2014 Course Enrolment Guide
School of Business
North Sydney, NSW
Diploma in Business Information Systems
International Students only
This Guide is provided to assist you to select your units for the 2014 academic
year. Specific information regarding unit outlines, assessments or content
will be provided by your School.
Information last updated on 3 March 2014
Students should note that the Course Enrolment Guides are updated regularly.
Check the website for latest updates
Course Enrolment Guide – Diploma of Business Information Systems - NSW
2014
Contents
1. Contact Details: .......................................................................................................... 3
2. How to use this Guide ................................................................................................ 4
3. Program Information................................................................................................... 5
4. Units Offered in 2014 ................................................................................................. 6
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1. Contact Details:
Course Coordinators and/or Course Advisors will be available to assist with enrolment
and re-enrolment. You can telephone, email or contact them in person to make an
appointment.
Course Coordinator:
Peng Po
Room:
Level 10. Tenison Woods House, 8-20 Napier St, North
Sydney
Phone:
(02) 9739 2063
Email:
Peng.po@acu.edu.au
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2. How to use this Guide
This Course Enrolment Guide 2014 provides you with information on when and where
the units available for study in this program(s) will be offered in 2014.
Enrolling in units for 2014
1. Read Section 3. ‘Program Information’ for information on course structure and
unit sequence. Take note of any prerequisite or co-requisite requirements before
selecting particular units.
 A prerequisite is a requirement that must be met by a student before enrolment in
a stipulated unit. It is your responsibility to ensure that you meet the prerequisites
for a unit prior to enrolling into that unit.
 A co-requisite is a requirement that must be met by having already passed or
being concurrently enrolled in an associated unit in order to be able to enrol in the
stipulated unit.
If you wish to enrol into a unit for which you have not met the prerequisite or corequisite requirements, please obtain approval from your Course Coordinator.
2. Refer to the unit listings in Section 4. ‘Units Offered in 2014’ to select your units.
Take note of the study period in which units are offered.
3. You must refer to Administration & Enrolment on the ACU website
(http://students.acu.edu.au/332297) for information on how to complete your
enrolment via Student Connect. ‘Administration & Enrolment’ also provides
detailed information on managing your studies.
4. Log on to Student Connect and enrol (http://students.acu.edu.au/136953).
Student Connect is a web interface allowing students to complete their ACU
enrolment online.
IMPORTANT NOTE
Failure to enrol or re-enrol before the published due dates for re-enrolment on the
ACU website (http://students.acu.edu.au/381148) may result in late fee penalties.
Even if you are unsure of what units you need to enrol in, please ensure that you
enrol or re-enrol in at least one unit before the due date. Enrolling in at least one
unit by the due date will enable you to add further units, or amend your enrolment via
Student Connect up until the final dates published in the Critical Dates for Variation
of Enrolment on the ACU website (http://students.acu.edu.au/273880).
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3. Program Information
he Diploma in Business Information Systems aims to provide a pathway into the
Bachelor of Business Information Systems course for international students. Students
receive support in the form of additional English language classes, close monitoring of
individual student progress, and relevant non-discipline units in English Language
Communication Skills.
REQUIREMENTS TO COMPLETE AWARD
For information on the duration of your course, and the requirements to complete your
award, please refer to the Course Rules for your program.
Course Title
Diploma in Business Information Systems
Course Rules
http://students.acu.edu.au/553219
Pre-requisite units are shown in italics and parentheses. These units must be
completed before the unit above them.
Students enrolling in units which do not follow the sequence recommended in their
Program Map cannot be guaranteed a clash free timetable.
Diploma in Business Information Systems
Semester 1
ACOM105 English
Language
Communication
Skills
MGMT100
Foundations of
Management
ISYS111
Fundamentals of
Business IS
ACCT100
Principles of
Accounting
Semester 2
ISYS216
Introduction to
Data and
Information
Management
(ISYS111)
MKTG100
Principles of
Marketing
STAT102
Business Data Analysis
UNCC100 Our
World: Community
and Vulnerability
Students who commenced in Semester 2, 2014 should enrol in the following.
Diploma in Business Information Systems
Semester 2,
2013
ACOM105 English
Language
Communication
Skills
UNCC100 Our
World: Community
and Vulnerability
STAT102
Business Data
Analysis
MKTG100
Principles of
Marketing
Semester 1,
2014
MGMT100
Foundations of
Management
ACCT100
Principles of
Accounting
ISYS111
Fundamentals of
Business IS
ISYS201 IT
Infrastructure OR
ISYS210 Systems
Management
ISYS units are to be completed in Mixed Mode = Online unit materials and you
must choose the face-to-face tutorial.
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4. Units Offered in 2014
(NOTE: amendments may be made to unit availability depending on student demand.)
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Any additional information, if required, is available on request from the Course Coordinator.
Pre-requisite Units are shown in brackets. These Units must be completed before the
chosen Units.
Semester 1
Unit Code
Unit Title
Location – Delivery Mode
ACCT100
Principles of Accounting
North Sydney On Campus
ACOM105
English Language Communication Skills
North Sydney On Campus
ISYS111
Fundamentals of Business Information Systems
ISYS201
IT Infrastructure
North Sydney On Campus
ISYS210
Systems Management
North Sydney On Campus
MGMT100
Foundations of Management
North Sydney On Campus
Mixed Mode
Semester 2
NOTE: Amendments may be made to unit availability depending on student demand.
___________________________________________________________________
Any additional information, if required, is available on request from the Course Coordinator.
Location – Delivery Mode
Unit
Code
Unit Title
ISYS216
Introduction to Data and Information Management
(ISYS111)
MKTG100
Principles of Marketing
North Sydney On Campus
STAT102
Business Data Analysis
North Sydney On Campus
UNCC100
Our World: Community & Vulnerability
Mixed Mode
North Sydney – on Campus
For information on Unit Descriptions, please refer to the ACU Handbook on the ACU
website (http://students.acu.edu.au/387052). Please select the appropriate Handbook,
and then select Unit Descriptions.
Delivery Modes:
 On Campus – Offered face-to-face or with an online component (via the
Learning Environment Online) at any one of the six ACU campuses.
 On Site – Offered face-to-face at any location other than one of the six ACU
campuses.
 Distance – Offered wholly through the provision of printed material to the
student. These units may include an online component (via the Learning
Environment Online) but printed material is the primary source of teaching.
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Online – Offered wholly through eLearning.
Mixed mode –A combination of distance and either on-campus or on-site
delivery modes.
Now that you have read your Course Enrolment Guide, you can now enrol in units
online for the 2013 Academic Year, using Student Connect
(http://students.acu.edu.au/136953). For more information about the enrolment
processes for both new and continuing students, please refer to the guides provided.
Students please note:
The course enrolment guides are subject to change. Please check regularly for updates
to your course information. If you require any academic advice, please contact your
course coordinator. For any other enquiries, please contact your local Student Centre.
(http://students.acu.edu.au/42835).
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