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Bachelor of Business Information Systems

Testamur Title of Degree:

Bachelor of Business Information Systems

Abbreviation:

BBIS

Home Faculty:

Informatics

Duration:

3 years full-time or part-time equivalent

Total Credit Points:

144

Delivery Mode:

On campus (Face-to-face)

Starting Session(s):

Autumn/Spring

Location:

Wollongong

UOW Course Code:

1838

UAC Code:

754500

CRICOS Code:

068718M

Overview

Information systems are vital to the success of business and government. A Bachelor of Business Information Systems (BBIS) degree provides the knowledge and skills to design, develop and integrate information systems to support a client's business needs and to achieve a competitive edge in the global marketplace. A BBIS degree covers the whole of the system's lifecycle: from requirements-gathering and design and coding to testing and implementation, seen from a business perspective.

Entry Requirements / Assumed Knowledge

Approximate ATAR: 75

Assumed Knowledge: Any two units of English
For entry requirements for students 21 and over or international students, please refer to the relevant prospectus.

Credit Arrangements

Information about Approved Credit Transfer Arrangements with domestic providers is available at:

http://www.uow.edu.au/handbook/generalcourserules/UOW028672.html

Information about Approved Credit Transfer Arrangements with international providers is available at:

http://www.uow.edu.au/future/international/apply/credit/index.html

Course Requirements

    a) Students who enrol in Bachelor of Business Information Systems must satisfactorily complete at least 144 credit points consisting of the following:

      i) 19 of the core subjects (120 credit points) taken from the Bachelor of Business Information Systems Core Subject list, plus

      ii) a 6 credit point subject from the Commerce Elective List and

      iii) three electives (18 credit points) from the General Schedule.

    b) a maximum of 72 credit points of 100-level subjects can be undertaken as part of the Bachelor of Business Information Systems degree.

    c) completion of ISIT200 Industry Placement, which is a single 8-week period of approved industry placement, assessed in the form of written reports. ISIT200 must be completed before graduation. The placement will normally be undertaken in the summer session at the end of the second year, although enrolment in this subject in the first year is strongly encouraged.

Bachelor of Business Information Systems Core Subject List:

Subjects

Session

Credit Points

ACCY111

Accounting Fundamentals in Society

Autumn

6

ISIT100

Systems Analysis

Spring

6

ISIT102

Information Systems

Autumn

6

ISIT105

Communications and Networks

Autumn

6

ISIT111

Programming Concepts

Autumn

6

ISIT112

Database

Spring

6

ISIT114

Object Oriented Programming

Spring

6

ISIT201

Information and Communication Security

Spring

6

ISIT204

Principles of eBusiness

Autumn

6

ISIT206

Web Technologies

Autumn

6

ISIT208

Strategic Systems Management

Spring

6

ISIT218

System Design and Human Computer Interaction

Autumn

6

ISIT301

Professional Practice and Ethics

Autumn

6

ISIT311

Database Management Systems

Autumn

6

ISIT332

Business Process Management

Spring

6

MATH179

Introductory Business Mathematics

Spring

6

MGMT102

Business Communications

Autumn

6

MGMT110

Introduction to Management

Autumn/Spring

6

And either

ISIT318

or

Information Systems Project

Annual

12

ISIT351

Information Technology Project

Annual

12

Commerce Electives list

Choose ONE subject from LIST below:

Subjects

Session

Credit Points

ACCY112

Accounting in Organisations

Spring

6

  

ECON101

Macroeconomic Essentials for Business

Autumn/Spring

6

ECON111

Introductory Microeconomics

Autumn/Spring

6

MARK101

Marketing Principles

Autumn/Spring

6

Professional Recognition

Accreditation by the Australian Computer Society for membership at a 'Professional level' for the Bachelor of Business Information Systems has been granted.

Other Information

Further information is available at http://coursefinder.uow.edu.au/ or email: informatics_studenq@uow.edu.au