Bachelor of Business Information Systems
Course code/s: Melbourne (SBBIY)
The Bachelor of Business Information Systems course is designed to develop skills in the design of Business Information Systems (BIS) and provides an understanding of its applications in managing business organisations, as well as developing professional business management skills. It gives students a comprehensive understanding of information systems and information systems tools and the opportunity to be trained in financial management, accounting, management and marketing.
This course is accredited by the Australian Computer Society (ACS).
Scholarships
First year scholarships are available for high achieving students. Prospective candidates should contact the Department of Computer Science and Computer Engineering early in their Year-12 studies for details.
Course structure
The course is three years full-time or equivalent part-time duration and requires the completion of 360 credit points.
Course structure
First year (120 credit points)
| Teaching period | Subject name | Subject code | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 | Marketing Foundation | MKT1MDP | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 | Foundations of Management | MGT1FOM | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 | Information Technology Fundamentals | CSE1ITF | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 | Programming Environment | CSE1PE | 15 |
| TE-SEM-2 | Accounting for Management Decisions | ACC1AMD | 15 |
| TE-SEM-2 | Information Systems | CSE1IS | 15 |
| TE-SEM-2 | Object-Oriented Programming Fundamentals | CSE1OOF | 15 |
| TE-SEM-2 | Introductory Statistics for Business | ECO1ISB | 15 |
Second year (120 credit points)
| Teaching period | Subject name | Subject code | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 | Database Fundamentals | CSE2DBF | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 | Internet Client Engineering | CSE2ICE | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 | Organisational Behaviour | MGT2OBE | 15 |
| TE-SEM-2 | Information Systems Development | CSE2ISD | 15 |
| Choose 4 subjects from the following list: | |||
| TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2 | Business Law | LST2BSL | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2 | Fundamentals of Finance | FIN1FOF | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2 | Human Resource Management | MGT2HRM | 15 |
| TE-SEM-2 | System Design Fundamentals | CSE2DES | 15 |
| TE-SEM-2 | Managing Multimedia in Business | BUS2MMB | 15 |
Third year (120 credit points)
| Teaching period | Subject name | Subject code | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 | Industry Project A1 | CSE3PRA | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 | System Design and Methodologies | CSE3SDM | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 | Database Management Systems | CSE3DMS | 15 |
| TE-SEM-2 | E-Business Systems | BUS3EBS | 15 |
| TE-SEM-2 | Industry Project B1 | CSE3PRB | 15 |
| TE-SEM-2 | Professional Environment | CSE3PE | 15 |
| TE-SEM-2 | Web Applications Engineering | CSE3WAE | 15 |
| Choose one of the following subjects: | |||
| TE-SEM-1 | International Management | MGT2IMG | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 | Strategic Management | MGT3SMG | 15 |
Key: 1 the subjects CSE3PRA and CSE3PRB must be taken in the one academic year.
Honours
Honours degree students are selected based on their performance in the final year of the pass degree course. To qualify for entry to the Honours year in business information systems students must obtain a minimum average of 60% across all of their third year subjects and obtain an average of at least 70% over their best third year level computer science and computer-engineering subjects (which must include a project) to the value of 60 credit points. The subjects CSE3PRB (30 credit points) will count as 15 credit points only in this calculation. Meeting this requirement, however, does not guarantee a place in the Honours year as resources may limit the total number of places available, and students are expected to find a supervisor prior to re-enrolment.
Fourth (Honours) year (120 credit points)
In the honours year students must take 75 credit points of coursework subjects and a Thesis (45 credit points).
Core subjects (60 credit points)
| Teaching period | Subject name | Subject code | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 | Research Methodologies for Information Systems | BUS5RIS | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 | Thesis A | CSE5TSA | 15 |
| TE-SEM-2 | Thesis B | CSE5TSB | 30 |
Electives (60 credit points)
Electives must be chosen from any fourth or fifth year level computer science or business subjects, with a minimum of 30 credit points of Information Systems subjects, for which the pre-requisites have been satisfied.
For a full description of subjects, including the subject name, subject code, credit points, campus/location, teaching period and availability, subject coordinator, class requirements, assessment, prerequisites and readings, please click on the appropriate Subject Code or refer to the Subject Database at www.latrobe.edu.au/udb_public.