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Program Handbook2017 - 2018Master of Science in Information Technology (MSIT)- MSIT (Information Technology Management)- MSIT (Information Technology Management - Information Security concentration)- MSIT (Business Intelligence & Data Analytics)Advanced Certificate in Business Intelligence & Data AnalyticsGraduate Certificate in Business Intelligence & Data AnalyticsUpdated: August 10, 2017
Contents1. INTRODUCTION . 32. MISSION STATEMENT . 33. CURRICULUM . 43.1 MSIT (Information Technology Management) 12 month track . 43.2 MSIT (Information Technology Management) 21 month track . 53.3 MSIT (ITM - Information Security concentration) 12 month track . 63.4 MSIT (ITM - Information Security concentration) 21 month track . 73.5 MSIT (Business Intelligence and Data Analytics) 21 month track . 83.6 Advanced Certificate in Business Intelligence and Data Analytics . 93.7 Graduate Certificate in Business Intelligence and Data Analytics . 10Sample Elective Courses . 114. IS PROJECT . 12Organization of IS Projects . 12Development of IS Projects . 12Assignment of Students to Projects . 12Grading of IS Projects . 125. INTERNSHIP . 13Overview . 13Securing an Internship . 13Internship Standards . 146. CONVOCATIONS . 147. ACADEMIC INTEGRITY . 15Definitions . 15University Procedures for Dealing with Academic Integrity Violations . 16Additional requirement at Carnegie Mellon University Australia campus. 17Summary of practical actions . 172
CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY IN AUSTRALIAMASTER OF SCIENCE IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGYADVANCED CERTIFICATE IN BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE & DATA ANALYTICSGRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE & DATA ANALYTICSPOLICIES AND GUIDELINES1. INTRODUCTIONThis handbook provides specific information on the curriculum and program requirements for theMaster of Science in Information Technology Program. CMU-A also publishes a separate handbookwhich details campus-wide policies and procedures pertaining to educational planning, programcommittee, teaching, scheduling and course credit, performance standards, academic standing, ethicsand discipline, student privacy rights and major forms and deadlines. Students should familiarizethemselves with both handbooks as they include information that is critical for your success. Bothhandbooks can be obtained through the Senior Director of Academic Institutional Development and viathe CMU-A website and portal.2. MISSION STATEMENTThe mission of the Master of Science in Information Technology Program (MSIT) is to prepare midcareer IT professionals to lead change in their organizations. Carnegie Mellon's MSIT is an elite graduatedegree program that equips students with an integration of information technology and managementskills.Students in the MSIT program should be able to: Combine management and technology skills gained in the classroom that can be directly appliedin a professional IT environment; and Create organizational value through the effective deployment of IT.We achieve this mission through: fine tuning our curriculum and our student selection to optimize our role of being a bridgebetween technology and management; and enhancing the curriculum through the intelligent use of synchronous, distance and part-timelearning practices; and building and sustaining a culture that prizes entrepreneurship and innovation in informationtechnology and its management and application.3
3. CURRICULUMMSIT (Information Technology Management)Our MSIT-ITM program features a unique interdisciplinary curriculum of analytical and quantitativestudies. Students are empowered to customize their degree by selecting from a variety of courseelectives carried out via coursework and independent study. We are widely recognized for our uniqueinterdisciplinary environment, encouraging work across departmental lines. As a result, our MSITgraduates enter the world with the ability to solve complex problems.3.1 MSIT (Information Technology Management) 12 month trackStudying full time, you will complete the MSIT (ITM) program in three consecutive semesters.Studying part time, you may take up to five years (15 semesters) to complete the program. TheMSIT (ITM) curriculum is structured with a set of core courses and electives.In order to successfully complete the MSIT (ITM) program, you must complete the following: 144 units of course credit which includes:- 96 units of core requirements- 48 units of electives, and Achieve a cumulative quality point average of at least 3.0. Attendance of at least five convocations.Core 0695-71295-72095-73095-73395-808Total coreElectiveTOTAL UNITSCourse TitleStrategic Presentation SkillsOrganizational Design and Implementation *ORStrategic Planning *Professional WritingDatabase ManagementTelecommunications ManagementObject-Oriented Analysis and DesignObject Oriented Programming in JavaInformation Systems ProjectE-Business Technologies and ManagementInternet of ThingsIT Project ManagementUnits6612612126121212669648144Note: students must ensure all required pre-requisites are met prior to enrolment.* students need to include in their core program one of either Strategic Planning (12 units)or Organizational Design and Implementation (6 units). They may not take both.4
