Business Information Systems Minor

Total units 24 Units

Areas of interest Business Information Systems, Commerce, Management, Electronic Commerce
Minor code BISM-MIN

Academic career Undergraduate
Academic Contact Dr Alexander Richardson

This minor provides students with an introduction to information systems in business environments.

Application of knowledge and skills

Graduates with a minor in Business Information Systems will demonstrate the application of business information systems knowledge and skills:

with initiative and judgment in planning, problem solving and decision making in professional practice and/or scholarship;
to adapt knowledge and skills in diverse contexts; and,
with responsibility and accountability for own learning and professional practice and in collaboration with others within broad parameters.

Learning Outcomes

Review, analyse, consolidate and synthesise business information systems knowledge;
Demonstrate an understanding of business information systems knowledge with depth in some areas;
Exercise critical thinking and judgement in identifying and solving problems with intellectual independence;
Present a clear, coherent and independent exposition of business information systems knowledge and ideas.

Other Information

Professional Accreditation

The Bachelor of Commerce program with a Business Information Systems major does not lead to professional accreditation. The absence of a professional accreditation status attached to this program of study is explained further on the Australian Computer Society (ACS) Accredited Programs page. Students seeking a professionally accredited program in Business Information Systems should consider the Bachelor of Business Information Systems program.

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Requirements

This minor requires the completion of 24 units, which must include:

INFS1001 - Business Information Systems (6 units)

A maximum of 6 units from the completion of a course from the following list:

COMP1100 Programming as Problem Solving (6 units)

COMP1110 Structured Programming (6 units)

COMP1730 Programming for Scientists (6 units)

COMP2700 Cyber Security Foundations (6 units)

CRIM2010 Cybercrime: an introduction (6 units)

SOCY2166 Social Science of the Internet (6 units)

A minimum of 12 units from the completion of courses from the following list:

INFS2005 Accounting Information Systems (6 units)

INFS2024 Information Systems Analysis (6 units)

INFS3016 Business Information Systems Ethics (6 units)

INFS3002 Enterprise Systems in Business (6 units)

INFS3024 Information Systems Management (6 units)

INFS3059 Information Systems Capstone Project (6 units)

24 units from completion of the following course(s):

Code	Title	Units
INFS1001	Business Information Systems	6
	INFS 2004: Electronic Business
INFS2005	Accounting Information Systems	6
INFS3002	Enterprise Systems in Business	6

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