My work at ISW focuses on the IBM Connections platform and our Kudos Badges gamification tool. IBM Connections is a social networking platform (similar to Facebook) that is hosted by organisations to encourage social business.
Information and communications technology (ICT) has been driving profound methodological changes in science over the last few decades. A significant part of scientific enquiry now relies on computational approaches to complement theory and experiment. This combined degree merges the study of ICT with any of the emerging or traditional areas of science. The degree provides students with an opportunity to gain qualifications that will provide more breadth and offer wider opportunities for employment.
I'm a researcher working on remote sensing of snowfall on the Antarctic Ice Sheet. I've been to heaps of places for field work and conferences, including Antarctica. I use my programming skills pretty much every day.
Computing is a fundamental aspect of being a modern scientist. Since I have a computing degree, I didn't have to learn programming "on the job", and I've been able to devote more time to the science side of things.
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 Science (BSc) is a multi-disciplinary degree which offers both variety and flexibility in subject choice and specialisation. It provides an effective entry into employment as skills obtained by science graduates – problem-solving, critical thinking, team work, specialised subject knowledge and understanding – are highly sought after and valued by employers.
Course code: P3B, CRICOS code: 079989G
The learning outcomes for the combined degree will be an aggregation of those specified in the new BICT as well as the current BSc.
Graduates of the BICT-BSc should expect to have the same career outcomes as identified for the BSc and BICT. Graduates of the combined degree would be particularly valuable to large research organisations.
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 BICT-BSc will be eligible for full membership of the ACS.
Graduates of the BSc are eligible for membership of a number of professional organisations. Specific details are provided under individual discipline entries.
The Bachelor of Science component of this combined degree follows a 4 year generalist structure. The students have a choice of a number of majors and minors and degree electives. The students complete one major, one minor and four degree electives.
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), BSc major (blue), BSc minor (yellow) and the BSc degree electives (grey).
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Sample Program
This sample program demonstrates the ICT Professional major (orange), Software Development major (purple), BSc major (blue), BSc minor (yellow) and the BSc 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.
BSc pre-requisites
As described on the Bachelor of Science.
