该计划旨在为学生提供进入IT研究事业的途径。没有信息技术背景的学生可以参加该课程，并获得背景信息技术知识和研究技能，以继续进行面向研究的学习。完成后，学生将对信息技术有广泛的了解，并对学科领域的学术研究有深刻的了解。该课程的课程工作组件与信息技术专业的研究生文凭相当，后者的重点是软件工程和企业系统技术。此外，课程工作还提供了从事研究事业所需的研究技能和方法学培训的内容。该课程还要求学生进行单独的学术研究项目，其规模和深度与澳大利亚荣誉论文相当。该项目将与研究主管合作进行。该项目将为所选领域贡献新知识。
This program aims to provide students a pathway to a research career in IT. Students without a background in IT can undertake this program and gain both the background IT knowledge plus the research skills to go on to further research oriented study.<br><br>Upon completion students will have a broad understanding of Information Technology plus a strong understanding of academic research in the discipline.<br><br>This program has a course work component that is comparable to a graduate diploma in Information Technology that focuses on Software Engineering and Enterprise Systems Technology. Additionally the course work provides an exploration of required research skills and methodology training to undertake a career in research<br><br>This program also requires students to undertake an individual academic research project that is equivalent in size and depth to an Australian Honours thesis. This project will be carried out by working with a research supervisor. This project will contribute new knowledge to the chosen field.