Overview
Business computing is central to success in today’s dynamic digital economy, where organisations rely on data-driven decision-making and emerging technologies to remain competitive. This unit explores the application of business computing across diverse domains to address complex challenges and deliver effective solutions. You will investigate how technology supports business processes, improves efficiency, and fosters innovation in areas such as customer engagement, operations, and strategic planning. The unit emphasises the relationship between information systems and organisational practice, preparing you for your future career. On completion of this unit, you will have a sound knowledge of key concepts and terminology in hardware, software, data storage, and communication, while also developing skills in report writing and idea formulation.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
There are no requisites for this unit.
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
Offerings For Term 1 - 2027
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
All University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
You may wish to view these policies:
- Grades and Results Policy
- Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework)
- Review of Grade Procedure
- Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure
- Academic Progression Policy and Procedure
- Student Refund and Credit Balance Policy and Procedure
- Complaints Policy and Procedure
- Information and Communications Technology Acceptable Use Policy and Procedure
This list is not an exhaustive list of all University policies. The full list of University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Feedback from Unit Coordinator self-reflection
Students demonstrated stronger engagement when given opportunities for personal choice in assessment tasks.
Consider further developing Assessment 3 to incorporate a 'choose your own pathway' approach, allowing students to personalise their learning experience by selecting project themes that align with their individual interests and professional aspirations.
Feedback from Student feedback
Some quiz questions required higher written responses relative to their weighting.
Consider reviewing the weekly student workload to ensure it is appropriate and manageable across the teaching period.
Feedback from Unit Coordinator self-reflection
Limited opportunity to verify individual understanding and assessment authenticity through oral questioning.
Include an oral examination (Q&A) in the final assessment, with weighted rubric criteria to evaluate student responses
Feedback from Unit Coordinator self-reflection
Assessment integrity requirements and associated penalties require greater clarity.
Strengthen assessment wording to clearly prohibit alternative file formats, AI-generated solutions, and modification, hard-coding, or overriding of template formulas.