Course code: 1717 · Gippsland campus · HECS fees applicable · Overseas student fees: $1687.50 (2001) 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 (ENTER) as outlined in the section on entry requirements in this book. Students are required to have successfully completed any two units from General Mathematics and/or Mathematical Methods.
Students must have full access to a personal computer, as it is an essential tool for electronic commerce and for this course (the Faculty of Business and Economics - Gippsland 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 three times each semester 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 |
BEW1601 Introduction to electronic commerce; AFW1001 Introductory accounting A |
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Year 2 |
MGW1010 Managing people and organisations; MKW1120 Marketing Theory and Practice |
MGW1100 Managerial Communication; AFW1002 Introductory accounting B |
Year 3 |
MGW2130 Organisational change; BEW2620 Supra-organisational systems |
BEW2621 Commercial aspects of electronic commerce; ECW1103 Ethics, economy and society |
Year 4 |
GCO2601 Electronic commerce systems - analysis and design; subject in major study or elective |
ETW1102 Business Statistics; subject in major study or elective |
Year 5 |
GCO3807 Project management; GCO2851 Programming for business applications |
GCO3601 Infrastructure for electronic commerce; BTW3641 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 services officer, Faculty of Business and Economics - Gippsland, telephone (03) 9902 6380 or (03) 5122 6380, fax (03) 9902 6524 or (03) 5122 6524, or email enquiries.gippsland@buseco.monash.edu.au.
Completed applications are to be forwarded to the general office, Faculty of Business and Economics - Gippsland, Monash University Gippsland campus, Churchill, Victoria, 3842, by 22 September 2000 to be considered for a first-round offer.
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