LMS Sydney Institute of Higher Education

The unit provides an understanding of what it means to be an IT professional and what is expected from an IT professional in an organisation and in the society as a whole. It provides students with an overview of the requirements and skills for responsible and ethical practice in IT profession as well as opportunities for developing and applying effective communications and management skills.

Cloud computing addresses the increasing demand of data storage and computing power, which allow users to avoid or minimize up-front IT infrastructure costs. It also provides companies with fast provisioning of computer system resources. This unit explores fundamental core services, security, and architectures in cloud computing and examines the concept of cloud computing and its enabling technologies (e.g. virtualisation, networking, web technology, etc.). It also analyses industry best practice in cloud adoption, cloud migration and cloud security. At the completion of this unit, students will acquire knowledge and skills in areas of virtualisation, cloud infrastructure, cloud service model, and core cloud services offered by Amazon Web Services (AWS).

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This unit provides students with an opportunity to conduct autonomous research with limited supervision and develop relevant research skills. Students will learn about research methodologies and different steps involved in research with focus on a real-world approach in information technology. The unit is also designed to enhance students’ skills of literature comprehension, research report writing and oral presentation. Students will develop a research proposal for an information technology research topic.

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A deeper appreciation of accounting theories and a closer look at contemporary issues will enhance the understanding of the framework and standards which underpin accounting practices. This unit aims to further educate students in their knowledge of financial accounting and its relationship with ethics. Students will learn extended accounting theories in addition to applying their prior body of knowledge. Students will investigate key topics such as decision usefulness approach, agency theory, earnings management and accounting standard setting.

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Auditing provides reasonable assurance to third party users of financial statements regarding the financial position of a company. This unit aims to provide students with an understanding of internal and external auditing practices. Students will examine the legal and ethical obligations of an auditor in forensic accounting and detection of fraud and error under auditing standards. They will also be able to identify and align regulatory frameworks and auditing standards while performing auditing practices using quantitative methods.

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