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ResearchIProject Clusters
IT903 Software Engineering Project
IT913 Automated Systems Development Project
IT993 Research Project
Duration of the course
The course will normally be completed through one academic
year of full-time study, or two years of part-time study.
Subject to timetabling restrictions, which may vary from
semester to semester, students undertaking the course on a
part-time basis-may enrol initially for two clusters, each to be
completed over two years, or alternatively, enrol for one
cluster at a time, each to be completed over one year.
Admission requirements
To be eligible for selection into the Master of lnformation
Technology course, an applicant will have completed, at an
appropriate level of achievement, a graduate diploma in
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information technology or computer science, or equivalent,
or will have completed an honours degree (or equivalent) in
% information systems or computer science. The requirement
for an honours degree may be waived for an applicant able
g. to demonstrate substantial relevant industrial experience.
For progression from the Graduate Diploma in Business
I lnformation Technology (A072), applicants would normally be
expected to have achieved an average grade of at least
credit throughout the course.
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" Applicants admitted to the Master of lnformation Technology
course may be granted advanced standing for previous
studies at masters level at Swinburne or elsewhere. Such
advanced standing would be granted on a case-by-case
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Master of Business (by research)
The Division offers the degree of Master (by research and
thesis) on a full-time or part-time basis. Applicants should
have at least an undergraduate degree or the equivalent in a
discipline appropriate to the proposed area of study. The level
of academic achievement in prior studies must of a high
standard. Other relevant activities, including work
experience, will be taken into account in assessing
applications.
lntending applicants should approach the Research
Coordinator, or the Executive Officer, of the School in which
they intend to undertake their studies. The Research
Coordinator will refer the applicant to the appropriate
member($ of the staff who may act as supervisors for the
degree. Formal applications for canditature, bearing the
signatures of the supervisors and Head of School, are
considered by the Divisional Research Committee.
The Statute for the degree of Master (by research) (page 439)
sets out the regulations governing this qualification.
Course structure
(1994 syllabus)
Clusters Subject Title Credit Points
Software IT904 The Software Process 12.5
Engineering IT914 Systems Analysis 12.5
IT924 Object Oriented Design
and Programming 12.5
IT934 Real Time Systems 12.5
IT944 Advanced Database
Technology 12.5
Automated IT954 Information System
Systems IT954 Requirements 12.5
Development
IT964 Resources for lnformation
System Development 12.5
IT974 System Strategies 4 12.5
IT984 Automated Development
Methods 12.5
Human- IT906 Human-Computer
Computer Interaction 12.5
lnteraction IT916 Programming the User
Interface 4 12.5
IT926 Interactive Systems
Development 12.5
IT996 HCI Project 12.5
lntelligent IT909 Foundations of lntelligent
Systems Systems 12.5
Engineering IT919 Intelligent Systems
Applications 12.5
IT929 Adaptive lntelligent
Systems 12.5
IT999 ISE Project 12.5
Research/ IT903 Software Engineering
Project Project (for 2 semesters) 25.0
IT913 Automated Systems
Development Project (for
2 semesters) 25.0
IT993 Research Project (for 2
semesters) 25.0
(IT903 and IT91 3 may only be chosen in conjunction with the
appropriate cluster).
Student demand and staff resources will determine the
availability of subjects for study.
Application procedure
See entry under 'General Information'
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Master of Arts (by research)
The Division offers the degree of Master of Arts (by research
and thesis). Applicants should have a BA (Honours) degree or
the equivalent of four years of undergraduate study in a
discipline appropriate to the proposed area of study. The level
of academic achievement in prior studies must be of a high
standard. Other relevant experience, including work
experience, will be taken into account in assessing
applications.
lntending applicants should approach the Research
Coordinator of the School of International and Political
Studies or the School of Social and Behavioural Science, as
appropriate. The Research Coordinator will refer the
applicant to the appropriate member(s) of staff who may act
as supervisors for the degree. Formal applications for
candidature, bearing the signatures of the supervisors and
the Head of School, are considered by the Divisional Research
Committee.
A candidate may be required to undertake preliminary
coursework as part of the candidature. The culmination of
the candidature is a thesis of between 20,000 and 50,000
words. The Statute for the degree of Master (by research)
(page 439) sets out the regulations governing this
qualification.