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Business
Information Systems |
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| Introduction |
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There
is an increasing need for a new kind of highly computer
literate business professional who can take responsibility
for developing many day to day business applications
using spreadsheets, databases and other rapid application
development
packages. They also need to be able to help specify new
and secure systems, to be able to work confidently with
their IT colleagues on a larger scale project, and to
understand the business potential for networking and
the Internet.
Holders of both the Diploma and the Advanced Diploma
in Business Information Systems will also have had a
firm
grounding in the essential core business skills. ABE
Business Information Systems professionals will be people
who can
build bridges between technology and business practice.
We do not see them as “techies” who spend
long and lonely hours programming computers, although
programming
will certainly be one of the important skills in their
repertoire. They are more likely to be communicative
and articulate members of a team that brings a variety
of skills
to bear in the development of new and innovative business
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| The
Program Structure and its Pathways
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The
Business Information Systems program is divided into Diploma
Part 1 and 2 and the Advanced Diploma. Students must decide
whether to follow the Management Pathway or the Finance
Pathway and choose the appropriate options.
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Year 1 Degree Program (Diploma) Business Information Systems Syllabus
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Part
1
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The
three compulsory papers are:
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Computer
Applications in Business & Finance
Computer Fundamentals
Business Communication
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Students
must also pass one of the following subjects:
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Organizational
Behaviour (Management Pathway)
Accounting (Finance Pathway)
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Part
2
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The
four compulsory papers are:
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Networks
and Distributed Systems
Principles of Programming
Quantitative Methods
Systems Analysis
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Students
must also pass one of the following subjects:
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Human
Resource Management (Management Pathway)
Managerial Accounting (Finance Pathway) |
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- Diploma
Part 1 and 2 papers are set and marked to the level of
the first year of a UK Business Studies degree program.
- Diploma
Part 1 and 2 papers are set and marked to the level of
the first year of a UK Business Studies degree program.
Following
passes in the nine requisite Diploma subjects above,
the student will be awarded the Diploma in Business Information
Systems.
- It
is recommended that students should sit the Diploma Part
1 examinations before attempting any subject in Diploma
Part 2.
- Exemptions
from Diploma subjects (up to a maximum of six subjects)
may be granted to holders of qualifications of certain
other professional bodies, provided that such qualifications
have been obtained by external examination.
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The
Method of Assessment for all ABE subjects is by written
examination.
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will be notified individually of their results normally about
two
months after the examinations. |
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Year 2 Degree Program (Advanced
Diploma) Business Information Systems Syllabus |
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The
four compulsory papers are: |
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Contemporary
Application Development Methods
Internet Systems Development
Managing Systems Change
Relational Database Applications in Business |
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Students
must pass one of the following options: |
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Strategic
Human Resource Management (Management Pathway)
Corporate Finance (Finance Pathway) |
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- The
Advanced Diploma papers are set and marked to the level
of the second year of a UK Business Studies degree program.
- Following
passes in the requisite five subjects above, the successful
student will be awarded the Advanced Diploma in Business
Information Systems.
- No
exemption is granted from any subject in the Advanced Diploma
Examination.
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The Method
of Assessment for all ABE subjects is by written examination. |
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Candidates
will be notified individually of their results normally about
two months after the examinations. |
