BA Information Systems Concentration |
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Regulations
effective September 1, 2006
Students complete the program regulations in effect at the time of their enrolment.
Bachelor
of Arts (3-year) General regulations.
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Requirements in addition to the general program requirements for the 3-year
BA
with Concentration. |
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A minimum of 36 credits in
concentration courses including a
minimum of 24 senior (300 or 400)
level credits. |
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18 credits in the following designated
Information Systems concentration
core courses: |
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CMIS 245 |
Microcomputer
Applications in Business I
(Windows) |
(3) |
COMP 200 |
Introduction to Computing
and Information
Systems |
(3) |
COMP 268 |
Introduction to Computer
Programming (Java) |
(3) |
COMP 314 |
Computer Organization
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COMP 315 |
Advanced Operating
Systems |
(3) |
COMP 361 |
Systems Analysis and Design |
(3) |
COMP 378 |
Introduction to Database
Management |
(3) |
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A minimum of 18 credits in the
following designated Information
Systems concentration elective courses:
a. 3 senior (300 or 400) level COMP or CMIS courses
(with a
maximum of 6 credits in
CMIS courses) (9)
b. 3 senior (400) level
COMP courses (9)
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A minimum of 54 credits in Arts (Humanities
and Social Science). This
requirement replaces the normal
requirement of 66 credits in Arts
courses included in the general
regulations for the 3-year BA with
concentration. This change is required
to accommodate the large number of
credits in Science-area courses required
by this concentration. For this reason
the stipulation of a maximum of 18
credits in the Science area of study is
also waived. |
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Specific Regulations |
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The aim of the Information Systems
concentration is to produce Arts
graduates with the processing, usage,
and managing information skills
required by business, education,
and government. Students wishing to
specialize exclusively in Information
Systems should consider enrolling in
the B.Sc. in Computing and Information
Systems offered by the School of
Computing Information Systems. |
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Courses in the Information Systems
concentration comprise both computer
science and business applications. |
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Information Systems is a rapidly changing
field; consequently, it may not be possible to transfer credit for
older courses and/or diplomas towards this degree. Athabasca University
will not grant credit for computer science courses taken more than
five years ago. |
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Holders of the B.Sc. in Computing and
Information Systems from Athabasca
University, or its equivalent from
another university, may not enrol in
the BA (Information Systems). |