Accounting Theory (SPA361)
Accounting Theory, a capstone accounting subject, critically evaluating a selection of fundamental financial and management accounting topics, as well as normative and positive theories.
Advanced Financial Accounting (SPA351)
Advanced Financial Accounting looks at accounting for business combinations and associations, foreign operations, financial instruments and company income tax.
Accounting information Systems (SPA232)
Accounting Information Systems looks at information systems design and development, internal controls, accounting software, database design, and e-commerce.
Advanced Management Accounting (SPA362)
Advanced Management Accounting explores organisational structures and management control systems, performance measurement and evaluation, as well as their behavioural implications.
Auditing and Assurance (SPA352)
Auditing and Assurance looks at the auditor’s duties, the audit process, audit evidence, audit opinion, auditing standards, as well as Forensic accounting.
Business Law (FDN121)
This subject provides an introduction to law from a business perspective and provides students with an introductory understanding of such areas as the structure and operation of the Australian legal system, tort law, the nature of different types of legal entities as well as the principles of commercial, contract, agency, consumer and competition law.
Business Statistics and Data Analysis (FDN123)
This subject provides students with skills essential for undertaking quantitative analysis and introduces students to how statistics are used in each functional area of business. Students learn how to locate, select, analyse and apply statistical tools to qualify and evaluate data as information for business decision-making.
Corporations law (SPA233)
Corporations Law is concerned with company formation, directors' duties, rights of shareholders and creditors, and insolvency.
Economics for Business (FDN113)
This subject introduces students to the fundamental concepts, models, theories and applications of microeconomics and macroeconomics. It offers an introductory treatment of market structures, supply and demand, consumer choice, inflation, interest rates and foreign exchange. Students investigate current macroeconomic events, policy issues and debates from the perspective of Australian business. The subject material also develops students’ analytical, communication and ethical thinking skills.
Finance Fundamentals (FDN112)
The subject develops an understanding of the core principles of finance and their application in financial decision-making. Topics include important financial concepts, Australia’s financial institutions and the nature of financial statements, financial planning, financial markets, capital budgeting decisions and financing decisions.
Financial Accounting (SPA242)
Financial Accounting is about the accounting profession and regulation, accounting standards – conceptual foundations and their practical applications.
Financial Management (SPA241)
Financial Management is concerned with investment valuation, risk and return, portfolio theory, capital budgeting, as well as capital structure and policy.
Management Accounting (SPA231)
Management Accounting explores product and service costing, product pricing, budgeting and variance analysis as well as decision support systems for management.
Management and Organisations (FDN124)
In this subject students critically explore management theories and apply them to practical contemporary situations. Students’ understanding of the nature of organisations and the role of managers is developed. The implications of internal organisational factors and external forces for effective management are examined. The subject material also develops students’ analytical, communication and ethical thinking skills.
Principles of Accounting 1A (FDN111)
This is a foundation subject for all Accountants. Students will understand how to translate the financial operations of a business into a process. The process or accounting system will require the students to demonstrate how to create and maintain a double entry accounting system and prepare meaningful financial statements. This will be demonstrated with the use of technical rules, definitions and generally accepted accounting principles. There is also a focus on financial information, who are the users and the role of information in decision making.
Principles of Accounting 1B (FDN122)
This subject continues on from Principles of Accounting 1A. Students will be able to demonstrate a more complex understanding of the accounting process. There is a more specific focus on inventory management using both perpetual and periodic methods. Other non-current assets will be interpreted and analysed, to ensure they meet current reporting requirements. Students will then be required to use financial information to prepared budgets and demonstrate basic cost volume profit analysis (CVP).
Principles of Marketing(FDN114)
This subject covers the basic principles and key concepts of marketing including market segmentation, target marketing strategies, brand development and marketing communications. It develops an understanding of the practical aspects of marketing and of the overall process of planning, implementation and control in the contemporary business context. This subject also develops an understanding of the marketing mix including pricing, product life cycle, distribution channels and promotion strategies.
Taxation Law and Practice (SPA353)
Taxation Law and Practice explores income tax, goods and services tax, capital gains tax, and fringe benefits tax.
