CommentsAvailable for Domestic Students at the Bundaberg, Mackay and Rockhampton Campuses and Externally, and for International Students at the Brisbane, Gold Coast, Melbourne, Rockhampton and Sydney Campuses
ObjectivesThe Bachelor of Information Systems (BIS) is a 24 course bachelor degree that meets accreditation requirements at the professional level for the Australian Computer Society (ACS). The BIS prepares students for a career in the information systems industry. It is designed to produce graduates who are equipped to function as valuable members of an information systems project team in any industry and who have a strong foundation for career growth. The program provides practical skills and relevant theory that can be applied in a variety of fields associated with business systems and information and communication technologies. This degree is necessary for businesses to be competitive in the current environment. This program enables students to develop the knowledge and skills required in enterprises of the information age. They will understand and be able to use modern tools and apply those tools to meet organisational objectives; be able to achieve solutions by creating, sharing and codifying information; employ technology to assist in the management of information; understand ethical practice and its impact in a learning organisation; and have an understanding of lifelong learning and the information needs of others. The BIS has Enterprise Systems focus to engender in students a thorough appreciation of the relationship between corporate information technology strategies and their impact on enterprise outcomes, outputs and processes.
Academic titleBachelor of Information Systems
Course description
About Information Systems
The Bachelor of Information Systems (BIS) prepares students for a career in the business systems industry. It equips graduates to function as valuable members of an information systems project team in any industry and provides a foundation for career growth. The program provides practical skills and relevant theory that can be applied in a variety of fields associated with business systems and information and communication technologies. This degree is aimed at providing the nexus between business and technology so that students can graduate with a sound knowledge of the systems necessary for business to be competitive in the current environment.
Graduates develop the knowledge and skills required in enterprises of the information age. The BIS has an enterprise systems focus to engender in students a thorough appreciation of the relationship between corporate information technology strategies and their impact on enterprise outcomes, outputs and processes.
Career Opportunities
Career opportunities exist in areas such as: business analysis, systems analysis, information systems, health informatics, electronic business, electronic commerce, education, training, information systems development, system design and information management.
Program Structure
To satisfy the requirements for the award, students must complete the following program of 24 courses (144 units of credit):
*4 common introductory core courses;
*8 common core courses;
*4 Advanced level (capstone) courses; and
*8 elective courses
A maximum of 12 Level 1 courses may be credited towards the Bachelor of Information Systems.
Compulsory courses
Course Code Course Name
4 common introductory compulsory courses
COIS11011 Foundations of Business Computing
HRMT11010 Organisational Behaviour
MGMT11109 Introduction to Management
MMST11002 Web Design
8 common core courses
COIS12036 Human-Computer Interaction
COIS12073 Enterprise Systems
COIT11223 Ethics and Social Issues
COIT11225 Data Communications
COIT11226 Systems Development A
COIT12167 Database Use and Design
COIT12200 Systems Development B
MMST12009 Web Application Development
4 Advanced level (capstone) courses
COIS13013 Business Intelligence and Knowledge Management
COIS13034 Information Systems Management
COIS13064 Information Systems Project Management
COIT13211 Information Security
General electives
Students must complete 8 elective courses, selected from any 6 units of credit undergraduate course offered by CQUniversity.
A maximum of 12 Level 1 courses may be credited towards the Bachelor of Information Systems.
Recommended study schedule
The following schedule is designed for full-time students who usually enrol in 4 courses per term or 24 units of credit. Part-time students should therefore modify this schedule to suit their own needs. The normal study load for part-time students is 2 courses per term or 12 units of credit per term.
Course Code Course Name
Year 1 - T1
COIS11011 Foundations of Business Computing
COIT11225 Data Communications
HRMT11010 Organisational Behaviour
MGMT11109 Introduction to Management
Year 1 - T2
COIT11223 Ethics and Social Issues
COIT11226 Systems Development A
MMST11002 Web Design
Any elective