Diploma of Information Technology

Smart Knowledge and ability for a brighter career

Diploma of Information Technology

CRICOS Course Code ID

PENDING APPROVAL

Mode of study

Face-to-face
(online during the pandemic)

Delivery location

338 Queen St. Melbourne VIC 3000

Course Level

Level 5, Higher education Diploma

Duration

1 years Full-Time
2 years Part-Time

Annual Tuition Fees

International TBC
Domestic: TBC

Important Dates

Semester 2: 12 November, 2020
Semester 1: 22 March, 2021
Semester 2: 19 July, 2021

Introduction

Our Diploma of Information Technology provides you with a practical, supportive program to build your current IT knowledge and skills to help you achieve your dream of becoming an in-demand IT professional. The diploma will help you take the next step and pathway to study further.

Career outcomes

Our graduates have an excellent future in the IT industry, including:

Computer and network support
Website development
Database support

Learning outcomes

Exhibit a broad body of fundamental knowledge of information technologies in networking, programming, database, computer systems and requirement engineering.
Communicate information and solutions effectively in written and oral presentations to diverse audiences.
Apply critical thinking, problem-solving and analytical skills and techniques to analyse well-defined problems, handle abstraction, and provide solutions in an ICT professional context.
Recognise the importance of ethics, codes of professional conduct and cultural sensitivity, and assess societal, privacy, security and legal issues within the ICT industry.
Work collaboratively and effectively within a team to achieve a common goal, possibly with diverse and interdisciplinary team members.
Build independent work ability and self-reliant life-long learning to keep abreast with the forefront of the developments in ICT.

Students enrolled in the Diploma of Information Technology are required to complete 8 units of study (comprising 7 compulsory units & 1 elective units) within a typical study period of 1 years or two academic semesters.


YEAR 1 \| SEMESTER 1
Code	Unit Title	Type	Pre-Requisite
BIT101	Computer Systems Fundamentals	Core	N/A
BIT102	Database Systems Fundamentals	Core	N/A
BIT103	Programming Fundamentals	Core	N/A
BIT104	Networking Fundamentals	Core	N/A


YEAR 1 \| SEMESTER 2
Code	Unit Title	Type	Pre-Requisite
BIT105	Requirements Elicitation and Analysis	Core	N/A
BIT106	Professional Issues in ICT	Core	N/A
BIT107	Discrete Mathematics	Core	N/A
Elective


Code	Unit Title	PRE-REQUISITE	Offering Degree
BIT108	Fundamentals of ICT Security	BIT101	BIT (ICT Security)
BIT111	Introduction of Information System	BIT101	BIT (IS)
BIT203	Advanced Programming	BIT102, BIT103	BIT
BIT212	Business Intelligence	BIT102, BIT103	BIT (IS)
ACC101	Accounting Principles	N/A	Bachelor of Marketing
MKG101	Marketing Principles	N/A	Bachelor of Marketing
BUS102	Business Management	N/A	Bachelor of Marketing
ECO101	Firms, Consumers & Market Structure	N/A	Bachelor of Marketing
LAW101	Law & Ethics in Marketing	N/A	Bachelor of Marketing
MKG102	Consumer Behaviour	N/A	Bachelor of Marketing
STA101	Marketing Analytics in the Digital Age	N/A	Bachelor of Marketing
MKG204	Not for Profit & Social Marketing	N/A	Bachelor of Marketing

Students must be a minimum of eighteen (18) years of age on course commencement and meet both the academic and English language requirements.

Academic requirements

Satisfactory completion of Australian Year 12 or equivalent or higher
Completion of an Australian training program (AQF 4 or above)qualification.*
Additional requirement: A passing score in any VCE math units or equivalent.*

English language requirements

Minimum test score of 5.5 overall (with no individual band score below 5.0) on the IELTS Academic test, or approved equivalent* (Domestic applicants are deemed to have met this requirement).

EIA recognises applicants’ prior relevant study or experiences through study credits*. These experiences may be formal or informal. Where applicants can demonstrate achievement of a unit of study EIA’s learning outcomes may grant specified, unspecified or block credits or study exemptions.
Upon completion of your Diploma of IT you may have access to EIA’s Bachelor of IT. In some cases you may receive credit for your previous study, reducing the time it takes to complete your course.
* If you need any further information, please feel free to contact us: admissions@eia.edu.au.