Faculty of Commerce

Business Information Systems*

This course is designed for those who wish to enter a career as a professional systems analyst or as an information systems specialist in a business environment. Students who complete this major at the required standard may be accepted to proceed to the Honours year, which involves advanced study and a significant research report, or undertake the Master of Information Systems.

Professional Recognition

Students require all subjects from both strands (72 credit points) for accreditation by the Australian Computer Society (ACS). The major study has accreditation with the Australian Computer Society and the double major with Accountancy has accreditation with CPA Australia and the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia (ICAA).

Subjects required for major study

Code

Subject

Session

Credit Points

BUSS111

Introductory Programming for Information Systems

Spring

6

BUSS212

Database Management Systems

Spring

6

BUSS311

Advanced Database Management Systems

Autumn

6

BUSS318

Information Systems Project

Spring

6

Plus 24 credit points selected from either Systems Analysis and Design Strand

BUSS211

Requirements Determination and Systems Analysis

Autumn

6

BUSS218

Systems Design and Architecture

Spring

6

BUSS308

Information Systems Management

Spring

6

BUSS316

Information Systems Prototyping

Autumn

6

Or Information Systems Development Strand

BUSS214

Information Systems Development I

Autumn

6

BUSS215

Information Systems Development II

Spring

6

BUSS312

Business Data Communications

Autumn

6

BUSS317

Information Systems Development & Integration

Spring

6

* The Information Systems discipline operates within the Faculty of Informatics. 2007 is the final intake under the administration of the Faculty of Commerce.