Computer Science & IT

Stage 2 Units – 25 Credit Points Each

Computer Systems

This unit introduces the concepts and practices in Computer System Administration that includes Historical perspective, functions and basic concepts of network operating systems (OS) and real-time OS. The units also introduce the understanding of the role and configuration of network services including remote access and directory services, NOS installation planning, Linux installation and troubleshooting, understanding and implementing basic scripts (BASH) for system/network administration.

Data Structures and Algorithms

This unit aims to develop the knowledge and skills necessary to create computer programs that are capable of efficiently handling, storing and searching data using mathematical techniques applicable to the computing field at large. You will learn general computing structures and algorithms and will implement your code in Python and/or Java.

Fundamental Concepts of Data Security

This unit introduces the core information security principles of confidentiality, integrity and availability. These core principles will be applied to the concepts of information risk management and the analysis and handling of compromised systems. The ethics around computer crime, privacy, and intellectual property are covered in detail. Finally, the unit will cover the criteria and controls for information classification.

Fundamentals of Programming

This unit has been developed as an introduction to programming for science and particularly data science students. It responds to an increasing focus on data analytics and computational science in research and industry. Coding is also one of the valuable tools and skills covered as a valuable skill to apply and extend in your later studies and careers.

Integrating Indigenous Science and STEM

This unit introduces students to the importance of different cultural perspectives in science with an emphasis on the knowledge and experience of Australia’s Indigenous peoples. It also considers how culture shapes knowledge and explores the knowledge of Indigenous Australians in more depth (foregrounding Indigenous voices). The unit also explores how western science has attempted to erase this Indigenous experience and ownership, and the resulting human and environmental consequences. It reviews major global challenges and explores how genuine respect for, and integration of, Indigenous knowledge around the world can offer sustainable solutions. Students are invited to reflect on how the decolonisation of science and broadening perspectives around different knowledge systems can add value to their own scientific careers.

Introduction to Software Engineering

This unit provides students with an overview of Software Engineering
and introduces students to the fundamental concepts underlying Software Engineering. Topics covered include: Software life cycle models, requirements analysis and
specification, measuring software quality, project management issues, software testing and maintenance and agile modelling techniques.

Linear Algebra and Statistics for Engineers

This unit develops the knowledge and skills necessary to understand both the power and limitations of Linear Algebra and Statistics in consideration of problems arising from engineering-related fields. Descriptive statistics and inferential statistics, vectors, matrices and their use for solving systems of linear equations, lines and planes and their extension into n dimension space would be explored to model and solve problems

Unix and C Programming

This unit introduces students to the ‘C’ programming language and the related concepts and tools used to design, implement, test and debug ‘C’ programs. Topics covered include: ‘C’ Fundamentals. Functions and program structure. Designing programs with derived types. Pointers. Abstract data types. Strings, streams and input/output (1/0). Dynamic memory allocation and ‘C’ programming utilitiers for program construction and diagnosis.