LIVE APPLICATION - SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY

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Innovation, digital communication and technical abilities are essential  skills for business operations in our technology-driven world.

The Bachelor of Information Technology, Bachelor of Business and  Enterprise develops these qualities, combining information technology  skills with business management principles.

You will gain an understanding of contemporary, responsible business  practices, and the critical role technology plays in robust business  functions, as well as the technical ability to build infrastructure and  systems. You can choose to major in a range of subjects from both  information technology and business disciplines. You may also elect to  specialise in accounting or financial services.

This double degree is a pathway to multiple career options, from  software development to international business, networking and  cybersecurity to marketing, data science to entrepreneurship and beyond.

GA1: Intellectual rigour

Apply specialised knowledge and skills appropriate to a specified IT professional role to solve a range of specific problems.

Critically  evaluate and apply practical and responsible business and enterprise  solutions from a range of related disciplines to both inform and justify  critical decisions.

GA2: Creativity

Apply broad theoretical and technical core ICT knowledge and skills to solve a range of practical problems. 

Apply  knowledge and skills creatively in devising innovative, effective and  responsible solutions to challenges related to a business or enterprise.

GA3: Ethical practice

Model  well-developed socially-responsible and ethical behavior that  demonstrates awareness of social and cultural inequalities that may  arise in the performance of professional IT tasks. 

Develop and apply recognized ethical frameworks to influence responsible business behaviors within an organizational context.

GA4: Knowledge of a discipline

Apply broad theoretical and technical core ICT knowledge and skills to solve a range of practical problems.

Apply specialized knowledge and skills appropriate to a specified IT professional role to solve a range of specific problems.

Demonstrate  and apply in-depth and responsible discipline-specific knowledge and  skills within a local, regional and global perspective.

GA5: Lifelong learning

Reflect  on, assess and self-regulate own learning capabilities and performance  to develop skills for ongoing professional development.

Demonstrate autonomy, responsibility and accountability for ongoing learning in business and enterprise settings.

GA6: Communication and social skills

Apply  academic and technical communication skills to clearly and coherently  present relevant knowledge and ideas in a variety of mediums to other  ICT professionals, clients, users, the public and other stakeholders.

Prepare  and deliver, individually and/or in a team, well developed and  justified discipline-specific advice through both written and oral  communication.

Investigate and identify a broad range of responsible leadership practices in the management of people and self. 

GA7: Cultural competence

Demonstrate the ability to effectively participate in and reflect upon self and team activities in achieving a common ICT goal. 

Demonstrate  responsible cultural competence in local, national, and international  settings as applied in business and social situations. 

Model  well-developed socially-responsible and ethical behavior that  demonstrates awareness of social and cultural inequalities that may  arise in the performance of professional IT tasks.