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asymptote03
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Hey .........is it better to do: Bachelor of Sc in Information Tech Dip IT Professional Practice at University of Technology, Sydney and combine it with B Business....as this degree offers INTERNSHIP......while B BUSINESS B COMPUTING has no work experience??
asymptote03
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Hey its my first preference too...he do you know how can we combine it with business.........i merely like this course over B Business B computing as BscIT/DipIT has work experience...wat do u reckon..B Bus B comp OR BscIT/DipIT.........
Heya, in reply to the last 2 posts...
Before I start:
- BScIT = Bachelor of Science in Information Technology
- DipITPP = Diploma in Information Technology Professional Practice
- BBus = Bachelor of Business
- BComp = Bachelor of Computing
As far as I have been informed, the OLD double degree BScIT/DipITPP with BBus has been replaced by the NEW combined degree BBus/BComp. I beliebe you can no longer do the OLD double degree anymore, and the NEW combined degree is better.
The OLD double degree was 2 separate degrees where you pretty much do the whole of the BScIT/DipITPP (without 4 subjects) and the whole of BBus (without 4 subjects), so it would have taken you around 6.5 years to do. You had to complete one first before moving onto the other, so you could basically change your mind halfway thru if you wanted to. I think you had to do BBus first though.
The NEW combined degree is a single degree which includes both the BBus (with 1 business major) and the BComp (quite similar to the BScIT with 1 sub-major). This new degree is only 4 years and you pretty much do exactly what you would have done in the BBus: core subjects and 1 business major (eg. acct, finance) which is 2 years and the 2nd major is combined with the computing side. The BComp side of the course is pretty much the same as the BScIT, except the first and second year subjects are different, but they are equivalent. You will notice that some of the 2nd year and all of the 4th year subjects in the BComp are the same as the BScIT as well as the IT-submajor (eg. graphics, internet business, networking, etc). So its pretty much like doing the BScIT, except without a few subjects here and there. You will still get the same professional recognition from the ACS. There is discussion to add the DipITPP to the BBus/BComp course sometime in the near future (but don't take my word for this). The reason for not adding it is because of the state of the IT industry at the moment, but this is predicted to improve by the time the first lot of graduated would graduate from this course (same with BscIT).
Overall, I highly recommend the new BBus/BComp as you pretty much do the main parts of 2 degrees in 2 different areas. For eg. you could do an Accounting or Finance major in the BBus part and an Internet Business Technology or Computer Graphics sub-major in the BComp bit. So you pretty much graduate with advanced skills in both business and computing, and you get specific skills in the 2 areas that you focused on. It's great for jobs where both skills may be required, such as hanving an IT job in the finance industry.
On a side note, you would notice that the 2004 intake for BScIT now states that it is a 3 year course, with the option of taking on the DipITPP (4 year course). This is also relevant to any current students in the BScIT as you can now graduate without the DipITPP if you choose to. So if you want to do this course in 3 years, then you can now.
If you have any furthur questions, then just post back. I could probably give anyone extra info if they want it. Its not too late to change your preferences yet.
Before I start:
- BScIT = Bachelor of Science in Information Technology
- DipITPP = Diploma in Information Technology Professional Practice
- BBus = Bachelor of Business
- BComp = Bachelor of Computing
As far as I have been informed, the OLD double degree BScIT/DipITPP with BBus has been replaced by the NEW combined degree BBus/BComp. I beliebe you can no longer do the OLD double degree anymore, and the NEW combined degree is better.
The OLD double degree was 2 separate degrees where you pretty much do the whole of the BScIT/DipITPP (without 4 subjects) and the whole of BBus (without 4 subjects), so it would have taken you around 6.5 years to do. You had to complete one first before moving onto the other, so you could basically change your mind halfway thru if you wanted to. I think you had to do BBus first though.
