School of Information Sciences & Engineering
ISE: Developments, Issues, Challenges & Plans
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The School• Comprises 3 Disciplines: Information Systems, Maths & Statistics,
and Software Engineering • Academic Staff
Professors: 1 Associate Professors: 3Senior Lecturers: 9 Lecturers: 14Total staff: 27 Staff with PhDs: 20, Enrolled in PhD: 5
• Adjunct Staff – 21
• Evolved into well-integrated disciplines & harmonious group• Established itself as a leading provider of ICT higher education for
the capital region needs• Our courses are highly regarded for ‘responsiveness’ and quality
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ISE Space: ‘Bits’ to ApplicationsISE Space: ‘Bits’ to Applications
Organisational System Issues
Application Technologies
Software development
System
Infrastructure
Computer Hardware, Architecture &
Connectivity
Theory
Principles
Innovation
Application
Deployment
ConfigurationTheoretical Applied
DEVELOPMENT
Computer & Network Engineering
Software Engineering
Information Systems
Maths&Stats
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From Australian WorkPlace Web site, http://www.workplace.gov.au
Industry Trends
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Relative Demand and Supply
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Organisational System Issues
Application Technologies
Software development
System
Infrastructure
Computer Hardware, Architecture &
Connectivity
Theory
Principles
Innovation
Application
Deployment
ConfigurationTheoretical Applied
DEVELOPMENT
Changing skills needs
Increasing demand
Information professional-business analysts- data analysts/miners-statisticians-programmers-software engineers-computer scientists-engineers
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Our Response
• Local: Industry engagement & partnership, ACS
• International: partnerships with universities – projects, academic visitors (China, India, Vietnam, Indonesia)
• Marketing – schools, colleges & VET
• Course re-focus to demand areas and articulation pathways for multiple entry points
• New work integrated courses/internships/cadetships
• Delivery models for new demography & work patterns – intensive/flexible
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Enrolment Trends in ISE
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• Bachelor of Business Informatics
• Bachelor of Information Technology
• Bachelor of Software Engineering
• Bachelor of IT Mainframe Computing
• (Double degrees)• Service teaching
• Graduate Certificate in IT or BI
• Graduate Diploma in IT or BI
• Graduate Diploma in Statistics
• Master of BI• Master of IT• Master of Technology• Research Masters • Prof Doctorate IT• Doctor of Philosophy
Our Courses – ACS accredited, multiple entry points, professional focus
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Design for different needs (similar for masters)
BSE
BIT MCBBI BIT
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Information Systems
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Information Systems analyses human activity, determines the kinds of data, information and knowledge needed to enable people to act effectively and responsibly, designs technology-based systems to support them and evaluates the impact of those systems.
Based on theories of information, human activity and organisations
IS studies analysis techniques and methodologies, human-computer interaction, data and knowledge representation and design, systems construction and validation, project management and the impacts of systems on people, organisations and society.
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UC Courses that Teach IS:IS major in B. Business Informatics, BIT, BSE, BBA, MBI
IS Graduates: Systems analyst / designer, evaluator / consultant GovernmentBusiness Analyst, ConsultanciesICT project manager Business Engagement: Global IS Discipline – AAIS, ACPHIS, Editor-in-Chief AJIS, conference chairs etcProfessional bodies – ACS, CPA, PMI, ISACAConsultancies/Projects – Greening Aust, Geosciences Aust, CPA, ATO, AGIMO, CustomsStudent internships, project work, research projects
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IS Research:virtuality, ontology, ethicsIT governance, securityapplications: e-learning, e-governance, e-business, e-researchdata quality & visualisationknowledge management
Future Developments:Enterprise ArchitectureSocial InformaticsProject management – Prince 2 The Virtual OrganisationSystems Audit
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Mathematics & Statistics
• Teaching: Analysis of data sets and problem solving using statistical/mathematical tools
• We employ the “mathematical method” – reductionist approach
• Trains people to become secondary mathematics teachers, primary teachers, mathematical/statistical researchers, financial analysts, IT professionals,…
• There are 5.1 staff – 2 C, 3.1 B• Staff are active in School and University wide service• All staff active in the professions: community service,
research & publication
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Mathematics & Statistics
Future:
– Enhance our service teaching to the University at large
– Do this by exploring possibility of team teaching with other Schools/Disciplines
– Enhance our research output and collaboration within the ACT and beyond
– Improve performance in procurement of external funds for research
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Software Engineering• Software engineering deals with software…
– …requirements, design, construction, testing, maint.
• Software engineering draws on the fields of…
– …comp eng, comp sci, mathematics & statistics
• Discipline of Software Engineering teaches…
– …programming, operating system, database,
– …networks, digital comms, security, GUI, web, etc.
• Discipline of SE has research strengths in…
– …speech & image processing, biometrics - NCBS
– …computer security
– ...agent technology & distributed system
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Quality Assurance, Engagement and Leadership
Strong Learning and Teaching focus evidenced by activities, which reflect strategies included in our Learning & Teaching Plans
1. OrganisationalUniversity Level
School Level
2. Student Support
3. Feedback
4. Scholarship
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Research
• Significant improvement in research profile• Research Training (32 HDR students, 8 completions per year)• National and international research linkages (UK, USA, New Zealand, Japan)
– Australian Leadership Award Fellowship for Multiagents in IT Security Project Research Collaboration
• Collaboration with business and government sectors (IBM, Sun Microsystems, Microsoft, InTact, AGIMO, ActewAGL, Transact, Australian Customs, Australian Institute of Sport)
• National Centre for Biometric Studies (NCBS)• Research Funding
– ARC funded Thinking Head Project – Carrick Institute Grant on Digital Learning Communities– CPA Australia funded Project on Telework Practice– Interdisciplinary grants (3) – with education, health and finance– 6 UC internal grants– Total of 13 grants in last 2 years
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Partners: Courses, Research, Internship/Cadetship
NICTA
Computer Associates
,Compucat
AGIMO, DEWR, InTact
ACS
KAZ
CIT, AIE
ATO
Centrelink
Canberra/Calvary
Hospital, AIS
ActewAGL, Transact
SunMicrosystems
Microsoft
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Theme Areas for courses & research
• Information Systems• Software Engineering• Mathematics and Statistics• Network Computing• Security, Biometrics, Forensics• Enterprise Architecture, E-Government• Knowledge management• Systems & Infrastructure• Informatics (education, business, health, law)• Intelligent Agents• Gaming & Creative Multimedia• Speech and Language Processing
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Future• Strengthen work based learning & student engagement• Course development:
– Bach in Games Dev (AIE, CIT, Creative Comm, ISE)– Pgrad Cert/Diploma in Security– Pgrad Cert/Diploma in Biometrics– Pgrad Cert/Diploma in IT Project Management– Grad Cert/Grad Dip in IT Education– Grad Cert/Grad Dip in Maths Education
• Flexible modes of delivery – combining online, intensive, face2face and other digital means
• Continue strengthening research, teaching-research nexus• Continue strengthening industry partnerships & collaboration
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Plans
• Learning & Teaching (operational)
• ICT Infrastructure
• Business plan
• Strategic plan – for teaching & research
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Student feedback……..
• ‘All the UC subjects have been rewarding.• I have been continually impressed by how relevant the
subject matter is to what is really going on in the IT industry.
• I frequently found that as soon as learned something at UC I had an immediate application for it at work.
• This goes against the common expectation that universities teach mainly outdated & irrelevant skills.
• I am so glad I chose to study at UC.’
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