Business Information Systems

2008 | 2009 | 2010

Area/catalogue: INFS 1011
Course ID: 006415

School: School of Computer and Information Science

Campus/course component(s):
                    City West: Lecture — Tutorial
                    Whyalla: Lecture — Tutorial
                    This course is also available to students studying at an offshore location.
Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Unit value: 4.5

Offered externally: Yes (Study Period 2, Study Period 5)

Undergraduate elective course: Yes

Course details

Business Information Systems examines how organisations design, manage and use information systems and technology as important corporate resource, within the context of the concepts, principles, processes, techniques and issues of modern computerised business information systems. Students will analyse real-world teaching cases of Information Systems use within organisations to familiarise them with databases, decision-making and the evolving use of the Internet for organisational purposes – as well as to understand how to analyse and resolve business problems and the enhancement of business opportunities.

Text book/s:

Laudon, K.C. & Laudon J.P. 2007, Management Information Systems. Managing The Digital Firm, 10th Ed, NJ: Prentice Hall ISBN: 9781741037081.

Course coordinator/s:

Dr Nina Evans
Dr Rupesh Goel, Whyalla: Study Period 2

Fee information for this course

EFTSL: 0.125

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as part of a Commonwealth Supported program
as part of a postgraduate fee-paying program
as part of a program for fee-paying international students
as a non-award enrolment

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The student contribution amount for students enrolling in this course as part of the requirements of a program for which they are Commonwealth Supported may be determined below:

Commonwealth Supported Band Amount: Band 2
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