Ethics and Business (MAN231)
In this subject students critically explore management theories and apply them to practical contemporary situations. Students’ understanding of the nature of organisations and the role of managers is developed. The implications of internal organisational factors and external forces for effective management are examined.
Business Law (FDN121)
This subject provides an introduction to law from a business perspective and provides students with an introductory understanding of such areas as the structure and operation of the Australian legal system, tort law, the nature of different types of legal entities as well as the principles of commercial, contract, agency, consumer and competition law.
Business Statistics and Data Analysis (FDN123)
This subject provides students with skills essential for undertaking quantitative analysis and introduces students to how statistics are used in each functional area of business. Students learn how to locate, select, analyse and apply statistical tools to qualify and evaluate data as information for business decision-making.
E-Business Strategies and Practices (MAN362)
E-Business Strategies and Practices explores e-commerce business models – B2C, B2B, e-Business start-ups, e-marketing. electronic payments systems, privacy, security and fraud as well as mobile commerce.
Management Engaged Project (MAN364)
The subject provides students with opportunities to apply their knowledge and skills in a contemporary work and organisational environment. Students are required to work with an industry partner either in the form of a structured internship or by undertaking a project for a client or by engaging in a simulated case study that mirrors the workplace environment. The form of engagement will be subject to availability and a competitive process.
Economics for Business (FDN113)
This subject introduces students to the fundamental concepts, models, theories and applications of microeconomics and macroeconomics. It offers an introductory treatment of market structures, supply and demand, consumer choice, inflation, interest rates and foreign exchange. Students investigate current macroeconomic events, policy issues and debates from the perspective of Australian business. The subject material also develops students’ analytical, communication and ethical thinking skills.
Ethics and Business (MAN231)
Ethics and Business is a cornerstone subject looking at ethics, law, morals and self-interest, ethical reasoning, as well as ethics in relation to customers, employees, the community and the environment.
Finance Fundamentals (FDN112)
The subject develops an understanding of the core principles of finance and their application in financial decision-making. Topics include important financial concepts, Australia’s financial institutions and the nature of financial statements, financial planning, financial markets, capital budgeting decisions and financing decisions.
Human Resource Management (MAN351)
Human Resource Management looks at job analysis and design, recruitment, selection, remuneration, supervision, performance measurement, negotiation, counselling, and dispute resolution.
Management and Organisations (FDN124)
In this subject students critically explore management theories and apply them to practical contemporary situations. Students’ understanding of the nature of organisations and the role of managers is developed. The implications of internal organisational factors and external forces for effective management are examined. The subject material also develops students’ analytical, communication and ethical thinking skills.
Managing Across Cultures (MAN352)
Managing Across Cultures. What is culture? We look at cultures within organisations and across borders; cultural awareness in decisions, communications, negotiations and in business relationships.
Managing Innovation and Change (MAN232)
Managing Innovation and Change looks at innovation and competitive advantage, innovation incubators, implementing, monitoring and measuring change, as well as intellectual property management.
Organizational Behaviour (MAN241)
Organisational Behaviour is about individuals – motivation, job design, satisfaction, decision making and stress and groups – dynamics, power, politics and conflict, as well as performance management.
Principles of Accounting 1A (FDN111)
Understanding accounting concepts and processes is an important foundation for a career in business. Financial information is measured and communicated in modern society utilising the accounting skills and knowledge developed in this subject including technical skills, analysis, critical thinking, communication and ethical thinking.
Principles of Accounting 1B (FDN122)
Understanding accounting concepts and processes is an important foundation for a career in business. Financial information is measured and communicated in modern society utilising the accounting skills and knowledge developed in this subject including technical skills, analysis, critical thinking, communication and ethical thinking.
Principles of Marketing(FDN114)
This subject covers the basic principles and key concepts of marketing including market segmentation, target marketing strategies, brand development and marketing communications. It develops an understanding of the practical aspects of marketing and of the overall process of planning, implementation and control in the contemporary business context. This subject also develops an understanding of the marketing mix including pricing, product life cycle, distribution channels and promotion strategies.
Strategic Management and Leadership (MAN361)
Strategic Management and Leadership explores strategic planning – vision, mission and goals; market and competitor analysis, SWOT analysis, balanced scorecard, as well as leadership theories, styles and practices.
