C3S Bachelor of Information Systems as at 14th May, 2002
Abbreviation: BIS
Course code: C3S
Course contact (faculty or school) (03) 6226 2900 or 1800 687 120
Introductory comments
This on-campus, 3-year (minimum) full-time or 6-year part-time course is offered at the
Hobart and Launceston campuses. The first year of the course is offered at the North-West
Centre in Burnie.
Admission & prerequisites
Possession of the University’s basic admission requirements. A completed TAFE Diploma in Information Technology or Business is also acceptable and will attract up to 8 units credit. Other TAFE Diplomas or Associate Diplomas will be considered on an individual basis.
TCE Information Systems and Computer Science or their equivalent are useful background, but are not prerequisites for admission to the degree.
Course objectives
The course aims to –
• provide a professional degree that will graduate people able to fulfil key roles in the
IT and related industries, and who will liaise between IT personnel and other professional and industrial personnel;
• produce graduates who have a good understanding of roles of IT in society, in organisations, and for individuals, that IT is a powerful factor for change in modern society;
• provide the community, particularly Tasmania, with graduates who are well equipped to deal with information technology and develop information infrastructures, both in the public and private spheres;
• produce graduates with knowledge, skills and understanding of: (a) the relationships of information and information technology to organisational needs; (b) current management practice in the development of information systems, their use and associated policy formulation and analysis; (c) the value of research, critical thinking and effective communication in the management of information systems.
• produce graduates who have well developed professional skills in such areas as interpersonal communication, working in teams, and technical report writing.
Career outcomes
Associate membership of the Australian Computer Society. Graduates of the Bachelor of
Information Systems could expect to find employment as a business analyst, database analyst, systems analyst, IT project manager, IT manager, information manager, database administrator, IT administrator or manager, telecommunications manager, IT consultant, electronic commerce or electronic business consultant, web developer, webmaster.
Course structure
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C3S Bachelor of Information Systems as at 14th May, 2002
The Bachelor of Information Systems degree consists of twenty-four units of study. There are 15 specified core units in Information Systems and 9 elective units which may be chosen from any other discipline area within the University. Students are encouraged to seek combinations of units from other schools which will complement their studies in
Information Systems. They are strongly encouraged to seek a complementary major in professional areas, such as Journalism and Media Studies, Computing, Economics,
Government, Sociology or Psychology.
In order to achieve a recognised major in the elective component of the Bachelor of
Information Systems degree a student will be required to pass units in a single field of study that:
(a) can be completed within the elective units of the Bachelor of Information Systems, and
(c) are recognised as a major by a faculty of the University.
Articulation
The Bachelor of Information Systems may articulate with other courses and degrees, such as those offered through TAFE, and by other tertiary institutions. The transfer arrangements will be determined on an individual student basis and will depend on the standing of the student and the relationship between units completed elsewhere and the units required in this degree.
Combined degree with Commerce
Students entering the Bachelor of Information Systems course in 2002 and intending to study a Commerce major should see the section on the Bachelor of Commerce–Bachelor of
Information Systems combined degree on page B-xx.
Combined degree with Law
Students who wish to complete the five-year combined degree Bachelor of Information
Systems–Bachelor of Laws must enrol in the unit LAW101 Introduction to Law in the first year of their Bachelor of Information Systems course, and must then apply for admission to the combined BIS–LLB degree at the end of their first year. The first year of the combined degree is available in Launceston, but students must complete the combined degree at the Hobart campus.
Schedule A
Unit title
Year 1
campus-sem weight
Core units
Accounting & Finance
Accounting and H3/1~L1~B1~O? 12.5%
Financial Decision
Making
Management
Introduction to
Management
H1/2~L1/2~B1 12.5%
Information Systems
Business H1/2~L1~B1~O1 12.5% code
BFA103
BMA101
BSA101
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Information
Systems
Information
Modelling and
Infrastructures
Philosophy
Introduction to
Logic
H3/2~L2~B2~O2
H1~L1~B1 v
Computing
Programming and H1~L1/2~B1 v
Problem Solving
Software Process H2~L2~B2 v
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
Year 2
Management
Organisational
Behaviour
H1~L1
Information Systems
Analysis of Systems H1~L1~O1
Systems
Development
H2~L2~O2
Information
Management
H1~L1~O1
Business Logistics H1~L1
Database H2
Management
Systems
Web Management H2~L2
Year 3
Information Systems
IS Project H1~L1 v
Management
IS Project
Management of
Information
Systems
H1/2~L1/2
H1~L1 v
H2 Decision Support
Systems
Current Trends in
IS
Electronic
Commerce
Electronic
Commerce Project
Advanced Systems
Development
H2~L2
H1~L1
H2~L2
[na] v
Law
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
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BSA102
HPA291 or HPA391
KXA151
KXA154
BMA201
BSA201
BSA202
BSA203
BSA204
BSA206
BSA207
BSA301
BSA302
BSA303
BSA304
BSA305
BSA306
BSA307
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C3S Bachelor of Information Systems as at 14th May, 2002
Information
Technology Law
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H2 12.5%
Management of Information Systems Program Schedule of units
Unit title
Year 1
Business
Information
Systems
Programming and
Problem Solving
Accounting and
Financial Decision
Making
Elective
Information
Modelling and
Infrastructures
Introduction to
Management
Introduction to
Logic
Elective
campus-sem
H1/2~L1~B1~O1
H1~L1/2~B1 v
H3/1~L1~B1~O?
