The Course objectives are summarised below:

• learn the basics of business information systems to develop your career as an Information Systems Professional through further studies or relevant professional development programs;
• learn the basics of business and management in a coherent and meaningful manner;
• learn the basics of business law;
• enhance your academic and study skills;
• develop a good understanding of real-life business and information management challenges; and
• familiarise yourself with the extent of studies needed to develop your career in this field.

Course Learning Outcomes

Knowledge
Graduates of a diploma will have technical and theoretical knowledge and concepts, with depth in some areas within a field of work and learning.

Skills
Graduates of the Diploma of Business Information Systems will have:

• Cognitive and communication skills to identify, analyse, synthesise and act on information from a range of sources
• Cognitive, technical and communication skills to analyse, plan, design, and evaluate approaches to unpredictable problems and/or management requirements
• Specialist technical and creative skills to express ideas and perspectives
• Communication skills to transfer knowledge and specialised skills to others and demonstrate an understanding of knowledge.

Application of knowledge and skills
Graduates of the Diploma of Business Information Systems will demonstrate the application of knowledge and skills:

• With depth in some areas of specialisation, in known or changing contexts.
• To transfer and apply theoretical concepts and/or technical and/or creative skills in a range of situations.
• With personal responsibility and autonomy in performing complex technical operations with responsibility for own outputs in relation to broad parameters for quantity and quality.
• With initiative and judgment to organise the work of self and others and plan, coordinate, and evaluate the work of teams within a broad but generally well-defined parameter.

Compulsory Units	Prerequisites
BUS1001 Professional Development and Business Communication	-
BUS1002 Fundamentals of Management	-
BUS1003 Mathematics and Statistics	-
BUS1004 Foundations of Accounting	-
BIS1001 Foundations of Information Systems	-
BIS1002 Data and Information Management	-
BIS1003 Introduction to Programming	-
BUS2003 Sustainability and Ethics	BUS1001