Managing the Employment Relationship (HRM221)
This subject introduces students to the institutions, actors, and processes which shape the terms and conditions of work in Australia. An understanding of relevant key theoretical perspectives provides the basis for examining employee relations issues more conceptually. Students will examine the social, economic and legal framework of employment relations in Australia and the nature of power and control in the employment relationship. Students develop practical negotiation and advocacy skills needed for effective management of employment relations.
Talent and Reward Management (HRM352)
In this subject students critically explore theories and approaches to talent and reward management. Centring on the development of talent and reward management frameworks and their implications on performance, students develop an understanding of how such frameworks are determined, established and should be critiqued. The ongoing need to achieve strategic alignment between talent, performance and reward strategies are also examined. The subject material develops students’ analytical, communication and strategic thinking skills.
Advanced Financial Accounting (SPA351)
Financial Management is concerned with investment valuation, risk and return, portfolio theory, capital budgeting, as well as capital structure and policy.
Auditing and Assurance (SPA352)
Auditing and Assurance looks at the auditor’s duties, the audit process, audit evidence, audit opinion, auditing standards, as well as Forensic accounting.
Taxation Law and Practice (SPA353)
This subject provides an introduction to the Australian Tax System and the laws upon which it is based. It will deal with the taxes applicable to our three levels of government but will concentrate on the main Federal Taxes: Income Tax; FBT; GST; CGT. Students will need to distinguish between ordinary and statutory income as well as general and specific deductions. The course covers jurisdictional concepts such as residence and source as well as depreciation, trading stock and accounting methods. It also looks at tax applicable to different business entities such as sole traders; partnership; corporations and trusts. Finally, the course covers the role of the ATO; tax administration; returns amendments and appeals as well as consideration of tax avoidance and schemes.
Accounting Theory (SPA361)
Financial Management is concerned with investment valuation, risk and return, portfolio theory, capital budgeting, as well as capital structure and policy.
Human Resource Engaged Project (HRM363)
The subject provides students with opportunities to apply their knowledge and skills in a contemporary work and organisational environment. Students are required to work with an industry partner either in the form of a structured internship or by undertaking a project for a client or by engaging in a simulated case study that mirrors the workplace environment. The form of engagement will be subject to availability and a competitive process.
Marketing Engaged Project (MAR365)
The subject provides students with opportunities to apply their knowledge and skills in a contemporary work and organisational environment. Students are required to work with an industry partner either in the form of a structured internship or by undertaking a project for a client or by engaging in a simulated case study that mirrors the workplace environment. The form of engagement will be subject to availability and a competitive process.
Human Resource Strategy (HRM360)
This subject focuses on the strategic nature of human resource management (HRM) functions within an organisational context. It develops an appreciation of the relationship between human resource management strategy and organisational goals. Relevant concepts and theories which help to explain the relationship between organisation strategy and HRM are examined and used to analyse the contemporary HRM challenges and opportunities facing organisations.
