Bachelor of Business Information Systems Honours

Testamur Title of Degree:	Bachelor of Business Information Systems Honours
Abbreviation:	BBusInfSys(Hons)
UOW Course Code:	1840
CRICOS Code:	068719K
Study Areas / Disciplines / My University Key Words:	Web Technologies, eBusiness, Database Management, Information Systems, Business Information Systems, Information Technology, Web Technologies, eBusiness, Database, Management
Duration:	1 year full-time or part-time equivalent
Total Credit Points:	48
Home Faculty:	Faculty of Engineering & Information Sciences
Intake Session(s):	Autumn/Spring
Delivery Mode:	On campus (Face-to-face)
Delivery Campus / UAC Code:	Wollongong UAC Code - N/A
ATAR:	NA
Additional Information:	Course Finder

Course Description

The Bachelor of Business Information Systems Honours is for students who have an undergraduate degree in Information Systems, or equivalent, and who wish to undertake a research project as part of an add-on Honours year.

The course combines 30 credit points of 400-level coursework and an 18 credit points research project. The 400-level coursework provides a background in Information Systems similar to that found in a Masters degree. The research project allows students to identify a viable research problem; design an appropriate methodology to achieve the objectives of the project; follow the methodology to gather and analyse data to satisfy the objectives; and to write the whole as a comprehensive research report or thesis.

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.  The UOW Honours website provides lots of useful information regarding research opportunities, scholarships, application procedures, etc.

This degree is highly sought after in industry and provides an excellent pathway to a PhD.

Entry Requirements

Academic requirements, English requirements and credit transfer information are available from the Course Finder.

Course Structure

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	IT Governance	Spring	6
ISIT409	Advanced Business Process Management	Spring	6
ISIT410	IT-enabled Supply Chain Management	n/o 2014	6
ISIT416	Organisational Issues in 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	n/o 2014	3
ISIT446	Project and Change Management	Spring	6
ISIT451	Web Services and Service Oriented Architecture	Spring	6
ISIT492	Special Topics in IS and IT B	n/o 2014	6

or other 300 and 400-level subjects as approved by the Head of School.

Honours Grades

Honours grades are calculated using Method 1. For more information please see the General Course Rules.

Professional Accreditation

The Bachelor of Business Information Systems is accredited by the Australian Computer Society as meeting requirements for membership at the "Professional Level".

Other Information

Further information is available at:
UOW Course Finder
Email: eis@uow.edu.au