO2812 Computer organisation
• GCO2813 Information systems II
• GCO2815 Database management systems
• GCO2816 Object-oriented analysis and design

Third year

• GCO3800 Industry project (12 points)
• GCO3811 Software engineering
• GCO3818 Software environments

(ii) Electives

Students also complete at least twelve points (2 units) of third-year computing electives from:

• GCO3601 Infrastructure for electronic commerce
• GCO3812 Data communications and networks I
• GCO3813 UNIX systems programming
• GCO3814 Human Computer Interaction
• GCO3816 Information systems management
• GCO3817 Computer graphics
• GCO3822 Multimedia concepts and applications
• GCO3823 Client-server and WWW database applications
• GCO3824 Data communications and networks II
• GCO3828 Applications of data mining

In addition, students take up to 36 points of elective units, from a list approved by the Head Of School. At least 12 points of electives must be second level or above.

Typical Course Map for Bachelor of Computing with a major in System Development (full-time study)

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Business systems major

The course for the pass degree consists of units to a total value of 144 points, with a major in business systems of at least ninety-six points, other compulsory units totaling twelve points, and thirty six points of elective units. At most sixty points can be at first-year level.

Business systems units occupy half of the first-year load (twenty-four points), three-quarters of the second-year load (thirty-six points), and at least three-quarters of the third-year load (thirty-six points). Students also complete compulsory studies in human communications, accounting and mathematics, totaling eighteen points of non-computing units at first-year level.

The Bachelor of Computing with a major in business systems requires students to complete ninety-six points of compulsory units plus forty-eight points of elective units as follows. All units listed have a value of six points, with the exception of GCO3900 which is worth twelve points.

(i) Core units

First year

• MAT1097 Quantitative analysis
• AFG1003 Business information
• GCO1063 Human communications
• GCO1810 Programming fundamentals
• GCO1813 Information systems 1
• GCO1815 Computer technology

Second year

• GCO2812 Computer organisation
• GCO2813 Information systems 2
• GCO2802 Computer models for business decisions
• GCO2815 Database management systems
• GCO2816 Object-oriented analysis and design
• GCO2803 Internet commerce

Third year

• GCO3900 Business systems project (12 points)
• GCO3816 Information systems management
• GCO3807 Project management

(ii) Electives

Twelve points (2 units) of third-level business systems electives chosen from

• GCO3601 Infrastructure for electronic commerce
• GCO3806 General operations management
• GCO3811 Software engineering
• GCO3812 Data communications and networks 1
• GCO3822 Multimedia concepts and applications
• GCO3823 Client server and WWW database applications
• GCO3824 Data communications and networks 2
• GCO3828 Applications of data mining

In addition, students take up to 36 points of other elective units, from a list approved by the Head Of School. At least 12 points of these electives must be second level or above.

• Typical Course Map for Bachelor of Computing with a major in Business Systems (full-time study)

  Year 1	GCO1810 Programming Fundamentals	GCO1815 Computer Technology	GCO1063 Human Communications	elective
  	MAT1097 Quantitative Analysis	GCO1813 Information Systems 1	AFG1003 Business Information	elective
  Year 2	GCO2813 Information Systems 2	GCO2812 Computer Organisation	GCO2802 Computer Models For Business Decisions	elective
  	GCO2816 Object Oriented Analysis & Design	GCO2815 Database Management Systems	GCO2803 Internet Commerce	elective
  Year 3	GCO3900 Business Systems Project	GCO3807 Project Management	3rd level Computing elective	elective
  	GCO3900 Business Systems Project	GCO3816 Information Systems Management	3rd level Computing elective	elective

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Double major in multimedia technology and system development

The course for the pass degree consists of units to a total value of 144 points, and satisfies the requirements of both the system development and the multimedia technology majors.

