Bachelor of Information Systems

LaTrobe University
Bundoora

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This course is designed to place a strong emphasis on the management of information systems, including the design and use of software and applications in business organisations.

It is a three-year, full-time (or equivalent part-time) program which also gives students the opportunity to select a variety of subjects from other areas of science, economics and commerce, arts or the humanities. The honours program requires a further year of study. Graduates are eligible for professional membership of the Australian Computer Society.

Course structure

In first year students are required to take subjects from a list of core and recommended subjects from within the disciplines of computer science, information systems and statistics. Optional subjects from other disciplines offered by the University are also available. In second and third years the course concentrates on computer science and information systems, together with optional subjects from other disciplines.

First year (120 credit points)

Core subjects (60 credit points)

Semester Subject code Credit points

1 Discrete Mathematics MAT11DM 15

1 Information Systems CSE 11IS 15

1 Introduction to Programming Using C++ CSE 11IPC 15

2 Object Oriented Programming Using C++ CSE12OOP 15

Electives (60 credit points)

The remaining 60 credit points may be chosen from first-year subjects offered by any Department, subject to meeting the prerequisites for those subjects. It is recommended that students with the appropriate prerequisites include MAT11CFN and STA12SS among their electives. Common choices also include subjects offered by the School of Business. The subjects BUS10MIS and PHY11NTM are not permitted.

Second year (120 credit points)

Core subjects (70 credit points)

1 Algorithms, Data Structures and Compilers CSE21ADC 10

1 Data Communications and Networks CSE21NET 10

1 Database Systems CSE21DB 10

1 System Description Techniques CSE21SDT 10

2 Artificial Intelligence CSE22AI 10

2 Introduction to Professional Communication CSE22COM 10

2 Object Oriented Data Engineering CSE22ODE 10

Electives (50 credit points)

The remaining 50 credit points may be chosen from any second-year subjects offered by any Department for which the prerequisites are satisfied, with the provision that no more than 80 credit points in total may be taken from computer science subjects. The subject BUS20MIS is not permitted.

Third year (120 credit points)

Core subjects (80 credit points)

1 Fourth-Generation Languages CSE31FGL 10

1 Management Information Systems CSE31MIS 10

1 Multimedia Systems CSE31MS 10

1 User Interface Engineering CSE31UIE 10

1&2 Software Engineering Project CSE30PRJ 30

2 Workload Analysis and File Structures CSE32WRK 10

Electives (40 credit points)

The remaining 40 credit points may be chosen from any third-year subjects offered by any Department, including third-year computer science subjects not already taken. Students should check with the Department regarding the availability of subjects and subject requirements. The subject BUS30MIS is not permitted.

Honours

Honours degree students are selected on the basis of their performance in the final year of the pass degree course. Students must obtain a minimum average of 60% across all of their third-year subjects and obtain an average of at least 65% over their best computer science and computer engineering subjects (which must include CE30PRJ), to the value of 60 credit points to qualify for entry to the honours year in computer science. The subject CSE30PRJ will count as 10 credit points only. Meeting this requirement, however, does not guarantee a place in the honours year as resources may limit the total number of places available, and students are expected to find a supervisor prior to re-enrolment.

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