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Bachelor of Business Information Systems

Course code: 3333 + Course abbreviation: BBIS + Total credit points required: 144 + 3 years full-time, 6 years part-time

Study mode and course location

On-campus (Clayton)

Course description

The Bachelor of Business Information Systems, offered for the first time in 2006, has replaced the Bachelor of Business Systems.

This course, a cooperative education program between the Clayton School of Information Technology and industry, focuses on the applications of information technology in business and leads to a career in business information technology. The curriculum has been developed in consultation with the industry partners of the school and potential employers of graduates of the program. The program offers a broad-based degree, with core units spanning computer programming to business analysis.

The course has two aims: to provide students with an understanding of information technology applications in business and to prepare them for leadership roles. Graduates are expected to obtain employment in a role such as a business analyst, project manager or IT consultant.

Two streams are offered - the coursework stream and the industry-based learning (IBL) stream.

Industry-based learning stream

Applicants who qualify for the industry-based learning program are awarded a scholarship (currently valued at $32,000 over three years) and are required to undertake two 22-week industry placements for any of the participating companies as directed by the university. The student’s work during the placement will be structured and assessed as part of the degree. IBL stream students are required to be available during the normal vacation period in summer and winter for special units and industry-based learning placements.

The scholarships are awarded to Australian residents based on an interview conducted by the industry partners of the Clayton School of Information Technology. The IBL program is not available to international students. The granting of a scholarship does not create an employment obligation on the part of students or contributing sponsors. In order to remain in the IBL stream, students must perform at a high academic level.

There are two intakes into the IBL stream each year. In 2006, there will be approximately 40 IBL scholarships awarded to students admitted to the first year of the degree. About half of these will be offered in the first release of IBL scholarships in December 2005 prior to VTAC change of preference. The rest of the scholarships will be released towards the end of the first year of study. The assessment criteria used at the interview includes communication skills, leadership, initiative, part-time work experience (does not have to be related to IT) and career interests.

Industry partners of the program include the following:

  • Accenture
  • ADP Employer Services
  • AWB
  • AXA
  • Coles Myer Ltd
  • Deloitte
  • General Electric
  • The Gillette Company
  • IBM Australia
  • Incitec Pivot Ltd
  • McCormick Foods Australia Pty Ltd
  • National Australia Bank
  • PricewaterhouseCoopers
  • Qenos
  • Red Wahoo
  • Smorgon Steel Distribution
  • Southern Health
  • Tata Consultancy Services
  • Telstra

Course structure

The course includes both compulsory (core) and optional (elective) units selected from the range of Faculty of Information Technology units, plus units chosen from those offered by other schools and departments.

Course requirements

The Bachelor of Business Information Systems pass degree consists of units to a total value of 144 points. A maximum of 60 points of first-year units may be counted towards the degree. Students must complete at least 36 points of second-year units and at least 36 points of third-year units.

Students must complete the course requirements for the relevant stream as specified below.

Coursework stream

All units are 6 points, unless otherwise specified.

First year
Second year
  • FIT2001 Systems analysis and design
  • FIT2002 IT project management
  • FIT2006 Business process modelling and workflow
  • FIT2011 Decision support systems fundamentals
  • FIT2013 e-Business technologies
  • FIT2017 Computer models for business decision making
Third year
  • FIT3003 Business intelligence and data warehousing
  • FIT3009 e-Business systems
  • FIT3012 Enterprise systems
  • FIT3022 Intelligent decision support systems
Elective units
  • Two (6-point) BBIS electives chosen from a schedule published by the Faculty of Information Technology
  • Three (6-point) electives from the Faculty of Business and Economics
  • Three (6-point) electives chosen from any faculty or school of the university
Industry-based learning stream

All units are 6 points, unless otherwise specified.

First year
Second year
  • FIT2001 Systems analysis and design
  • FIT2002 IT project management
  • FIT2006 Business process modelling and workflow
  • FIT2011 Decision support systems fundamentals
  • FIT2013 e-Business technologies
  • FIT2017 Computer models for business decision making
  • FIT2035 Professional communications for industry-based learning (not for credit)
  • FIT2032 Industry-based learning (18 points)*
Third year
  • FIT3045 Industry-based learning (18 points)*
  • FIT3003 Business intelligence and data warehousing, or
    FIT3022 Intelligent decision support systems
  • FIT3009 e-Business systems, or
    FIT3012 Enterprise systems

    * Subject to approval (see equivalent units BUS2000, BUS3000 in the ‘Unit information' section of this handbook.)

Elective units
  • One (6-point) BBIS elective chosen from a schedule published by the Faculty of Information Technology
  • Two (6-point) electives from the Faculty of Business and Economics, one of which must be an economics unit
  • One (6-point) electives chosen from any faculty or school of the university

Electives in both the coursework and IBL streams are subject to the requirement that:

  • a maximum of 60 points be obtained in the first year
  • a maximum of 36 points be obtained in the second and third year.

Contact details

Inquiries: email bsinfo@infotech.monash.edu.au or visit www.infotech.monash.edu.au/bbis.

Course director

Sue Bedingfield (Clayton)

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