Graduate Certificate in Information Technology

The Graduate Certificate in Information Technology course is designed for students who are seeking to gain foundational knowledge and skills in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) by undertaking units including networking, database, programming, and computer architecture. The Graduate Certificate in Information Technology can be taken as a stand-alone course or as a pathway to the Master of Information Technology course.

ICT5000 Data Communication and Networks

Computer Networking involves the integration and application of software and hardware to enable communication within the same proximity or across wider geographic area. In ICT5000 Data Communication and Network, students will learn about the fundamentals of data communication and computer networks. They will develop an understanding of different types of computer networks and how data is transmitted over a computer network. After completing this unit, students will have a comprehensive understanding of computer networking concepts, risk and security compliance requirements, cyber security, network design, network management, and principles of cloud computing and of other emerging technologies to be able to develop practical real-world computer networking solutions.

ICT5010 Database Design and Management

Database Design and Management enables student to critically analyse database design concepts and development of applications that meet business requirements. Students will be able to understand and apply the advance database modelling techniques using Entity Relationship Diagrams (ERDs) and how the design can be optimised using Normalisation techniques. The unit also challenges students to reinforce these theoretical concepts and implement the solution using Structured Query Language (SQL) which is widely used in developing online E-commerce applications and ERP systems.

ICT5020 Programming and Algorithms

Programming and Algorithms provides an introduction to programming and algorithms. This unit will equip students with foundational programming knowledge and develop their conceptual understanding of algorithms. This unit covers the fundamentals of programming and algorithms, including program design, variables, data types, control structures, object-oriented programming, data structure, algorithm complexity, Big-O notation, and different search & sorting algorithms.

After completing this unit, students will gain an understanding of communicating with computers through a programming language. In addition, students will be able to employ their programming knowledge to solve various business problems. Moreover, understanding algorithms will enable students to write efficient programs in terms of run-time and memory.

ICT5030 Computer Architecture

Computer Architecture aims to provide students an introduction to computing hardware and software. it will provide detailed overview of data representation and architecture to support complex computing. It will also cover topics such as instruction set architecture, pipelining, input/output devices, virtual memory management, and memory system design. After completing this unit, students will be able to understand how these microprocessors and architecture support complex business applications and apply techniques used for data representation, pipelining and memory management in the distributed and parallel processing computing environment.

Assessment methods used for each course will vary depending on the individual unit of study. Generally, the assessment will comprise one or more assessment items with different percentage weightings being applied to each. Types of assessment items include (but not limited to):