Bachelor of Information Systems

• General information
• Course structure
  • Third year

General information

Course code: 1545 + Caulfield campus + Director of studies: Ms Chris Gonsalvez + No further intake + This course was replaced by the Bachelor of Information Management and Systems in 1999 and by the Bachelor of Information Systems, course code 2358 for 2003 - see previous entry

Course structure

The Bachelor of Information Systems (BIS) is offered by the School of Information Management and Systems. The aim of the BIS is to prepare students for careers as systems analysts involved in the development of information systems. For course map details, refer to map 11 in the `Undergraduate course maps' section.

The pass degree for the Bachelor of Information Systems involves 144 points of study comprising:

• compulsory information systems units (54 points)
• corequisite computing units (42 points)
• compulsory minor sequence, and other elective units (48 points).

No more than 60 points of first-year units may be counted towards the degree, and at least 36 points must be at third-year level. The compulsory minor sequence from another faculty will comprise units in one discipline of at least 24 points. The choice of electives must include at least two units from the Faculty of Business and Economics. These two units may be included in the minor, in which case additional electives must be chosen to complete the 48 points. Electives may come from the Faculty of Information Technology or from outside the faculty.

Third year

The third-year units consolidate the students' understanding of systems development theory by giving them the opportunity to apply it in practice and introduce them to a range of advanced topics in information systems. The units are:

• SYS3500 Information systems project (12 points)

Plus two of the following information systems electives:

• IMS3001 Business intelligence systems (6 points)
• IMS3002 Information systems strategy and management (6 points)
• IMS3110 Information systems security (6 points)
• IMS3230 Information systems development practices (6 points)
• IMS3280 Electronic commerce (6 points)
• IMS3470 Human-computer interaction (6 points)

Plus 24 points of elective units in any discipline.

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