Business Information Systems and Management
UndergraduateADU-BUSI20252026
Course information for 2026 intake
- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Enrol by
- 26 Apr 2026
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 13 weeks
- Start dates
- 4 May 2026,
- 24 Aug 2026
- Price from
- $2,100
- Upfront cost
- $0
- Loan available
- FEE-HELP available
Business Information Systems and Management
About this subject
On successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Source, validate, use, and manage relevant and appropriate information for ethical and effective decision-making and problem-solving, applying systems thinking skills and techniques.
- Analyse the technology needs required to support a business and liaise effectively with technology personnel for acquisition, maintenance, and business support.
- Use basic/intermediate spreadsheet skills effectively for information management and decision-making.
- Be able to explain the use of databases for information management and decision-making, and demonstrate a fundamental grasp of the principles of database design.
- Assess the quality of information solutions to business problems, applying systems thinking skills and techniques.
- Systems Theory & Thinking
- Complexity & Systems
- Systems Perspective/ Systems thinking & lots of different Systems branches
- Thinking analysis/self-awareness
- Systems Structure and Behaviour
- Systems Theory/Theories
- Mental Models
- Causal Loops Diagrams
- Feedback Loops
- Reinforcing Loops
- Balancing Loops
- Why Systems Work So Well
- Decision Making and Problem Solving
- Systems applications to teams & other decision-making situations
- Levers & Leverage for Outcomes (Strategy & Tactics)
- Working with Mental Models
- System Dynamics & CLDs
- System Dynamics & Spreadsheets
- IT & IS in Business (Business Information Systems / Management Information Systems)
- There is considerable cross-over between Focus Two & Focus Three.
- Data, Information and Information Systems in Business (references learning from Business Data & Cyber Security course)
- Information Systems (IS/MIS/BIS) in the professional’s workplace
- Business Requirements Analysis
- Business Analysis Tracking and Documentation
- FlowCharts & Business Mapping & Documentation (BPMN)
- Business, Business Information Systems and IT; how to relate the case to theory
- Organisational Strategy, Information Systems, and Competitive Advantage
- Overview of Hardware, Software, Firmware, Data Communications and other technical necessities
- Ram & Rom as memory / cognitive load
- Business Process Management using Functional, Cross-Functional & Inter-organisational Systems
- Information Systems Development
- Information Systems Management & Developing IS Proposals and Budgets
- Information Security Management and Managing Computer Security Risk (references learning from Business Data & Cyber Security course)
- Strategic Business Use of e-Commerce (B2B, B2C, B2G), Web 2.0, Social Networking and User-Generated Content
- Business Intelligence and Information Systems for Decision-Making;
- Business Implications of the latest developments in IS (incl AI & ML, Blockchain...) (references learning from Business Data & Cyber Security course)
- Spreadsheets (& Databases) for Decision-Making Technical skills required include all Basic* and Intermediate level Excel skills. Advanced skills are helpful.
- The lessons focus on using the skills for decision-making, more than on acquiring the technical skills. Technical skills are the student's responsibility.
- There is considerable cross-over between Focus Two & Focus Three. Focus three also includes:
- Business Requirements Analysis
- Business Analysis Tracking and Documentation
- Flow Charts & Business Mapping & Documentation (BPMN)
- Business, Business Information Systems and IT; how to relate case to theory
- Information Systems Management & Developing IS Proposals and Budgets
- Information Security Management and Managing Computer Security Risk
Business Information Systems & Management is a foundation course that overviews the critical aspects of Information Management and Information Systems needed in all businesses in the 21st century. While primarily a business course, there will be consideration of the technical aspects necessary to be able to liaise meaningfully with IT departments and personnel. The predominant focus of the course will be the ability to leverage technology for business purposes. The course includes fundamental information management skills (eg: Spreadsheets & Databases) and focuses on the use of information to make business decisions and solve business problems.
All assessments are assignment based.
- Assessment 1. Case Study Analysis (25%)
- Assessment 2: Report: Data Analysis (15%)
- Assessment 3. Business Requirement Analysis (30%)
- Assessment 4: Oral Presentation: Business Case Pitch (30%)
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Entry requirements
Part of a degree
To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:
Core
- ADU-HSM-DEG-2026 - Bachelor of Health Service Management
- ADU-INB-DEG-2026 - Bachelor of International Business
Equivalent subjects
You should not enrol in this subject if you have successfully completed any of the following subject(s) because they are considered academically equivalent:
UAD-COM2512OUA (Not currently available)
Others
Successful completion and passing of four core open access courses and admission into the Bachelor of International Business or Bachelor of Health Service Management.
Additional requirements
- Equipment requirements - Headphones or speakers (required to listen to lectures and other media). Headset, including microphone (highly recommended). Webcam (may be required for participation in virtual classrooms and/or presentations).
- Software requirements - It is essential for students to have reliable internet access in order to participate in and complete your units. myLearning is the Adelaide University's online learning environment. myLearning provides access to various features including announcements, course materials, discussion boards and assessments.
- Other requirements - Based on duty of care requirements, a student admitted to Adelaide University must be at least 17 years of age by the date of enrolment, in accordance with Adelaide University's Admission for Coursework Programs Procedure.
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.
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Related degrees
Once you’ve completed this subject it can be credited towards one of the following courses
Bachelor of Health Service Management
UndergraduateADU-HSM-DEG
Bachelor of International Business
UndergraduateADU-INB-DEG