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Faculty of Science : Guide to courses
The combined Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Information Systems course provides a course of study for students who want to understand information systems from a technological perspective, the organisational contexts in which these systems are developed, and the business environments which determine how the systems can be used to create value. Graduates of this course will readily find employment across a spectrum of knowledge-intensive careers, including accounting, consulting, and general management.
Upon completion of the course, students will:
understand how to use information technology, including hardware, software, and telecommunications, as a conduit for the value-added information content of formal organisational systems;
have a solid theoretical grounding in both technology and organisations;
have gained practical experience working both individually and in groups to turn theory into practice;
understand the basic concepts and institutional arrangements underlying the operations of the Australian and overseas economies;
have a basic awareness of the major activities involved in a variety of business functions;
be able to combine their knowledge of technology and commerce to recognise and exploit opportunities to create value through the effective design and implementation of information systems.
It will be possible within the outlines of the BCom / BIS course to achieve either the approved undergraduate course of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia (ICA) or the required subjects for associate status with the Australian Society of Certified Practising Accountants (ASCPA).
The Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Information Systems course normally requires five years of full-time study.
Students must complete a minimum of 500 points. Within the 500 points students must ensure that they satisfy the requirements of both the Commerce component and the Information Systems component as specified below.
A minimum of 200 Commerce points is required, which must include:
50-125 points at the 100-level;
at least 50 points at the 300-level;
the following compulsory subjects:
316-101 Introductory Macroeconomics
316-102 Introductory Microeconomics
316-130 Quantitative Methods 1
and one of:
316-205 Introductory Econometrics
316-206 Quantitative Methods 2
325-210 Managerial Decision Analysis
325-212 Market Research.
The 200 Commerce points must be chosen from subjects taught by departments in the Faculty of Economics and Commerce, or subjects with a 732 prefix taught by the Faculty of Law.
A minimum of 212.5 points of Information Systems subjects must be completed, including the core BIS subjects, see Core studies, or approved alternate subjects.
In no case may students receive credit for both a core subject and its alternate.
The remaining 87.5 points may be taken from subjects offered by Information Systems, Economics and Commerce, or another faculty.
| 1. | These subjects make up the requirements for Associate membership of the Australian Society of Certified Practising Accountants (ASCPA) |
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