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<p>Become a leading professional in the development, implementation, testing and management of sophisticated software systems. The Bachelor of Information Technology (Software Application Development) gives you a broad knowledge applicable to the IT industry in both well-established technologies and emerging IT trends. In your first year of study, you will obtain the required core IT foundations, and then become ‘job-ready’ by completing specialist Software Development units, plus our mandatory career development units including 60 days of paid placement through Federation Co-op.</p>
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<p>Students who receive an MF grade in their final Semester may apply to the Course Coordinator within 7 days of the publication of results for supplementary assessment if that unit is the only outstanding unit required to complete the degree and the student has not been found guilty of any form of academic misconduct (e.g. plagiarism, contract cheating, collusion) in that Semester. The highest grade attainable will be a Pass grade.</p>
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Overview
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Course rules
Course structure
Course learning outcomes
Placement
Additional costs
Credit, pathways, and recognition of prior learning
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Overview
Course overview
<p>Become a leading professional in the development, implementation, testing and management of sophisticated software systems. The Bachelor of Information Technology (Software Application Development) gives you a broad knowledge applicable to the IT industry in both well-established technologies and emerging IT trends. In your first year of study, you will obtain the required core IT foundations, and then become ‘job-ready’ by completing specialist Software Development units, plus our mandatory career development units including 60 days of paid placement through Federation Co-op.</p>
Key information
Institute / school:
Institute of Innovation, Science & Sustainability
Discipline:
Information Technology
Study level:
Undergraduate
Study load:
Full time<br />Part time
Credit points:
360
AQF level:
7 - Bachelor Degree
Duration (in full time equivalent):
3 years
Domestic students:
<p><strong>Location</strong></p><p>Ballarat - Mt Helen (On Campus)</p><p>On-line Learning</p>
International students:
<p><strong>Location</strong></p><p>Ballarat - Mt Helen (On Campus)</p>
Guaranteed ATAR:
50
Professional accreditation:
<span class="para-no-gaps"><p><p><a href="https://www.acs.org.au/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Australian Computer Society (ACS)</a> </p>(Provisional accreditation) </p></span>
CRICOS code:
117701K
Course coordinator:
<p>Leigh Achterbosch</p>
Entry requirements
Domestic students
Current or recent year 12 graduates
Academic requirements
<p>Applicants are required to have met the minimum academic requirements: </p><ul><li>Units 3 and 4: A study score of at least 20 in any English.</li></ul>
ATAR
<p>This course uses the ATAR as part of its selection considerations.</p>
Guaranteed ATAR
You're guaranteed a place in this course if you receive an ATAR of 50 or higher and complete all the requirements.
Selection rank adjustments
<ul> <li><strong>Subject adjustments</strong> <br/> Subject adjustments may apply to this course. Please visit <a href="https://delta.vtac.edu.au/coursesearch/#/search">CourseSearch</a> in the Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre (VTAC) website, find this course and open the 'Course requirements' section to see if subject adjustments apply. </li> <li><strong>Equity schemes</strong> <br/> If you've faced educational disadvantage, we encourage you to apply for our <a href="https://www.federation.edu.au/apply/how-to-apply/undergraduate/equity-schemes/">equity schemes</a>. Depending on your eligibility and circumstances, an equity scheme application may support your course application. </li> </ul>
Applicants with higher education study
Academic requirements
<p>Previous higher education studies with results at a pass level or above, including any 'single subjects of study', or successful completion of a tertiary preparatory course such as <a href="https://www.federation.edu.au/courses/dfs0-federation-access-studies-fast/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Federation Access Studies (FAST)</a>.</p>
Applicants with vocational education and training (VET) study
Academic requirements
<p>Successful completion of a relevant VET qualification at Certificate III level or higher.</p>
International students
Academic requirements
<p>Applicants are required to have met the minimum academic requirements: </p><ul><li>Successful completion of Australian Year 12, or overseas equivalent.</li></ul><ul><li>Equivalent of Units 3 and 4: A study score of at least 20 in any English.</li></ul>
English language requirements
Overall Academic IELTS band score of 6.0, with no band less than 6.0, or equivalent.
Alternative entry pathways
Academic requirements
<p>Other entry pathways for this course:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.federation.edu.au/courses/dfs0-federation-access-studies-fast/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Federation Access Studies (FAST)</a> - Consider beginning your studies with our pathway course FAST</li></ul>
Course rules
Course rules show the number and type of credit points needed to finish your course. They help you understand what you need to complete to graduate. You’re responsible for following the course rules and completing the right units. You’ll find a recommended sequence of units that meets these course rules in the course structure.
Course rules
Complete 360 credit points comprising:
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credit points from
Core Units
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75
credit points from
Software Application Development Major
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75
credit points from
Co-Operative Learning Units
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credit points from
Capstone Project Unit
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60
credit points from
Elective Units
Selected units must include at least 60 credit points at level 3000.
