Australian ICT Industry:

Introduction and knowing

the right jobs to apply for

Professor Shanton Chang

School of Computing and
Information Systems
IT IN DEMAND
IT IN DEMAND

» Corporate sector has a high demand for IT skills which is set to increase

» Employers want a blend of technical skills transferable ‘soft skills’, and

broader business skills
» https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/career-development/in-
demand-tech-skills
» https://www.blog.y-axis.com/which-occupations-are-in-demand-in-
australia-in-2021/
IT IN DEMAND
» According to Hays; “Within Australia’s IT jobs market, the skills in greatest
demand are:
» Cloud Engineers in both AWS and Azure. Demand has increased
because of COVID-19;
» Security Awareness Consultants who can effectively educate
employees about online dangers;
» Full Stack Developers with React, Microservices and Cloud (AWS or
Azure) experience, especially those with customer facing skills.
» CRM Managers with a blend of business skills and IT nous

» Corporate sector has a high demand for IT skills which is set to increase

» Worldwide, employers want a blend of technical skills and broader

business skills
» https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/09/linkedin-online-elearning-
skills-jobs-hiring/
COMPUTER SCIENCE

» Computer Science is the study of

information and its manipulation, in the
same way that physics is the study of
energy

» We study ways of storing it and

transforming it, and explore the basic
limits that restrict our use of it.

» Programming languages, operating

systems, theory of computation, AI,
computer graphics, machine learning, IOT

» Design, analyse, and implement complex

systems involving computer networks,
databases, and web services

Relevant Melbourne Degrees: Bachelor of Science (Computing and Software Systems),

Bachelor of Design (Computing), Master of Computer Science
 SOFTWARE ENGINEERING

» Engineers take scientific knowledge and

build on it to develop useful devices and
technologies

» Software engineers create the large

software systems that we take for granted,
in applications such as banking, hotel
reservations, and the Internet

» They often work in large teams, and elicit,

analyse and document software
requirements; and then design, implement
and test complex software systems

Relevant Melbourne Degrees: Bachelor of Science (Computing and Software Systems),

Bachelor of Design (Computing), Master of Engineering (Software), Master of
Engineering (Software with Business), Master of Information Technology
 SPATIAL INFORMATION

» Spatial information is the

fundamental questions of where,
what and when

» Maps, mobile location-aware

services, and virtual environments

» Spatial data handling and

infrastructures, web and mobile
mapping, spatial analysis, spatial
cognition and logical reasoning

Amanda Chong
Geospatial Analyst, Arup
Relevant Melbourne Degrees: Bachelor of Science Master of Engineering (Spatial)
(Spatial Systems), Bachelor of Design (Spatial Systems),
Master of IT (Spatial), Master of Engineering (Spatial)
 INFORMATION SYSTEMS
» How technology and people interact
» Using hardware and software as tools to solve
social and business problems
» Create and deploy IT to maximise value
» Focus on technical + business:
» Electronic commerce
» Knowledge management
» Telecommunications
» Multimedia
» Databases
» Organisational processes, analysis and
change
Alice Clarke
Business Analyst, Accenture
Relevant Melbourne Degrees: Bachelor of Science (Computing Master of Information Systems
and Software Systems), Bachelor of Design (Computing, Digital
Technology), Master of Information Systems,
Executive Level: Master of Business Analytics, Master of IS
(Executive)
 DATA SCIENCE AND INFORMATICS

» Informatics integrates knowledge

from a range of disciplines including
maths and stats, computing, and
information modelling

» Application of IT to science

» Understanding, manipulating,
visualising, integrating and exploiting
scientific data

» Careers in information and data

management and analytics, medical
and health informatics, analysis of
banking and investment data

Relevant Melbourne Degrees: Bachelor of Science (Data Science),

Master of Data Science, Master of IT
USER EXPERIENCE (UX) / HUMAN-
COMPUTER INTERACTION

» How people interact with technologies,

design of technology, internet of things,
and user experience (UX)
» What influences our experience of
information and communication
technology?
» How might we ensure that
information technology is usable,
useful and satisfying to use?

» Careers in a range of industries from

finance and banking, government, search
engines to entertainment

Relevant Melbourne Degrees: Bachelor of Design (Digital Technology), Master

of IT (Human Computer Interaction), Master of Information Systems
 OTHER KEY IT AREAS

» Cybersecurity and information security

» Artificial intelligence

» Health informatics and information systems

» Bioinformatics and biometrics

» Cyber ethics and data ethics, privacy and

personal security

» Smart cities
Digital Astuteness

Astute –
» If you describe someone as astute, you think they show
an understanding of behaviour and situations, and are skilful at
using this knowledge to their own advantage (Collins Dictionary)

» able to understand a situation quickly and see how to

take advantageof it (Cambridge Dictionary)

» Digital Skills
» Digital Literacy
» Digital Emotional Intelligence
» Digital Personal Branding
»
Digital Astuteness
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