Diploma in Business Information Systems

Course details

In this programme, you will be exposed to core business fundamentals and data analysis techniques that will enable you to translate business information into valuable insights. Extensive hands-on training will help you master the use of world-class business software, including how to use intelligence from these systems to support a company’s sales and marketing efforts.

Our partnerships with world-class companies such as Sage, Starhub, Salesforce.com, and SAS Institute will provide you with opportunities to gain real-world experience through industry attachments. By the end of the programme, you will have both the specialised expertise and practical skills needed to build a successful career.

Course Outcomes

• Gain an overall understanding of how businesses operate and the critical role of IT
• Develop IT and business process skills to design, build, and use information systems to support key business functions
• Apply business intelligence techniques to analyse data in order to understand and improve business performance
• Gain extensive hands-on experience using leading enterprise application software such as Salesforce.com, PeopleSoft, and SAS
• Undergo a 16-week industry attachment programme with an organisation such as DBS Bank, NCS, Salesforce.com Singapore, or SAS Institute

Career Opportunities

DBIS graduates have versatile skill sets, enabling them to take on high-value IT roles in a wide range of industries. You can look forward to launching your career in positions such as:

• Application Support Analyst
• Business Analyst
• Information Systems Specialist
• Junior IT Consultant
• Web Developer

Course Structure

General Modules (28 MC)  

7 compulsory modules: 

• Mathematics 
• Organisational Behaviour 
• Marketing 
• Introduction to Programming 
• New Media Communications 
• Cognitive Processes and Problem Solving 
• Effective Communication   

Discipline Modules (36 MC)  

9 compulsory modules: 

• Systems Analysis and Design 
• Web Application Development in .NET 
• Database Systems 
• Object-Oriented Programming 
• Data Communications and Networking 
• Operating Systems Concepts 
• IT Security and Management 
• Advanced Web Application Development in .NET 
• IT Project Management  

Specialisation Modules (20 MC)  

5 compulsory modules: 

• Management Information Systems 
• Business Intelligence 
• Business Process Modelling 
• Human Resource Information Systems 
• Sales and Marketing Information Systems   

Industry Orientation Programme (28 MC)  

3 compulsory modules: 

• Project 
• Character and Citizenship Education 
• Industry Immersion Programme (20 MC)

Elective Module (4 MC)  

Select 1 module from the following list: 

• Financial Accounting 
• Microeconomics 
• Human Resource Management 
• Macroeconomics 
• Data Structures and Algorithms 
• Android Programming  

Freely Chosen Module (4 MC)  

Obtain a total of 4 modular credits from the prescribed range of modules offered by RP's Schools and Centre.