The MBC information booklet - RMIT University
The MBC information booklet - RMIT University The MBC information booklet - RMIT University
iv 11.3.17 Intellectual Property........................................................................................................... 57 11.3.18 Guidelines to Examiners of a Minor Thesis ....................................................................... 57 11.3.19 Guidelines to Examiners of a Minor Project....................................................................... 57 CHAPTER 12 VOCATIONAL ELECTIVES 12.0.1 Computer Science electives .............................................................................................. 59 12.0.2 Business electives ............................................................................................................. 59 12.1 Computer Science electives.................................................................................................59 12.1.1 COSC1233—Broadcast Network Engineering .................................................................. 59 12.1.2 COSC2401—Client Server Architectures.......................................................................... 60 12.1.3 COSC2106—Document Markup Languages..................................................................... 60 12.1.4 COSC2354—Electronic Commerce & Enterprise Systems............................................... 61 12.1.5 ISYS1106—Engineering Software Projects ...................................................................... 61 12.1.6 COSC1125—Introduction to Artificial Intelligence ............................................................. 61 12.1.7 COSC2347—Mobile Application Development ................................................................. 61 12.1.8 COSC1092—Scripting Language Programming ............................................................... 62 12.1.9 COSC1131—Unix Systems Administration and Programming (Linux) ............................. 62 12.1.10 COSC1219—User Interface Programming........................................................................ 62 12.1.11 ISYS1124—Web Database Applications........................................................................... 63 12.1.12 COSC2277—Web Development Technologies................................................................. 63 12.1.13 COSC1213—Web Media Technologies ............................................................................ 63 12.1.14 COSC1300—Web Servers and Web Technology............................................................. 64 12.2 Business electives ...............................................................................................................64 12.2.1 ACCT2127—Accounting for Management Decisions........................................................ 64 12.2.2 ECON1113—Economic Analysis for Business.................................................................. 64 12.2.3 BAFI1070—Financial Statement Analysis......................................................................... 65 12.2.4 BUSM1174—Leading and Managing Change .................................................................. 65 12.2.5 BAFI1059—Managerial Finance ....................................................................................... 65 12.2.6 MKTG1100—Marketing Management and Implementation .............................................. 65 12.2.7 OMGT1021—Supply Chain Principles .............................................................................. 66 12.2.8 JUST1055—E-Business Law A......................................................................................... 66 12.2.9 ACCT2108—Performance Measurement.......................................................................... 66 12.2.10 JUST1063—Corporate Governance ................................................................................. 66 12.2.11 OMGT1236—E-Business Supply Chains.......................................................................... 66 12.2.12 BUSM1734—Risk Analysis and Assessment.................................................................... 67 12.2.13 ACCT1118—Risk Management ........................................................................................ 67 CHAPTER 13 MASTER OF APPLIED SCIENCE (INFORMATION SYSTEMS) MC060 13.1 Semester 4, MC060 .............................................................................................................69 13.2 Intermediate Awards ............................................................................................................69 13.3 Can I receive two Masters?..................................................................................................69 13.4 What happens if I want to stop after 1.5 years?...................................................................69 13.5 Is MC060 accredited at the professional level by the ACS? ................................................70 CHAPTER 14 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS 14.1 Absence ...............................................................................................................................71 14.1.1 I need to be absent from the University. What do I do? .................................................... 71 14.2 ACS (Australian Computer Society).....................................................................................71 14.3 Adding Courses ...................................................................................................................72 14.3.1 How late can I add a course? ............................................................................................ 72
14.4 After-Hours Access ..............................................................................................................72 14.4.1 How do I get into RMIT out of hours?................................................................................ 72 14.5 Articulation, Exemptions and Advanced Standing ...............................................................72 14.5.1 Can I obtain an exemption?............................................................................................... 72 14.5.2 How do I go about getting an exemption? ......................................................................... 72 14.5.3 I have completed a Graduate Diploma. Can I get credit into the Masters? ....................... 73 14.5.4 Can I take out a Certificate or Diploma before I complete the Masters Degree? .............. 73 14.5.5 Can I articulate into a PhD program? ................................................................................ 74 14.6 Assignments ........................................................................................................................74 14.6.1 Where do I submit assignments? ...................................................................................... 74 14.6.2 How should I prepare documents for assignments?.......................................................... 74 14.6.3 What is the reject box? ...................................................................................................... 74 14.6.4 What happens if my assignment is late? ........................................................................... 74 14.6.5 Why are the labs so packed when assignments are due? ................................................ 75 14.6.6 Should I keep a copy of any assignment I submit? ........................................................... 75 14.7 At Risk..................................................................................................................................75 14.7.1 What does it mean to be “at risk”?..................................................................................... 75 14.7.2 What is an “at risk” letter?.................................................................................................. 75 14.8 Awards .................................................................................................................................75 14.8.1 What awards can I obtain as part of my program?............................................................ 75 14.8.2 How do I obtain a degree/award with ‘Distinction’? ........................................................... 75 14.9 Background..........................................................................................................................76 14.9.1 How should I study? What should I expect?...................................................................... 76 14.9.2 International Background................................................................................................... 76 14.9.3 Some aspects of my computing education are either patchy, or were done so long ago that I have forgotten them. What shall I do?76 14.10 Careers ................................................................................................................................76 14.10.1 Can the School provide me with career information?........................................................ 