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MASTER OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (180 CREDITS)STUDY PATHWAYS* Compulsory courses donated for this option.PATHWAY 1 - COURSEWORKCompulsory: PGRM8.100 Applied Research Methods - for students taking a 45 credit or higher final research courseOption 1Eight courses at level 8 or 9(120 Credits - Postgraduate Diploma) Independent Scholarly Project* (30 credits) One level 8 and one level 9 course (30 credits)Option 2Eight courses at level 8 or 9(120 Credits - Postgraduate Diploma) Independent Scholarly Project* (30 credits) Two courses at level 9 (30 credits)PATHWAY 2 - APPLIED RESEARCHCompulsory: PGRM8.100 Applied Research Methods and PGRP8.100 Research Proposal (B average required at level 8)Option 1Six courses at level 8 or 9(90 credits)Option 2Eight courses at level 8 or 9(120 Credits - Postgraduate Diploma)Option 3Nine courses at level 8 or 9(135 credits)Applied Research Thesis*(90 credits)Applied Research Dissertation*(60 credits)Applied Research Report*(45 credits)PATHWAY 3 - INDUSTRY (This pathway can only be offered to students in permanent employment)Compulsory: PGRM8.100 Applied Research Methods and PGRP8.100 Research Proposal (B average required at level 8)Progressing on from the Postgraduate Diploma, this programme isdesigned to extend and deepen an individual’s knowledge and skillsby building on attainment gained from undergraduate study in thecomputing field and to extend current IT professionals in their careerprogression.ENTRY CRITERIA (180 CREDITS)The Master of Information Technology [Level 9] programme aimsto produce IT graduates who are able to think critically and have anumber of high level skills in the IT field that can be applied in a widerange of situations.Where the candidate’s undergraduate degree does not provide thebasis of study at the level required for more advanced study, studentswill be required to enrol in the Postgraduate Diploma in InformationTechnology before continuing to masters degree level (180 credits).Alternatively, students can apply for the 2 year masters (240 credit) ifthey meet the entry criteria for this programme (see below).The programme builds upon existing knowledge and skills, focussingon research and professional practice through project work, casestudies, real-life simulations and practical work experience to beable to apply recent best-practice into a New Zealand organisationalcontext.ACADEMIC ENTRY REQUIREMENTS FOR MASTERS (180CREDITS)An undergraduate degree in IT with a B pass or better.ENGLISH LANGUAGE ENTRY REQUIREMENTSApproved scores on PTE 58 with no communicative skills below 50 orIELTS 6.5 (Academic) with no band score below 6.0 or equivalent.MASTER OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (240 CREDITS)PROGRAMME STRUCTUREFour additional level 8 courses(60 Credits)Coursework, applied research or industry study pathway(180 Credits)EIT has introduced a new suite of 2 year masters programmes (240credits). These specialist programmes open up career pathwaysthat derive from the synergy between the fields of Business andTechnology, especially from a strategic view, and from the need fororganisations to harness technology more effectively.Additional level 8 courses available to develop keyskills for success in the 2 year master programme (240credits) olarly Communication & ReflectionInformation Sourcing & EvaluationQuantitative Methods and Contemporary ToolsProfessional PracticeMASTER(240 credits)ENTRY CRITERIA (240 CREDITS)ACADEMIC ENTRY REQUIREMENTS FOR MASTERS (240CREDITS) An undergraduate degree in IT or a graduate diploma in IT A non-IT undergraduate degree with some IT courses. Coursesshould include subject areas such as Project Management, ITManagement, Systems Analysis, Systems Design, Statistics,Quantitative Analysis and Programming. Other graduate qualifications in IT and industry experience maybe considered. Please contact the International Centre for furtherinformation: international@eit.ac.nzENGLISH LANGUAGE ENTRY REQUIREMENTSApproved scores on PTE 58 with no communicative skills below 50 orIELTS 6.5 (Academic) with no band score below 6.0 or equivalent.

