School of Computer and Information Science CIS

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School of Computer and Information Science (CIS)

• University of South Australia

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Why study information and communications
technology (ICT)?
The demand for ICT graduates is very bright
according to a research from the Olivier Internet
Job Index (August 2005) - ICT graduates could
command starting salaries of up to 45,000 -
Short term ICT graduates now in demand due to an
industry skills shortage - Longer term jobs
boom as existing baby-boomers reach retirement
age Continued local demand for ICT graduates is
anticipated in the defence, government and health
sectors In the past 12 months the IT market
grew 40.4 per cent, compared to 39.36 per cent
for the national job market - (Australian IT,
The Australian, April 2, 2006)
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Why study ICT at UniSA?

• Variety
• - Associate Degree
• - Bachelor Double Degrees
• - Joint IT Degree with TAFESA (Panorama Campus)
• - Postgraduate Degrees
• - Research Degrees
• Flexible Delivery
• - External Study
• - Online Study
• - Summer-term and internships
• - Work experience
• Full Professional Body Accreditation with ACS
• Access to industry and work placement
  opportunities through the Industry Alliance
  Program (IAP)

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ICT Career Opportunities
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Average ICT Salaries (2004)
Job Function Median Total Package Sales
Marketing 140, 394 General Management 130,
275 IT Management 119, 674 Project
Management 107, 577 Consulting 107, 375 ICT
Security 101, 535 Project Leader 92,
378 Database Administrator 88, 361 Research
Teaching 84, 339 Systems Management 81,
687 Software Engineer 81, 569 Business
Analyst 77, 350 Teaching/Training Only 75,
715 Analysis Testing 74, 120 Computer
Support 71, 704 Programmer/Analyst 70,
971 (Australian Computer Society Remuneration
Survey 2005)
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Scholarships, Awards Prizes
Scholarships - Funding for the duration of any
undergraduate full-time program - Not just for
school leavers - Special consideration to
females and minorities Awards and Prizes -
Awarded annually to high achieving students -
Awards and prizes sponsored by industry including
BankSA, BAE Systems, Sun Microsystems and
Australian Computer Society
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Scholarships _at_ CIS

• Ada Computer Science Scholarship for Gifted Women
• CIS established the Ada Computer Science
  Scholarship for Gifted Women in 2004 in
  recognition of Ada Byron, Lady Lovelace
• The value of this full-time scholarship is
  equivalent to the Student Contribution Amount for
  a Commonwealth Supported Place
• Recipients receive an annual cash payment of
  1500 for the full duration (or part-time
  equivalent) of their program
• Applications close on January 12 each year

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Scholarships _at_ CIS

• Commencing Student Scholarships
• CIS offers 20 commencing scholarships annually
  to selected undergraduate students entering the
  first year of an undergraduate degree program
• The value of each full-time scholarship is
  2,000
• After the first year, you will be eligible for
  additional scholarships including
• - Up to 10 second year scholarships of 1500
• - Up to 10 third year scholarships of 1500
• - Up to 10 overseas travel scholarships
• - Honours scholarship
• Applications close on January 12 each year

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Programs offered at CIS

• Computer and Information Science
• Software Engineering
• Computing and Multimedia
• Networking or Logistics
• Information Systems
• Management of Information Technology
• Business Information Systems
• Double Degrees
• Postgraduate Research Degrees

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Double Degrees

• Programs Offered
• Bachelor of Business (Management of Information
  Technology), Bachelor of Commerce
• Bachelor of Computer and Information Science,
  Bachelor of Arts
• Bachelor of Computer and Information Science,
  Bachelor of Law (Commercial Law)
• Bachelor of Computer and Information Science,
  Bachelor of Management

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Entry to CIS programs

• SACE Year 12 or equivalent
• Stats test for mature aged applicants
• UniSA Foundation Program
• TAFESA Certificate IV or Diploma
• Open University courses
• Professional Certification (e.g. MCSE, MCP,
  CISCO)

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August Program Career Evenings
ICT Business Bridging the Divide Keynote
Speaker Mr Dean Littlefield (Fujitsu Australia
General Manager, South Australia) Tuesday 29th
August Hans Heysen Building, Room HH4-08 City
West Campus University of South Australia ICT
Graduate Careers Extravaganza Features
Presentations from BAE Systems, Defence Science
and Technology Organisation (DSTO) and Motorola
Global Software Group Wednesday 30th
August Mawson Centre Building, Room MC1-02 Mawson
Lakes Campus University of South Australia
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For further information

• Visit our School Website at
• www.cis.unisa.edu.au
• Contact our School Advisory Centre on 8302 3201