Major type

Postgraduate

Description

The Business Information Systems (BIS) major focuses on the ways in which databases and enterprise information systems can be used strategically for business innovation and process improvement. The BIS graduate will be required to analyse, plan and develop IT solutions that support the business needs of the firm. Tasks of the graduate include participating in business planning, business needs analysis and business risk assessment. Activities also entail in-house consultant work with the various functional areas of an organsation, providing advice and guidance on how to support the business operations through the effective use of IT. The major encourages students to develop the ability to contribute to the decision-making, design and implementation of business process change. Graduates could expect to obtain employment in the general management area of a business or in one that has a high dependency on information systems to support its operations. The major aims to equip students to fill positions in those organisations that specialise in the design, development, supply and auditing of information systems. This is a hybrid role combining business acumen with technological experience.

Please Note.

The Master of Business program, including this major, is only available to continuing students and will except no new enrolments from Semester 2, 2008.

Requirements for the major

To obtain a Business Information Systems major, students must complete four units of study (24 credit points), comprising:

1. one compulsory unit of study (six credit points):
• INFS5000 Business Information Systems #
2. three elective units of study (18 credit points) selected from the following:
• INFS6001 BIS Management #
• INFS6002 BIS Strategy
• INFS6004 BIS Change Management
• INFS6012 Business Process Integration
• INFS6013 Risk Management and BIS Assurance
• INFS6014 BIS Project Management
• INFS6015 Business Process Management
• INFS6016 Technology-Enabled Business Innovation
• INFS6017 Strategic Information and Knowledge Management
• INFS6018 Business Intelligence Systems *
• INFS6020 BIS Innovation Transformation and Change
• INFS6101 Special Topic in Business Information Systems

Please note: Units of study marked with an "*" will not be offered for 2009 enrolments.

# In 2009, students who choose to substitute ECOF6100 with INFS5000 or INFS6001 as the compulsory requirement for their degree must select an additional elective unit from the list above to complete a BIS major. Students cannot count the unit they use to substitute for ECOF6100 as both a compulsory unit for their degree and as unit to count towards their major. See Master of Business course rules for details of this substitution.

Availability of this major

This version of this major is available under the Master of Business only.

• Master of Business (Continuing students only) (FC047)

• Discipline of Business Information Systems