Programme Aims & Learning Outcomes

The BSc (Hons) in Enterprise Information Systems aims to provide graduates with a good foundation in both business and technical skills. Graduates are extremely competent in investigating business systems, identifying options for improving those systems and bridging the needs of business with the use of IT. They also have the ability to develop information systems and manage business projects in the commercial sector.

Programme Characteristics

• A balanced curriculum that covers technology, management and business and emphasises both computing techniques and applications and software design and development skills in the business sector, covering areas such as logistics, customer relations, auditing and control.
• Minor option. Students can apply to pursue a Minor study in any discipline.
• Students with backgrounds in arts, science or business can apply.

Curriculum

• Year One: Fundamental knowledge, laying the foundation for university study and gaining a taste of the Scheme.
• Year Two: Basic computing and IT concepts, underlying technologies, business, accounting and management concepts.
• Year Three: A broadening year featuring various aspects of computing skills and knowledge of enterprise information systems.
• Final Year: Specialisation in areas such as information system management, audit & control, decision support, knowledge & project management, business process management, logistics and workflow.

Career Prospects

BSc (Hons) in Enterprise Information Systems graduates can take up technical positions as programmers, system analysts, system developers, software engineers and system administrators, and less technical positions including technical sales and sales engineers, project managers, web administrators and web services designers.