SBM3101: Business IT Course Report - Skills and Subjects

This report provides a comprehensive overview of a Business IT course, outlining the necessary prerequisites for enrollment, including age and educational qualifications. It details key subjects such as IT and its organizational areas, database management, programming, analysis and design of information systems, network and communication, e-business, security, web-based technology, and project management. The report also emphasizes the importance of various skills for success in the field, including communication, team building, analysis and presentation, leadership, negotiation, strategic planning, general management, sales and marketing, financial management, and time management. The student highlights the relevance of these subjects and skills for a successful career in the dynamic field of business IT, emphasizing the need for both theoretical knowledge and practical application. The document is a valuable resource for students seeking to understand the course structure and career requirements in Business IT.

SBM3101-Professional Development and
Business Communication
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Table of Contents
SBM3101-Professional Development and Business Communication..........................................................1
Introduction.................................................................................................................................................3
Business IT Course.......................................................................................................................................3
Eligibility criteria......................................................................................................................................3
Subjects for Business IT...............................................................................................................................4
IT and its organizational areas.................................................................................................................4
Management of database.......................................................................................................................4
Programming...........................................................................................................................................5
Analysis and design of information systems............................................................................................5
Network and communication; E Business................................................................................................6
Security....................................................................................................................................................6
Web-based technology............................................................................................................................6
Project management...............................................................................................................................7
Identification of Skills..................................................................................................................................7
Communication skill................................................................................................................................7
Team building skill...................................................................................................................................8
Analysis and presentation skills...............................................................................................................8
Leadership skill........................................................................................................................................8
Negotiation skill.......................................................................................................................................8
Strategic planning skill.............................................................................................................................8
General management skill.......................................................................................................................8
Sales and marketing skill..........................................................................................................................9
Financial management skill.....................................................................................................................9
Time management skill............................................................................................................................9
Conclusion...........................................................................................................................................9
References.................................................................................................................................................10
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Introduction
As an aspired student of higher studies, I would prefer to opt for studies in business information
technology as my future career in Australia. After passing the school-leaving examination, I have
to understand the requirement of this course along with its prerequisites to make a successful
career in this curriculum from any esteemed Australian university. This course can provide a
challenging and accomplishing career for me as an entrepreneur to excel in the business in IT in
future to serve the community and the country with my future successful life. This curriculum
demands tow-fold requirement- knowledge of course materials, and development of required
skills for learning and successful application of specialized professional acumen for future
career. To ensure successful career organization in this curriculum, I have to find out the list of
skills I require to develop for successful learning of this course along with the organized method
to build my career with profound strong knowledge during my course. For this purpose, I have to
understand and demonstrate right application of skills and professional development theory as
taught during our course session. (Davis, 2012)
Business IT Course
For bachelorship in Business IT course, I have to meet the pre-requisites to find myself eligible
for this course. These criteria include age, basic knowledge about linguistic and subjects.
Eligibility criteria
Basic pre-requisite about the age of candidate should be 18+ while taking admission for this
course.
Eligible criterion for applicant refers to earlier qualification is completion of 12th standard of high
school as per Australian standard with subjects of mathematics and statistics as per Australian
standard of 11th year. Proficiency in English should be as per the Australian standard to follow
the communication for the upcoming course of Business IT.
This bachelor course of any Australian university is offered to the eligible candidates of home
and abroad meeting above educational criteria, fixed as the benchmark for the aspired
candidates.
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Subjects for Business IT
There are different subjects to be learnt by the aspired student through enrollment in business IT
course of four years. (Autralia, 2020)They are:
 IT and its organizational areas;
 Management of database;
 Programming;
 Analysis and design of information systems;
 Networks and communications, e-business,
 Security,
 Web-based technology;
 Project management.
We will discuss the above subjects to understand the requirement of this course.
