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Bachelor of Business Information Systems Honours
Testamur Title of Degree: |
Bachelor of Business Information Systems Honours |
Abbreviation: |
BBIS(Hons) |
My University: |
Informatics |
Duration: |
1 year full-time or part-time equivalent |
Total Credit Points: |
48 |
Delivery Mode: |
On campus (Face-to-face) |
Starting Session(s): |
Autumn/Spring |
Location: |
Wollongong |
UOW Course Code: |
1840 |
UAC Code: |
NA |
CRICOS Code: |
068719K |
Overview
The course is an add-on Honours program, intended to follow on from either the BBIS.
Students successfully completing this course will have a good understanding of the research process and will have applied that process to a small but significant research project. They will also have studied a number of coursework subjects, predominantly in the area of IS and IT management. This will significantly extend the skills developed in their undergraduate degree.
Successful graduates will be ideally qualified to follow one of three paths:
1. continue in academia, most probably via a PhD or research masters degree or
2. enter industry and work in research and development or
3. enter industry and rapidly move into a minor management role.
Entry Requirements / Assumed Knowledge
To be accepted into this degree you must hold a recognised undergraduate ICT degree with a credit average.
Course Requirements
The program of study for Bachelor of Information Systems (Honours) is 48 credit points and will include:
ISIT440 |
IT Research Methods |
6cp |
ISIT450 |
IT Research Project |
18cp |
24cp of coursework taken from:
Subjects |
Session |
Credit Points | |
ISIT401 |
Information Systems Strategic Planning |
Spring |
6 |
ISIT403 |
Enterprise Architecture Design |
Autumn |
6 |
ISIT404 |
Systems Integration |
Spring |
6 |
ISIT405 |
Technology Management and Innovation |
Autumn |
6 |
ISIT406 |
Information Design and Content Management |
Spring |
6 |
ISIT408 |
Information Technology Governance |
Spring |
6 |
ISIT409 |
Advanced Business Process Management |
Spring |
6 |
ISIT410 |
IT-enabled Supply Chain Management |
Not on offer in 2013 |
6 |
ISIT416 |
Organisational Issues and Information Technology |
Autumn |
6 |
ISIT417 |
Business Intelligence and Knowledge Management |
Autumn |
6 |
ISIT429 |
Concepts and Issues in healthcare Computing |
Spring |
6 |
ISIT430 |
Introduction to Health Informatics |
Autumn |
6 |
ISIT437 |
Information Technology Security and Risk Management |
Not on offer in 2013 |
3 |
ISIT446 |
Project and Change Management |
Spring |
6 |
ISIT451 |
Web Services and Service Centred Architecture |
Spring |
6 |
ISIT492 |
Special Topics in IS and IT B |
Not on offer in 2013 |
6 |
or other 300 and 400-level subjects as approved by the Head of School.
Honours Grades
Honours grades are calculated using Method 1.
Other Information
Further information is available at http://coursefinder.uow.edu.au/ or email: informatics_enquiries@uow.edu.au