1999 Information Technology Handbooks - Bachelor of Information Systems

Bachelor of Information Systems

General information
Course structure

General information

This course is not open to new enrolments in 1999.
Caulfield campus
Course code: 1545
Director of studies: Mrs Chris Gonsalvez

Course structure

For course map details please refer to map 9 in the 'Undergraduate course maps' section.
The pass degree for the Bachelor of Information Systems involves 144 credit points of study comprising:

compulsory information systems subjects (54 points)
corequisite computing and project management subjects (42 points)
minor and other elective study (48 points)

No more than sixty points of first-year subjects may be counted toward the degree and at least thirty-six points must be at third-year level.
The compulsory minor sequence from another faculty will comprise subjects in one discipline comprising at least twenty-eight points. The choice of electives must include at least two subjects from the Faculty of Business and Economics. These required business subjects may be counted toward the minor, in which case additional electives must be studied; they may be taken either from Faculty of Information Technology offerings or from outside the faculty. With careful choice of electives students may complete a major sequence in a business discipline.
Students may study the information systems subjects in the evening at Caulfield and during the day at Caulfield or Clayton. The non-computing minor may be studied at Caulfield or Clayton.

Second year

Second year develops further information systems knowledge and skills. In second year there is an emphasis on the techniques of systems analysis and design which build on to the basic concepts of systems development which were studied in first year.
SYS2001 provides students with a detailed understanding of some of the mainstream techniques of systems analysis and design. These techniques are described and evaluated within the context of the system development process. The subject emphasises the technical aspects of the techniques and examines their application in practice.
SYS2002 introduces advanced concepts in systems analysis and design techniques. The subject builds on the basic techniques studied in SYS2001, and extends them to include techniques for complex systems, and socio-technical issues in analysis and design. The development and application of these techniques in practice are examined in the light of the changing role of systems and systems analysts in modern organisations.
SYS2003 provides students with a detailed understanding of the role and responsibilities of the systems analyst in professional practice in modern organisations. The subject examines the changing nature of the tasks of the analyst and the skills required to carry them out. There is a strong emphasis on the use of case studies of professional practice to illustrate the concepts discussed.
BUS2176 provides students with a detailed understanding of the principles, methods and techniques of project management in contemporary organisations. The subject examines the people and tasks involved in project management and the tools and techniques required to support it. It gives students the skills needed to manage a project in a business environment.

SYS2001 Information systems 3 (6 points)
SYS2002 Information systems 4 (6 points)
SYS2003 Professional practice in information systems (6 points)
BUS2176 Project management (6 points)
COT2132 Relational database (6 points)
SFT2305 Commercial Programming in COBOL (6 points)
Non-computing minor (12 points)

Third year

The third-year subjects consolidate the student's understanding of system development theory by giving them the opportunity to apply it in practice, and introduce them to a range of advanced topics in information systems.
SYS3500 (Information systems project) is an exercise in applying the skills and knowledge developed in the first two years of the course to a real-world problem where students can begin to appreciate the complexity of the system development process. Under the supervision of an academic staff member, students work in groups to build a system for a client who may be from within or outside the university. Successful completion of the project is a rewarding experience and one which prepares students well for employment as a systems analyst.
In addition to the compulsory project students must choose twelve credit points of study from third-year information systems electives and twenty-four points of study from a wide range of electives, either in information systems or in another discipline of their choice. Elective units are offered at both the Caulfield and Clayton campuses. Within information systems, students can choose to deepen their knowledge of aspects of information systems by taking elective subjects in advanced topics.

SYS3550 Industrial project (12 points)

plus twenty-four points of elective study chosen from any discipline. They may include the following information systems subjects:

SYS3001 Management support systems (6 points)
SYS3002 Information technology management (6 points)
SYS3110 Information systems security (6 points)
SYS3230 Systems development methodologies (6 points)
SYS3280 Electronic commerce (6 points)
SYS3470 Human-computer interaction (6 points)

Honours year

Coordinator: Dr Peta Darke
Students wishing to undertake an honours year will be enrolled (subject to eligibility) into the degree Bachelor of Information Management and Systems (honours) from 1999.