Diploma
This qualification provides you with the skills and knowledge to administer and manage information and communications technology (ICT) support in small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs) using a wide range of general ICT technologies.
To achieve the Diploma of Information Technology you need to complete the 6 CORE units and 14 ELECTIVE units.
There are no formal entry requirements for this qualification. However, it is assumed that you have:
- Completed the Certificate IV in Information Technology or other relevant qualification, or units equivalent to the core of the Certificate IV; or
- Demonstrated vocational experience in a range of work environments, specifically using IT networking technologies. This experience should be relevant, such as:
- Creating OOP classes using inheritance.
- Analysing system requirements and document using UML diagrams such as user case diagram and use cases.
- Creating basic HTML documents and applying CSS.
- Using a programming language (e.g., Java, C++ and PL/SQL) to create iterative constructs and conditional statements.
- Working with the intermediate functions of the current version of Windows Server such as DHCP, DNS, NPS, VPN and IPsec.
- Manipulating databases using SQL; applying basic programming skills to create applications; creating markup language documents (HTML) and cascading style sheets (CSS).
- Applying design methodologies and present feasibility reports.
- The ability to pass CCNA Routing and Switching - Introduction to Networks (TCP/IP model, OSI model, basic router configuration and IP addressing including VLSM)
To study any course at CIT (excluding degrees and non-accredited training) you must have a Unique Student Identifier (USI).