COURSE DESCRIPTIONSNB: Courses are offered subject to sufficient enrolments being received and may differ depending on campus and semester. In the following descriptions:P Pre-requisite – courses which must be studied beforeC Co-requisite – courses which can be studied before or at the same timeLEVEL 7COURSE NO.BRIEF DESCRIPTIONITAI7.110LEVELCREDITSMachine Learning and Artificial Intelligence (Napier only)To provide students with the knowledge and skills to apply machine learning and artificial intelligencetheories and technologies to solve real-world problems.P: ITAE6.100 Automation and Embedded System, ITHW6.238 Electronics and IoTT715ITDA7.240Data Analytics (Napier only)To provide students with the knowledge and skills to use industry standard data analysis tools andtechniques and present meaningful and useful information.P: ITPF5.110 Programming Fundamentals, ITDT5.228 Introduction to data concepts, ITDB6.208 DatabaseManagement Systems, ITMA6.240 Maths in IT715ITEC7.398E-Business Strategies (Napier only)To provide students with the knowledge and skills to evaluate and analyse the drivers of successfule-business strategies for organisations.P: ITEC6.398 E-Commerce715ITFM7.120Mechatronics in IT (Napier only)To provide students with the knowledge and skills of feedback control, electro-mechanical systeminterfaces, software and electronics that enable robotics.P: ITAE6.100 Automation and Embedded System, THW6.238 Electronics and IoTT715ITHW7.238Enterprise Support and Infrastructure (Napier only)To provide students with the knowledge and practical experience in emerging digital technologieswithin the educational and training environment.P: ITET6.238 Electronics and Technology in IT, ITDC6.218 Data Communications and Networking715ITIM7.458IT Management and Professionalism (Napier only)To allow students to develop the knowledge and skills necessary to analyse organisations and makeinformed IT management decisions while applying the professionalism and ethical behaviour expectedof IT Professionals.P: ITIS5.450 Information Systems, ITSD6.348 Systems Analysis, ITSD6.349 Systems Design715ITPJ7.390Final Project Internship (Napier only)To provide students with the opportunity to apply the knowledge and skills gained during theircomputing studies in a business environment.Needs special approval from the Programme Coordinator.P: ITPM6.318 Project Management, ITSD6.348 Systems Analysis, ITSD6.349 Systems DesignEach project/internship/case study proposal will be considered by a sub-committee of the ProgrammeCommittee, and will only be approved if the student has completed courses that are considered to be anappropriate preparation for the specific project/internship.745ITPR7.508Business Application Programming (Napier only)To provide students with the knowledge and skills to develop a business application from aspecification.P: ITPR5.518 Introduction to Object Oriented Programming, ITPR6.508 Advanced Object Oriented Programming,ITWD6.408 Advanced Internet and Web Page Development715ITST7.408Special Topic in IT (Napier only)To provide students with the knowledge and skills to undertake an in-depth focussed investigation intoaspects of a chosen Information Technology domain.715ITSY7.668Cybersecurity (Napier only)To provide students with the knowledge and skills to apply information systems security/forensicsconcepts, identify security risks and make contingency plans and policies.P: ITDC6.218 Data Communications & Networking.715ITWD7.358Web Application Programming (Napier only)To provide students with the knowledge and skills to develop client-server web-based applications.P: ITPR5.518 Introduction to Object Oriented Programming, ITIM5.238 Internet and Mobile Technology,ITWD6.408 Advanced Internet and Web Page Development.715

LEVEL 8COURSE NO.BRIEF DESCRIPTIONITPG8.100LEVELCREDITSAdvanced IT Project ManagementTo provide students with an understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of a range of alternativeproject management methodologies, and apply a methodology to a real world project scenario.815ITPG8.200Strategic IT Management (currently not offered in 2021)To provide students with an understanding of the strategic issues facing IT managers as they managean IT services department in a medium to large size organisation and apply a range of techniques tocreate and design an IT strategy.815ITPG8.400Impact of Computing on Society (currently not offered in 2021)To encourage students to critically evaluate the impact of computing on society and understand how toaddress the issues that IT professionals face as a consequence of technology advances.815ITPG8.500Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (currently not offered in 2021)To provide students with an understanding of the issues concerning the adoption of a cross-functionalintegrated computer-based information systems approach to the provision of IT applications within amedium to large business organisation.815ITPG8.550Cloud Based IT SolutionsTo enable students to understand the management issues surrounding the adoption of cloud basedcomputing solutions and be able to assess the merits of a cloud based IT solution for a given ITenvironment.815ITPG8.600Advanced Mobile and Wireless TechnologiesTo provide students with an understanding of the issues concerning the adoption of mobile andwireless technologies and the skills necessary to be able to make informed decisions when identifyingthe mobile or wireless technology best suited to a given purpose.815ITPG8.770Cybersecurity in the EnterpriseTo provide students with an opportunity to develop advanced knowledge of the information securitydomain and advanced skills to facilitate the design, installation and management of enterprise