(i) Core units

First Year

• GCO1821 Introduction to multimedia technology
• GCO1811 Object oriented programming
• MAT1077 Discrete mathematics
• GCO1063 Human communications
• GCO1810 Programming fundamentals
• GCO1813 Information systems 1
• GCO1815 Computer technology

Second Year

• GCO2822 Multimedia signals and systems
• GCO2823 Multimedia development
• GCO2811 Commercial programming
• GCO2817 Data structures and algorithms
• GCO2812 Computer organisation
• GCO2813 Information systems 2
• GCO2815 Database management systems
• GCO2816 Object oriented analysis and design

Third Year

• GCO3700 Multimedia Project or GCO3800 Industry Project
• GCO3826 Advanced multimedia technology
• GCO3811 Software engineering
• GCO3818 Software environments

Electives
Students need to complete 24 points of elective units, one (6 point) of which must be a third level computing elective.

Double major in multimedia technology and business systems

The course for the pass degree consists of units to a total value of 144 points, and satisfies the requirements of both the business systems and the multimedia technology majors.

(i) Core units

First Year

• GCO1821 Introduction to multimedia technology
• GCO1811 Object oriented programming
• MAT1077 Discrete mathematics
• GCO1063 Human communications
• GCO1810 Programming fundamentals
• GCO1813 Information systems 1
• GCO1815 Computer technology
• AFG1003 Business information
• MAT1097 Quantitative analysis

Second Year

• GCO2822 Multimedia signals and systems
• GCO2823 Multimedia development
• GCO2802 Computer models for business decisions
• GCO2803 Internet commerce
• GCO2812 Computer organisation
• GCO2813 Information systems 2
• GCO2815 Database management systems
• GCO2816 Object oriented analysis and design

Third Year

• GCO3700 Multimedia Project or GCO3900 Business Systems Project
• GCO3826 Advanced multimedia technology
• GCO3807 Project management
• GCO3816 Information systems management

Electives
Students need to complete 12 points of electives, one (6 points) of which must be a third level computing elective. 

Double major in business systems and system development

The course for the pass degree consists of units to a total value of 144 points, and satisfies the requirements of both the system development and the business systems majors.

(i) Core units

First year

• AFG1003 Business information
• MAT1097 Quantitative analysis
• GCO1811 Object oriented programming
• MAT1077 Discrete mathematics
• GCO1063 Human communications
• GCO1810 Programming fundamentals
• GCO1813 Information systems 1
• GCO1815 Computer technology

Second year

• GCO2802 Computer models for business decisions
• GCO2803 Internet commerce
• GCO2811 Commercial programming
• GCO2817 Data structures and algorithms
• GCO2812 Computer organisation
• GCO2813 Information systems 2
• GCO2815 Database management systems
• GCO2816 Object-oriented analysis and design

Third level

• GCO3800 Industry project or GCO3900 Business systems project
• GCO3807 Project management
• GCO3811 Software engineering
• GCO3816 Information systems management
• GCO3818 Software environments

(ii) Electives

Students must complete 12 points of electives.

Course Fees

In 2002 the full fee course fee for Australian students for the off-campus mode is $15,025 or $1,878 per unit (HECS places are avaliable). International students fees are set at $16,275 or $2035 per unit.

LENGTH OF COURSE:

Three years full-time; with honours: four years.

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Admission Requirements:

Entry will require VCE or equivalent year 12 qualification with at least a D grade in English and any Mathematics at levels 3 and 4.

On-campus

Entry for on-campus students is made through VTAC.

Off-campus

Applications for off-campus learning study is made through Student Administration at the Gippsland Campus.

Applications for Semester 1 should be submitted by mid November of the preceding year. Preference will be given to those applications received by mid September. Applications for mid year entry must be lodged by mid May.

Application forms and information about off-campus learning study can be obtained from the course enquiry centre on 1800 671 845.

Students may transfer from part-time off-campus study to full-time on-campus study.

Enquiries

Details relating to course structure, course regulations, and individual units are available in the Monash University Faculty of Information Technology Handbook.

For enquiries concerning enrolment, credits or exemptions for prior studies, and course structure please contact:

Student Services Officer
Gippsland School of Computing and Information Technology
Monash University
Gippsland Campus
Churchill, Victoria, Australia, 3842

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