Pathway to Auckland Institute of Studies

Auckland Institute of Studies (AIS) Articulation

The International College of Auckland (ICA) and the Auckland Institute of Studies (AIS) have signed an articulation agreement to facilitate the transfer of credits from the ICA's New Zealand Diploma in Information Technology - Technical Support (Level 5) programme to AIS Bachelor of Information Technology programme.

Approved Programmes

New Zealand Diploma in Information Technology – Technical Support (Level 5)

Entry to AIS Programme

Bachelor of Information Technology programme – Year 2

Admission Requirements for AIS

Applications for admission to the approved programme shall meet the AIS entry requirements as reflected in the regulations and published entry and selection criteria.

English Language Entry Requirements

For International Students: an IELTS (Academic) overall band score of 6.0 with no individual band score of less than 5.5; or equivalent.

Dual Qualification at a Glance

NZ Diploma – Course Content

• Computer Hardware and Operating Systems
• Data Communication and Computer Networks
• Systems Administration
• Database Design and Administration
• Web Design Fundamentals
• Programming Principles
• IT Security and Professional Practice
• IT Project

Bachelor of Information Technology (BIT)

The Bachelor of Information Technology (BIT) prepares students to become IT professionals with a breadth of knowledge across a range of IT subdisciplines, and a depth of knowledge in one of three specialisations. The Networks and Security specialisation equips students with skills in computer network engineering, server systems and network security. The Information Systems specialisation prepares students for the data-driven industry by equipping them with the analytical skills to develop and support organisations' IT and enterprise systems. These skills are applicable to the development and management of the software, hardware, and data that is vital to the operation of modern businesses. The Software Development specialisation equips students with the skills to analyse, design, develop, test and deploy business software solutions. Software development is taught using the Python, Java and C# languages, in the .NET and Android environments. IT students at AIS will gain skills allowing them to lead and become strong participants in IT team projects. The programme comprises 23 courses, including:

Twelve Compulsory Courses

• COMP510 Fundamentals of Information Systems and Technology
• COMP511 Information Technology Professional Skills
• COMP513 Fundamentals of Computer Programming
• COMP514 Fundamentals of Computer Databases
• COMP515 Fundamentals of Computer Networking
• MATH501 Essentials of Mathematics and Statistics
• COMP602 Computer System Testing
• COMP609 Information Systems Security
• COMP617 Requirements Modelling
• COMP621 Operating Systems
• COMP701 Information Technology Project Management
• COMP720 Information Technology Project (completed over two trimesters) OR COMP721 Intensive Information Technology Project (completed over one trimester)

Choose a Specialisation

Networks and Security

• CONE618 Server Administration
• CONE622 Intermediate Computer Networking
• CONE623 Cloud Computing
• CONE709 Network System Security
• CONE710 Advanced Computer Networking
• CONE711 Wireless Network Design

Information Systems

• COMP601 Systems Analysis and Design
• INFO620 Enterprise Resource Planning Systems
• SOFT605 Object Oriented Programming
• INFO712 Management Information Systems
• INFO714 E-Business Strategies and M-Commerce
• INFO716 Business Intelligence and Analytics

Software Development

• COMP601 Systems Analysis and Design
• SOFT605 Object Oriented Programming
• SOFT606 Desktop Applications Development
• SOFT703 Web Applications Development
• SOFT704 Human-Computer Interaction
• SOFT708 Mobile Applications Development

Choose 75 Credits of Elective Courses — 5 elective courses, or 4 with COMP723 Information Technology Internship, may be selected from Information Technology or Business programmes including those listed under the other I.T. specialisations. For a full list of available courses visit www.ais.ac.nz/courses.

Students have the opportunity to gain Real World Experience by taking COMP722 Information Technology Industry Practice or COMP723 Information Technology Internship as one of their elective courses.

The inclusion of courses outside the Information Technology programme may be considered with the approval of the Head of School.