SCHOOL OF INFORMATION MANAGEMENT

Bachelor of Business Information Systems (BBIS)

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School of Information Management
Associate Professor Hans Lehmann, BBIS Programme Director
Room: Rutherford House (RH) 424
Tel: 0-4-463 5879
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Transitional Arrangements for the BBIS

Please note: no new students are being accepted for the Bachelor of Business Administration degree. The following courses will be offered to current students in 2012:

The following courses will NOT be offered in 2012:

Please note:

Where these arrangements have serious consequences for individual courses of study, students should consult with the Programme Director, who will make every endeavour to find a solution that avoids disadvantaging them.

About a Career in Information Systems

Information Systems are the foundation of modern organisations. They are the basis upon which a firm interacts with its customers, partners and itself.  Companies of all sizes, both private and public sector, depend heavily on IT professionals to design, implement and manage information systems, and to help the organisations decide how best to utilise this technology.

There is a new wave of information systems' professionals who are focused on the technology and move in tune with the way the business works. They understand and manage relationships between:

  • their company and outside service providers
  • business units and IT areas inside their own organisation
  • project teams

The successful information systems professional today is a good "people" person, has strong communication skills, is able to grasp the way organisations function, is a good project manager and is competent with information technology.

Today there is a large and growing demand for these new IT professionals. Organisations need IT professionals who can understand business processes, manage large and small IT projects, coordinate with both the business and IT employees working in other countries and cultures, and pull together results of their efforts into value-adding solutions for New Zealand organisations.

An Information Systems qualification equips you for these new business-critical information system roles. It will prepare you for a successful career in business analysis, project management, vendor relations, IT sourcing, procurement, IT relationship management, consulting, business process management, IT architecture, IT service management and the like.

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A BBIS at Victoria

A Bachelor of Business Information Systems requires 480 points, of which at least 315 points must be above 100-level, 180 points must be above 200-level, and at least 90 points must be at 400-level. See the Course Catalogue to find out the points value of courses.

The degree may be awarded with Honours to students with meritorious performance in their third and fourth years of study.

Entry to the second year (Part 2) of the BBIS is based on academic performance in your first year. You must pass all of the Part 1 courses and achieve a B- grade or better. In your second, third, and fourth years you will complete the core courses of the BBIS, and study the courses that comprise one of the two specialisations. You will also complete a "concentration" -- a package of three related courses that complement your specialisation -- in an area such as Marketing, Writing, Accounting, Management, Computer programming, or other approved subjects.

You will also have the opportunity to get relevant IT work experience in the BBIS 489 course.

Part 2 is made up of the core courses in the BBIS. They are INFO 232; INFO 241; INFO 320; INFO 321; BBIS 302; and BBIS 489. Students may replace may replace BBIS 401 with INFO 395 Case Studies in IS)

Part 3 allows you to choose to specialise in either IS Management or IS Development (see the Specialisations page for examples of a study programme).

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BBIS Specialisations

Information Systems Management

How organisations manage the effective and efficient use of Information Systems, both for innovation and for enabling their business processes. Students will examine how businesses and not-for-profit organisations strategically manage their use of information systems to maximise benefits to stakeholders. The core courses are INFO 201, INFO 301, INFO 322, INFO 405, ELCM 211. Students may replace BBIS 416 with ELCM 311 Advanced Topics in e-Commerce

Information Systems Development

The tools and best practices for ensuring quality and success when building and implementing information systems. Students focus on the design and development of Internet-based systems to help organisations deliver excellent e-Commerce applications. The core courses are ELCM 251, ELCM 351, ELCM 353, INFO 332, INFO 341, BBIS 417.

How To Find Out More

More detailed information is available by contacting either the BBIS Programme Director or the Administration Office of the School of Information Management.

You can also contact Student Recruitment and Course Advice or the Faculty of Commerce and Administration for a Prospectus and/or to discuss your plans.

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