Aims/Objectives of the Degree Programme
This degree programme is focused to provide sound theoretical and practical knowledge in the two disciplines of Management and Information Systems. By combining these two prominent disciplines, this programme will equip the students with cutting edge business management skills as well as information systems skills to work, manage and succeed in any business. This programme has been especially designed to meet the aspirations of students who are willing and seeking a career either in Management or in Information Systems fields.
Graduate Profile
A student who has successfully completed the BSc Honours in Business Information Systems degree will be a unique graduate who will possess a high level of knowledge in both management and information systems domains. They will be distinguished from others for their diversified knowledge, their generic skills and technical skills, their attitude, flexibility and adaptability, and their desire for continuous learning over a lifelong career, making them an ideal choice for today’s dynamic and flexible organizations.
Graduate Attributes
The attributes of a BSc Honours in BIS graduate is based around four main domains of learning, as highlighted below. They represent the clusters of generic capabilities which the department seeks to foster in all graduates through the teaching and learning experiences of its degree programme.
Knowledge: BIS graduates will have in-depth subject and practical knowledge in the fields of Management and Information Systems which can be applied in both local and global contexts.
Skills: BIS graduates will develop a variety of generic skills which will be useful in starting their career and also in their career advancement.
Attitudes, Values, Professionalism, and Vision for life: BIS graduates will develop right thinking, behaviour, practices, and goals for the future.
Mind-set and Paradigm: BIS graduates will have a commitment to the on-going acquisition of new knowledge and new skills and they are expected to be lifelong learners.
Programme Structure for Years I, II, III and IV
The curriculum of the Bachelor of Science Honours in Business Information Systems degree has been designed to meet the requirement of SLQF Level 6. The study programme consists of 127 credits and it includes both an internship training programme and a research study. The programme covers four academic years of learning. An academic year consists of two semesters.
All undergraduate students enrolled in the Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce are required to follow a common curriculum in management in the first two semesters of study. This is intended to provide the core business knowledge by teaching basic concepts in all functional areas in business.
| Course Code | Course Title | Course Status | Credit | Notional Hours | |
| Year I – Semester I | |||||
| BUS 1370 | Principles of Management | Core | 3 | 150 | |
| DSC 1370 | Business Mathematics | Core | 3 | 150 | |
| ITC 1370 | Information Technology for Business | Core | 3 | 150 | |
| PUB 1270 | Socio – Political Environment | Core | 2 | 100 | |
| LAW 1270 | Legal Environment | Core | 2 | 100 | |
| BCC 1370 | Business Communication I | Core | 3 | 150 | |
| Total No. of Credits — Semester I | 16 | 800 | |||
| Year I – Semester II | |||||
| HRM 1370 | Human Resource Management | Core | 3 | 150 | |
| DSC 1371 | Business Statistics | Core | 3 | 150 | |
| BEC 1370 | Microeconomics | Core | 3 | 150 | |
| ACC 1370 | Financial Accounting and Reporting | Core | 3 | 150 | |
| BCC 1371 | Business Communication II | Core | 3 | 150 | |
| ITC 1171 | Computational Thinking for Problem Solving | Core | 1 | 50 | |
| Total No. of Credits — Semester II | 16 | 800 | |||
| Total Credit Value for the First Year | 32 | ||||
| Year II – Semester I | |||||
| ITC 2370 | Computer Programming | Core | 3 | 150 | |
| FIN 2370 | Financial Management | Core | 3 | 150 | |
| MAR 2370 | Marketing Management | Core | 3 | 150 | |
| DSC 2370 | Operations Management | Core | 3 | 150 | |
| BEC 2370 | Macroeconomics | Core | 3 | 150 | |
| ITC 2171 | Personality & Skills Development (PSD) 1 | Core | 1 | 50 | |
| Total No of Credits — Year II Semester I | 16 | 800 | |||
| Year II – Semester II | |||||
| ITC 2372 | Business Analytics | Core | 3 | 150 | |
| ITC 2373 | Database Design and Development | Core | 3 | 150 | |
| ITC 2374 | Systems Analysis and Design | Core | 3 | 150 | |
| ITC 2375 | Web-based Application Development | Core | 3 | 150 | |
| BUS 2371 | Organizational Behaviour | Core | 3 | 150 | |
| BCC 2174 | Professional Communication | Core | 1 | 50 | |
| ITC 2176 | Personality & Skills Development (PSD) 2 | Core | 1 | 50 | |
| Total No of Credits — Year II Semester II | 17 | 850 | |||
| Total Credit Value for the Second Year | 33 | ||||
| Year III – Semester I | |||||
| ITC 3370 | Information Technology Infrastructure | Core | 3 | 150 | |
| ITC 3371 | Management Information Systems and ERP Applications | Core | 3 | 150 | |
| ACC 3380 | Management Accounting | Core | 3 | 150 | |
| ITC 3172 | Personality & Skills Development (PSD) 3 | Core | 1 | 50 | |
| Electives: Select Three (03) elective courses from the elective list below | |||||
| ITC 3373 | Object Oriented Programming | Elective | 3 | 150 | |
| ITC 3374 | Information Technology Project Management | Elective | 3 | 150 | |
