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Bachelor of Information Technology

Major In Information Services

Recommended as a major for students seeking to pursue a career in information services as a librarian, knowledge or information manager.

Additional Information

Provides a pathway for recent graduates of ECU's Associate Degree of Science (Library Technology) and other undergraduate library technology programs to a librarian qualification.

Related careers

Librarian, Information Services Manager, IT specialist, Enterprise Records and Information Officer, Information Analyst

Major structure

This unitset structure contains information about the units which comprise the course as well as the credit points required to successfully complete it.

The Information Services Major requires students to complete 120 credit points (eight units) and provides a:

  • Bachelors degree pathway for current students and recent graduates of ECU's Associate Degree and other undergraduate library technology programs. It equips students for a career in information services as a librarian, knowledge or information manager.
  • First major for commencing students seeking to pursue a career as a librarian, knowledge or information manager.

A. Bachelors degree pathway for current students and recent graduates of ECU's Associate Degree and other undergraduate library technology programs.

Associate Degree of Science (Library Technology) (course M73) and the Bachelor of Science (Library Technology) (course E65) students and graduates, wishing to enter the Information Services major are eligible for advanced standing in the BIT (Information Services).

Subject to Course Coordinator approval and University policy, Associate Degree of Science (Library Technology) and Bachelor of Science Library Technology students can receive up to 2 years (240 credit points) of advanced standing for these studies, requiring a further 120 credit points (8 units or 1 year equivalent full time study) to complete the Bachelor of Information Technology (Information Services). Students must complete an additional program of Five (5) core units and Three (3) track units from a selected track drawn from the following track list:

  • Information Systems (IS)
  • Information Management (IM)
  • Marketing
  • Management

Subject to the approval of the Course Coordinator, students may elect to do Three (3) electives in place of a track.

Conversion students wishing to pursue ACS membership eligibility must complete the Information Systems (IS) track. Subject to the approval of the Course Coordinator, conversion and first major students not wishing to pursue ACS membership eligibility, may also apply to do study track units or elective studies in place of the BIT common first year units ENS1161, CSG1102 and CSP1150.

B. Commencing students - Bachelor of Information Technology (Information Services) (First Major) (120 Credit points)

The Information Services major is also available as a first major for students eligible for University entry seeking to pursue a three year Bachelor of Information Technology (BIT) qualification specialising in information services. Students complete this major as their first major and choose a second major drawn from within the School of Computer and Security Science or the School of Management. Students may also elect to study Eight (8) electives in place of a second major.



Part A
CORE UNITS: Existing graduates of the Associate Degree of Science Library Technology or Bachelor of Science Library Technology do the following Five (5) core units plus Three (3) track units or Three electives.

UnitDescription Points
CSG3204Information Services Management 15
CSG1207Systems and Database Design 15
CSG2344Project Methods and Professionalism 15
IST3162Information Literacy and Life Long Learners 15
CSG3303Applied IT Project 15
 


Recommended Electives
Track 1: Information Systems (IS) Students wishing to pursue a career as a Systems Librarian may elect to study this track. Students select three units from the following list.

UnitDescription Points
CSP1150Programming Principles 15
CSP2103Markup Languages 15
CSG2431Interactive Web Development 15
 


Recommended Electives
Track 2: Enterprise Information Management Students selecting this track develop specialist knowledge and skills in enterprise information management, knowledge management, web authoring and content management.

UnitDescription Points
IST1117Enterprise Information Management 15
IST2118Information Retrieval and Document Management 15
CSG3205Digital Preservation 15
 


Recommended Electives
Track 3: Marketing Students selecting this track develop specialist knowledge and skills in marketing. Units are offered by the School of Management.

UnitDescription Points
MKT1600Marketing Principles & Practices 15
MKT2601Marketing Intelligence 15
MKT3601Marketing Strategy 15
 


Recommended Electives
Track 4: Management Students selecting this track develop specialist knowledge and skills in management. Units are offered by the School of Management.

UnitDescription Points
MAN1100Management I 15
MAN2145Human Resource Management 15
MAN3503Strategic Management III 15
 


Part B
B. BACHELOR OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (FIRST MAJOR) Students wishing to pursue a a THREE year qualification in Information Technology specialising in Information Services undertake the following program of study as a First major.

UnitDescription Points
IST1141Information Agencies and Environment 15
IST1161Library Systems 1 15
IST1143Information Organisation 1 15
IST2161Client Services in Libraries 1 15
IST2118Information Retrieval and Document Management 15
CSG2344Project Methods and Professionalism 15
IST3162Information Literacy and Life Long Learners 15
CSG3303Applied IT Project 15
 

This major can also be studied in the following courses:

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