| Subject Code & Title | Description |
|---|---|
| BIT111 – Information Systems and the IT Professional | This subject looks at aspects of information systems such as their content, different types of systems, the importance to and impact on an organisation of information systems. Students will learn about the tools and techniques for developing such systems and will also be introduced to some of the legal and ethical issues around the implementation and use of information systems. |
| BIT112 – Programming Fundamentals | This subject covers the basics of programming using structured programming concepts (sequence, selection and iteration) and object-oriented programming concepts such as classes, objects and methods. Students will use an integrated development environment (IDE) to create, run and debug their source code. |
| BIT113 – Business Statistics | This subject provides students with skills essential for undertaking quantitative analysis and introduces them to how statistics are used in organisations. Through the use of statistical tools, students will sample, collect, evaluate and present data to provide information important to business decision-making. |
| BIT114 – ICT & Computer Architecture | This unit introduces basic areas of IT including hardware, software, communications and networks needed to design and build systems and integrate them into an organisation's IT infrastructure. It examines device management, process management, scheduling and dispatching. It includes the concepts of data storage and manipulation and user interfaces. It also develops the skills to gather requirements, source, evaluate and integrate components into a single system, and validate the system. |
| BIT121 – Design Thinking | Design thinking is an effective approach for user centred problem solving and innovation. This subject shows how to use design thinking to develop ICT solutions to real-world problems. Teamwork, oral and visual communication skills are critical to pitch ideas and designs to obtain feedback from users and peers. These skills will be used in later subjects and life as an ICT professional. |
| BIT122 – Database Design | Today the amount of data (structured or unstructured) that is either generated or shared around the world is measured in exabytes (or billions of gigabytes) per day. Given this ocean of data (most of which is unstructured, and so is out of scope for this subject), there needs to be an ability to manage and utilize it; especially those data that can be structured and so stored in a database. This subject looks at designing, implementing and using relational databases as the organisation’s main data management facility to either insert new data; or edit, delete or retrieve existing data. |
| BIT123 – Web Development | This unit provides students with the foundational concepts of internet & websites, and their use in the business. The focus is on the design, development and testing of a website using HTML5, CSS, and JavaScript to meet client needs including accessibility and security and technical requirements. |
| BIT124 – Networking and Security | Given an increasingly inter-connected world, the study of computer networks (their design, configuration, implementation, use and management) has become more and more important to both the organisation as well as its ICT department. Using the International Standards Organization (ISO) Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model as a foundation, the subject covers network fundamentals such as using network devices to create network topologies, networks used to communicate data from sender to receiver and other topics such as security, VPNs, firewalls and cryptography. |
| BIT211 – User Experience Design | User experience design (UXD) looks at end-user interactions with computer software. Great experiences for user ICT interactions start with good UXD, which are then followed by well-designed computer interfaces. So, user experience design (UXD) can be more than human-computer interactions, including all processes that make customers’ interactions with products more satisfying and so increasing customer loyalty. |
| BIT212 – Advanced Programming | This subject expands on students’ knowledge of object-oriented programming particularly inheritance and polymorphism. It also introduces some of the concepts of functional programming. Finally, it explores some of the data structures and algorithms used in either language type. |
| BIT221 – Software Engineering | This subject looks at software engineering processes and models such as waterfall and agile development in the wider context of developing robust, secure systems. It looks at requirements engineering, systems modelling and UML and software architecture, object-oriented design and design patterns. Finally, it looks at software testing, test-driven development, maintenance, version control and legacy system management. |
| BIT222 – Advanced Database | This subject will build on the previous knowledge covered in Database Design. It looks at: advanced SQL programming and stored procedures, scripting languages, web server software and the client-server model. It also looks at current issues related to database technology: big data and the associated topic of NOSQL database management systems; business intelligence and data warehouses; and data mining. |
| BIT311 – ICT Project Management | This subject is about ICT project management skills such as identifying all necessary tasks and ordering them into an appropriate schedule; identifying resources and assigning these resources to tasks appropriately; monitoring project progress and amending/updating the project plan where needed; ensuring all project risks are identified and managed; ensuring all completed project tasks meet a minimum quality standard; and determining when a project completes (or should be terminated) and the steps that need to occur when this point is reached. |
| BIT312 – Advanced Web Information Systems | This subject requires students in a team to design and develop a complex web information system using appropriate technologies such as HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript. It covers the process of developing a web-based information system, including object modelling, user-interface design, database design and programming. |
