Version

6

Division

Tropical Environments and Societies

Minimum English language proficiency requirements

Not applicable – exit only degree

Special admission requirements

Nil

Additional course rules

Nil

Course learning outcomes

JCU graduates are committed to lifelong learning, intellectual development, and to the display of exemplary personal, professional and ethical standards. They have a sense of their place in the tropics and are charged with professional, community, and environmental responsibility. JCU graduates appreciate the need to embrace and be acquainted with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples of Australia. They are committed to reconciliation, diversity and sustainability. They exhibit a willingness to lead and to contribute to the intellectual, environmental, cultural, economic and social challenges of regional, national, and international communities of the tropics.

On successful completion of the Graduate Diploma of Information Technology, JCU graduates will be able to:

• Compare and contrast to select appropriate tools and technologies to meet project requirements

• Appraise industry standard contexts for project management approaches

• Demonstrate the ability to conduct their research in an ethical manner

• Advance knowledge of information and communication technologies

• Assess legal and ethical issues including scope of liability and digital rights management

• Construct lateral and original thinking to conceptualise and evaluate solutions to relevant problems

• Communicate technical information clearly through presentations, demonstrations and documentation

• Apply chosen tools and technologies to meet project managements

• Use independent judgment to synthesise information to managing IT issues

• Illustrate a capacity to reflect on progress to tailor self-learning goals for professional development.

Brisbane

Exit only

Singapore

Exit only

Maximum time to complete

4 years

Course includes mandatory professional placement(s)

No

Accreditation requirements

Nil

Supplementary exam for final subject

Not applicable

Maximum allowed

12 credit points

Expiry

Not applicable

Approved abbreviation

GDipInfTech

Exit with lesser award

Not applicable