Date: 2010
STUDENT ORIENTATION SCHOOL OF ICT
VU
Welcome to ICT study at VUOur aim is to make your time with us rewarding
AGENDA FOR TODAY
• The School of ICT – overview of courses• Australian IT Qualification vs. Vendor Certifications• Course and enrolment details• Basic student administration• Tour of campus
• At various points guest speakers will attend to detail
their services
COURSES OFFERED BY THE SCHOOL OF ICT
National Vocational Qualifications:• Certificates I and II (Computer Applications) • Certificate III• Diploma in IT (General, Website Development)• Advanced Diploma in IT (Software Development, Multimedia )
• Advanced Diploma in IT (Network Security)• Advanced Diploma, Computer Systems Engineering
Provide advanced standing into:• Victoria University Degrees (offered by other schools)
INTERNATIONAL VENDOR CERTIFICATIONS
Vendor Certifications:• Mainly technology and company specific – these are sought after by employers• Very often are assessed via multiple choice questions exams. • Based on industry best practices.• These are assessed and maintained by international organisations.
CISCO, Microsoft, Red Hat offer vendor academies providing:• learning materials• practical case studies• theoretical exams
INTERNATIONAL VENDOR CERTIFICATIONS• Our school is committed to aligning ICT delivery of National courses with leading
vendor certifications.
• This allows us to bridge the gap between classroom delivery and the industry.
• As a result, we have developed mapping between Vendor Certifications and our courses. Some certifications are integrated completely others are used partially.
• We test our students internally using realistic simulations and at the end of the subject they are ready to take external vendor exam.
MAPPING VENDOR CERTIFICATIONS
Certificate III (Support)• A+ - vendor independent hardware certification integrated via CISCO Academy program IT Essentials.• MCTS – Microsoft Computer Technician certification for Vista, partially used
Diploma in IT (General)• ITIL Foundation V3 (fully integrated)• Cisco CCENT – integrated via CISCO Academy program Discovery 1, 2 (fully integrated)• Microsoft Sharepoint – to be introduced in 2010 (during semester two)
Advanced Diploma in IT (Network Security)• CCNA – using CISCO Academy Exploration path (fully integrated)• MCITP Server Administrator– using Microsoft Academy (fully integrated)• RHCE Red Hat Certified Engineer - using Red Hat Academy. (fully integrated)• CCNA Security (used partially)• Security+ (used partially)
Advanced Diploma in IT (Multimedia Stream)• Curriculum for Adobe Certified Associate certification will be integrated during 2010
TESTING CENTRE
• The school run a licensed testing centre for external industry clients and students.
• All vendor Certifications used in our courses are delivered on a commercial basis to industry clients as well.
• All successful VU ICT students receive discounted prices for these
certification tests.
• Additionally, the school will reward the best students with free exam
vouchers for ITIL, CCENT and CCNA (based on student grades in each unit)
THE SUITE OF ICT COURSES
COURSES, SUBJECTS AND COMPETENCIESWhilst you are enrolled in a course, your enrolment is actually made up of nationally endorsed competencies from the IT Training Package.
SUBJECT CODE & NAME COMPETENCY CODE & NAME
MYVU WEBSITE HTTP://MYVU.VU.EDU.AU/
You can log on to the MyVU portal and check which competencies you are enrolled in and what your results are.
GRADUATION FROM YOUR COURSE HTTP://WWW.VU.EDU.AU/CURRENT-STUDENTS
At the end of the course, certificates are not supplied automatically.
You need to apply to graduate and apply to get your certificate or diploma.
The form for this and other enrolment matters is available on the VUwebsite for current students.
Submit the form to any student services centre.
In order to graduate from a course you must satisfactorily completeall of the competencies that make up that course
TUTORIAL GROUPS
• Once you are placed in tutorial group you will not be permitted to change.• The group you were enrolled in is the one you remain in.• Certificate 1 2 & 3: eg G1A, G1B, G2A, G3A etc• Diploma: eg GDA, GDB, GDC, GDM, GDN, GDL etc• Advanced Diploma: eg G6A, G6M• Groups names ending with “P” refers to the night classes
• It is expected that you will attend all classes.• International students must attend minimum 80% of the scheduled classes
ATTENDANCE
COURSE OR UNIT OF STUDY WITHDRAWALS• If you wish to leave the course or withdraw from a Unit of study at any time then
you need to fill in a withdrawal form.
• Failing to do so will mean a fail result will be recorded against your name and you cannot regain any monies you might be entitled to.
• Refunds of enrolment fees are only possible for withdrawals prior to census dates http://www.vu.edu.au/courses/fees-and-scholarships/refundsNOTE : 31st March and 31st of August census dates for diploma and above courses
• If you think you want to withdraw from a subject then speak to your Program Manager.
SPECIAL CONSIDERATION
• If you are unable to attend or submit an assessment item because of severe illness or some other extenuating circumstance then you can apply for “special consideration”.
• An application must be lodged within 3 working days of the assessment date.
• Staff will consider you application and decide upon the appropriate course of action eg to give you more time to complete the work.
STUDENT HANDBOOK ICT STUDENT WEBSITE
HTTP://ITSTUDENT.TAFE.VU.EDU.AU/• Contains information about policies such as
• Assessment and resits• RPL, credit transfer, • Rules about use of the computer labs, etc.
• ALL students are advised to read
this manual as soon as possible.
CONCURRENT ASSISTANCE
• Get help with:• study skills• English language• avoiding plagiarism• maths• advice on planning, research, referencing and editing assignments
• Study labs are located at Footscray Nicholson, St Albans, Werribee and city campuses (see website for details of hours/locations) http://tls.vu.edu.au/SLS/ca
• Or ask your classroom teacher or coordinator and they will refer you to concurrent assistance
STUDENT SERVICES – SLIDE 1
Free advice to help make your time at VU enjoyable and rewarding. Our advice and counselling services include:•personal and study related counselling •special consideration support and advice •financial information and advice •welfare support •disability support •health advice •chaplaincy •language and academic skills •careers and employment •safety advice and support
Find out more on the website http://www.vu.edu.au/future-students/reasons-to-study-at-vu/student-services
STUDENT SERVICES – SLIDE 2
Activities and facilities• Accommodation• Clubs and societies• Fitness facilities• Internet access: We offer free WiFi internet access on campus. • Learning commons: our libraries are integrated with computer labs, 'break out'
spaces and cafés for socialising and collaborative learning. • Sport
Find out more on the website http://www.vu.edu.au/future-students/reasons-to-study-at-vu/student-services
TEXTBOOKS
• There is a bookshop on campus.
• It can be cheaper buying books on campus because they generally offer a discount.
• Second hand books are generally not available, small numbers can be purchased from the bookshop and are sometimes advertised on campus noticeboards.- Please ensure the edition you are purchasing is correct
CAR PARKING
• Park only in student / public areas and not in areas requiring a special permit.
• Parking fees apply
• They will fine you.
QUESTIONS AND CAMPUS TOUR . . .
Thank you for your
attention today
The School of ICT
PHONE +61 3 9919 6200
EMAIL [email protected]
http://IT.TAFE.vu.edu.au for general course information
http://itstudent.tafe.vu.edu.au student website for ICT students
http://www.vu.edu.au for enrolment info and student forms
CONTACT DETAILS
For login assistance or IT help : call 9919 2777 on the phones outside the ICT reception areas.