Business Information Systems BSc (Hons)

Program Overview

The program emphasizes professionalism, blends technical and soft skills, and offers optional work placements for practical experience. Graduates are prepared for successful careers in various fields, including business information systems, data analysis, and project management.

Program Outline

• Program: Equip students with the skills and knowledge needed to operate as professionals in the field of information systems.
• Outcomes: Graduates are equipped with skills for successful careers in industry or academia, as competent and independent lifelong learners.
• Potential Careers: Business information systems, intelligence analyst and developer roles, data and systems analysis and design, system, security, project and knowledge management, and business consultancy.
• Key Features:
• Industry-relevant skills development.
• Blends technical and soft skills.
• Preferred placement opportunities in industry.
• 50+ years of computing experience.
• Ranked within the top 151-200 block of top universities in Computer Science by the Shanghai Global Ranking of Academic Subjects.
• Optional work placement for industry experience.
• Block teaching for simple timetable, regular feedback, and better study-life balance.
• Testimonials:
• "The course was so interesting and worthwhile, and this was proved when I used the skills I gained from my degree in my placement year, and was then taken on as a full-time employee.”

Outline:

• Course Modules:
• Year 1: Foundations of Computing, Programming in Python, Data Analytics and Statistics, Information Systems Analysis and Design
• Year 3: Systems Thinking, Business Systems Solutions, Final Year Project
• Year 3 Optional Modules (choose one):
• Privacy and Data Protection
• Advanced Database Management and Programming
• Digital Transformation
• Teaching and Assessments:
• Education 2030 - block teaching with focus on one subject at a time.
• Combination of practical experience, self-study, and research.
• Learning and teaching strategies include:
• Staff directed teaching and learning
• Case-study and lab based exercises
• Collaborative and group based learning
• Individual independent learning
• Project-based learning
• Assessment methods:
• Combination of coursework and phase tests
• Coursework only for specific modules
• Time constrained phase tests
• Portfolios of work
• Laboratory exercises
• Oral examinations
• Demonstrations
• Individual & individually assessed group work
• Project work
• Reports & presentations
• Research reports
• Turnitin submission

Assessment:

• Assessment methods:
• Combination of coursework and phase tests
• Coursework only for specific modules
• Time constrained phase tests
• Portfolios of work
• Laboratory exercises
• Oral examinations
• Demonstrations
• Individual & individually assessed group work
• Project work
• Reports & presentations
• Research reports
• Turnitin submission

Teaching:

• Education 2030: Block teaching with focus on one subject at a time.
• Learning and teaching strategies:
• Staff directed teaching and learning
• Case-study and lab based exercises
• Collaborative and group based learning
• Individual independent learning
• Project-based learning
• Faculty:
• Staff with industry experience
• HP provides 25% of teaching input
• Unique Approaches:
• HP partnership for preferred placement opportunities and professional qualifications

Careers:

• Potential Career Paths:
• Business information systems
• Intelligence analyst and developer roles
• Data and systems analysis and design
• System, security, project and knowledge management
• Business consultancy

Other:

• Facilities:
• Computer Science laboratories with over 100 workstations
• Printing facilities, network access, and digital projectors
• Open source software for home use
• Library and Learning Zones:
• Kimberlin Library with physical and online resources
• e-books, specialized databases, electronic journals and films
• Learning support tools and services
• Digital Student Skills Hub
• Universal Design for Learning (UDL):
• Equitable and inclusive approach to learning and teaching
• Wide variety of support, facilities, and technology for all students
• DMU Global:
• International experience program for cultural enrichment and global graduate skills
• Placements:
• Optional work placement year integrated into the degree
• Careers Team support with CV, application, interview techniques, and placement experience
• Testimonials:
• "I’m so grateful to have found a job with a well-known company that’s based in my hometown.

UK

2024/25 tuition fees for UK students: £9,250

EU/International

2024/25 tuition fees for international students: £16,250