K4I Bachelor of Information and Communication Technology (Honours)

Overview 2020

Entry Requirements: See entry requirements

Duration: Minimum 1 Years, up to a maximum of 3 Years
Duration
Duration refers to the minimum and maximum amounts of time in which this course can be completed. It will be affected by whether you choose to study full or part time, noting that some programs are only available part time.

Location

Hobart: Semester 1, Semester 2
Launceston: Semester 1, Semester 2

Commonwealth Supported places available

Entry Requirements: See entry requirements

Duration: Minimum 1 Years
Entry requirements

Location

Hobart: Semester 1, Semester 2
Launceston: Semester 1, Semester 2

This honours degree is an optional continuation of the Bachelor of Information and Communication Technology allowing students to pursue advanced studies in a particular area of interest in ICT. The degree exposes students to research and advanced topics in ICT beyond what is offered in the three-year undergraduate degree. It provides high achieving students with an opportunity to cultivate research and development skills appropriate to the ICT discipline and to understand the fundamentals of ICT-related research.

Course objectives

BICT(Hons) graduates should be ICT professionals with the additional attitudes, abilities and skills to:

select, adapt and effectively apply research processes, methodologies, tools, and techniques to plan, conduct and manage and independent ICT-related research project;
critically analyse research literature to conduct a literature review;
be aware of the social consequences of ICT-related research and respond appropriately to ethical considerations and act in accordance with best practice and industry standards;
analyse, synthesise and evaluate factors to answer a research question, and to defend a research approach;
document and communicate effectively the research techniques used and the results of the research both orally and in a written thesis;
evaluate and communicate the likely utility of emerging or advanced ICT to an individual or organization;
apply abstraction and computational, creative and critical thinking to a problem, identify and define the ICT requirements, apply knowledge of advanced ICT principles and technical skills to develop and evaluate strengths and weaknesses of potential solutions; and
continue lifelong learning.

Career outcomes

The honours degree opens a range of career opportunities. Students with honours are particularly sought after by leading employers, and can choose from more interesting research and development positions because of their extra skills and proven abilities. Honours is an ideal pathway for high-achieving graduates to enter a doctoral program (PhD), which provides a wider range of career opportunities, including research, analytic or academic positions.

Course structure

In the BICT(Hons) candidates will do the equivalent of eight 12.5% units. Candidates must satisfactorily complete two coursework 12.5% units. Candidates must also satisfactorily complete ICT Research Methods (25%) (KIT401), and a research disseration over two 25% units (KIT402, KIT403).

Schedule

Compulsory Units

KIT401

Location	Study period	Attendance options		Available to
Hobart	Semester 1
Hobart	Semester 2
Launceston	Semester 1
Launceston	Semester 2

Courses & Units

Bachelor of Information and Communication Technology (Honours) (K4I)

Overview 2020

Entry Requirements

Duration

Duration

Location

Entry Requirements

Duration

Location

Career outcomes

Course structure

Schedule

Compulsory Units

ICT Research Methods

ICT Research Dissertation A

ICT Research Dissertation B

2 units selected from the following list:

Business Process Innovation

Programming for Intelligent Web Services and Applications

Embedded Systems

Advanced Multicore Architecture and Programming

Advanced 3D Games Programming

Computer Vision in Interactive Systems

Advanced Human Computer Interaction

Advanced Algorithmic Programming

Advanced Topics in Artificial Intelligence

Advanced Sensor Networks and Applications

Advanced Big Data and Cloud Computing (Elite)

Advanced Topics in eHealth

Advanced Programming Paradigms

Advanced Serious Games

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