Diploma of Business Information Systems

Our graduate attributes represent the graduate qualities and skills that our students to develop throughout their course of study:

1. Demonstrate discipline knowledge and skills applied in professional contexts.
2. Help build successful businesses through innovation and entrepreneurship.
3. Communicate confidently to culturally diverse business audiences through multiple media.
4. Solve problems independently and as part of a team using evidence and creative thinking.
5. Act with professional integrity and promote ethical practice in work and business.
6. Display resilience and adaptability in response to new challenges, unfamiliar work and cultural environments and new types of problem.

• Demonstrate appropriate knowledge and understanding of ICT infrastructure technologies and explain the relationships and interdependencies between these. (ACSGA2)
• Skill and ability to identify the need for transformative digital solutions, especially those relating to provision of ICT systems and infrastructure, elicit requirements from relevant stakeholders and research and plan solutions to meet these requirements. (GA1, GA5, ACSGA1, ACSGA3)
• Demonstrate problem-solving skills to apply contemporary technologies to previously unseen problems in innovative ways when implementing, maintaining, documenting, and troubleshooting systems. (GA3, GA5, ACSGA1, ACSGA3, ACSGA4)
• Assess and analyse the appropriateness of competing methodologies and technologies for the analysis, design, and implementation of ICT solutions, including consideration of alternative approaches to enterprise architecture and ICT procurement. (ACSGA1, ACSGA3, ACSGA4)
• Plan and deploy secure network systems utilising current practices in IP technologies, network security, and scalable server deployment, considering issues of virtualisation and cloud deployment. (ACSGA2)
• Communicate effectively in English in a professional context, adapt interaction style to a given audience, work efficiently in a team, and identify and address pertinent legal, social, and ethical issues in particular ICT contexts. (GA2, GA4, ACSGA3)
• Offer computer support services to individuals and small to medium sized enterprises, as well as becoming employed as a computer services professional in an organisation. (GA1, ACSGA1).

5.1 General admission

• have attained 18 years of age on commencement of studies
• Australian Senior secondary qualifications (New South Wales Higher School Certificate, ACT Year 12 Certificate, Queensland Senior Examination, South Australian Certificate of Education, Tasmanian Certificate of Education, Victorian Certificate of Education, Western Australian Year 12) with a minimum ATAR of 55; or
• overseas secondary qualifications listed at https://www.uac.edu.au/future-applicants/admission-criteria/overseas-qualifications with attainment of the ATAR equivalent of 55; or
• VET Certificate III or above in a relevant discipline; or.
• satisfactory completion of at least one year of accredited full-time study at a registered institute of higher education at AQF level 4 or above in Australia; or
• completion of an Australian University Enabling Program.
• credit granted under the SISTC Credit Transfer and Advanced Standing Policy.

5.2 School leavers
Australian Senior secondary qualifications as listed above with a minimum ATAR of 55.

5.3 International students

Applicants require:

• IELTS Academic: 5.5 with no band less than 5.0; or
• TOEFL: 483 or better; or
• TOEFL IBT (International Benchmark Test): 54 or better; or
• TOEFL CBT (Computer Based Test): 160 or better; or
• Academic PTE (Pearson Test of English): 42 or better; or
• Cambridge English: CAE and CPE (from 2015): 162 or better; or
• General Certificate of Education (GCE): A Levels with a C or better in English; or
• KTE: all bands B2 with a result greater than 400 in each band; or
• Duolingo: overall 90 with no band less than 85. or
• completed 12 months of study in Australia.

5.4 Special or alternative entry

This includes mature age applicants and/or those who do not hold their HSC or equivalent. In the event that individuals without HSC or equivalent apply for admission, they are considered on the basis of credit granted under the SISTC Credit Transfer and Advanced Standing Policy. The school may also administer such procedures as tests, interviews, and auditions.

Applicants for the Diploma of Information Technology and Diploma of Business Information Systems are assumed to have a knowledge of mathematics at least at the standard of Australian Year 11 attainment.

On completion of the Bachelor of Information Technology, some potential jobs you might consider.

Potential jobs:

• Software Developer, Computer Programmer, Software Engineer:
  These roles involve creating computer programs
• Web Developer:
  Focused on developing web applications for client-server communication
• Systems Analyst:
  Utilises expertise to create or modify existing systems for improved technical efficiency
• Business Analyst:
  Develops and modifies practical business solutions using IT tools
• Cybersecurity Analyst:
  Works on identifying, analysing, predicting, and preventing cybersecurity threats
• Database Administrator:
  Responsible for organising and managing data using specialised software
• Network Administrator:
  Maintains computer infrastructure and networks
• Network Engineer:
  Designs, constructs, and maintains computer networks
• Software Architect:
  Involved in creating and designing comprehensive systems
• IT Project Manager:
  Oversees IT projects, ensuring they are completed on time and within budget
• IT Support Specialist:
  Offers technical assistance and troubleshooting for computer systems and software
• Cloud Architect:
  Designs and implements cloud-based solutions for businesses
• Data Scientist:
  Analyses and interprets complex data to inform business decisions
• UX/UI Designer:
  Designs user interfaces and experiences for software and web applications.