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Study it & computer science online with La Trobe University through Open Universities Australia. Explore all degrees, subjects and short courses now.

Designed to help you build our digital future, La Trobe’s Bachelor of Information Technology online is designed specifically for online learning. The study materials are designed by our academic experts with years of experience in the field. The course ensures that you are career-ready at the end of your degree with an industry relevant curriculum and equips you with skills across programming, networking, databases, systems analysis and design, and project management.Along with building a strong set of core IT skills you can choose to major in software engineering or cloud analytics, areas aligned to future industry growth.Broaden your knowledge and capabilities by combining your core IT skills with business, social sciences, humanities, web engineering, computer technology, security and information systems analysis subjects.With industry-based projects and certification opportunities embedded in the course, you’ll receive professional mentoring opportunities as you build career ready skills. You’ll also gain access to our expert research centres, including the Centre for Technology Infusion and our state-of-the-art Technology Innovation Lab for the Internet of Things – developed in collaboration with Microsoft and CISCO.You&#39;ll learn:<ul><li>Web and software development</li></ul>Develop and build websites and software. Administer the front end, back end and server side of websites and IT systems.<ul><li>IT systems analysis and design</li></ul>Understand and analyse IT systems to deliver more efficient and effective IT solutions for your organisation.<ul><li>Design</li></ul>Learn about software, system and network design so you can contribute to making better programs and infrastructure.<ul><li>Programming and networking</li></ul>Learn the language of computers and how they communicate with one another to create working code and smarter systems.<ul><li>Project management, estimation, documentation and report evaluation</li></ul>It is more than just computers. Learning to manage projects and communicate effectively is a must in any organisational environment.

Graduate with industry relevant knowledge and experience—and work across almost any sector. You’ll develop your core IT skills in programming, networking and databases. Sharpen your competitive edge with AI and cloud tech to get you job-ready.

Bachelor of Information Technology

La Trobe’s Bachelor of Cybersecurity offers you the opportunity to step into the rapidly evolving digital world of cybersecurity.You’ll build a highly specialised technical skillset as you learn about the history of hacking, build your coding expertise, and access industry-based projects and mentoring opportunities with major corporations.You’ll also have the opportunity to complement your industry-focused learning with a choice of elective subjects, which are available to you.You&#39;ll learn:<ul><li>Cybersecurity fundamentals<ul><li>Learn the basic principles and best practices of cybersecurity. Understand how it mitigates cyber vulnerabilities and protects confidential information.</li></ul></li><li>Ethical hacking and defence<ul><li>Gain evaluation techniques to assess the security of network configuration and apply these skills to defend against network-based threats.</li></ul></li><li>Programming and cyber algorithms<ul><li>Explore the widely used Python programming language and learn how algorithms are used to solve cybersecurity challenges.</li></ul></li><li>Network engineering<ul><li>Study the architecture of computer networks and the internet, and examine protocols and services used in the defence of online information.</li></ul></li><li>Cyber governance and risk management<ul><li>Learn the frameworks for cybersecurity governance and risk mitigation based on your emerging understanding of business strategy and risk appetite.</li></ul></li></ul>

Discover how to safeguard businesses from digital threats. This course covers both IT fundamentals and cyber security techniques, so you can pursue opportunities across the ICT sector. You will also learn Python, one of the most used programming languages.

Bachelor of Cybersecurity

Introduction to Cybersecurity

Data Analytics Concepts

Mapping, Analysing and Visualising Data

Inside Information Technology

Programming Environment

Database Fundamentals

User Interface Design

Data-Based Critical Thinking

Disruption in Business

Virtual Reality as Philosophy

In the modern Internet era, industries and organisations need to be prepared to defend against cyber threats and attacks. Stakeholders should be familiar with basic principles and best practices of cybersecurity to protect their businesses and personal information. In this subject, these principles and strategies for future cyber security are explored. Key topics include: information security; ethical and legal practices; mitigating cyber vulnerabilities; and the process of incident response and analysis. The subject introduces the broad discipline of cybersecurity and outlines how to ensure the privacy, reliability, confidentiality and integrity of information systems and mitigate against cyber threats and risks.

Explore the basic principles of cybersecurity. Get familiar with industry terminology, software, and best practices. You’ll learn about the importance of protecting data. Study real-world cyber threats and delve into current solutions.

In this subject you are introduced to the steps involved in designing and creating a software solution to simple real-life problems. To enable students to design a program, the subject introduces the way to break down the problems into smaller parts and analyse them methodically by using simple techniques such as drawing flowcharts. You will be introduced to the Python programming language as a means of creating executable program code to implement working software solutions.

