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Undergraduate Handbook 2002:
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Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Information Management and Systems
Course
code: 2193 + Caulfield campus + Course coordinator: Ms Helen Edwards
The Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Information Management and Systems is a
four-year full-time or eight-year part-time course comprising 192 credit points
(90 arts credit points and 102 information technology points as specified here
below). This course satisfies the core requirements of both the Bachelor of
Arts and the Bachelor of Information Management and Systems.
A
study score of at least 25 in each of English (any)and mathematics (any) units
3 and 4, and a study score of at least 20 in any two other VCE studies.
This
component of the course comprises 90 credit points of units made up of the
following:
- 48 points of compulsory arts discipline major
- 30 points of compulsory arts discipline minor
- 12 points of compulsory arts discipline first-year sequence
A
year-by-year student progression through this component of the course is as
follows.
First-year
sequence in arts discipline A (12 points)
First-year sequence in arts discipline C (12 points)
Second-year
units in arts discipline A (12 points)
First-year sequence in arts discipline B (12 points)
Third-year
unit in arts discipline A (6 points)
Second-year unit in arts discipline A (6 points)
Second-year units in arts discipline B (12 points)
Third-year
units in arts discipline A (12 points)
Second-year unit in arts discipline B (6 points)
This
component of the course comprises 102 credit points of units. The first and
second-year core units 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 units in computer programming and
project management provide students with the technological concepts and skills
needed to manage an information systems project.
In the studio units, students gain practical experience in the processes
required for the development of information products, services and systems.
A year-by-year student progression through this component of the course is as
follows.
- IMS1001 Information systems (6 points)
- IMS1002 Systems analysis and design (6 points)
- IMS1401 Web-based information systems (6 points)
- IMS1102 Information management (6 points)
- IMS1000 First-year studio (12 points)
- IMS2112 Business information management (6 points)
- BUS2176 Project management (6 points)
- IMS2001 Enterprise systems (6 points)
- IMS2102 Information management 3 (6 points)
- IMS2000 Second-year studio (12 points)
- IMS3xxx IMS elective (6 points)
- IMS3xxx IMS elective (6 points)
- IMS3xxx IMS elective (6 points)
- IMS3000 Third-year studio (12 points)
- Third-year arts discipline A (6 points)
- IMS3xxx IMS elective (6 points)
- IMS3xxx IMS elective (6 points)
- IMS3000 Third-year studio
- Third-year arts discipline A (6 points)
- Second-year arts discipline B (6 points)
- IMS3xxx IMS elective (6 points)
- IMS3000 Third-year studio (12 points)
- Third-year arts discipline A (6 points)
- Second-year arts discipline B (6 points)
- IMS2102 Information management 3 (6 points)
- IMS2000 Second-year studio
- Second-year arts discipline A (6 points)
- Second-year arts discipline B (6 points)
- IMS2001 Enterprise systems (6 points)
- IMS2000 Second-year studio (12 points)
- Second-year arts discipline A (6 points)
- First-year arts discipline B (6 points)
- BUS2176 Project management (6 points)
- IMS1000 First-year studio
- Second-year arts discipline A (6 points)
- First-year arts discipline B (6 points)
- IMS2112 Business information management (6 points)
- IMS1000 First-year studio (12 points)
- First-year arts discipline A (6 points)
- First-year arts discipline C (6 points)
- IMS1002 Systems analysis and design (6 points)
- IMS1102 Information management (6 points)
- First-year arts discipline A (6 points)
- First-year arts discipline C (6 points)
- IMS1001 Information systems (6 points)
- IMS1401 Web-based information systems (6 points)
This
double-degree course is composed of two existing degrees. The detailed
objectives remain those of each degree.
Graduates
in arts are expected to have:
- come to a self-conscious understanding of the present interpretations
and, in the case of honours students, future likelihood of the major issues
underlying the content and approaches to the disciplines they study
- developed the intellectual capabilities inherent in reading
interpretation, written argument, quantitative analysis, qualitative critique
and creative thinking required of scholarship and practice in various
humanities, arts and social science disciplines
- mastered the practical skills (including computer skills and oral
presentation) determined by the various disciplines as necessary to operating
in the student's chosen spheres of study and interest
- become aware of the kinds of personal and cultural understanding, ethical
attitudes and, where appropriate, physical and aesthetic appreciations that
underpin the traditional liberal education provided by the faculty
- demonstrated the flexibility needed to apply these studies in the rapidly
changing circumstances of intellectual life and the world of the profession
they are likely to inhabit.
