Program Overview

Program Overview

The Business Intelligence major provides students with a solid grounding in both the organisational context within which business intelligence and analytics take place and the technical skills and knowledge to be able to contribute to organisational decision making. The major includes units that focus on business analysis, statistics and operations research, data visualisation and simulation, systems design and implementation as well as the implementation of business intelligence and analytics in organisations.

Program Structure

The major consists of 24 credit points, including:

• Required Units: 18 credit points
  • BUS103: Business Analytics Fundamentals (3 cp)
  • BUS334: Business Analytics (3 cp)
  • ICT284: Systems Analysis and Design (3 cp)
  • ICT305: Data Visualisation and Simulation (3 cp)
  • ICT393: Advanced Business Analysis and Design (3 cp)
  • ICT394: Business Intelligence Application Development (3 cp)
• Specified Electives: 6 credit points
  • ICT167: Principles of Computer Science (3 cp)
  • ICT206: Intelligent Systems (3 cp)
  • MAS353: Statistical Design and Data Analysis (3 cp)
  • ICT220: Big Data and Data Science (3 cp)
  • ICT201: Information Technology Project Management (3 cp)

Available in Courses

The Business Intelligence major is available in the following courses:

• B1390: Bachelor of Information Technology (72 credit points)
• B1420: Bachelor of Data Analytics (72 credit points)

Admission Requirements

• English language requirements: Equivalent of an Academic IELTS overall score of 6.0 with no band less than 6.0.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the Business Intelligence major, students will be able to:

1. Describe the relevance of business intelligence and analytics to a particular organisational context
2. Apply relevant and appropriate analytical techniques to improve organisational decision-making
3. Design and manage organisational data sources as inputs for business intelligence and analytics systems
4. Analyse and design organisational business intelligence requirements
5. Design and construct business intelligence and analytics outputs

Research Areas

The Business Intelligence major is related to the following research areas:

• Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services
• Technology
• Economics
• Information and Computing Sciences

Program Details

• Owning college: College of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
• Owning school: Information Technology
• Enrolment pattern(s): Part Time, Full Time
• Credit points: 24