Information Technology at CQUniversity

CQUniversity's suite of Information Technology programs have recently been reviewed and restructured to ensure relevance and that our courses meet industry needs.

A key addition to these programs is the Business Analysis major which covers topics such as business analysis planning, requirements elicitation and management, requirements and enterprise analysis and evaluation of alternative solutions. The addition of this new specialisation combines contemporary information technology concepts with business principles, therefore allowing a second dimension in which to apply information technology concepts and opening up career options in business fields for graduates. The Application Development and Network Security (previously Network Systems) specialisations have also been enhanced to remain consistent with industry expectations.

CQUniversity's Association Degree of Information Technology, Bachelor of Information Technology, Bachelor of Information Technology (Co-op) and Master of Information Technology all incorporate the new Business Analysis specialisations and developed Application Development and Network Security specialisations.

Application Development

The Application Development specialization prepares you for a career in software development. The primary focus is state of the art business application development; you will be exposed to industry best practice in terms of technology (mobile computing, web development, enterprise computing), systems analysis and design, and project management. You will have the opportunity through electives to either broaden their technology base in business application development or to develop expertise in specific areas such as multimedia or games development. In order to prepare you for the workplace, a major (2 course) software development project is undertaken in the final year. This project is team based and requires student teams to produce all of the project management and software engineering artefacts typically required of a small scale commercial software development project.

Network Security

The need to connect and be connected now underpins how we gain knowledge, how we work and increasingly, how we play! The Network Security specialisation focuses on the technologies that are used to create and secure the networks that connect us. Throughout the specialisation, questions such as:

• How do messages travel over the Internet?
• What technology is required to deploy reliable networks?
• How do you keep information private and secure?
• How are networks attacked how can you defend them?

are addressed. If you undertake this specialisation you may pursue skilled and high-demand careers in Network Engineering, Network / Security / Systems Administration/Computer Forensics / Law Enforcement, Security / Technical / Infrastructure Management, Technical Business Analysis or Technical Project Management.

Business Analysis

Business analysis is the ability to identify, define and design a solution to solve business problems. Business analysis takes a strategic perspective of core business processes within an organisation and its business partners for delivering products and services to customers. A business analyst is a good communicator, a problem solver, possesses project management skills, and an understanding of organisational issues such as strategic management, change management and organisational behaviour. The business analysis specialisation delivers courses that cover such topics as business analysis planning, requirements elicitation and management, requirements and enterprise analysis and evaluation of alternative solutions.

You will study courses from the business perspective that cover understanding human behaviour at work and strategic analysis and implementation.

CIO magazine recently listed what the magazine considers the six hottest new careers in IT:

   1. Business architect;
   2. Data scientist;
   3. Social media architect;
   4. Mobile technology expert;
   5. Enterprise mobile developer;
   6. Cloud architect.

According to the International Institute of Business Analysis irrespective of the job title or role within the organisation, a business analyst is someone who interacts with an organisation's stakeholders to elicit their business needs, and aligns those needs with IT capability. As a graduate of this specialisation, you may seek as a business architect, business process analyst, business analyst, data analyst, requirements analyst, planning analyst, IT business analyst, systems analyst or process improvement analyst

Updated Information Technology Programs:

Association Degree of Information Technology

Bachelor of Information Technology

Bachelor of Information Technology (Co-op)

Master of Information Technology 

Want to find out more about these new specialisations? Download the Information Technology brochure for detailed course information and how to apply.