Selected units must include at most 150 credit points at level 1000.
Core Units
Complete exactly 120 credit points from the following:
Code
Title
Credit points
ITECH1400
Foundations of Programming
15
ITECH1500
Digital Literacy
15
ITECH1501
User Centred Design
15
ITECH1503
Data and Information Systems
15
ITECH1504
Connected Systems
15
ITECH1502
Cybersecurity Fundamentals
15
ITECH2250
IT Project Management Techniques
15
ITECH2119
AI Governance and Assurance
15
Software Application Development Major
Complete exactly 75 credit points from the following:
Code
Title
Credit points
IT5.MAJ.SE
Software Engineering
75
Co-Operative Learning Units
Complete exactly 75 credit points from the following:
Code
Title
Credit points
COOPI1001
Professional Identity (Information Technology)
15
COOPI2011
Co-operative Placement 1 (Information Technology)
30
COOPI2012
Co-operative Placement 2 (Information Technology)
30
Capstone Project Unit
Complete exactly 30 credit points from the following:
Code
Title
Credit points
ITECH3208
Project 1
15
ITECH3209
Project 2
15
Elective Units
Select exactly 60 points from Institute of Innovation, Science and Sustainability.
Academic progress regulations
Commendation
<p>Students who are enrolled in at least 30 credit points of a course within a particular semester, will be sent a Letter of Commendation at the end of each term in which they achieve a "D" (Distinction) or better average (GPA of 6.5+) across the term enrolment.</p>
Counselling
<p>Students that fail a unit will be contacted via email with advice on required actions and referral to various Federation support services.</p>
Unsatisfactory
<p>Students who fail in 50 % or more of the units in which they are enrolled in any semester or who have not passed a unit after two attempts will be regarded as having unsatisfactory progress. They will be contacted via email and advised to contact their Course Coordinator to seek advice on how to address the issues that contributed to the result. </p>
Exclusion / suspension
<p>Following unsatisfactory progress in two consecutive semesters or failing a unit for the third time, students will be asked to show cause why they should not be excluded from the course. Unless a satisfactory response is received by the relevant Academic Progress Committee the student may be excluded from the course for a period of up to two years.</p>
Final unit supplementary assessment
<p>Students who receive an MF grade in their final Semester may apply to the Course Coordinator within 7 days of the publication of results for supplementary assessment if that unit is the only outstanding unit required to complete the degree and the student has not been found guilty of any form of academic misconduct (e.g. plagiarism, contract cheating, collusion) in that Semester. The highest grade attainable will be a Pass grade.</p>
Course structure
<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.federation.edu.au/students/student-essentials/how-to-enrol/what-to-enrol-in/">Course structures</a> set out the recommended sequence of units for enrolment. It's your responsibility to comply with the course rules and confirm unit availability (which you'll find under 'Offering' in the 'Key information' section of each unit outline).</p> <p>Select the semester you started your course in (not the semester you're enrolling for).</p>
Semester 1 entry course structure
Year 1
Semester 1
ITECH1500
Digital Literacy
Core Units
15
ITECH1501
User Centred Design
Core Units
15
ITECH1504
Connected Systems
Core Units
15
ITECH1503
Data and Information Systems
Core Units
15
Semester 2
COOPI1001
Professional Identity (Information Technology)
Co-Operative Learning Units
15
ITECH1502
Cybersecurity Fundamentals
Core Units
15
ITECH1400
Foundations of Programming
Core Units
15
ELECTIVE
15
Year 2
Semester 1
ITECH2306
Agile Coding
Software Application Development Major - IT5.MAJ.SE - Software Engineering - Core Units
15
ITECH2004
Data Modelling
Software Application Development Major - IT5.MAJ.SE - Software Engineering - Core Units
15
ELECTIVE
15
ELECTIVE
15
Semester 2
ITECH2003
Web Design
Software Application Development Major - IT5.MAJ.SE - Software Engineering - Core Units
15
ITECH2250
IT Project Management Techniques
Core Units
15
ITECH2119
AI Governance and Assurance
Core Units
15
ELECTIVE
15
Year 3
Semester 1
COOPI2011
Co-operative Placement 1 (Information Technology)
Co-Operative Learning Units
30
ITECH3208
Project 1
Capstone Project Unit
15
ITECH3001
User Experience
Software Application Development Major - IT5.MAJ.SE - Software Engineering - Core Units
15
Semester 2
COOPI2012
Co-operative Placement 2 (Information Technology)
Co-Operative Learning Units
30
ITECH3209
Project 2
Capstone Project Unit
15
ITECH3506
Software Engineering
Software Application Development Major - IT5.MAJ.SE - Software Engineering - Core Units