3.2 MSIT (Information Technology Management) 21 month trackStudying full time, you will complete the MSIT (ITM) program in five consecutive semesters. TheMSIT (ITM) curriculum is structured with a set of core courses and electives.In order to successfully complete the MSIT (ITM) program, you must complete the following: 168 units of course credit which includes:- 108 units of core requirements- 60 units of electives,- 400 hours of internship (spread over 10-12 weeks) and Achieve a cumulative quality point average of at least 3.0. Attendance of at least eight convocations.Core Total coreElectiveTOTAL UNITSCourse TitleStrategic Presentation SkillsOrganizational Design and Implementation *ORStrategic Planning *Professional WritingDatabase ManagementTelecommunications ManagementObject-Oriented Analysis and DesignObject Oriented Programming in JavaFinancial AccountingPrinciples of FinanceInformation Systems ProjectE-Business Technologies and ManagementInternet of ThingsIT Project ManagementInternship (400 hours)Units66126121261266121266010860168Note: students must ensure all required pre-requisites are met prior to enrolment.* students need to include in their core program one of either Strategic Planning (12 units)or Organizational Design and Implementation (6 units). They may not take both.5
3.3 MSIT (ITM – Information Security concentration) 12 month trackStudying full time, you will complete the MSIT (ITM-IS) program in three consecutive semesters.Studying part time, you may take up to five years (15 semesters) to complete the program. TheMSIT (ITM-IS) curriculum is structured with a set of core courses and electives. Students studyingthe Information Security concentration will graduate with the Master of Science in InformationTechnology (MSIT-ITM) and will also be awarded with a certificate in Information Security by CMUin Australia (CMU-A).In order to successfully complete the MSIT (ITM-IS) program, you must complete the following: 144 units of course credit which includes:- 126 units of core requirements- 18 units of electives, and Achieve a cumulative quality point average of at least 3.0. Attendance of at least five convocations.Core Total coreElectiveTOTAL UNITSCourse TitleOrganizational Design and Implementation *ORStrategic Planning *Privacy in the Digital AgeDatabase ManagementTelecommunications ManagementObject-Oriented Analysis and DesignObject Oriented Programming in JavaInformation Systems ProjectE-Business Technologies and ManagementInternet of ThingsInformation Security Policy and GovernanceSoftware and SecurityIntroduction to Information Security ManagementInformation Security Rick Management INetwork and Internet SecurityUnits6126121261212126661261212618144Note: students must ensure all required pre-requisites are met prior to enrolment.* students need to include in their core program one of either Strategic Planning (12 units)or Organizational Design and Implementation (6 units). They may not take both.6
3.4 MSIT (ITM – Information Security concentration) 21 month trackStudying full time, you will complete the MSIT (ITM-IS) program in five consecutive semesters. TheMSIT (ITM-IS) curriculum is structured with a set of core courses and electives. Students studyingthe Information Security concentration will graduate with the Master of Science in InformationTechnology (MSIT-ITM) and will also be awarded with a certificate in Information Security by CMUin Australia (CMU-A).In order to successfully complete the MSIT (ITM-IS) program, you must complete the following: 168 units of course credit which includes:- 138 units of core requirements- 30 units of electives,- 400 hours of internship (spread over 10-12 weeks) and Achieve a cumulative quality point average of at least 3.0. Attendance of at least eight convocations.Core 95-75595-75895-900Total coreElectiveTOTAL UNITSCourse TitleOrganizational Design and Implementation *ORStrategic Planning *Privacy in the Digital AgeDatabase ManagementTelecommunications ManagementObject-Oriented Analysis and DesignObject Oriented Programming in JavaFinancial AccountingPrinciples of FinanceInformation Systems ProjectE-Business Technologies and ManagementInternet of ThingsInformation Security Policy and GovernanceSoftware and SecurityIntroduction to Information Security ManagementInformation Security Rick Management INetwork and Internet SecurityInternship (400 hours)Units6126121261266121266612612013830168Note: students must ensure all required pre-requisites are met prior to enrolment.* students need to include in their core program one of either Strategic Planning (12 units)or Organizational Design and Implementation (6 units). They may not take both.7
3.5 MSIT (Business Intelligence and Data Analytics) 21 month trackStudying full time, you will complete the MSIT (BIDA) program in five consecutive semesters.The MSIT (BIDA) curriculum is structured with a set of core courses and electives. The BIDAdegree combines a comprehensive information technology and management curriculumwith BIDA courses, a compulsory 400 hours internship program and an industry-based DataAnalytics Capstone Project.In order to successfully complete the MSIT (BIDA) program, you must complete the following: 168 units of course credit which includes:- 150 units of core requirements- 18 units of electives,- 400 hours of internship (spread over 10-12 weeks) and Achieve a cumulative quality point average of at least 3.0. Attendance of at least eight convocations.Core 95-79195-79695-79795-80895-86595-86995-900Total coreElectiveTOTAL UNITSCourse TitleStrategic Presentation SkillsOrganizational Design and Implementation *ORStrategic Planning *Professional WritingProgramming R for AnalyticsDatabase ManagementTelecommunications ManagementObject-Oriented Analysis and DesignObject Oriented Programming in JavaFinancial AccountingPrinciples of FinanceInformation Systems Project (Data Analytics Capstone Project)E-Business Technologies and ManagementInternet of ThingsDecision Making Under UncertaintyData MiningStatistics for IT ManagersData WarehousingIT Project Mana
ADVANCED CERTIFICATE IN BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE & DATA ANALYTICS GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE & DATA ANALYTICS POLICIES AND GUIDELINES 1. INTRODUCTION This handbook provides specific information on the curriculum and program requirements for the Master of Science in Information Technology Program. CMU-A also publishes a
