Administration
The School of Business Services (Department of Information Technology) delivers several specialist programs in Administration from Certificate II through to Certificate IV (which are also offered as Apprenticeship courses) as welkl as the Diploma of Business Administration.
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Certification training – vendor certified
Intense training in specific skills and technologies in a no-holds-barred environment. With no distractions over a specified time period under our focused instruction, you will learn what you need to achieve the Certified training in the most effective manner possible. We deliver a wide range of integrated and accredited vendor programs including CISCO Networking Academy Program, Novell Education Academic Partner Program, Microsoft Accredited Training, as well as RedHat Certified Technician training and Java.
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Communications technologies
Emerging Communications Technologies (ECT) is a research cluster under the Centre for Informatics and Applied Optimization (CIAO) focusing on short range communication and mobile computing. Research focuses on new emerging wireless communication technologies, particularly 802.X family and short range. It aims to drive the practical development of industrial applications through association with industry and academic partners. Communication technologies include WiFi for 3G and 4G (UMTS), 1xRTT and Bluetooth. Solutions for the automatic reading of domestic power usage and aged monitoring systems are being developed.
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Data mining and decision support
Organisations collect vast amounts of data on a daily basis. Basing critical decisions on this “wealth” of data is often frustrated by difficulties in extracting crucial information from data storages. Researchers within the Centre for Informatics and Applied Optimization (CIAO) are using advanced data mining and informatics techniques to extract and analyse data, to discover important relationships and global patterns. This knowledge can then be used to develop intelligent decision support systems.
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Data security
People are concerned with their personal information being stored on vast computer systems. Governments have enacted privacy legislation to safeguard this personal information but intelligent systems are needed to safeguard privacy. These systems need to contain sophisticated security mechanisms to ensure an individual’s privacy. CIAO researchers are involved in encryption/decryption, key management and statistical inference algorithms.
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Distributed simulation
Distributed simulation is an advanced simulation method which provides a unique environment in which distinct simulation elements work together across a network to produce a larger simulation. Distributed simulation, utilising High Level Architecture (HLA), enables these different elements to interact in real time allowing for the optimization of the larger system. These simulations significantly reduce costs, improve safety and performance, and compress critical test time frames.
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Electronic business
The School of Business offers two postgraduate courses in Electronic Business.
The Master of Electronic Business is designed to provide graduates with the necessary skills, knowledge and leadership to become key players in the new 'Information Age' markets. These graduates will be the entrepreneurs and strategists in this exciting new era. Electronic business examines emerging technologies, the new business processes and the new markets they create in areas such as the internet, mobile communications, the embodiment of information technology in new products, globalisation, the increasing concentration and interdependence of industries.
The Graduate Certificate of Electronic Business will provide students with theoretical and practical concepts of electronic business. The general orientation of the Graduate Certicate of Electronic Business prepares students for roles in general management where electronic business is emerging. The emphasis is to develop a sound working knowledge of core electronic business concepts and issues.
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Graph techniques
The application of graph theory covers almost all aspects of life, from representing the delicate ecosystem of a rainforest to scheduling juggernauts in nationwide routes, from a physical function like microchip processor design to something entirely abstract such as social relationships and interactions. Graphs enable the simple visualisation and analysis of complex systems.
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Health informatics
Data mining techniques also play a major role in decision support systems within health. An example is the adverse drug reaction project, which aids identification of associations between drugs and adverse drug reactions. Electronic messaging is increasingly being used to transfer health information between the medical profession, hospitals networks and other health care facilities. A key requirement is that messages conform to standards designed to enable interoperability between different databases and information systems. The Collaborative Centre for eHealth (CCeH), within the Centre for Informatics and Applied Optimization (CIAO), assists the health industry to implement HL7 compliant electronic messaging.
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Informatics and applied optimization
Industry and government can potentially make significant improvements in productivity and competitiveness by applying new knowledge in optimization. Researchers in the Centre for Informatics and Applied Optimization (CIAO) are world leaders in the development of optimization methods, which can be applied to large complex systems, and which avoid assumptions of smoothness and convexity. Significantly more powerful than traditional approaches, these methods are capable of addressing problems with thousands of variables to achieve significant productivity benefits.
