Monash University Handbook 2010 Undergraduate - Area of Study

Business information systems

All areas of study information should be read in conjunction with the relevant course entry in the Handbook. The units listed for this area of study relate only to the 'Requirements' outlined in the Faculty of Information Technology component of any bachelors double degrees.

Managing faculty	Faculty of Information Technology
Offered by	Clayton School of Information Technology
Campus(es)	Clayton
Course coordinator	Dr Nandita Bhattacharjee

Description

Business information systems focuses on developing and applying information technology solutions to business problems and preparing students for leadership roles in IT management. Students learn fundamental business and IT concepts and how IT can be used to serve business needs.

Topics covered include:

analysis and interpretation of business data
applications of information technology in industry
business analysis
business process reengineering
business systems development within organisations
current business information systems
how information systems can support business processes and decision making
how information technology is used within organisations
project management
techniques used to develop business information systems
the fundamentals of business programming.

Skills developed:

application of emerging technologies
business analysis
business productivity improvement
problem solving
professional communications
programming
project management
systems analysis and design
teamwork.

Units

For the schedule of units required to complete a given course in this area of study, refer to the Handbook entry for the relevant course.

Relevant Courses

3912 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business Information Systems
3333 Bachelor of Business Information Systems
3830 Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Business Information Systems