H1/2:L1/2:B1/2
H3/2~L2~B2~O2
H1/2~L1/2~B1
H1~L1~B1 v
H1/2:L1/2:B1/2 weight
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
Year 2
Analysis of Systems H1~L1~O1
Organisational H1~L1
Behaviour
Information
Management
Elective
Systems
H1~L1~O1
H1/2:L1/2
H2~L2~O2
Development
Database
Management
Systems
Elective
Elective
H2
H2
H2
Year 3
IS Project
Management
Management of
Information
Systems
Elective
Elective
IS Project
H1~L1
H1~L1
H1
H1 v v
H1/2~L1/2
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
LAW670 code
BSA101
KXA151
BFA103
BSA102
BMA101
HPA291 or HPA391
BSA201
BMA201
BSA203
BSA202
BSA206
BSA301
BSA303
BSA302
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C3S Bachelor of Information Systems as at 14th May, 2002
Decision Support
Systems
Elective
Elective
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H2
H2
H2
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
Electronic Commerce Program Schedule of units
Unit title
Year 1
Business
Information
Systems
Programming and
Problem Solving
Accounting and
Financial Decision
Making
Elective
Information
Modelling and
Infrastructures
Introduction to
Management
Introduction to
Logic
Elective
campus-sem
H1/2~L1~B1~O1
H1~L1/2~B1 v
H3/1~L1~B1~O?
H1/2:L1/2:B1
H3/2~L2~B2~O2
H1/2~L1/2~B1
H1~L1~B1 v
H1/2:L1/2:B1/2 weight
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
Year 2
Analysis of Systems H1~L1~O1
Information H1~L1~O1
Management
Information
Technology Law
H2
Systems
Development
H2~L2~O2
Web Management H2~L2
Elective H1:L1
Elective
Elective
H2:L2
H2:L2
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
Year 3
IS Project
Management
Electronic
Commerce
H1~L1
H1~L1 v
Either BSA204 or BSA303
Business Logistics H1~L1
Management of H1~L1 v
Information
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
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BSA304 code
BSA101
KXA151
BFA103
BSA102
BMA101
HPA291 or HPA391
BSA201
BSA203
LAW670
BSA202
BSA207
BSA301
BSA306
BSA204
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Systems
Elective
Electronic
Commerce Project
Elective
Elective
Elective
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H1:L1
H2~L2
H2:L2
H2:L2
H2:L2
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
Systems Development Program Schedule of units
Unit title campus-sem weight
Year 1
Business
Information
Systems
Programming and
Problem Solving
Accounting and
Financial Decision
Making
Elective
Information
Modelling and
Infrastructures
Introduction to
Management
Introduction to
Logic
Elective
Year 3
IS Project
Management
H1/2~L1~B1~O1
H1~L1/2~B1
H3/1~L1~B1~O?
H1/2:L1/2:B1/2
H3/2~L2~B2~O2
H1/2~L1/2~B1
H1~L1~B1
H1/2:L1/2:B1/2
Year 2
Analysis of Systems H1~L1~O1
Information H1~L1~O1
Management
Elective
Elective
Systems
Development
Database
Management
H1
H1
H2~L2~O2
H2
Systems
Software Process H2~L2~B2 v
Elective H2
H1~L1 v v v
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
125%
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
125%
12.5%
12.5%
125%
125%
12.5%
12.5%
12.5%
125%
12.5%
Either BSA207 or BSA303
Elective H1 125%
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BSA307 code
BSA101
KXA151
BFA103
BSA102
BMA101
HPA291 or HPA391
BSA201
BSA203
BSA202
BSA206
KXA154
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C3S Bachelor of Information Systems as at 14th May, 2002
Elective
Elective
IS Project
Advanced Systems
Development
Elective
Elective
H1
H1
H1/2~L1/2
[na]
H2
H2
125%
125%
12.5%
12.5%
125%
125%
BSA302
BSA308
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Unit Handbook
Additional Information
The following information answers some frequently asked questions.
Note, however, details should be confirmed with the appropriate authority
Responsible faculty or school | Faculty of Commerce | School of Information Systems
Campus(es) offered | Hobart | Launceston
Mode of delivery | Full time | Part time
Course duration | 3 years minimum (6 semesters) | 8 years maximum (16 semesters)
Majors and Specialisations | Hobart specialisations: Management of IS, Electronic
Commerce, Systems Development | Launceston specialisations: Electronic Commerce
Costs (course fees only – annual) | HECS: YES | International students: $10,500
Students enrolled in this course | Total students enrolled last year: 288 | Total students enrolled this year: 295 | International students last year: 28 | International students this year: 28
Approximate student-staff contact hours | approx 15 hrs weekly
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