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1. Postgraduate Study
Information and
Communications
Technology

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Panellists
POSTGRADUATE STUDY IN ICT
17/11/15 PG-ICT Courses

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Why I Chose ICT?
POSTGRADUATE STUDY IN ICT
17/11/15 PG-ICT Courses

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Course Overview
POSTGRADUATE STUDY IN ICT
17/11/15 PG-ICT Courses
Code Name Credit Points Duration Accreditation Sought
3698 Master of Information and Communications
Technology (Advanced) – MICT(Adv.)
160-200 2 – 2.5 years ACS Professional Level
3699 Master of Information and Communications
Technology - MICT
120-160 1.5 – 2 years ACS Professional Level
3700 Graduate Diploma in Information and
Communications Technology – Grad Dip in ICT
80-120 1-1.5 years
3701 Graduate Certificate in Information and
Communications Technology – Grad Cert in ICT
40-80 0.5-1 year
3702 Master of Information and Communications
Technology (Research) – MICT(Res.)
160-200 2-2.5 years ACS Professional Level
3748 Master of Information Governance (MiG) 160 2 years New Course

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Pathways for MICT Courses
POSTGRADUATE STUDY IN ICT
17/11/15 PG-ICT Courses
Pathways Eligibility
Course Length
3698 MICT-
Adv
3699 MICT
3700 Grad Dip
in ICT
3701 Grad Cert
in ICT
3702 MICT
(Res)
Pathway A
Students with non-
Computing/non-
ICT/non-IS Bachelor
qualifications
Credit
points
200 160 120 80 200
Duration 2.5 years 2 years 1.5 years 1 year 2.5 years
Pathway B
Students with non-
Computing/non-
ICT/non-IS Honours or
Masters qualifications
Credit
points
160 120 80 40 160
Duration 2 years 1.5 years 1 year 0.5 years 2 years
Pathway C
Students with
Computing/ICT/IS
Bachelor qualifications
Credit
points
160 120 80 40 160
Duration 2 years 1.5 years 1 year 0.5 years 2 years

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Pathway C
POSTGRADUATE STUDY IN ICT
Pathway A, B
• Programming Proficiency
• Systems Analysis and Database
Management Systems
• Advanced Topics in User System
Interaction

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Capstone Units
POSTGRADUATE STUDY IN ICT
17/11/15 PG-ICT Courses
Research Training
• Research projects under supervision of academic staff.
• Deliver a literature review and research proposal.
MICT
• Master Project 1
• 10 credit points
MICT (Adv.)
• Master Project 1
• Master Project 2
• 20 credit points

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Work Integrated Learning (WIL)
POSTGRADUATE STUDY IN ICT
17/11/15 PG-ICT Courses
Industry Placement
• 120 hours full-time or part-time placement in industry
• External organization in Australia
• Department/division within WSU
Unit
• ICT Practicum
• No credit points
Courses
• MICT
• MICT (Adv.)

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Specializations
POSTGRADUATE STUDY IN ICT
17/11/15 PG-ICT Courses
• Data Analytics
• Distributed Computing
• Networking
• Web and Mobile Computing
• Health Informatics
• Management (School of Business)
• Innovation and Entrepreneurship (School of Business)
• Digital Futures (School of Humanities and Communication Arts)
Units
• 4 units in each specialization
• 40 credit points

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Master of Information and Communications
Technology (Research)
POSTGRADUATE STUDY IN ICT
First Year
• Research Design 1: Theories of Enquiry
• Research Design 2: Practices of Research
• Professional Practice and Communication
• Research Preparation in Post Graduate Studies
• 4 Elective units
Second Year
• Research Component: Masters Thesis (year-long)
• Supervisory Panel

11. MICT (Research)
• coursework component followed
by a full-time-equivalent year of
supervised research training
• provides students with an
opportunity to develop research
skills
• provides a pathway to PhD
• provides 3 years post study work
rights

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Master of Information Governance: New Course
POSTGRADUATE STUDY IN ICT
Business
• Strategic Business Management
• Compliance Management
• Understanding Contemporary
Organisations
• Managing the Global Context
Law and Regulations
• Company Law
• Commercial Law
• Security of Ideas
• Information and Data
Governance Law and Policy
Information Technology
• Professional Practice and
Communication
• Advanced Topics in ICT
• Information Security
Management
• IT Project Management
Business Project

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Graduate Satisfaction
POSTGRADUATE STUDY IN ICT

14. Undergraduate ICT Degrees
Information & Communications Technology
Information & Communications Technology (Advanced)
Information & Communications Technology (Health Information
Management)
Information & Communications Technology / Law
Information & Communications Technology / Business
Information & Communications Technology / Business (Accounting)
Information & Communications Technology / Data Science
Information & Communications Technology / Arts
WESTERN SYDNEY COMPUTING
DEGREES
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3 Year degree
24 Units
16 Core units based upon:
- Systems Analysis & Design
- Programming
- Networking
- Database
- Web Development
- Human-Computer Interaction
- Communication
- Statistics
8 Elective units
Bachelor of Information & Communications
Technology
WESTERN SYDNEY COMPUTING
DEGREES

16. Specialisations
Cyber Security
Entertainment Computing
Health Informatics
Mathematics
Mobile Computing
Networking
SPECIALISATIONS
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17. • Cisco Academy
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Hosted Academy
WESTERN SYDNEY COMPUTING
DEGREES
• Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Academy

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Employment Growth
EMPLOYMENT
Source – Australian Government Department of Employment
Australian Jobs 2017
- 4th Largest Industry
(9% of national
workforce.
- 2nd Strongest growth
of any industry over 5
years to November
2016.
- 80% of workers hold
post-school
qualifications
- 60% of workers hold
university degree
“Above average growth has continued over
the past year, with significant numbers of
new jobs in subsectors such as Computer
System Design and Related Services (up
by 17,000)”

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Australian Employment Projections 2015-2020
Source: Australian Government Department of Employment

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Career Research – adzuna.com.au

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State of the Art Campuses

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Collaborative Learning Spaces

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Collaborative Learning Studios

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State of the Art ICT Laboratories

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Western Sydney – The Growth Area

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NEW Western Sydney Airport

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Research that makes a difference in the world

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Research that makes a difference in the world

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Research that makes a difference in the world

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Research that makes a difference in the world

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Award Winning Staff

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Research that informs our teaching

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Real World Projects

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Real World Projects

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Award Winning Students

36. Thank You!

37. Dr. Bahman Javadi, Senior Lecturer
Director of Academic Program (PG-ICT)
School of Computing, Engineering and
Mathematics