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gy206 b.sc. in Business Information Systems

Aim and Learning Outcomes

Aim:
•    The aim of the programme is to produce high-calibre graduates with the blend of business knowledge acumen and applied information systems management competence, coupled with a strong individual and team-based skill set facilitating workplace success in innovative enterprises.

Learning Outcomes:
•    Graduates will compare favourably in their knowledge and competence of business, technology, and technology management with students completing similar programs nationally and internationally.
•    Graduates will have acquired and demonstrated knowledge of and competence in the functional areas of accounting, marketing, finance, management, and economics.
•    Graduates will be competent in programming, systems analysis, database design, web development and enterprise systems.
•    Graduates will have demonstrable proficiency in the integration of the theory and practice of information systems management and its application to business-value creation.
•    Graduates will be knowledgeable in the application of information systems to business processes and decision-making.
•    Graduates will have developed excellent personal skills in communication, planning, productivity and creativity.
•    Graduates will be proficient in completing and presenting business-oriented research.
•    Graduates will be competent actors in the business environment.

what is business information systems?

Business information systems (BIS) is the meeting place of information and computer technology with people and business. Business information systems combines business studies with informatics, which focuses on creating, applying and communicating business information.

Studying Business Information Systems, you acquire both business and technology skills. You acquire the skills to analyse business problems from two points of view: considering both the technology aspects and the business requirements. You learn how to analyse business processes, looking at the steps involved in completing specific tasks, looking at how a company does business, with a view to understanding how an organisation or company works. You learn about technology and how to use and manage technology. As you expand your knowledge of business and technology, you learn to explore how an organisation can use technology to improve or even to transform its business.

You learn how to think about exploiting the power of technology when faced with the challenges of a specific business environment. For example, a Business Information Systems graduate working in a food distribution company might have to consider the best ways to capitalise on the latest mobile phone technologies to help make the distribution process more effective and to increase margins for the company.

And where will you find work? Business Information Systems graduates find employment in many industry sectors in all types of roles, because the skills that you acquire can be transferred easily from one sector to another. Read more about where Business Information Systems graduates find employment.

BIS offers you more

The B.Sc. in Business Information Systems is delivered by the BIS group within the School of Business and Economics at NUI Galway. There are many reasons to make BIS at NUI Galway your first choice, including the advantages of the small class size, the work placement in third year, the links with industry through the Advisory Board, the strength of the academic staff and the leading-edge facilities, funded through the National Development Plan.

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Small numbers: personal attention

The small class size on our B.Sc. in BIS programme – with an average of 35 students per class – ensures a supportive and personalised learning environment and provides constant opportunity for contact and communication with academic staff. Our low staff:student ratio enables us to deliver the appropriate level of support and mentoring to our undergraduate students, leading to an intensive, person-centred learning experience.

Our small class size also means that you get to know your colleagues well, helping to make the transition from second-level school to university life easier. Throughout the four years, you complete many assignments, both on your own and working in groups with your classmates. You are therefore receiving constant feedback from the academic staff on your progress. Also, through the group assignments, you work at some stage with every other student in your class, thus developing interpersonal and team building skills, which are very essential in the modern workplace.

Work placement: applying your skills and knowledge

The work placement in the third year of the undergraduate programme, called the Professional Experience Programme, provides you with an opportunity to apply the knowledge gained in college to real business situations. This work placement is a very important aspect of the programme and is a great advantage when you are looking for your first position after graduating. During the work placement, you establish contact with potential employers and some students find a permanent job with their placement employer starting after graduation.

The Professional Experience Programme also helps to raise the overall profile of the programme among employers, thus increasing the employment opportunities for graduates.

Links with industry: relevant programme content

The programme Advisory Board consists of senior management representatives from a number of industrial sectors. The Advisory Board contributes to the development of the overall strategic direction of the B.Sc. in Business Information Systems and gives guidance on the relevance of the content of the individual courses to current and emerging trends in industry. The contribution of the Advisory Board ensures that graduates emerging from this degree programme have acquired the knowledge and skills that employers in today's market are looking for.

J.E. Cairnes School of Business and Economics: long-established excellence

The Business Information Systems group is located in NUI Galway's Cairnes School of Business & Economics, which has a long-established tradition of producing good business graduates who have become leaders of industry. A postgraduate programme in Business Information Systems, the M.Sc. in Information Systems Management (formerly the Higher Diploma in Systems Analysis), has been one of the leading postgraduate programmes in the country for over 25 years. In more recent years, the School of Business & Economics has developed further its strong Business Information Systems academic expertise and developed new programmes, including this B.Sc. in Business Information Systems, to meet the changing needs of industry in our modern, knowledge-based economy.

The academic staff in the BIS group are drawn from a number of different backgrounds and many have years of experience in industry, enabling them to bring their experience of real organisations to bear when teaching the theoretical aspects of the programme. This mixture of expertise is reflected in the variety of courses covered over the four years and in the range of projects completed by the students.

Teaching in the 21st century

Backed by significant funding through the National Development Plan (NDP), excellent facilities are available for undergraduate Business Information Systems students. Students work in dedicated computer suites that are solely for undergraduate use and are equipped with the latest hardware and software. The programme is offered in NUI Galway's business school, a new €16 million building, which houses the Cairnes School of Business & Economics, containing additional computer suites and lecture halls, providing state-of-the-art facilities to teach Business Information Systems students.

In common with most leading universities, extensive use is made of modern teaching and learning technologies, particularly Internet-based technology. We use NUI Galway's Blackboard-powered, computer-based virtual learning environment as a support to the personalised learning environment of the Business Information Systems undergraduate programme. With electronically-enabled teaching rooms, online access to library facilities and a wireless-enabled building that allows students with their own laptops access to the Internet and e-mail services, you experience first hand technology driving innovation in an organisation.

Check out the NUI Galway web site for information about student life at NUI Galway and for general information for prospective students thinking of coming to NUI Galway.

    

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