Foundations of Information Systems

About this subject

• What you'll learn

  By the end of this 12-week subject, you'll be able to:

  1. Critically analyse the key information systems concepts, technologies and changes to these as used in organisations in the context of contemporary businesses and organisations. 
  2. Apply business and IS knowledge and concepts to develop verifiable solutions and recommendations to address and support strategic goals of a business or an organisation.
  3. Develop and communicate a collaborative strategy which embodies the principles of agile methodology to stakeholders of an organisation.
  4. Communicate and demonstrate understanding of the importance of ethical and professional standards in own career and professional future. 

• Topics covered

• Description

• Assessments

• Textbooks

• About Torrens University Australia

Entry requirements

Part of a degree

To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:

Elective

• TUA-BAS-GCE-2026 - Graduate Certificate of Business Analytics
• TUA-CBA-GCE-2026 - Graduate Certificate of Business Administration

Additional requirements

No additional requirements

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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