Teaching and Learning Priorities

The School of Computer, Data and Mathematical Sciences is committed to high quality teaching to produce world class graduates. The school's degrees focus on producing problem solvers that make use of sophisticated systems to tackle the world's problems.

Range of Degrees offered

Bachelor and Master Degrees

CDMS offers the following three year Bachelor degrees and two year Master degrees.

• Bachelor and Master of Information and Communications Technology: Creating IT Systems and Software
• Bachelor and Master of Data Science: Data analytics, machine learning and deep learning
• Bachelor of Computer Science: Computer architecture, software design and development
• Bachelor of Mathematics: Exploring and using the language of problem solving
• Master of Artificial Intelligence: Designing intelligent agents with complex systems
• Bachelor of Information Systems: Designing software solutions for business
• Bachelor of Entrepreneurship (Games Design and Simulation): Create a successful gaming company
• Master of Information Governance: Managing, curating and securing data

Bolt-on Degrees

Bolt-on degrees consist of eight subjects that when taken with another Bachelor degree, provide a tailored double degree.

• Bachelor of Applied Data Science
• Bachelor of Entrepreneurship

Teaching and Learning Priorities

The School has the following three teaching and learning priorities that are used to assess new teaching and learning initiatives.

Quality Teaching: Ensuring high quality teaching

• Continuous Learning through reading groups, workshops and peer review
• Recognition of quality teaching through School teaching awards
• Support for University teaching awards
• Providing opportunities for personal professional development

Teaching Culture: Ensuring a high quality environment

• Building student teacher trust and respect
• First year advisers: helping students climatise to university
• Welcoming students into our research projects
• Providing research/industry opportunities for students to go further (the degree is just the beginning)

Academic Integrity: Ensuring high quality graduates

• Support network to provide quality degrees and subjects
• Maintaining standards through accreditation
• Ensuring relevant content through continuous degree renewal
• Providing authentic assessment

Side Effects of these priorities

Maintaining these teaching and learning priorities will provide the following outcomes.

• Releasing high quality graduates into the world
• Increasing the reputation of WSU
• Student Retention
• Providing a pleasant work environment
• Bringing students to campus
• Reducing Misconduct