The application of this knowledge can deliver significant benefits to: production and supply of strategic resources (oil, gas, water, power), telecommunications infrastructure planning and efficient utilisation, pharmaceutical design, mining, risk management, transportation infrastructure and planning, and manufacturing/process engineering.
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Consultancy and ICT Specialisation
The School of Business Services - Information Technology provides high quality training, assessment and Information Communication Technology (ICT) consultancy services. Highly qualified teachers, assessors and consultants combine first level experience in modern business processes with specialised programs and services. Our targeted and dynamic training programs include hardware, networking, internet based platforms, multimedia technologies and game design, operating systems, programming, and software applications.
If you're looking for comprehensive computer and employee IT career training offerings The School of Business Services - Information Technology provides a one-stop service for exceptional IT training programs in a variety of delivery formats. We understand that everyone has a preferred method of learning. With that in mind, we've broadened our selection to take into account the different teaching methods available today. You can choose to increase your skill set by taking courses that best meet your learning style. Each of our skill sets lead into qualifications from Certificate through to higher Degree.
Our goal is to bring instruction to life regardless of the form it takes and you'll find a wide range of products perfectly matched to your changing business needs. Whether you need a one time tutorial or a full blown vendor certified intensive, the School of Business Services - Information Technology is here to serve.
Diverse training options from accredited courses include the IT Training Package and we specialise in customised training solutions delivered as you need them, where you need it.
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With over sixty academic, general and technical staff, the School of Information Technology and Mathematical Sciences (ITMS) is one of the most vibrant IT schools in an Australian university. It is world-renowned for the quality of its research and education.
The School of Information Technology and Mathematical Sciences offers a comprehensive range of bachelor and master degrees. These courses are designed with industry input to produce industry-ready graduates. Our flagship degree is the Bachelor of Information Technology (Professional Practice) which is offered in conjunction with IBM™ as an ‘Earn As You Learn Program’. Graduates emerge from this four year course with one year’s industry experience.
The Bachelor of Computing, Bachelor of Information Technology, and Bachelor of Information Systems and associated combined degrees are highly regarded by employers and graduates. Studying these innovative degrees offers opportunities to learn about many important and fascinating areas in computing, to develop skills which will prove useful throughout your career and provide the foundation for an exciting career in the IT field. ITMS also offer studies at honours, masters and PhD level including the Doctor of Information Technology.
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Intelligent finance
An incomplete approach to investing or trading carries some of the biggest financial risks, which no one can afford to ignore or underestimate. A complete approach may only be possible through the use of comprehensive intelligent systems that are able to implement and integrate financial market predictions, technical trading strategies, fundamental investing methodologies, and quantitative portfolio management. New research is occurring in market prediction investing methodologies and trading strategies.
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Knowledge modeling
Expert systems have not become as prevalent as anticipated because capturing knowledge using rules is cumbersome and maintaining the knowledge, particularly if the expert system was installed on many independent computers, is extremely difficult. CIAO now offers a solution to this problem.
Methods for representing knowledge more effectively than rules have been developed, and the use of the world wide web has become commonplace. Web based decision support systems enable global access to systems, though knowledge is stored in just one place. The knowledge base is maintained by updating just one location. Furthermore, powerful methods for representing knowledge such as argument trees can capture all kinds of knowledge far more effectively than rules. CIAO researchers utilise state of the art data mining methods to derive knowledge from large databases to build the rules underlying expert decision support systems.
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Mathematical and statistical analysis
As well as applications dependant on optimization techniques, the Centre for Informatics and Applied Optimization (CIAO) has world renowned expertise in mathematical and statistical analysis, which is being applied to major projects in defence, environment and health. The most up-to-date and powerful of these techniques are available within CIAO, for application to all facets of society and industry.
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Networking
The School of Business Services - Information Technology provides a one-stop service for exceptional network and IT training programs in a variety of delivery formats. From a basis of foundational knowledge of computer networking hardware, protocols and services, our vendor and product neutral training gives you the essentials as well as the cutting edge technologies rapidly becoming standard in this rapidly changing industry. Our double diploma of Information Technology/Diploma of Information Technology (Internetworking) will provide you with the skills to enter and grow within this dynamic and exciting business area.
Our Associate Degree in Network Systems is a popular and unique qualification brought to life through our wide range of flexible delivery methods.
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