Bachelor of Computer and Information Sciences (Honours) - AUT University

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The Bachelor of Computer and Information Sciences (Honours) builds on an undergraduate degree in Computer and Information Sciences or related area. The BCIS (Hons) requires two semesters of full time study including the completion of an applied research project (dissertation) under the supervision of an expert academic. Graduates with a good quality Honours degree may be able to proceed to postgraduate research study.

Programme Code: AK3687
Level: 8
Points: 120
Duration: One years full time / Equivalent part time
Venue: City Campus
Starting date: 3 March 2008 / 21 July 2008
Application deadline: 22 February 2008 / 11 July 2008

AUT encourages early application.
Late applications will be accepted if the programme is not full.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

• A bachelors degree in a relevant field of study with a minimum of a B+ average in Level 7 or equivalent papers.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS

Applicants for whom English or Māori is not their first language are required to provide proof of an acceptable pass/grade gained in an accepted English language test. 

THE KEY SKILLS YOU WILL ACQUIRE

You will enhance your knowledge and skills in developing and managing software and information systems as well as gain significant additional technical expertise and knowledge.

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

Enhance your business and technical skills in an area you choose, including:

• Leading a software development team
• Managing an enterprise network, including wireless
• Developing IT related policies and managing IT integration
• Implementing innovative computing technologies including mobile computing
• Protecting the enterprise and managing the information assurance process.

TOPICS COVERED INCLUDES: 

• Dissertation
• Contemporary Issues in Computer and Information Systems
• Research Methods
• Net-centric Computing
• Usage Centred Design
• Middleware
• Collaborative Computing
• Ubiquitous Computing
• Information Technology Strategy and Policy
• Strategic Information Technology Contract Management
• Integrating IT and the Enterprise
• ICT Issues in the SME sector
• Service Relationship Management
• Bioinformatics
• Data Mining and Knowledge Engineering
• Information Security
• Computer Graphics and Animation
• Health Informatics
• Software Requirements Engineering
• eSystems Design and Development

FURTHER STUDIES

Master of Computer and Information Sciences
Doctor of Philosophy

PAPERS

CORE PAPERS
408213 Dissertation (45)
408218 Contemporary Issues in Computer and Information Systems (15)
408220 Research Methods 1 (15)

ELECTIVE PAPERS

* Enrolment in elective papers is subject to meeting the requirements as detailed in the paper selection form sent to all enrolling students, as well as  to space availability.

SELECT THREE:
408203 Net-centric Computing (15)
408204 Usage Centred Design (15)
408205 Middleware (15)
408206 Collaborative Computing (15)
408207 Ubiquitous Computing (15)
408208 Information Technology Strategy and Policy (15)
408209 Strategic Information Technology Contract Management (15)
408210 Integrating IT and the Enterprise (15)
408211 ICT Issues in the SME sector (15)
408212 Service Relationship Management (15)
408214 Special Topic (15)
408215 Bioinformatics (15)
408216 Data Mining and Knowledge Engineering (15)
408217 Information Security (15)
408221 Research Methods II (15)
409218 Computer Graphics and Animation (15)
409219 Health Informatics (15)
409220 Software Requirements Engineering (15)
409221 eSystems Design and Development (15)