Course 7510
CRICOS Code 056240K
National Code ICA50299 | Duration | | | 2 years full time | | Tuition fee
A$ 19,560 per course Description
This course will provide you with the skills and knowledge to design and develop software for interactive games. You will also gain skills in designing user interfaces, managing development and testing the complete or partially completed games system. The programming skills you develop will be useful in other segments of the information technology industry.
You will be able to work in the interactive games industry, the special effects sector of the games and film industries or work freelance in developing games for a range of niche and established markets.
This course is under review and will be replaced by the new course Diploma of Information Technology (Software Development) (19018). For further details, particularly with reard to the entry requirements, contact the relevant campus. Career Opportunities
Programmer, Software Developer, Games Developer for consoles, PCs and Handheld devices such as phones and PDAs Entry Requirements - Year 12 or equivalent or qualify for mature-age entry
- IELTS 5.5 or TOEFL 197 or equivalent
Course Structure
To receive the Diploma of Information Technology (Software Development) Games Development students must complete 46 core units and a wide range of elective modules. Core Units - Principles of interactive game design
- Determine client expectations
- Confirm client needs
- Develop and present a feasibility report
- Contribute to detailed technical design
- Develop detailed component specification
- Develop game interface
- Develop interactive games software
- Develop detailed games test plan
- Perform integration test
- Manage the game testing process
- Maintain games software
- Develop and coordinate client acceptance
- Guide application of project integration
- Prepare disaster recovery plan
- Manage scope of game development project
- Manage costs of game development project
- Manage quality of game development proj
- Connect hardware peripherals
- Install software applications
- Maintain system integrity
- Work effectively in an IT environment
- Communicate in the IT workplace
- Apply occupational health & safety
- Operate computer hardware
- Design organisational documents
- Maintain equipment and consumables
- Integrate commercial computer packages
- Create user & tech documentation
- Run standard diagnostic tests
- Provide advice to clients
- Develop macros and templates for clients
- Relate to clients on a business level
- Apply skills in project integration
- Apply skills in time management
- Apply skills in quality management
- Apply skills in obj design
- Prepare software dev review
- Use a library of pre exist components
- Implement config management
- Apply skills in cost management
- Develop config management
- Operate a word processing application
- Operate a spreadsheet application
- Operate database application
- Mathematics for computing
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