Bachelor of Business and Electronic Commerce on campus and by distance education BBus&EComm

• Important information
• The course
• Objectives
• Course structure
  • Year one
  • Year two
  • Year three
• Entrance requirements
  • (a) Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE)
  • (b) Comparable qualifications
  • (c) Special admission mature age
  • (d) Open Learning
• Technology requirements
• Credit for work done elsewhere
• Fees
• How to apply
  • On campus
  • By distance education
• Further inquiries

Important information

Course code: BBEL

Course Director: Dr Brian Corbitt

Subject to final university approval

The course

The duration of the Bachelor of Business and Electronic Commerce normally will be three (3) years of full-time study or six (6) years by distance education.

The course recognises that the advent of, and the increase in application of, electronic methods of conducting business will have a wide social and commercial impact. The term electronic commerce embraces such diverse areas as electronic data interchange (EDI), e-mail, video conferencing, computer fax, bar coding, electronic catalogues, electronic banking and payment systems including smart cards, shared databases and on-line services delivered via the Internet. Analysis of this impact, predicting its timing and direction, and the design and implementation of strategies for coping with the resultant change requires an understanding of change within the context of all the major business disciplines: management, marketing, law, finance, banking, and the economics of business overall.

The implications of electronic commerce for business include:

• the macroeconomic and microeconomic impact, particularly in the area of payment systems;
• the management of information and how it is distributed;
• data arriving earlier through faster communications channels inviting faster decision-making;
• the legal ramifications of paperless trading;
• the security and privacy issues of electronic information exchange, particularly in the area of value settlement of economic transactions;
• the role of the accountant in a computerised environment;
• marketing in an expanding electronic global marketplace;
• workplace change management and cultural issues.

Objectives

On completion of the course students will have:

• a knowledge of the major technological elements and protocols underlying the strategies and requirements of electronic commerce;
• critical, analytical and technical skills in dealing with a range of electronic commerce applications;
• the ability to communicate the concepts and processes of electronic commerce clearly and effectively within their organisations;
• an understanding of the importance of change management and its application in a variety of practical contexts;
• independent learning and research skills in the electronic commerce environment.

Course structure

Students will be required to complete twenty-four subjects to be awarded the Bachelor of Business and Electronic Commerce degree. The most common structure of the degree is as follows:

Core and foundation subjects in electronic commerce

• GBU1601 Introduction to electronic commerce*
• GBU2601 Supra-organisational systems*
• GBU2602 Commercial aspects of electronic commerce*
• GCO2601 Electronic commerce systems - analysis and design*
• GCO3601 Infrastructure for electronic commerce*
• GBU3601 Electronic commerce project management*
• GBU3602 Information law*
• GCO2851 Programming for business applications

• GBU1001 Introductory accounting A
• GBU1002 Introductory accounting B
• GBU1101 Introduction to economics
• GBU1103 Ethics, economy and society
• GBU1201 Introduction to business law
• ECM1020 Business and economic statistics* (GBU1104*)
• GBU1302 Management theory and functions
• GBU2304 Organisational behaviour
• GBU3308 Organisational development and change
• GBU1401 Introduction to marketing

• accounting,
• economics, business law,
• marketing,
• management or
• tourism.

The course will also be offered to international students.

Year one

First semester

• GBU1601 Introduction to electronic commerce*
• GBU1001 Introductory accounting A
• GBU1302 Management theory and functions
• GBU1401 Introduction to marketing

• GBU1101 Introduction to economics
• GBU1201 Introduction to business law
• GBU2304 Organisational behaviour
• GBU1002 Introductory accounting B

Year two

First semester

• GBU3308 Organisational development and change
• GBU2601 Supra-organisational systems*
• GCO2601 Electronic commerce systems - analysis and design*
• Subject in major study or elective

• GBU2602 Commercial aspects of electronic commerce*
• GBU1103 Ethics, economy and society
• GBU1104 Business and economic statistics*
• Subject in major study or elective

Year three

First semester

• GBU3601 Electronic commerce project management*
• GCO2851 Programming for business applications
• Subject in major study or elective
• Subject in major study or elective

• GCO3601 Infrastructure for electronic commerce*
• GBU3602 Information law*
• Subject in major study or elective
• Subject in major study or elective

^* Subject to final university approval.

Entrance requirements

(a) Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE)

Satisfactory completion of the VCE with English, units 3 and 4, and Maths, units 1 and 2.

(b) Comparable qualifications

Applicants may also satisfy entrance requirements on the basis of qualifications deemed to be the equivalent of the above VCE. TAFE qualifications (eg the first year of a TAFE associate diploma or a TAFE qualification that satisfies the first year of a TAFE associate diploma) or comparable Year 12 qualifications including International Baccalaureate or approved tertiary-level study completed in Victoria, other States of Australia or overseas may satisfy entry requirements.

(c) Special admission mature age

Those who have reached at least twenty-three years of age in the year of application and who have either not satisfied the above entrance requirements or have done so more than three years prior to their application, may apply for entry. These applicants will be required to sit an admissions test and undertake other assessments which may be prescribed.

(d) Open Learning

Successful completion of at least two open learning subjects may satisfy entry requirements.

Technology requirements

It is strongly recommended that students have access to a personal computer. (Please note that the School of Business and Electronic Commerce is an IBM-compatible Windows environment) It is also recommended that students have access to a modem to facilitate email communication with teaching staff.

Credit for work done elsewhere

Credits and exemptions may be considered for previous tertiary-level study or post-secondary study (including TAFE) 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 generally be considered for credit/exemption.

Fees

The Higher Education Contribution Scheme (HECS) requires contributions to be made by students towards the cost of their higher education studies commenced after 1 January 1989. The amount to be contributed depends on the study load (subjects) undertaken each semester, and is payable whether or not a pass in each subject is achieved. An additional fee will also apply for amenities and library services. More detailed information relating to HECS can be obtained from the Student Administration Office, Monash University Gippsland campus, Churchill, Victoria 3842.

How to apply

On campus

(a) Application through the Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre (VTAC)

School leavers (VCE) and applicants with comparable Victorian, interstate or overseas Year 12 or tertiary qualifications should apply through the Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre (VTAC) by phoning the VTAC 1900 Telecom service.

(b) Special admission - mature age

Those seeking special admission should also make application and arrangements for the admissions test through VTAC.

By distance education

(a) Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) or comparable qualifications

Applicants for admission to the Bachelor of Business by distance education are required to meet the normal entry requirements given above and must also detail in their application those factors which would enable them to study successfully in a distance education mode.

(b) Special admission - mature age

Those seeking special admission to the Bachelor of Business by distance education should also make application and arrangements for the admissions test through the Student Administration Office, Monash University Gippsland campus. Applications for 1997 entry should be returned by 20 September 1996 to be given admission priority.

Application forms for (a) and (b) above are available from Student Administration Office, Monash University Gippsland campus, Churchill, Victoria 3842. Telephone: (051) 226 287 or (03) 9902 6287. Applications for study by distance education should be returned by 15 September each year and must include certified documentary evidence of entry qualifications.

Further inquiries

Information on this course may be obtained by contacting the School of Business and Electronic Commerce, telephone (03) 9902 6380 or (051) 226 380. For more specific details on the course, contact the course advisers, telephone (03) 9902 6642 or (051) 226 642.

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