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


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:

All of the above will have a profound effect on business operations, and in fact influence the ongoing survival of many organisations in industry and government. Each of these effects is reflected throughout the subjects that make up degree.

Objectives

On completion of the course students will have:

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

Core and foundation subjects in business Plus completion of other units to complete a major (6 units)in one of : In addition, students will able to choose additional subjects from their chosen major or may choose other electives to make up the twenty-four subjects.

The course will also be offered to international students.

Year one

First semester

Second semester

Year two

First semester

Second semester

Year three

First semester

Second semester The credit point structure for all subjects is 6 points.

* 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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