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13. Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Information Systems (BCom/BIS)
    13.1. Course objectives
    13.2. Duration
    13.3. Course requirements
        13.3.1. Commerce component
        13.3.2. Information Systems component
        13.3.3. Balance of points

13. Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Information Systems (BCom/BIS)

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.

13.1. Course objectives

As for the Bachelor of Commerce and the Bachelor of Information Systems (Objectives of the course).

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 CPA Australia.

13.2. Duration

The Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Information Systems course normally requires five years of full-time study.

13.3. Course requirements

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.

13.3.1. Commerce component

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.

13.3.2. Information Systems component

A minimum of 212.5 points of core subjects must be completed, including the core subjects listed below, or approved alternate subjects.

100-level

615-120 Information Systems in Organisations

615-145 Concepts in Software Development I

615-150 Organisational Processes

325-101 Management

200-level

615-230 Database Concepts

615-237 Telecommunications Concepts

615-240 Concepts in Software Development II

615-245 Systems Analysis and Design

615-251 Organisational Analysis and Change

615-252 Electronic Commerce

300-level

615-328 Managing the Impact of IS

615-347 Application Environments

615-350 Case Studies in Information Systems

615-355 Legal & Ethical Frameworks

615-370 Information Systems Project

615-372 Project Management

In no case may students receive credit for both a core subject and its alternate.

13.3.3. Balance of points

The remaining 87.5 points may be taken from subjects offered by information systems, economics and commerce, or another faculty.

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