2010 Guidance Officer and Career Advisers
Seminar and Luncheon
Bachelor of Business Information Systems
Program update
School of ICT and Griffith Business School
Welcome
Head of School ICT
Associate Professor Peter Bernus
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Presentation
• All about the Bachelor of Business Information
Systems
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Outline
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Introduction
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Future Prospects
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Innovative Programs
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Areas within ICT
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Bachelor of Business Information Systems
– Industry Affiliates Program
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Careers
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Summary
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Exciting prospects
• International market suggests that IT-related jobs are amongst
the fastest growing [CareerBuilder.com, 2006]
• Report by Olivier’s Internet job index indicates that job
advertisement growth is largest in ICT sector
• Shortage of candidates imminent in light of ICT sector growth
[The Australian, 2007]
• ICT industry's 2020 vision: 25,000 vacant jobs [TechWorld & ACS
Report, 2008]
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Exciting prospects
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IT&T continues to be the major growing force in Australia, challenging
Trades and Services for the number one spot as the biggest advertiser
of jobs online, according to the latest Olivier Internet Job Index
(February).
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In the past twelve months demand for IT&T workers has shot up
61.18%, surpassing Accounting, Engineering and Mining, and Sales and
Marketing.
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In February IT&T job ads grew by 8.70% compared to a national
average of 4.93%
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Multimedia, Internet and Graphics jobs were up 14.59%. The web boom
is being driven by revenue based content creation, with graphic
designers in most demand followed by web developers
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• Spanning Gold Coast, Logan and Nathan
• Interest in IT on the rise
• Increase in job opportunities locally and nationally
• Industry Scholarships available
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Innovative programs
• Review of ICT Programs
• Industry connections via advisory boards
• Work-Integrated Learning; an important feature of
ICT programs
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ICT Degrees @ Griffith
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Nathan
– Bachelor of IT
– Bachelor of IT (Accelerated)
– Bachelor of Multimedia
– Bachelor of Business Information
Systems
– Master of IT
– Double Degrees
• BIT/BEng
• BIT/BSc
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• BIT/BMm
School of ICT and Griffith Business School
Gold Coast
– Bachelor of IT
– Bachelor of IT (Accelerated)
– Bachelor of Mm
– Master of IT
– Bachelor of Business
Information Systems
– Double Degrees
• BIT/BEng
• BIT/BMm
Logan
– Bachelor of IT (BIT@Work)
– Bachelor of IT (Accelerated)
What is distinctive?
• Work Integrated
Learning
– Industry affiliates
program
• Generic skills
– Communication
– Writing
– Team work
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• Research-based learning
• IT skills
– Project management
– Team work
– Systems analysis and
design
– Software quality
processes
Areas within the ICT School
• Information Systems
– IT in business, organisations,
and uses by people
• Computing and
Intelligent Systems
• Multimedia
– Information technology for
video, audio, entertainment,
business and
communication
• Software Engineering
– Experimentation of what can
– Building software correctly
be achieved with computers
– Artificial Intelligence (AI)
• Networking and Security
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B. Business Information Systems
• The degree will equip students to merge an
understanding of technology with wider business and
people skills
• Provides students with technical knowledge and
business skills at the forefront of organisational practice
• Addresses the new raft of jobs becoming available in
organisations requiring IT Skills and Business Acumen
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B. Business Information Systems
• 3 year program
• Made up of 240 credit points (CP)
• Year 1 80 CP
• Year 2 80 CP
• Year 3 80 CP
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B. Business Information Systems
• The program combines two key content areas:
– Information Systems (ICT)
– Business Process Management (GBS)
• At each year level, a mix of both content areas are
taught
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B. Business Information Systems
• The program provides a set of core ICT and
Business courses in 1st year, and a number of
courses that satisfy ACS accreditation requirements
in 2nd and 3rd year
• The program culminates in year 3 in a 20CP IT
Project or a 20CP Industrial Affiliates Program
placement
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Program Structure
Year 1
Year 2
• Programming 1
• Intro to Information Systems
• Accounting and Decision
Making
• Business Informatics
• Web Design and
Development
• Management Concepts
• Introduction to Marketing
• Production & Management
Systems
• Business Communication
• User Interface Design
• Project Management
• Systems in Organisations
• eCommerce
• Organisational Processes
• ICT Elective
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Program Structure (cont.)
Year 3
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Professional Issues in IT
Strategic Information Systems
Organisational Structure and Design
Information Systems Management
Management Strategy and Decision Making
Third Year Project
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• Industrial Affiliates Program
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Industrial Affiliates Program (IAP)
• Work-Integrated Learning program that integrates students
into the workplace through the completion of an industrybased project
• This is an opportunity for industry partners to have a willing
and dedicated individual working on industry projects using a
fresh and innovative approach, and also to bridge the gap for
students entering the workplace
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Experiences with IAP in ICT
Matthew
Wanchap
Creative Industries
(2006)
Caradata (2008)
• Health & IT
[Gold Coast Bulletin, 2006]
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Career pathways
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Business analyst
Quality assurance manager
Mobile technology manager
Online content specialist
e-marketing and communications consultant
Business process manager
Information management specialist
Project manager
ICT manager
Enterprise architect
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Summary
• Careers in ICT are on the rise
• IT is everywhere; it is now a profession that is
present in all aspects of the real-world
• The business-IT nexus is opening up many new
career opportunities
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End
Thank you for your attention
Questions?
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