The
following characteristics have been identified as appropriate to the BIMS:
(a) Development focus -- The principal focus of the course will be on the
development process, and all subject material will be oriented towards the
problems of identifying appropriate areas of application for information
management and systems, and developing products, services and systems to meet
the different information requirements of users.
(b) Vocational focus -- The course will be vocationally oriented in that it
will aim to produce graduate that will work in both the public and private
sectors developing and managing information services, products and systems.
(c) Application focus -- The course will not be application-specific, in that
no single application area will be specified as a compulsory area of in-depth
study. The course will provide students with exposure to as broad as possible a
variety of applications of information services, products and systems in
business and government, while enabling them to develop specialised expertise
in areas of greatest interest to them.
(d) Practical focus -- The course will have a very strong practical focus which
emphasises learning-by-doing. Students will be required to carry out the
practical development of real systems, products and services to reinforce the
theory covered in formal lecturers and tutorials. The ideas behind the
introduction of the learning-by-doing, or studio, component of the BIMS have
been developed over many years and have been subject to peer review.
The course will educate information professionals to meet the social and
business needs of the community for information systems, services and products
in all media. It aims to produce independent, self-sufficient professionals
able to work in a range of roles, for example as an employee, team member,
contractor or self-employed practitioner.
On completion of the BIMS, graduates will be able to:
- identify problems with business information systems
- analyse and describe complex information needs, and design and evaluate
alternative information products, services and systems to meet such needs
- manage the implementation of information products, services and systems
and understand the effects of information technology at the organisational
level
- use a broad range of approaches for information products services and
systems development
- identify risks and opportunities relating to management of information by
individuals, groups and organisations
- use information techniques for developing and applying knowledge assets
in business and society
- effectively communicate with sponsors, clients, users and other
professionals
- work within a team environment.
Specifically, graduates will have
knowledge of:
- how different types of information products, services and systems are
developed and used within organisations
- the techniques used by systems analysts to acquire user requirements and
model information systems
- how requirements descriptions are transformed into information systems
designs
- the methods used to implement information products, services and systems
within organisations
- basic management, accounting, computer systems and software development
- how society, organisations and individuals manage information and apply
technology to this process
Students will have an understanding of:
- the relationship of information management and systems to communications
flows linking individuals, groups and societies
- information sources -- digital and analogue
- the role of information products, services and systems within and between
organisations
- the process of information products, services and systems development
within organisations
- how information systems can support business processes and decision
making within organisations
- legal, ethical and philosophical issues relating to information access
and delivery
Students will have the skills to:
- identify user requirements and describe an information product, service
or system
- develop a logical design from the description of an information product,
service or system to meet user requirements
- develop plans for the implementation of an information product, service
or system
- select appropriate methods for developing a number of types of
information products, services or systems
- communicate at a professional level with clients, system users and peers
- exploit the global information net as an information practitioner
- develop strategic frameworks for information management and systems
infrastructures, operations and evaluation
- specify and implement processes for capturing complete, accurate,
reliable and usable records of social and business activity as evidence of that
activity
Students will have developed attitudes which allow them to:
- play a useful role in a development team for many different types of
information products, services and systems
- interact effectively with clients, system users and peers
- act in accordance with best practice, industry standards and professional
ethics.
Four
years full-time, eight years part-time.
This
course will be offered through the VTAC system. Entry requirements will follow
those required for both the Bachelor of Arts and the Bachelor of Information
Management and Systems degrees, ie an average grade of at least 25 in units 3
and 4 English (any) and an average grade of at least 25 in three other VCE
studies.
Provision
will be made for appropriate credit transfer and advanced standing arrangements
for students in other courses offered by the Faculty of Arts and the Faculty of
Information Technology. Students in the Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of
Information Management degree will be specifically encouraged to apply for
transfer to this course with advanced standing and full credit transfer.
Admission with advanced standing to the BIMS component will be considered on a
case-by-case basis. There are no articulation arrangements relating to the
course.
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