Bachelor of Business Systems (BBusSys)

Course structure

The Bachelor of Business Systems pass degree consists of units to a total value of 144 points and, if taken on a full-time basis, is of three years duration. The pass degree includes compulsory (core) and optional (elective) units selected from the range of business systems units, plus units chosen from those offered by other schools and departments.

In general, a maximum of 60 points of first-year units may be counted towards the degree. Students must complete at least 36 points of second-year units and at least 36 points of third-year units. All Business Systems units are worth six points, other than industry-based learning units BUS2000 and BUS3000, which are worth 18 points each.

Bachelor of Business Systems (coursework stream)

First Year

BUS1010 Introductory computing for business applications
BUS1021 Business information systems
BUS1042 Computer programming for business B
BUS1060 Computer programming for business A
BUS1100 Quantitative methods for business systems
BUS1110 Computer models for business decisions

Second Year

BUS2011 Programming for business applications
BUS2021 Advanced business information systems
BUS2120 Computer concepts and software systems
BUS2176 Project management

Third Year

BUS3112 Database systems and data management
BUS3150 Computer facilities and network management
BUS3600 Business case development

Bachelor of Business Systems (IBL stream)

As above plus:

Second Year

BUS2000 Industry based learning
BUS2030 Business communications

Third Year

BUS3000 Industry based learning

For information regarding course progression and compulsory units in both streams in previous years intakes see Course Maps.

Electives

In general, students are encouraged to broaden their education by choosing their electives from outside the Faculty of Information Technology. Note that students are required to take two electives from the Faculty of Business and Economics in their first year of study. Coursework students are also required to take at least one electronic commerce elective and at least one business analysis elective from the below list while IBL students must complete an electronic commerce OR a business analysis elective from below (see Course Maps for clarification). In order to meet the credit point requirements, students must take at least two second-year-level electives and at least three third-year electives.

Electronic Commerce elective units can be chosen from:

BUS2710 Applied e-business - B2B
FIT3101 B2C internet commerce (formerly BUS3960 )
FIT2057 Integrated business systems - SAP R/3 (formerly BUS2700)

Business Analysis elective units can be chosen from:

FIT3051  Decision support systems for finance (formerly BUS3030)
FIT3102  Operations management systems (formerly BUS3530)
BUS3502  Business process design
BUS3720/FIT2037  Corporate groupware/Virtual collaboration and groupware
FIT2001  Systems analysis and design
FIT2011  Decision support systems fundamentals

Please see Reenrolment 2008 page for further information on unit offerings for 2008.