IT and its organizational areas
Any organization runs with specific corporate objectives, which includes different activities to
perform to ensure successful business activities. They are sales, purchases, manufacturing of
finished products, marketing of such products, administration, accounting and finance, and
human resource management. These domains of business activities demand high level of
professional management to accomplish organizational goals set by the entrepreneurs.
Management of database
The above organizational areas are inter-linked with their objectives and deliverables. For
successful running of business, the organizational areas are to be provided with required database
for different level of operations. Hence database management is very essential and most integral
part of any business operation. Database management is required for different level of corporate
activities to ensure easy and flawless provision of data for the management along with its
addition and alteration as per requirement of the business. There are mainly four types of
database management used for business operation- text database; desktop database programs;
relational database management systems or RDMS; and NO SQL and object-oriented database.
Database management is also categorized in two broad-spectrum divisions- operational database;
and database warehouse. All these areas of database management are component of business IT
course for bachelors. (Rouse, 2020)
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Programming
Computer is reckoned as the basic tool for office operation. This machine serves the purpose of
business in different business activities. But, computer is blunt till it is guided for some required
operation. To guide the computer, it is to be programmed by the professional keeping in mind the
requirement of output from the nature of available input or data. Hence programming is basic
part of IT, which should be learnt by each individual professional during their bachelor course.
(Goel, 2020)There are different programming languages known in IT, which are mentioned as:
 Functional programming languages;
 Procedural programming languages;
 Scripting programming languages;
 Object-oriented programming languages;
 C language;
 C++ language,
 Logic programming languages,
 Pascal language.
As a professional in business IT, the candidate must learn programming with its basics to execute
effective deliverance in business IT domain.
Analysis and design of information systems
Information system is required to be analyzed and designed by the professionals of business IT
to ensure proper required output from the exercise of data management. These components of
data management are basics for development of information systems. Main objective of this
study is to ensure proper analysis of available information system gathered through data
management with subsequent designing of such information to ensure coveted level of output for
the management. While developing information system, different steps are to be followed to
ensure systematic implementation of analysis and design of information system. They are-
investigation, feasibility studies, analysis, design and activities of cross-life cycles. These
analyses and subsequent design activities are taught in the course of Business IT to enable the
student to match professional expectations. (University, 2012)
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Network and communication; E Business
Network is required to connect relevant stakeholders of any business through communication in
virtual business world. A network of communication depicts to the system through which
different stakeholders exchange communication and information to other respective stakeholders
of mutual interest in any business entity. There are four different types of practiced network,
namely the wheel network, circle network, chain network and all-channel network. In practical
application of network, same facility is designed with names as LAN (local area network); PAN
(Personal area network); MAN (metropolitan area network) and WAN (Wide Area Network).
All these devices are used for successful application of Business IT; hence the same is to be
learnt for successful professional career of any IT personnel. E business is latest form of global
business done through internet by creating a business network to serve the stakeholders in global
perspective. As a student of business IT, one must know the theoretical knowledge and practical
approach of network and communication with its connection to e business for any organization;
hence these subjects are included in the course of business IT. (Bourgeois & Bourgeois, 2014)
Security
Security here means the set of strategies related to cyber security to prevent illegal access to
different intellectual and hardware properties like computer system, installed network and
relevant data required for business operation of any organization. Strong IT security system is
instrumental to maintain the confidentiality and the integrity of organizational information to be
saved from hackers. This subject is essential for the course of business IT to ensure expertise in
securing the exclusiveness of organizational IT assets of virtual and physical natures.
(Kaspersky, 2020)
Web-based technology
This technology is enhancing the scope of functioning of world-wide web (WWW); and is based
upon the concept of network application, which can be accessed through internet by any
individual to make connection with other people of mutual interest. Due to emerging demand of
this domain, web-based technology is reckoned as a subject in business IT bachelor course.
