AUT - Postgraduate Certificate & Diploma in Computer and Information Sciences
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Postgraduate Certificate & Diploma in Computer and Information Sciences
Programme code: Postgraduate Certificate AK3746, Postgraduate Diploma AK3745
Level: 8
Points: Certificate - 60, Diploma – 120
Duration: Certificate - one semester full time, Diploma - one year full time
Venue: City Campus / Manukau Campus
Starting date: 27 February 2012/ 16 July 2012
AUT encourages early application. Late applications will be accepted if the programme is not full.
Entry requirements
These qualifications are embedded in the Master of Computer and Information Sciences all are coursework based. Graduates will have advanced knowledge and skills within a specialist field of computer and information sciences and advanced analytical, planning and critical thinking skills. They may progress to further study at master's level.
Career opportunities
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Database architect
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E-Commerce solutions architect
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Group IT Manager
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Integration architect
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IT manager
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Programme manager
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Project leader
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Project manager
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Software architect
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Software developer/architect
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Team leader
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Further postgraduate study
Papers
Postgraduate Diploma in Computer and Information Sciences
Most papers last one semester and are worth 15 points. Students must complete 120 points in total.
Students take one compulsory Research Methods paper. The remaining papers will be chosen from the discipline clusters below:
- Artificial Intelligence and Knowledge Engineering
- Information Systems and Technology
- Software Systems Engineering
It is recommended that students who plan to proceed to the Master's degree after successfully completing the Postgraduate Diploma include 408221 Research Methods II in their programme of study.
Core Papers:
408220 Research Methods I (15)
Elective Papers (105 points)
Postgraduate Certificate in Computer and Information Sciences
Most papers last one semester and are worth 15 points. Students must complete 60 points in total.
Students choose 60 points of elective papers from the discipline clusters below:
- Artificial Intelligence and Knowledge Engineering
- Information Systems and Technology
- Software Systems Engineering
Elective Papers: Enrolment in elective papers is subject to meeting the requirements detailed in the paper selection form sent to all enrolling students, as well as to space availability.
408200 Readings (30)
408203 Net-centric Computing (15)
408204 Usage Centred Design (15)
408205 Middleware (15)*
408206 Collaborative Computing and Workflow (15)
408207 Ubiquitous Computing (15)
408208 Information Technology Strategy and Policy (15)
408209 Strategic Information Technology Contract Management (15)*
408211 ICT Issues in the SME Sector (15)
408212 Service Relationship Management (15)
408214 Special Topic (15)
408215 Bioinformatics (15)
408216 Data Mining and Knowledge Engineering (15)
408217 Information Security (15)
408218 Contemporary Issues on Computer and Information Science (15)
408220 Research Methods I (15)
408221 Research Methods II (15)
409009 Special Topic B (15)
409217 Data Warehousing (15)
409219 Health Informatics (15)
409220 Software Requirements Engineering (15)
409221 eSystems Design and Development (15)
409223 Machine Learning (15)*
409224 Artificial Intelligence (15)
409225 Nature Inspired Computing (15)
409226 Geocomputation (15)
409227 Video and Image Processing (15)
409228 Search Based Software Engineering (15)
409229 Human Computer Interaction (15)
409230 Information Visualisation (15)
409231 Autoidentification
409232 Software Development Methods (15)*
409233 Natural Language Processing (15)
409234 Intelligence Surveillance (15)
718304 Software Architecture (15)
* Paper not open for enrolment in 2012