Arts (Policy Studies)/Information Management and Systems

• General information
• Course objectives
• Admission requirements
• Course structure
  • Bachelor of Arts component
    • First year - 24 points
    • Second year - 28 points
    • Third year - 20 points
    • Fourth year - 20 points
  • Bachelor of Information Management and Systems component
    • First year - 24 points
    • Second year - 24 points
    • Third year - 30 points
    • Fourth year - 22 points

General information

Course code: 2470 · Coordinator: To be advised

Course objectives

This course aims to produce graduates who are effective in policy development, implementation and evaluation in a wide range of public and private sector contexts and who also possess generalised, adaptable communication, information-handling and information technology skills. The course provides an academically rigorous, professionally focused degree program in the area of public policy and information management and systems.
Graduates with knowledge in the areas of policy and information systems may expect to find employment in policy-intensive organisations dealing with corporate regulation, legal administration, telecommunications, multimedia, international trade, information storage and retrieval as well as in commonwealth, state and local government.

Admission requirements

This course is offered through the VTAC system. Applicants must satisfactorily complete the VCE (or equivalent), with a study score of at least 30 in English and a study score of at least 20 in three other VCE studies.

Course structure

Bachelor of Arts component

This component of the course requires the completion of 92 credit points of subjects made up of the following:

• · arts discipline major (52 points)
• · arts discipline minor (28 points)
• · compulsory arts discipline first-year sequence (12 points)

A year-by-year student progression through the course follows:

First year - 24 points

• · First-year sequence in an arts discipline (discipline A) (12 points)
• · First-year sequence in an arts discipline (discipline C) (12 points)

Second year - 28 points

• · Arts sequence (discipline A) (16 points)
• · First-year sequence in an arts discipline (discipline B) (12 points)

Third year - 20 points

• · Third-year studies in an arts discipline (discipline A) (4 points)
• · Second-year studies in an arts discipline (discipline B) (16 points)

Fourth year - 20 points

• · Third-year studies in an arts discipline (discipline A) (8 points)
• · Twelve points of a 16-point subject that includes policy internship (discipline A) (12 points)

Bachelor of Information Management and Systems component

This component of the course includes a specialisation in an area of information systems and management, and comprises 100 credit points of subjects.
The first and second-year core subjects in information management and systems introduce students to the nature of information flows in organisations and society, the nature of common computer-based information systems and products, and systems analysis and design methodologies. In addition, core subjects in computer programming and project management provide students with the 'background' concepts and skills needed to manage an information technology project.
In the studio subjects in second and third year, students will gain practical experience in the processes required for the development of information products, services and systems. The third-year studio component of the BIMS will be combined with the third-year policy internship component of the BA (Policy Studies) in this double degree.
In third year, students will select a specialisation from information management, information systems, library and information services, or record keeping. Subjects in each specialisation build upon the first and second-year core subjects and provide the depth of knowledge required for professional practice in the various areas. The degree of elective choice in third year varies between the stream according to the requirements of the professional accrediting bodies. The stringent accreditation requirements for the library and information services and record keeping specialisations mean that all of the third-year subjects are required to be studied in these areas. Students undertaking the information systems and information management specialisations are able to study at least three third-year electives. The specialisation should not appear on the BIMS testamur but should be noted in the detailed academic transcript.
A year-by-year student progression through the course follows:

First year - 24 points

• · IMS1001 Information systems 1 (6 points)
• · IMS1002 Information systems 2 (6 points)
• · IMS1101 Information management 1 (6 points)
• · IMS1102 Information management 2 (6 points)

Second year - 24 points

• · BUS1060 Computer programming for business A (6 points)
• · BUS1042 Computer programming for business B (6 points)
• · IMS2112 Business information management (6 points)
• · BUS2176 Project management (6 points)

Third year - 30 points

• · IMS2001 Information systems 3 (6 points)
• · IMS2102 Information management 3 (6 points)
• · IMS3 Information management and systems elective 1 in area of specialisation (6 points)
• · IMS2000 Studio (12 points)

Fourth year - 22 points

• · IMS3 Information management and systems elective 2 in area of specialisation (6 points)
• · IMS3 Information management and systems elective 3 in area of specialisation (6 points)
• · IMS3 Information management and systems elective 4 in area of specialisation (6 points)
• · To be advised. Joint subject of 16 points which includes four points of compulsory IMS studio (16 points)

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