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Course
code: 1717
Gippsland campus
HECS fees applicable
Overseas student fees: $1500 per subject
Attendance optional
The Bachelor of Business and Electronic Commerce will give students the foundation elements of business and an understanding of technology and its implications for business growth and productivity in the future. This course is the first university undergraduate course in Australia with a specific focus on electronic commerce -- the business application of information technology between enterprises.
All applicants should satisfy Tertiary Entry Requirements (TER) as outlined in the section on entry requirements in this book. It is desirable that students have satisfactorily completed units 1 and 2 of VCE mathematics (any).
Students must have full access to a personal computer as it is an essential tool for electronic commerce and for this course (the School of Business and Electronic Commerce operates in an IBM compatible environment). Access to the Internet and World Wide Web is also necessary for access to subject materials, to communicate electronically with lecturers, tutors and other students and to conduct research for assignments. Advice is available from Monash in relation to purchase of a computer system and connection to the Internet and WWW.
Weekend schools are run one weekend a month for many of the Business subjects. Attendance is optional for those students wishing to attend.
Students will be required to complete 144 credit points (twenty-four subjects) to be awarded the Bachelor of Business and Electronic Commerce degree. The most common structure of the degree is as follows:
Plus completion of thirty-six credit points to complete a major (six units) in one of the following business disciplines:
In addition, students will able to choose additional subjects from their chosen major or may choose other electives to make up the 144 credit points.
A typical course plan for a student undertaking the Bachelor of Business and Electronic Commerce by distance education may be as follows:
First semester |
Second semester | |
Year 1 |
BEG1601 Introduction to electronic commerce; AFG1001 Introductory accounting A |
ECG1101 Introduction to economics; TBG1201 Introduction to business law |
Year 2 |
MGG1302 Management theory and functions; MKG1401 Introduction to marketing |
MGG1303 Organisational behaviour; AFG1002 Introductory accounting B |
Year 3 |
MGG2320 Organisational development and change; BEG2620 Supra-organisational systems |
BEG2621 Commercial aspects of electronic commerce; ECG1103 Ethics, Economy and society |
Year 4 |
GCO2601 Electronic commerce systems -- analysis and design; Subject in major study or elective |
ECG1020 Business and economic statistics; Subject in major study or elective |
Year 5 |
BEG3640 Electronic commerce project management; GCO2851 Programming for business applications |
GCO3601 Infrastructure for electronic commerce; TBG3641 Information law |
Year 6 |
Subject in major study or elective; Subject in major study or elective |
Subject in major study or elective; Subject in major study or elective |
Assessment is by a combination of assignments and final examination for each subject. Generally a pass is required in the final examination to pass the subject.
Credits and exemptions may be considered for previous tertiary-level study or post secondary study (including TAFE and open learning) in Australia and overseas. Each application is assessed on a case-by-case basis. It is essential that subjects submitted for credit and exemption fit the philosophy and principles of this degree course of study. Subjects studied more than ten years ago are regarded as beyond a reasonable time limit and will not be considered for credit/exemption.
For more detailed information, contact a student adviser, School of Business and Electronic Commerce, telephone (03) 9902 6206 or (03) 5122 6206, fax (03) 9902 6524 or (03) 5122 6524, or email enquiries.sobec@buseco.monash.edu.au.
Completed applications are to be forwarded to the general office, School of Business and Electronic Commerce, Monash University Gippsland campus, Churchill, Victoria, 3842, by 18 September 1998 to be considered for a first-round offer.
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