Disciplines offered include:
Environmental & Biological Chemistry
Interactive Multimedia Development
ECU helped me fine tune my strengths, and discover new ones.
I had a gift with technology from a quite young age, so in a way, I always knew I would end up in a computer science field.
Why did I choose ECU? I was blown away by their lab facilities, and I really liked their progressive attitude.
They took me on with a TAFE qualification and bumped me up to the second year, building on the knowledge I already had. They also opened my eyes to a heap of new areas in the computer science world.
Michael Fazio
ECU Computer Science student
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Computer & Information Science
Working with industry
Our Computer & Information Science disciplines have strong relationships with industry partners, with staff working in conjunction with partners to ensure that student projects are relevant and their work assists the greater community.
Helping the police to help you
Computer Security students have benefited from our close links with the Western Australia Police Force, with the opportunity to participate in developing real-world software applications to fight cyber criminals and industrial hackers.
A group Computer & Information Science students have been working on the SiMPLE project as part of this project. SiMPLE is a forensic computer profiling tool for use by the police. The groups' achievements in this area were recently recognised by the Western Australian IT industry when they were finalists in the 2007 WAITTA Awards.
Games that play you
Games Programming researchers are working on a computer game that take full advantage of feedback between the virtual world of the computer and the active world of the player.
The vision is to develop a series of computer games that deliver a full range of active play using feedback to monitor each player. This mean the game will adapt to keep players interested and maintain a level of exercise appropriate to each player's level of fitness and skill. In effect, each game will work like a personal trainer.
Information Computer Technology Sector factoring in economic growth
According to the Australian Computer Society as technology becomes ever more entrenched in our modern lifestyle the information and communication technology (ICT) sector is playing an increasing role in driving economic growth and prosperity, accounting for 4.6% of GDP and 13.8% of total investment in Australia.
According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), ICT makes a greater contribution to the economy than agriculture, forestry and fishing, defence and education.
It is no surprise then that the ICT sector is a fast growing industry providing many positions in multiple areas of IT specialisations.
Specialist facilities
Computer & Information Science laboratory facilities contain the latest equipment and include general teaching labs, general purpose labs as well as specialist lab facilities in the following areas of study:
The recently developed Unified Communications Laboratory, utilising CISCO and Nortel equipment, is testament to our commitment to providing leading edge IT curriculum and equipment.