1997 Swinburne Higher Education Handbook

A065 Vietnamese
AV103 Vietnamese 1A
AV104 Vietnamese 1B (2 subjects)
AV203 Vietnamese 2A
AV204 Vietnamese 2B
AV303 Vietnamese 3A
AV304 Vietnamese 3B
AV305 Vietnamese 3C
Non-language subjects
AP114 Australia and Asia
AP312 Problems of Contemporary South East Asia
The third non-language subject is currently being developed.
Elective component
Students may choose to use the four elective subjects to
2 complete an additional approved minor. This minor may
a be taken from either specialisations offered in the Business
or Arts degree courses or from other courses by approval.
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A066 Bachelor of Information
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c Information technology is one of the main drivers of
success in the global market place. Modern employers seek
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graduates who combine a sound understanding of the
theory and practice of effective use of information
o technology with an understanding of the social and
business environment in which the technology in utilised.
The two key features of the Bachelor of Information
Systems are the ability for students to integrate an
-. Information Systems specialisation with a focused selection
g. of business and arts subjects within their degree, and the
opportunity to undertake the optional and highly popular
" cooperative education program.
Our degree opens up many employment opportunities,
both in the public and private sectors. Students currently
find employment in organisations which utilise
information technology to support traditional business
applications. Increasingly organisations are seeking to
employ students with understanding of the advances in
information systems methodologies and technologies.
Career potential
Careers in the computing profession for graduates range
from systems analysts or project managers to technical
specialists in a range of information technology
environments, products or analytic methods. Specialties
include programming, communications, business analysis
etc.
IBL
For information about Industry Based Learning and Cooperative
Eucation please see the section at the begining of
this chapter.
Course structure
To qualify for the degree, students must complete twentyfour
(24) semester subjects or equivalent. These subjects
are taken over 3 years full-time or 6 years part-time study.
Students must complete 12 information systems and 12
non-information systems subjects. Eight of the
information systems subjects are mandatory to form a firm
foundation for selection of 4 final year subjects to complete
a specialisation in either computer software development
or the analysis of information systems needs.
Information systems students should combine their chosen
information systems specialisation with one of the
following business or humanities major/minor study
sequences, depending on their chosen career aspirations or
interests:
Accounting
Business Modelling
International Studies
Media Studies
Marketing
Manufacturing Management
Organisation Behaviour
Sociology
Stage 1
BTlll Introduction to Information Systems
BT112 Business Programming 1
Stage 2
BT220 Data Analysis and Design
BT221 Business Computing
BT223 Information Systems 1
BT228 Business Programming 2A
BT229 Business Programming 2B
Stage 3
B1301 Industry Based Learning
BT331 System Architecture 1
BT332 System Architecture 2
BT333 Information Systems 2
BT334 Information Technology Strategies
BT335 Business Software Engineering
BT338 Information Systems Project
BT339 Database Management Systems 1
BT340 Business Computer Applications
BT341 Knowledge Based Systems
BT342 Database Management Systems 2
BT363 Database Management Systems 3
Further information
Further specific information about Bachelor of
Information Systems course contact the Division of
Business, Humanities and Social Science, telephone (03)
9214 5046. Internet Address: http://www.swin.edu.au/
dbhss/welcome.html