Diploma in Business Information Systems (R13)
About the Programme
Today, businesses and organisations rely more than ever on information systems to compete and succeed. So there is a critical need for highly-trained professionals who
can match the requirements of business with the latest in IT.
In its Intelligent Nation 2015 (iN2015) masterplan for IT development, the Singapore Infocomm Development Authority has highlighted the need for more people in higher value-added activities, such as business solutions, enterprise applications and IT Services. This new Diploma programme prepares young professionals for these key fields. It is the first diploma programme in Singapore with a focus on Information Systems.
Programme Objectives
The programme trains students in areas ranging from IT and business fundamentals, through business process modelling and IT project management. Students will have extensive hands-on access to software, from industry giants such as Oracle and SAP, in fields such as human resource management, finance and accounting, sales and marketing. They will learn using a problem-based approach and take on projects that are based on IT issues faced in the real business world.
Through their learning and experience in DBIS, graduates will acquire a mix of business and IT skills which they can use in their work.
Career Prospects
Graduates will be equipped with technical skills, business knowledge and project management capabilities to become a leader in tomorrow’s competitive business environment. Graduates may enter careers as:
- Information systems specialists
- IT or IS sales/pre-sales consultants
- Business development executives in IT consulting and software vendor organisations
- Application support analysts
- Customer service executives
- Software application developers
- Web developers
- IT sales and marketing executives
Further Studies
Graduates may choose to pursue further education and to this end, all SIT diploma programmes are designed to meet the requirements for entry with advanced standing in local and overseas universities for relevant degree programmes. The Diploma in Business Information Systems programme is designed to meet the requirements for advanced standing in local and overseas Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL) in courses related to IT, Information Systems and Computer Engineering.
Advanced Pathway for DBIS Graduates
Monash University’s Faculty of Information Technology and Republic Polytechnic’s School of Information and Communications Technology (SIT) have collaborated to offer DBIS graduates an accelerated pathway to the Bachelor of IT and Systems (BITS) Monash University.
This Advanced Pathway allows students to go directly to the final year of the BITS programme, upon successfully completed additional modules as prescribed by Monash University Faculty of Information Technology.
For additional information on this advanced pathway, please refer to the website: http://sit.rp.edu.sg/monash_ap
For further information on Monash University and BITS, please refer to: http://www.infotech.monash.edu.au
Admissions Information
For further information on admissions to DBIS (JAE course code – R13), please click here.
DBIS was previously known as Diploma in Business Computing (DBC)
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