ICT50715 – Diploma of Software Development
DESCRIPTION
This course provides the skills and knowledge for students to be competent in programming and software development. It covers all aspects necessary for such a career including programming, graphical user interfaces, object-oriented programming, database programming, database design and systems analysis.
Qualification recognition: This qualification is based on the principles, guidelines and standards set by the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) and has national recognition.
Study Mode: Classroom Based, Traineeship
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Age Requirement
All international students must be at least 18 years of age or above at the time of the course commencement to study at the RTO.
English Language Requirements
International students, applying either off-shore or on-shore will require:
i) Either a minimum IELTS (General) test score of 5.5 or equivalent for direct entry into a VET course, or IELTS score of 4.5 or equivalent with an ELICOS course (up to 30 weeks) to be taken before the main VET course.
Results older than two years are not acceptable.
OR
ii) Evidence that they have studied in English for at least five years in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Republic of Ireland, South Africa, United Kingdom or United States
OR
iii) Evidence that, within two years of their application date, they have successfully completed in Australia a foundation course or a senior secondary certificate of education or a substantial part of a Certificate IV or higher level qualification, from the Australian Qualifications Framework.
OR
iv) For levels 1 and 2 students only, successful completion of the RTO’s Language and Numeracy Test conducted on the RTO’s campus (for onshore international students ONLY.)
Please Note: The RTO will also accept equivalent test results from the following specified English language tests – TOEFL iBT, PTE Academic, Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) and TOEFL PBT.
Academic Requirements
International students applying either off-shore or on-shore must meet a minimum academic requirement to get admission to the RTO’s courses. The table below summarises the academic entry requirements. Please refer to information on individual courses for course specific requirements.
| Level of Study | Academic Requirements |
| Certificate II & III | Satisfactory completion of the equivalent of Australian Year 11 or higher |
| Certificate IV | Satisfactory completion of the equivalent of Australian Year 11 or Certificate III or higher |
| Diploma* | Satisfactory completion of the equivalent of Australian Year 11 or Certificate IV or higher |
| Advanced Diploma | Satisfactory completion of the equivalent of Australian Year 11 or Diploma or higher |
This course comprises of 10 core units and 6 electives.
Core units
ICTICT418 – Contribute to copyright, ethics and privacy in an ICT environment
ICTPRG418 – Apply intermediate programming skills in another language
ICTPRG501 – Apply advanced object-oriented language skills
ICTPRG502 – Manage a project using software management tools
ICTPRG503 – Debug and monitor applications
ICTPRG504 – Deploy an application to a production environment
ICTPRG520 – Validate an application design against specifications
ICTPRG523 – Apply advanced programming skills in another language
ICTPRG527 – Apply intermediate object-oriented language skills
ICTPRG529 – Apply testing techniques for software development
Elective units
ICTDBS504 – Integrate database with a website
ICTICT509 – Gather data to identify business requirements
ICTPRG505 – Build advanced user interface
ICTPRG509 – Build using rapid application development
ICTWEB501 – Build a dynamic website
ICTWEB502 – Create dynamic web pages
Fees: $13,000
