I am currently working for C-Net, a SAP integrated solutions provider specialising in OH&S systems. C-Net is based in Melbourne and provides services to some of the largest organisations in Australia. I am employed as a Business Analyst/Functional Consultant, which can be quite challenging at times as I am required to consult with a wide variety of stakeholders and work on a vast array of tasks in any given project. Given the nature of our integrated SAP solutions I consult with organisations in various industries throughout Australia and I find I am constantly learning new skills and building on my knowledge - which keeps things very exciting.
The relevance of the units offered at UTAS in today's IT industry greatly helped me score my current job. The Enterprise Resource Planning (SAP) unit gave me a head start in the industry segment I have now found myself in. Even during my initial interview my employer commented on the uniqueness of this experience at a University level. Learning people management skills from ICT Project has also provided me with a solid foundation for the project work I am involved in.
Information and communications technology (ICT) has been driving profound changes in business over the last few decades. All businesses, from government to the largest multinational to the smallest start-up, need ICT to ensure their long-term stability and viability. Business analysts with strong ICT skills are at the forefront of change and guide businesses toward their goals. This combined degree merges the study of ICT with any of the emerging or traditional areas of business. The degree provides students with an opportunity to gain qualifications that will provide more breadth and offer wider opportunities for employment.
The Bachelor of Information and Communication Technology (BICT) aims to give students the opportunity to explore a broad range of aspects of ICT, and to graduate them with knowledge and skills in a variety of key areas of ICT for a lifelong career. The degree offers units across the complete spectrum of ICT, ranging from non-technical areas such as the nature of information and organisational needs for ICT, through the hardware, software, network and creative technologies which are used to satisfy these needs, to the communication, design, development and management skills needed to create, implement and integrate ICT components. The degree produces ICT professionals who are confident and articulate team players, and who are attuned to the needs, methods and attitudes of business and society. The BICT aims to provide ICT graduates with the skills and knowledge to take on appropriate professional positions in industry upon graduation and grow into leadership positions, achieve entrepreneurial ambition, or pursue research and graduate studies in ICT.
The Bachelor of Business (BBus) is a multi-disciplinary degree ensuring the graduates learn the fundamental principles underlying the dynamic professional world of business.
Course code: 33N, CRICOS code: 079995K
The learning outcomes for the combined degree will be an aggregation of those specified in the new BICT as well as the current BBus.
Graduates of the BBus-BICT should expect to have the same career outcomes as identified for the BBus and BICT. Graduates of the combined degree would be particularly valuable to Government and large business organisations. Graduates of the combined degree would be particularly qualified for a business analyst career.
I'm across several projects and programs of work, doing defect management, which involves liaising with our own tech specialists as well as those of two of our third party providers in order to get defects remediated. I like the variety and challenges of my work, as well as the opportunities and exposure I'm getting across many different aspects of IT security. I got my role as a direct result of a word of mouth referral from my project client to NAB, so I can honestly say I owe UTAS and my degree my fledgling career to date.
The BICT has been developed in consultation with the Australian Computer Society (ACS), and professional level accreditation will be sought after there have been some graduates. It is anticipated that graduates of the BBus-BICT will be eligible for full membership of the ACS.
The Faculty of Business offers units to enable students to apply to join the following professional bodies:
If students wish to be eligible for membership of a professional body they will need to select units endorsed by that body. Membership details may be obtained from the relevant Schools or from the appropriate professional body.
The Bachelor of Business component of this combined degree follows a 4 year generalist structure (G2). The students have a choice of a number of majors with linked minors. The degree electives are fixed and all at the introductory level.
The BICT component of this combined degree follows a 4 year specialist structure with a core reversed major and a choice of another major. All students will complete an ICT Professional (Combined) reversed major. The students have a choice of two accompanying majors:
Sample Program
This sample program demonstrates the ICT Professional major (orange), Games and Creative Technology major (green), BA Business major (blue), BA Business minor (yellow) and the BBus degree electives (grey).
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Sample Program
This sample program demonstrates the ICT Professional major (orange), Software Development major (purple), BBus major (blue), BBus minor (yellow) and the BBus degree electives (grey).
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1 If students don't need to complete KIT101, then students can choose either Computational Science or ICT Impact and Emerging Technology
GCT Major Electives
BICT Major electives
4 years, maximum time of 9 years
The BICT is available on both the Sandy Bay campus in Hobart and the Newnham campus in Launceston. Some units will use flexible delivery strategies including packaged online learning modules or recorded lectures allowing students to complete some learning off campus. Some units will use videoconference facilities to deliver content to both campuses at the same time.
Possession of the University's basic academic entry requirements as shown on:
http://www.utas.edu.au/admissions/undergraduate/admission-requirements
The English Language requirements will be those that are established for most University of Tasmania undergraduate programs, as shown on:
http://www.utas.edu.au/admissions/undergraduate/admission-requirements
BICT pre-requisites
While no prerequisites apply for the degree, students who have not successfully completed TCE MAP5C Mathematics Applied, or, an approved equivalent unit, or, a higher level Mathematics subject, are recommended to complete KMA003 Mathematics Foundation Unit.
Similarly, students who have not successfully completed TCE Computer Science (ITC315108 or ITC315113), or an approved equivalent unit, or a higher level Computer Programming subject, must complete either KIT001 Programming Preparation or KIT101 Programming Fundamentals before commencing KIT107 Programming.
BBus pre-requisites
As described on the Bachelor of Business.