15
Semester 2 entry course structure
Year 1
Semester 2
COOPI1001
Professional Identity (Information Technology)
Co-Operative Learning Units
15
ITECH1502
Cybersecurity Fundamentals
Core Units
15
ITECH1400
Foundations of Programming
Core Units
15
ELECTIVE
15
Year 2
Semester 1
ITECH1500
Digital Literacy
Core Units
15
ITECH1501
User Centred Design
Core Units
15
ITECH1504
Connected Systems
Core Units
15
ITECH1503
Data and Information Systems
Core Units
15
Semester 2
ITECH2003
Web Design
Software Application Development Major - IT5.MAJ.SE - Software Engineering - Core Units
15
ITECH2250
IT Project Management Techniques
Core Units
15
ITECH2119
AI Governance and Assurance
Core Units
15
ELECTIVE
15
Year 3
Semester 1
ITECH2306
Agile Coding
Software Application Development Major - IT5.MAJ.SE - Software Engineering - Core Units
15
ITECH2004
Data Modelling
Software Application Development Major - IT5.MAJ.SE - Software Engineering - Core Units
15
ELECTIVE
15
ELECTIVE
15
Semester 2
COOPI2012
Co-operative Placement 2 (Information Technology)
Co-Operative Learning Units
30
ITECH3209
Project 2
Capstone Project Unit
15
ITECH3506
Software Engineering
Software Application Development Major - IT5.MAJ.SE - Software Engineering - Core Units
15
Year 4
Semester 1
COOPI2011
Co-operative Placement 1 (Information Technology)
Co-Operative Learning Units
30
ITECH3208
Project 1
Capstone Project Unit
15
ITECH3001
User Experience
Software Application Development Major - IT5.MAJ.SE - Software Engineering - Core Units
15
Course learning outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, graduates will be able to:
Course learning outcomes
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Outcome
<p>1</p>
<p>Identify, compare, and appropriately apply current technology systems and evolving IT developments</p>
<p>2</p>
<p>Reflect on theoretical knowledge and relate it to professional practice and scholarship</p>
<p>3</p>
<p>Critique, reflect, and recognise the ethical and social implications of information technology</p>
<p>4</p>
<p>Initiate, plan, execute, monitor, and close team-based projects</p>
<p>5</p>
<p>Analyse, research, design, implement, and evaluate solutions to information technology problem</p>
<p>6</p>
<p>Gather, analyse, and synthesise complex information, and make decisions based on this information</p>
<p>7</p>
<p>Demonstrate sound written and oral communication skills</p>
<p>8</p>
<p>Apply specialist Software Application Development knowledge and skills to solve complex computing problems</p>
<p>9</p>
<p>Exhibit a high level of personal integrity, autonomy, judgement, and flexibility in a professional context</p>
Placement
Placement information
<p>This course requires students to complete 450 hours as part of the placement requirements.</p>
Additional costs
URGD/PGCW/NAWD
Other study costs
<p>Students may incur these additional costs, which are not invoiced by the university, in order to complete the course. </p><ul><li>Textbooks</li></ul>
Credit, pathways, and recognition of prior learning
VET pathways
VET pathways
<p>This course offers VET articulation agreements, provided you meet the additional admissions requirements.</p>
CRS_CRDT_VET_QUAL_PROVIDE
Qualification code and title
Credit points
Restrictions
DP-ICT1 Diploma of Information Technology (Unilink)
120 credit points
Credits are awarded up to 120 credit points, with the final total dependent on the Diploma stream completed and the Fed Uni course/stream selected. No credit can be given for COOPI1001
Recognition of prior learning
Recognition of prior learning
<p>This course recognises relevant non-formal and informal prior learning and experiences, as long as you meet the admission eligibility rules and procedures, and any RPL unit exclusions.</p>
Unit exclusions
<ul><li>ITECH3208 Project 1</li><li>ITECH3208 Project 2</li><li>ITECH3506 Software Engineering</li><li>ITECH3001 User Experience</li></ul>
Key information
Institute / school:
Institute of Innovation, Science & Sustainability
Discipline:
Information Technology
Study level:
Undergraduate
Study load:
Full time<br />Part time
Credit points:
360
AQF level:
7 - Bachelor Degree
Duration (in full time equivalent):
3 years
Domestic students:
<p><strong>Location</strong></p><p>Ballarat - Mt Helen (On Campus)</p><p>On-line Learning</p>
International students:
<p><strong>Location</strong></p><p>Ballarat - Mt Helen (On Campus)</p>
Guaranteed ATAR:
50
Professional accreditation:
<span class="para-no-gaps"><p><p><a href="https://www.acs.org.au/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Australian Computer Society (ACS)</a> </p>(Provisional accreditation) </p></span>
CRICOS code:
117701K
Course coordinator:
<p>Leigh Achterbosch</p>
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