76 14.11 Challenge Tests ...................................................................................................................77 14.12 Common Room....................................................................................................................77 14.12.1 What is available? ............................................................................................................. 77 14.13 Complaints ...........................................................................................................................77 14.13.1 First Contact ...................................................................................................................... 77 14.13.2 What is the Staff Student Consultative Committee (SSCC)? ............................................ 78 14.14 Computer Accounts and System Issues ..............................................................................78 14.15 Computer Languages ..........................................................................................................78 14.15.1 What Computer Languages do I need to know? ............................................................... 78 14.16 Computer Purchase .............................................................................................................79 14.16.1 Should I buy one?.............................................................................................................. 79 14.16.2 What about Software? ....................................................................................................... 79 14.17 Contact.................................................................................................................................79 14.17.1 When can I see my lecturer or tutor or the Program Advisor?........................................... 79 14.17.2 How up to date is your contact information? ..................................................................... 79 14.17.3 What are the methods of communication between the program advisor and students in the program?79 14.17.4 What sources of electronic information should I look at on (at least) a twice-weekly basis?. 80 14.17.5 What is the primary method of communication between students and lecturers?............. 80 14.18 Course Guides .....................................................................................................................80 14.18.1 The descriptions of the courses in this booklet do not list text books. 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14.4 After-Hours Access ..............................................................................................................72<br />
14.4.1 How do I get into <strong>RMIT</strong> out of hours?................................................................................ 72<br />
14.5 Articulation, Exemptions and Advanced Standing ...............................................................72<br />
14.5.1 Can I obtain an exemption?............................................................................................... 72<br />
14.5.2 How do I go about getting an exemption? ......................................................................... 72<br />
14.5.3 I have completed a Graduate Diploma. Can I get credit into the Masters? ....................... 73<br />
14.5.4 Can I take out a Certificate or Diploma before I complete the Masters Degree? .............. 73<br />
14.5.5 Can I articulate into a PhD program? ................................................................................ 74<br />
14.6 Assignments ........................................................................................................................74<br />
14.6.1 Where do I submit assignments? ...................................................................................... 74<br />
14.6.2 How should I prepare documents for assignments?.......................................................... 74<br />
14.6.3 What is the reject box? ...................................................................................................... 74<br />
14.6.4 What happens if my assignment is late? ........................................................................... 74<br />
14.6.5 Why are the labs so packed when assignments are due? ................................................ 75<br />
14.6.6 Should I keep a copy of any assignment I submit? ........................................................... 75<br />
14.7 At Risk..................................................................................................................................75<br />
14.7.1 What does it mean to be “at risk”?..................................................................................... 75<br />
14.7.2 What is an “at risk” letter?.................................................................................................. 75<br />
14.8 Awards .................................................................................................................................75<br />
14.8.1 What awards can I obtain as part of my program?............................................................ 75<br />
14.8.2 How do I obtain a degree/award with ‘Distinction’? ........................................................... 75<br />
14.9 Background..........................................................................................................................76<br />
14.9.1 How should I study? What should I expect?...................................................................... 76<br />
14.9.2 International Background................................................................................................... 76<br />
14.9.3 Some aspects of my computing education are either patchy, or were done so long ago<br />
that I have forgotten them. What shall I do?76<br />
14.10 Careers ................................................................................................................................76<br />
14.10.1 Can the School provide me with career <strong>information</strong>?........................................................ 76<br />
14.11 Challenge Tests ...................................................................................................................77<br />
14.12 Common Room....................................................................................................................77<br />
14.12.1 What is available? ............................................................................................................. 77<br />
14.13 Complaints ...........................................................................................................................77<br />
14.13.1 First Contact ...................................................................................................................... 77<br />
14.13.2 What is the Staff Student Consultative Committee (SSCC)? ............................................ 78<br />
14.14 Computer Accounts and System Issues ..............................................................................78<br />
14.15 Computer Languages ..........................................................................................................78<br />
14.15.1 What Computer Languages do I need to know? ............................................................... 78<br />
14.16 Computer Purchase .............................................................................................................79<br />
14.16.1 Should I buy one?.............................................................................................................. 79<br />
14.16.2 What about Software? ....................................................................................................... 79<br />
14.17 Contact.................................................................................................................................79<br />
14.17.1 When can I see my lecturer or tutor or the Program Advisor?........................................... 79<br />
14.17.2 How up to date is your contact <strong>information</strong>? ..................................................................... 79<br />
14.17.3 What are the methods of communication between the program advisor and students in the<br />
program?79<br />
14.17.4 What sources of electronic <strong>information</strong> should I look at on (at least) a twice-weekly basis?.<br />
80<br />
14.17.5 What is the primary method of communication between students and lecturers?............. 80<br />
14.18 Course Guides .....................................................................................................................80<br />
14.18.1 <strong>The</strong> descriptions of the courses in this <strong>booklet</strong> do not list text books. <strong>The</strong>y do not tell us how<br />
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