Bachelor of Information Technology

Course rules

To qualify for the award of Bachelor of Information Technology students must complete 400 credit points of study as stated below. The course is essentially a four-year course completed in three calendar years and includes four standard semesters, two summer semesters and two 20-week periods of Industry-Based Learning.

According to the following rules, students complete at least 400 credit points made up of:

• 20 Business Information Technology Core Studies (250 credit points)
• 2 Industry-Based Learning placements (100 credit points)
• 4 units of secondary studies being electives or a minor (50 credit points)
• No more than 10 units (125 credit points) at Stage 1 (unit codes with a first digit of '1')
• The same unit cannot be counted more than once. Where there are overlaps in units, the 400 credit points of study must be made up of additional units of study as directed by the Course Coordinator.

Academic Progress – Special Requirements
In addition to the standard academic progress rules, the BIT course has the following additional academic progress rules which are established in accordance with Academic Courses Regulation 62(2):

1.  A student is classified as 'at risk' of unsatisfactory progress if they:
a. fail any unit of study
b. do not achieve a 65% average overall
c. do not attend classes on a regular basis without acceptable evidence of incapacity
d. do not attend all the required program activities without acceptable evidence of incapacity
e. behave in a manner which breaches the Swinburne Student Charter whilst on a professional placement
A BIT student who is classified as 'at risk' will be required to attend a hearing with the BIT Progress Review Panel.  The Panel may impose sanctions on a student's scholarship, including having the scholarship varied, cancelled or suspended.  Scholarships will not be varied, cancelled or suspended without students first being offered the opportunity to explain their circumstances before a Student Progress Review Panel.  

2.  A student is classified as 'unsatisfactory progress' and will be required to ‘show cause’ if they:
a. fail a unit of study for the second time
b. fail a total of three (3) or more units of study in either one segment or over two (2) consecutive academic segments;
c. fail a Professional Placement or Work Experience in Industry unit
d. have their professional placement terminated early by an industry partner. In the case of early termination of an industry placement by an industry partner, the student will be deemed as having 'unsatisfactory progress' and a progress review hearing may be convened within 2 weeks of the cessation of the placement.
Students who are identified as having unsatisfactory progress and required to ‘show cause’ will be subject to the show cause provisions in the Progress Review section of the Academic Progress Policy