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Bachelor of Business Information Systems Program update

2010 Guidance Officer and Career Advisers Seminar and Luncheon. Bachelor of Business Information Systems Program update. School of ICT and Griffith Business School. Welcome. Head of School ICT Associate Professor Peter Bernus. School of ICT and Griffith Business School. Presentation.

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Bachelor of Business Information Systems Program update

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  1. 2010 Guidance Officer and Career Advisers Seminar and Luncheon Bachelor of Business Information Systems Program update School of ICT and Griffith Business School

  2. Welcome Head of School ICT Associate Professor Peter Bernus School of ICT and Griffith Business School

  3. Presentation • All about the Bachelor of Business Information Systems School of ICT and Griffith Business School

  4. Outline • Introduction • Future Prospects • Innovative Programs • Areas within ICT • Bachelor of Business Information Systems • Industry Affiliates Program • Careers • Summary School of ICT and Griffith Business School

  5. Exciting prospects • International market suggests that IT-related jobs are amongst the fastest growing [CareerBuilder.com, 2006] • Report by Olivier’s Internet job index indicates that job advertisement growth is largest in ICT sector • Shortage of candidates imminent in light of ICT sector growth [The Australian, 2007] • ICT industry's 2020 vision: 25,000 vacant jobs [TechWorld & ACS Report, 2008] School of ICT and Griffith Business School

  6. Exciting prospects • IT&T continues to be the major growing force in Australia, challenging Trades and Services for the number one spot as the biggest advertiser of jobs online, according to the latest Olivier Internet Job Index (February). • In the past twelve months demand for IT&T workers has shot up 61.18%, surpassing Accounting, Engineering and Mining, and Sales and Marketing. • In February IT&T job ads grew by 8.70% compared to a nationalaverage of 4.93% • Multimedia, Internet and Graphics jobs were up 14.59%. The web boom is being driven by revenue based content creation, with graphic designers in most demand followed by web developers School of ICT and Griffith Business School

  7. Griffith ICT and GBS • Spanning Gold Coast, Logan and Nathan • Interest in IT on the rise • Increase in job opportunities locally and nationally • Industry Scholarships available School of ICT and Griffith Business School

  8. Innovative programs • Review of ICT Programs • Industry connections via advisory boards • Work-Integrated Learning; an important feature of ICT programs School of ICT and Griffith Business School

  9. ICT Degrees @ Griffith • Gold Coast • Bachelor of IT • Bachelor of IT (Accelerated) • Bachelor of Mm • Master of IT • Bachelor of Business Information Systems • Double Degrees • BIT/BEng • BIT/BMm • Logan • Bachelor of IT (BIT@Work) • Bachelor of IT (Accelerated) • Nathan • Bachelor of IT • Bachelor of IT (Accelerated) • Bachelor of Multimedia • Bachelor of Business Information Systems • Master of IT • Double Degrees • BIT/BEng • BIT/BSc • BIT/BMm School of ICT and Griffith Business School

  10. Work Integrated Learning Industry affiliates program Generic skills Communication Writing Team work What is distinctive? • Research-based learning • IT skills • Project management • Team work • Systemsanalysis and design • Software quality processes School of ICT and Griffith Business School

  11. Multimedia Information technology for video, audio, entertainment, business and communication Software Engineering Building software correctly Networking and Security Areas withinthe ICT School • Information Systems • IT in business, organisations, and uses by people • Computing and Intelligent Systems • Experimentation of what can be achieved with computers • Artificial Intelligence (AI) School of ICT and Griffith Business School

  12. B. Business Information Systems • The degree will equip students to merge an understanding of technology with wider business and people skills • Provides students with technical knowledge and business skills at the forefront of organisational practice • Addresses the new raft of jobs becoming available in organisations requiring IT Skills and Business Acumen School of ICT and Griffith Business School

  13. B. Business Information Systems • 3 year program • Made up of 240 credit points (CP) • Year 1 80 CP • Year 2 80 CP • Year 3 80 CP School of ICT and Griffith Business School

  14. B. Business Information Systems • The program combines two key content areas: • Information Systems (ICT) • Business Process Management (GBS) • At each year level, a mix of both content areas are taught School of ICT and Griffith Business School

  15. B. Business Information Systems • The program provides a set of core ICT and Business courses in 1st year, and a number of courses that satisfy ACS accreditation requirements in 2nd and 3rd year • The program culminates in year 3 in a 20CP IT Project or a 20CP Industrial Affiliates Program placement School of ICT and Griffith Business School

  16. Program Structure Year 1 • Programming 1 • Intro to Information Systems • Accounting and Decision Making • Business Informatics • Web Design and Development • Management Concepts • Introduction to Marketing Year 2 • Production & Management Systems • Business Communication • User Interface Design • Project Management • Systems in Organisations • eCommerce • Organisational Processes • ICT Elective School of ICT and Griffith Business School

  17. Program Structure (cont.) Year 3 • Professional Issues in IT • Strategic Information Systems • Organisational Structure and Design • Information Systems Management • Management Strategy and Decision Making • Third Year Project or • Industrial Affiliates Program School of ICT and Griffith Business School

  18. Industrial Affiliates Program (IAP) • Work-Integrated Learning program that integrates students into the workplace through the completion of an industry-based project • This is an opportunity for industry partners to have a willing and dedicated individual working on industry projects using a fresh and innovative approach, and also to bridge the gap for students entering the workplace School of ICT and Griffith Business School

  19. Matthew Wanchap Experiences with IAP in ICT Creative Industries (2006) Caradata (2008) • Health & IT [Gold Coast Bulletin, 2006] School of ICT and Griffith Business School

  20. Career pathways • Business analyst • Quality assurance manager • Mobile technology manager • Online content specialist • e-marketing and communications consultant • Business process manager • Information management specialist • Project manager • ICT manager • Enterprise architect School of ICT and Griffith Business School

  21. Summary • Careers in ICT are on the rise • IT is everywhere; it is now a profession that is present in all aspects of the real-world • The business-IT nexus is opening up many new career opportunities School of ICT and Griffith Business School

  22. End Thank you for your attention Questions? School of ICT and Griffith Business School

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