Date: 2010

1. Student Orientation School of ICT VU Welcome to ICT study at VU Our aim is to make your time with us rewarding Date: 2010

2. 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 Agenda for Today

3. 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) Courses offered by the School of ICT

4. 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

5. 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. International Vendor Certifications

6. 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 Mapping Vendor Certifications

7. 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) Testing Centre

8. The Suite of ICT Courses

9. Whilst you are enrolled in a course, your enrolment is actually made up of nationally endorsed competencies from the IT Training Package. Courses, Subjects and Competencies Subject code & name competency code & name

10. You can log on to the MyVU portal and check which competencies you are enrolled in and what your results are. MyVU Website http://myvu.vu.edu.au/

11. 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 Graduation from your course http://www.vu.edu.au/current-students

12. 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 Tutorial Groups Attendance

13. 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. Course or Unit of Study Withdrawals

14. 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. Special Consideration

15. 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. Student Handbook ICT student websitehttp://itstudent.tafe.vu.edu.au/

16. 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 Concurrent Assistance

17. 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 1

18. 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 Student Services – slide 2

19. 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 Textbooks

20. Park only in student / public areas and not in areas requiring a special permit. Parking fees apply They will fine you. Car Parking

21. Thank you for your attention today Questions and Campus Tour . . .

22. The School of ICT PHONE +61 3 9919 6200 EMAIL IT.TAFE@vu.edu.au 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.