Students will be introduced to the rapidly expanding and influential field of information technology which comprises various types of technologies in computers (both hardware and software) and computer networks. It is therefore relevant to students in a wide range of disciplines: for examples, health sciences, business, engineering and technology. Students will be taught the fundamental principles of computer operations, different types of input/output and storage devices, computer networks including Local and Wide area networks, information systems, Database, the Internet, the World Wide Web and HTML. Students will acquire the knowledge and practical skills in information technology and be able to apply them to their field of study.

Any modern business today will utilise some form of spreadsheet tool to review, manipulate and visualise data (in the form of charts for reporting). A spreadsheet tool also enables one to undertake advanced tasks on business data, such as performing scenario analyses and undertaking complex data analytics, for example creating a forecasting model. In this subject, you will learn how to use two technological tools to undertake data analysis. The first tool is Structure Query Language (SQL), which we will use to pull relevant data into Excel and facilitate further analysis. Next, various advanced Excel analyses including pivot tables, statistical analysis, and creation of basic forecasting models will be covered. Upon successful completion of this subject you will be proficient in basic data analysis using Excel and SQL, setting you up to become an analytical and data driven problem solver. With these skills, you will also be ready to identify insights allowing you to disrupt typical business operations systematically and with a higher chance of success.

Get up to speed with basic data analysis using SQL and Excel. You’ll delve into the data analytics concepts and processes used in business today. Find, present, and explain data trends. Solve complex business problems.

This subject introduces students to modern data analytics, visualisation, and statistics. It equips students with the skills required to take advantage of powerful computing for the analysis and visualisation of complex data. These skills are used to solve problems in areas such as the biological sciences, medical sciences, agricultural sciences, nutrition, health sciences, education, and business. Students will become familiar with data visualisation and computing, descriptive statistics, statistical modelling, and data-based decision making. Using statistical computing packages is an integral part of this subject. This subject allows further study in second-year subjects in statistics and data science.

Making Sense of Data

In this subject you will be introduced to the role of information and communication technologies (ICT) in the delivery of healthcare. Beginning with an investigation of what is &quot;digital health&quot;, you will become familiar with the most common digital technologies utilised by healthcare professionals. The benefits and challenges surrounding the introduction of digital health for both health professionals and consumers will be explored. The common enablers of, and barriers to, adoption will be identified. You will research the technological, clinical, social, legal, and ethical impacts of the digitisation of health care. Past successes and failures, and future trends in digital health, will be explored along with the international and national drivers for a digital health strategy.

Understanding Digital Health

In this subject, you are introduced to quantitative statistics, qualitative coding and the role of health data analytics in healthcare organisations and public health research. Key emphases include understanding the importance of healthcare data as an asset, identifying and applying the key elements of the data capture and analysis process in key research methodologies, along with effective presentation, communication and dissemination of findings beyond peer review publications. You will also investigate the role of health data analytics in quality and performance indicators. This subject includes synchronous sessions held during business hours. This means that you will attend sessions each week simultaneously with your facilitator and classmates. This subject is recommended for first-year undergraduate students.

Introduction to Data Analytics in Healthcare

Due to the ubiquitous nature of mobile and wireless technology in our daily lives and business operation, ensuring wireless security is becoming a top priority. This subject explores the security vulnerabilities in wireless networks and cover the fundamental concepts of confidentiality, integrity and availability. The following key concepts will be covered: Wireless LAN Security - Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP), Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA), Authentication Servers (RADIUS), 802.11i security standard; Securing Ad-Hoc Networks - MAC layer misbehaviour, secure routing protocols, types of attacks and solutions, key management, broadcast authentication.

Wireless Network and Security

This subject will cover basic aspects of information and data security including integrity models, message authentication, authentication tools, access controls and cryptography. Topics will focus on data assurance and prevention methods including data integrity methods. This subject also covers basic cyber-attack defences such as firewalls.

Data Security and Information Assurance

This subject delves into the scientific study of human behaviour in relation to cyber security, with a particular focus on psychological, sociological, anthropological, financial and economic considerations. Key theories covered include motivation, cognition, emotion, and personality traits that influence victim vulnerability and hacker success. Additionally, the subject examines cybercrime business models, criminological theories, and the impact of organisational culture, leadership, and communication on cyber security practices. Students will analyse the economic and financial implications of investing in human factors in cyber security and propose cost-effective risk management strategies. Through the development of a comprehensive cyber security culture, education, and engagement strategy, students will apply professional skills in evaluative judgment, team building, negotiation, and high-level communication skills.

Human Factors in Cybersecurity

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