| BIT321 – Capstone Project | This subject represents the capstone subject for the Bachelor of Information Technology. It provides an opportunity for teams of students to apply their learning gained across all subjects completed through the development of a solution to a complex real-life problem. |
| BIT322 – Cloud Computing | This subject looks at cloud computing technologies such as Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Software as a Service (SaaS) and Platform as a Service (PaaS). It examines the issues organisations face in whether or not to move information and technology infrastructure to the cloud, and, if so, to what provider, and what services. |
| Subject Code & Title | Description |
|---|---|
| BIM112 – Design Perspectives and Applications | Explores the past, present, and future of design in a historical and theoretical context. Students learn about design concepts, theoretical constructs, and develop skills in design applications and the use of art materials and computer-assisted drawing programs to create outputs. |
| BIM114 – Programming Fundamentals | This subject provides basic skills in C# programming and software design, covering object-oriented programming concepts, data flow, control flow, arrays, and basic sorting and searching algorithms. |
| BIM113 – Animation: Traditional Techniques | A foundation subject guiding students in planning, drawing, storyboarding, and basic animation. Students work on projects informed by Animation Principles theory and apply creative practices. |
| BIM123 – Video Production | Provides a practical introduction to video production, covering pre-production, production, and post-production techniques including directing, editing, lighting, sound recording, and producing. |
| BIM122 – UXI Design | Focuses on design processes and principles related to user interfaces using software such as Adobe Indesign and Illustrator. Students work on website design and interactive applications. |
| BIM212 – Constructing Narrative | Explores concepts and techniques in narrative construction for interactive media, focusing on visual, aural, and kinaesthetic narrative forms in digital screen environments. |
| BIM111 – Aesthetics of Screen | Introduces students to the history and development of screen narrative through film style and genre analysis. Students learn about film language and develop critical skills via screenings, writing, and practical projects. |
| ICT111 – ICT Fundamentals | Focuses on ICT assets and infrastructure, covering hardware, software, enterprise computing, and cloud computing. Students also learn about ICT-related data management and analytics activities. |
| BIM124 – Introduction to Motion Graphics | Introduces students to the design and production of motion graphics, exploring concepts such as image development, typographic design, and visual composition using appropriate computing technologies. |
| ANI211 – 3D Modelling and Texturing | Provides knowledge of 3D art concepts using Maya software, including advanced modelling techniques such as polygonal, NURBS, and Patch systems, and the use of texture and shading. |
| ITS113 – Database Design | Covers the design, implementation, and use of relational databases, applying data modelling and normalization. Students learn to implement well-designed databases using MySQL. |
| ANI212 – Emergent Forms of Interactive Media | Explores new and evolving interactive environments and their impact on culture, including entertainment, communications, and business, with a focus on emergent media theories and technologies. |
| ANI221 – Animation: Concept to Character | Encourages students to develop innovative projects in animation, focusing on character design, organic polygon modelling, and digital sculpting and texturing. |
| ANI222 – 3D Lighting and Rendering | Provides students with knowledge of advanced 3D lighting and rendering techniques using Maya, applied to complex objects and scenes. |
| BIM211 – Games Design | Explores the design and development of interactive games, covering history, anthropology, design process, sound, graphical design, and interactive storytelling, culminating in 2D interactive games projects. |
| ANM314 – Visual Effects | Students acquire advanced knowledge in visual effects, working with particles, fluid effects, and emerging technologies in a practical context. |
| ANI311 – 3D Rigging and Animation | Focuses on rigging and animation techniques, exploring emerging technologies and complex rigging strategies for character development. |
| STU208 – Animation Project Design | Guides students in producing a major project, applying skills in group project management, budgeting, scheduling, and production management. |
| BIM222 – Developing Virtual Communities | Explores virtual communication practices and technologies, covering blogging, tweeting, and social networking, along with their psycho-social and political impacts. |
| BIM321 – Cloud Publishing and Deployment | Focuses on developing, designing, and applying typography in cloud publications, using InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, and WordPress. |
| BIM311 – Advanced Motion Graphics | Builds on skills from Introduction to Motion Graphics, applying advanced visual effects to create complex title sequences and infographics. |
| STU318 – Interactive Media Engaged Project | Involves students in team-based project management and creative application of skills in animation, interactive media, video, and graphic design, emphasizing professional practice. |
| BIM332 – Application Programming | Explores advanced programming techniques in C#, including object-oriented extensions, event handling, and interface development. |
| ICT321 – ICT Engaged Project | Focuses on team-based project management in ICT, emphasizing advanced planning, project management, and professional skills. |
| BIM221 – Visual Revolution | Provides a framework for understanding the evolution and development of art, including practical skill development in art materials and Photoshop, with a focus on ethical responsibilities in creative practice. |
| BIM121 – Exploring Media Landscapes | Explores various media genres and communication conventions, analyzing key theoretical concepts like semiotics, ideology, and narrative. |
| HTC221 – Representation and Meaning | Explores the development and application of visual symbols, focusing on symbolic imagery, narrative sequence, and their ethical implications. |