The NEW combined degree is a single degree which includes both the BBus (with 1 business major) and the BComp (quite similar to the BScIT with 1 sub-major). This new degree is only 4 years and you pretty much do exactly what you would have done in the BBus: core subjects and 1 business major (eg. acct, finance) which is 2 years and the 2nd major is combined with the computing side. The BComp side of the course is pretty much the same as the BScIT, except the first and second year subjects are different, but they are equivalent. You will notice that some of the 2nd year and all of the 4th year subjects in the BComp are the same as the BScIT as well as the IT-submajor (eg. graphics, internet business, networking, etc). So its pretty much like doing the BScIT, except without a few subjects here and there. You will still get the same professional recognition from the ACS. There is discussion to add the DipITPP to the BBus/BComp course sometime in the near future (but don't take my word for this). The reason for not adding it is because of the state of the IT industry at the moment, but this is predicted to improve by the time the first lot of graduated would graduate from this course (same with BscIT).
Overall, I highly recommend the new BBus/BComp as you pretty much do the main parts of 2 degrees in 2 different areas. For eg. you could do an Accounting or Finance major in the BBus part and an Internet Business Technology or Computer Graphics sub-major in the BComp bit. So you pretty much graduate with advanced skills in both business and computing, and you get specific skills in the 2 areas that you focused on. It's great for jobs where both skills may be required, such as hanving an IT job in the finance industry.
On a side note, you would notice that the 2004 intake for BScIT now states that it is a 3 year course, with the option of taking on the DipITPP (4 year course). This is also relevant to any current students in the BScIT as you can now graduate without the DipITPP if you choose to. So if you want to do this course in 3 years, then you can now.
If you have any furthur questions, then just post back. I could probably give anyone extra info if they want it. Its not too late to change your preferences yet.
Saintly Devil
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I was just wondering whether anyone knows if there is any significant difference in the content of the UNSW BIT and the UTS BIT.
For example is one more technical (focused on IT) and the other business oriented, or does one allow more electives in a particular area etc.
I looked at the course outlines of both, but some of the courses seemed a bit blurred in terms of whether they belonged to the IT side or the business side and so I wasn't really sure.
Can anyone say from experience or from what they've heard from those who go to these courses?
For example is one more technical (focused on IT) and the other business oriented, or does one allow more electives in a particular area etc.
I looked at the course outlines of both, but some of the courses seemed a bit blurred in terms of whether they belonged to the IT side or the business side and so I wasn't really sure.
Can anyone say from experience or from what they've heard from those who go to these courses?
jayz
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saintly devil, i am not a current BIT student, however, going to be one nxt yr. from personal experience, i.e. talking to UTS IT graduates and UNSW graduates, the UTS students seem to have better employment opportunities than UNSW's. this may be highly subjective, however, this lecture (or program director at uts, not sure) called chris told me the course at uts is very industry focused, i.e. they update the course program every 3yrs, i fink etc. yet on the other hand, ppl from unsw told me the BIT course at UTS is too easy, hence they transferred away from UTS to UNSW. in my opinion, if u want a job after undergrad, go 4 uts, if u r an academic researchy type who would like to continue study after undergrad, then go for UNSW.
gronkboyslim
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go for both, and hope you make one.
-=AETOS=-
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Yeah first yr UTS was shit easy talk about scholarship course blah blah hehehe
jayz
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so wat were u suppose to learn in first yr? got any textbooks 4 sale at 'low, low, smacked down' prices? 
aetos?
aetos?-=AETOS=-
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of course i have all the year's textbooks
jayz
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wtf, fatmuscle explain more 'clearly'
-=AETOS=-
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dont listen to him he dosnt do BIT
jayz
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lol
quesera_sera
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i only got 92.6 and i got in
in saying that, it could've been a HUGE fluke
anyone else get in??
anyone know how many they accepted this year?
-=AETOS=-
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congrats .
Yeah the lowest they accepted peeps in my year was like 80 something, so if they like u but u miss out by a few marks well then thats ok.
they are definitly accepting more than 20 students this year...
Yeah the lowest they accepted peeps in my year was like 80 something, so if they like u but u miss out by a few marks well then thats ok.
they are definitly accepting more than 20 students this year...
lil_star
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Hi....
but B business has "cores" whicha are mainly BUSINESS studies.....and a sencond major could be done in Information Systems...so the feel i get is....its for people who like business over computers.//....i doubt its for people who want to "mainly" study computers! id say BscIT/DipIT is for the actual computer lovers!