levelinformation security.815ITPG8.800Enterprise Content Management (currently not offered in 2021)To provide students with an understanding of the concepts and technologies involved in enterprisecontent management and develop the skills that will allow them to evaluate enterprise contentmanagement strategies for specific business cases.815PGDAV8.100Data Analytics and VisualisationTo provide students with learning opportunities to develop advanced knowledge and skills in dataanalytics and data wrangling for effective data-driven decision making and data visualisation.815PGISE8.200Information Sourcing and EvaluationThe aim of this course is for students to develop the knowledge and skills to locate and interpretscholarly information in context of their discipline.815PGITP8.500Professional Practice (currently not offered in 2021)The aim of this course is for students to build on existing knowledge and skills of good practice andprofessionalism within the context of a relevant industry.815PGQM8.400Quantitative Methods and Contemporary Tools (currently not offered in 2021)The aim of this course is for students to develop knowledge and skills in quantitative data analysistechniques and contemporary tools used by organisations.815PGRM8.100Applied Research MethodsThe aim of the course is to provide students with knowledge and skills related to researchmethodologies appropriate for conducting research in a range of disciplines.815PGRP8.100Research ProposalThe aim of the course is to develop students’ ability to identify a research problem and to develop aresearch proposal to answer research questions related to the research problem.P: PGRM8.100 Applied Research Methods815PGSCR8.100Scholarly Communication and Reflection (currently not offered in 2021)The aim of this course is for students to develop advanced knowledge and skills in critical analysis,scholarly communication and reflective practice in the context of their discipline.815PGST8.100Special TopicThe aim of this course is to develop students’ knowledge, skills and techniques related to research andproblem solving, and to support them in applying these in a small-scale study addressing an existing oremerging problem or issue in their discipline or industry.815PGWIL8.100Work Integrated LearningThis course aims to support students in advancing their discipline specific knowledge and skills ina workplace context or with a client by investigating systems and processes to identify issues orproblems and developing relevant recommendations.815

LEVEL 9COURSE NO.BRIEF DESCRIPTIONLEVELCREDITSPGST9.100Special Topic IIThe aim of this course is to further develop students’ knowledge, skills and techniques related toresearch and problem solving gained throughout the programme, and to support them in applying thesein an in-depth study addressing an existing or emerging problem or issue in their discipline or industry.915PGCCC9.200Communicating Complex Concepts (As required)This course aims to advance students’ ability to communicate complex concepts from their field ofstudy in simple terms appropriate to different audiences in order to contribute to others’ understandingand the dissemination of knowledge.915PGAC9.300Applied CapstoneThis course allows students to integrate the knowledge and skills they have acquired thus far in theprogramme by working on complex cases, developing problem solving and work management skillsrelevant to organisational and/or workplace contexts.915PGISP9.400Independent Scholarly ProjectThis course provides the opportunity for students to be guided step-by-step in integrating theknowledge and skills acquired throughout the programme, and extending these, by conducting andreporting on desk based research.930PGARR9.500Applied Research Report (As required)This course aims to support students’ independent application and further development of knowledgeand skills acquired throughout the programme in conducting scholarly research on a specific issue orproblem in their field of study.945PGIP9.600Integrated Project (As required)This course aims to support students in applying and further developing the knowledge and skillsgained throughout the programme by reporting on or designing solutions for existing or emergingproblems or issues within the industry or workplace.Pre-requisites: PGRM8.100 Research Methods & Research Proposal945PGARD9.700Applied Research Dissertation (As required)This course aims to support students’ independent application and further development of knowledgeand skills acquired throughout the programme in conducting scholarly research, based on thoroughcritical examination of and extensive body of literature, on a specific issue or problem in their field ofstudy and potential solutions, and making recommendations for potential solutions.Pre-requisites: PGRM8.100 Research Methods & Research Proposal960PGEIP9.800Extended Integrated Project (As required)This course aims to support students in applying and further developing the knowledge and skillsgained at Level 8 by reporting on or designing solutions for existing or emerging problems or issueswithin the industry or workplace and critically evaluating the outcomes.Pre-requisites: PGRM8.100 Research Methods & Research Proposal960PGART9.900Applied Research Thesis (As required)In this course, the student will independently conduct research and report their findings in the form ofa thesis.Pre-requisites: PGRM8.100 Research Methods & Research Proposal990

The structure of the Postgraduate Diploma in Information Technology is summarised in the following table. Please note, pre-requisites will apply to some courses. Level 7*- 8 8 Total Credits 45 75 120 The Postgraduate Diploma in Information Technology (PGDipIT) programme has been desig