(Global, 2020)
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Project management
This subject has its own value for the students as project management can enhance the scope of
learning related to projects with development of hardware and software, upgrading of network,
cloud-based computing, effective data management and relevant business management. This
subject enables the student to understand the implication of different projects with its theoretical
knowledge and respective practical application in business IT. (Deftsoft, 2016)
Identification of Skills
Like every field of professional aspect, business IT students should develop different skills
during their study. The skills required for successful business IT professional are:
 Communication skill; (mindtools, 2019)
 Team building skill; (Kashyap, 2018)
 Analysis and presentation skill;
 Leadership skill;
 Negotiation skill;
 Strategic planning skill;
 General management skill;
 Sales and marketing skill;
 Financial management skill;
 Time management skill.
Communication skill
These skills include interpersonal skills including oral and written communication. Basic purpose
of this skill is to ensure that message should be transmitted to the audience with prudence and
clarity. Oral communication skill is required to make the people of other side understand the
meaning of message delivered. Written communication includes different business messages to
be transmitted in written form to make the recipient understand the need of the subject and the
action taken or to be taken related to that subject. Resume writing is one such domain, where the
writer can express his ability, experience and expertise in the subject with his educational
background to project his worthiness as successful professional. Job-interview skills may be oral
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or hybrid form of written and oral communication. Hence, effective and excellent
communication skill can be instrumental for successful career of a business IT professional.
Team building skill
This skill is required for effective bonding of workplace team to ensure successful deliverance to
the employer. For this purpose, a good knowledge of human psychology and individual abilities
are to be prioritized with the existing human resources of any workplace.
Analysis and presentation skills
These skills are required to prove personal ability to analyze any situation and to present the
same with probable solution to the stakeholders. Analysis skills are developed through in-depth
knowledge of individual, which is followed by effective presentation skill.
Leadership skill
Leadership skills are basic item when an individual works in a team. With his personal acumen
and knowledge in the subject, he can create precedence to the team members by providing proper
practical guidance to the team members for better deliverance to the employer. Leadership skill
includes good habit of patient hearing and deliverance of proper route map for future to ensure
success in specific project.
Negotiation skill
This skill demands high level of managerial ability while negotiating with different stakeholders
with amicable solution. Good negotiation skill of a professional can form a common platform for
different stakeholders to negotiate in bargaining.
Strategic planning skill
This skill is required to fix any strategy to ensure successful implementation of corporate goal.
Planning is most essential part and effective planning of strategy can ensure high level
deliverance to ensure accomplishment of corporate goal. This skill highlights the educational and
practical ability of a professional in his career path with success.
General management skill
This skill highlights the ability of managing general operation of any organization by a
professional to ensure regular and routine flow of uninterrupted work with fixed objective and
proper route map to accomplish that objective.
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Sales and marketing skill
Being an IT professional, the incumbent should have this skill to ensure that business should be
generated related to company product. For this purpose, good knowledge of products is
necessary with identification of SWOT analysis of the products offered to the target audience.
Financial management skill
Financial management skill is essential to understand different monetary implications related to
any business. Hence, this skill is considered as elementary for any professional for his successful
career.
Time management skill
In corporate world, time-bound deliverance is one of the basic factors for successful
professional. This skill encourages the professional to ensure his discipline and core knowledge
about the work assigned to him to deliver in time.
Conclusion
Above discussion highlights different subjects to be learnt for bachelorship of business IT course
to ensure successful business career in IT. Moreover, different relevant skills are also highlighted
to guide the student about cultivation of such skill during the course period through different
theoretical knowledge and its practical application. It is evident from the above essay that
different IT related subjects are fixed to ensure profound knowledge in both theoretical and
practical aspects to ensure its successful implementation by the aspired candidate in his future
roadmap of career. Necessary skill enhancement is also required to ensure that the professional
should apply those skills successfully as and when required during his professional journey in the
career. A good balance of knowledge gathered through different relevant subjects of business IT
curriculum empowered by professional skills can make a person successful by ensuring
identification of proper deliverable and right path to accomplish such deliverable for the interest
of the organization. Ethical behavior adds salt to his career to reckon him as a successful
professional in business IT.
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