Start Date
February
July

Campus
City West

Duration
4 year(s) full-time

Program Code
DBIM

SATAC Code
424061 (Internal)

Study as
Full-time

Entry Requirements
Selection Rank (Internal): 74.05 (for 2012)
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Prerequisites
None

Assumed Knowledge
None

Aim

This program provides a broad and fundamental understanding of the theory and practice of both management and computing and information technology which prepares graduates for a professional career in the computing or the information services industries.  It prepares students for the application of computer systems in commerce, industry or government and provides a professional level of education for potential and current managers.

Content & Structure

This program consists of core and elective courses in Information Technology and a core of Business and Management courses.  The program requires the completion of 144 units of study as outlined below.

What courses you'll study

Course name Area and cat no. Units Reference  
FIRST YEAR
First Semester (Study Period 1, 2 or 3)
Communication and Information Systems in Business BUSS 1058 4.5
Business and Society BUSS 1057 4.5
Problem Solving and Programming COMP 1039 4.5
Information Technology Fundamentals INFT 1016 4.5
Second Semester (Study Period 4, 5 or 6)
Web and Database Development INFS 1019 9
Programming Fundamentals COMP 1040 4.5
Management Principles BUSS 1054 4.5
SECOND YEAR
First Semester (Study Period 1, 2 or 3)
Systems Analysis, Design and Project Management INFS 2035 9
Data Structures COMP 2012 4.5
Principles of Economics ECON 1008 4.5
Second Semester (Study Period 4, 5 or 6)
User Interfaces INFT 1004 4.5
Network Fundamentals INFT 1012 4.5
Foundations of Business Law COML 1001 4.5
Accounting for Business ACCT 1008 4.5
THIRD YEAR
First Semester (Study Period 1, 2 or 3)
Quantitative Methods for Business MATH 1053 4.5
Marketing Principles: Trading and Exchange MARK 1010 4.5
Organisational Behaviour BUSS 2046 4.5
Communication and Organisational Practices COMM 2072 4.5
Second Semester (Study Period 4, 5 or 6)
Web Engineering INFT 2061 4.5
Managing Decision Making BUSS 2059 4.5
International Management Ethics and Values BUSS 3053 4.5
Foundations of Human Resource Management BUSS 2043 4.5
FOURTH YEAR
First Semester (Study Period 1, 2 or 3)
Enterprise Systems INFT 3024 4.5
Information Technology Strategy and Management INFS 3065 4.5
Organisational Administration BUSS 3067 4.5
Management Accounting ACCT 2006 4.5
Second Semester (Study Period 4, 5 or 6)
Information Technology Driven Business Transformation INFS 3072 4.5
Business Intelligence and Enterprise Data Mining INFS 4018 4.5
ICT Project INFT 3025 9 Note(s): 1
OR
ICT Specialist Industry Project INFT 4026 9 Note(s): 1

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