| ITC 3375 | Software Engineering | Elective | 3 | 150 | |
| DSC 3377 | Project Management | Elective | 3 | 150 | |
| DSC 3371 | Data Analysis for Managers | Elective | 3 | 150 | |
| DSC 3370 | Operations Research | Elective | 3 | 150 | |
| Total No of Credits — Year III Semester I | 19 | 950 | |||
| Year III – Semester II | |||||
| ITC 3376 | Enterprise Architecture | Core | 3 | 150 | |
| ITC 3377 | Digital Business Management and Enterprise Applications | Core | 3 | 150 | |
| ITC 3378 | Research Methodology | Core | 3 | 150 | |
| ITC 3179 | Personality & Skills Development (PSD) 4 | Core | 1 | 50 | |
| Electives: Select Three (03) elective courses from the elective list below | |||||
| ITC 3380 | Programming applications and Frameworks | Elective | 3 | 150 | |
| ITC 3381 | Software Quality Assurance # | Elective | 3 | 150 | |
| ITC 3382 | Information Systems Auditing and Control | Elective | 3 | 150 | |
| ITC 3383 | User Experience Engineering | Elective | 3 | 150 | |
| ENT 3384 | Managing Creativity and Innovation | Elective | 3 | 150 | |
| DSC 3381 | Supply Chain Management (DSC 2371) | Elective | 3 | 150 | |
| Total No of Credits — Year III Semester II | 19 | 950 | |||
| Total Credit Value for the Third Year | 38 | ||||
| Year IV – Semester I | |||||
| BUS 4370 | Strategic Management | Core | 3 | 150 | |
| Electives: Select One (01) elective course from the list below (ITC 4670 or ITC 4671) | |||||
| ITC 4670 | Research Study in Information Systems | Elective | 6 | 600 | |
| ITC 4671 | Information Systems Development Research Project * | Elective | 6 | 600 | |
| Electives: Select One (01) elective course from the list below | |||||
| ITC 4372 | Professional Ethics and ICT Law | Elective | 3 | 150 | |
| ITC 4373 | Advanced Enterprise Resource Planning Systems | Elective | 3 | 150 | |
| ITC 4374 | Virtualization and Cloud Computing | Elective | 3 | 150 | |
| ITC 4375 | Artificial Intelligence Applications | Elective | 3 | 150 | |
| Total No of Credits — Year IV Semester I | 12 | 900 | |||
| Year IV – Semester II | |||||
| ITC 4676 | Internship in Information Systems | Core | 6 | 600 | |
| ITC 4377 | Business Process Management | Core | 3 | 150 | |
| Electives: Select One (01) elective course from the list below | |||||
| ITC 4378 | Advanced Business Analytics | Elective | 3 | 150 | |
| ITC 4379 | Information Systems Security & Risk Management | Elective | 3 | 150 | |
| BUS 4376 | Organizational Change and Development | Elective | 3 | 150 | |
| Total No of Credits — Year IV Semester II | 12 | 900 | |||
| Total Credit Value for the Fourth Year | 24 | ||||
| Total Credit Value for the Programme | 127 | ||||
Note: Pre-requisites
# – Students who follow this course has to follow pre-requisite courses below
ITC3373 : Object Oriented Programming
ITC3375 : Software Engineering
* – Students who follow this course has to follow pre-requisite courses below.
ITC3373 : Object Oriented Programming
ITC3375 : Software Engineering
ITC3380 : Programming applications and frameworks
Employment Opportunities
Graduates of this degree programme have two main avenues to choose for their career paths. They can decide either to select information systems field or to select the general management field. Graduates who opt for a career in information systems can expect to commence his/her career in a position such as Business Analyst, Systems Analyst, IS Manager, IT/ERP Consultant, Quality Assurance Manager or Project Manager. With further enhancements of Information Technology related knowledge and skills, a graduate can focus on positions such as Software Engineer, Database Administrator and Network Administrator.
Graduates who are willing a career in general management can find job positions in any of the functional areas such as Accounting, Marketing, Finance, Human Resource Management, Production Operations Management etc. Their skills in logical thinking, problem solving and IT applications should help them to perform better than others in those positions. Further studies in the relevant filed and other professional qualifications will support their career enhancement and personal development in the long run.
Professional Links
The department has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Microsoft Sri Lanka (Pvt) Ltd., which has enabled the Department to get the membership of the Microsoft Developer Network Academic Alliance Programme. Under this programme, students of the department are provided with selected Microsoft Software free of charge for research purposes. The department was signed a Memorandum of Understanding with one of the world’s largest software solutions providers – Virtusa Corporation in 2023 which enables graduates to benefit from a Global company. Students also have access to the Oracle Academy, enabling them to follow certifications from Oracle Free of Charge. The department and it’s staff also maintains close links with professional and industry associations in IT including Sri Lanka Association for Software and Services Companies (SLASSCOM), Computer Society of Sri Lanka (CSSL), ISACA Sri Lanka Chapter, PMI Sri Lanka Chapter, IIBA Colombo Chapter, IEEE Sri Lanka Section, ISC2 Colombo Chapter, and BCS Sri Lanka Section, which has allowed department students to be exposed to programs conducted by these organizations as well as get experiences from industry professionals.