Information Technology

The Information Technology courses at Dickson College aim to provide students with the opportunity to gain experience in a broad range of ICT skills. All units taught in Information Technology have both a rigorous academic focus as well as interacting with real world problems.

Students enrolled in Information Technology courses can work towards a university entrance score (ATAR) or an accredited package. The emphasis on research, deconstructing problems and building solutions allow students to gain skills needed to thrive in both the workforce and further study. Students can mix and match units from the following streams to make up a double major (7 units), major/minor (5.5 units) and major (3.5 units).

Information Technology units are structured as follows:

DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES

Unit 1: Digital Assets and Skills
Unit 2: Programming and Platforms
Unit 3: Digital Solutions
Unit 4: Structured Project or Negotiated Study

ROBOTICS AND MECHATRONICS

UNIT 1: Building and Programming Circuits
UNIT 2: Robotics and Mechatronic Systems
UNIT 3: Applications of Robotics
UNIT 4: Negotiated Study

Our philosophy in the faculty is to make sure that our students enjoy their learning experiences. Interesting and exciting activities ensure students stay motivated. To enable full access to software, we try to make all of our software available (for free) to our students to complement and reinforce the work done in the labs. If a free version is not available or if licences are needed, then we use Open Source software to ensure equitable access for all students.