Developed in consultation with industry and major corporates, the course builds students into information technology applications experts with a solid grasp of management. This course is designed to prepare graduates for leadership roles by developing students' knowledge, skills and approaches to problem-solving in the broad disciplines of information technology, management and communication. The course covers the application of computers to the management of business operations such as finance production, marketing, administration and distribution. Students learn about a range of business systems types ranging from those used for transactions processing to those used for logistical and strategic decision-making. The course imparts technical proficiency in programming and in systems analysis, together with the skills to design and maintain database and data communications systems.
Students also learn how to develop systems and metrics designed to optimise business performance.