Bachelor in Information Management

A Bachelor in Information Management (BIM) degree is an undergraduate academic degree requiring three to four years of study to acquire. This degree is a hybrid program with a mix of management and information technology courses.

Objective

Prepare IT professionals proficient in the use of computers and computational techniques in order to develop effective information systems to solve real life problems in the organizational milieu.
Develop students' skill in object-oriented software design methods and data management systems.
Provide professional training to students by combining information technology with managerial skills.
Prepare students to proceed on to post graduate level study in information management within and outside the country.

Course Cycle

The BIM programme requires students to study 126 credit hours in four years with at least 2.0 CPGA. The composition of the courses is as follows:

Curricula Structure

Courses	Credit hours
Foundation Courses	24
Business Courses	30
Information Technology and Computing Courses	60
Elective Courses	6
Internship and Summer Project	6
Total	126

Foundation Courses

Subject	Credit hours
ENG 201: English - I	3
MGT 204: Business Communications	3
SOC 201: Sociology for Business	3
MTH 201: Basic Mathematics	3
MTH 202: Discrete Mathematics	3
STT 201: Business Statistics	3
ECO 201: Microeconomics	3
ECO 202: Macroeconomics	3

Business Courses

Subject	Credit hours
ACC 201: Financial Accounting	3
ACC 202: Cost and Management Accounting	3
FIN 201: Business Finance	3
MGT 201: Principles of Management	3
MGT 202: Human Resource Management	3
MGT 203: Organizational Behavior	3
MGT 205: Operations Management	3
MGT 206: Business Environment in Nepal	3
MGT 208: Business Strategy	3
MKT 201: Fundamentals of Marketing	3

IT and Computer Courses

Subject	Credit hours
IT 211: Computer Information System	3
IT 212: Digital Logic Design	3
IT 213: Structured Programming	3
IT 214: Data Communication and Computer Network	3
IT 215: Web Technology - I	3
IT 216: Java Programming - I	3
IT 217: Computer Organization	3
IT 218: Data Structure and Algorithm with Java	3
IT 219: Web Technology - II	3
IT 220: Database Management System	3
IT 221: Computer Graphics	3
IT 222: Java Programming - II	3
IT 223: Advanced Internet Working	3
IT 224: Software Engineering	3
IT 225: Computer Security and Cyber Law	3
IT 226: Management Information System	3
IT 227: Object Oriented Analysis and Design	3
IT 228: Artificial Intelligence

First Semester

Subject	Credit hours
MGT 201: English Composition	3
ENG 201: Principles of Management	3
MTH 201: Basic Mathematics	3
ITC 211: Computer Information System	3
ITC 212: Digital	3

Second Semester

Subject	Credit hours
SOC 201: Sociology	3
MTH 202: Discrete Mathematics	3
MGT 204: Business Communication	3
ITC 213: Structured Programming	3
ITC 214: Data Communication and Computer	3

Third Semester

Subject	Credit hours
ACC 201: Financial Accounting	3
IT 215: Web Technology - I	3
IT 216: Java Programming - I	3
IT 217: Computer Organization	3
STT 201: Business Statistics	3

Fourth Semester

Subject	Credit hours
ACC 202: Cost and Management Accounting	3
ECO 201: Micro Economics	3
IT 218: Data Structure and Algorithm with Java	3
ITC 219: Web Technology - II	3
IT 220: Database Management System	3

Fifth Semester

Subject	Credit hours
ECO 202: Macroeconomics	3
IT 221: Computer Graphics	3
IT 222: Java Programming - II	3
IT 223: Advanced Internet Working	3
MKT 201: Fundamentals of Marketing	3

Sixth Semester

Subject	Credit hours
FIN 201: Business Finance	3
IT 224: Software Engineering	3
IT 225: Computer Security and Cyber Law	3
IT 351: Summer Project	3
MGT 202: Human Resource Management	3
MGT 206: Business Environment in Nepal	3

Seventh Semester

Subject	Credit hours
IT 226: Management Information System	3
IT 227: Object Oriented Analysis and Design	3
IT 228: Artificial Intelligence	3
MGT 203: Organizational Behavior	3
MGT 205: Operations Management	3
MGT 208: Business Strategy	3

Eight Semester

Subject	Credit hours
IT 229: IT Entrepreneurship and Supply Chain Management	3
ITC 230: Economics of Information and Communication	3
Elective I	3
Elective II	3
IT 350: Internship	3

Elective

Subject	Credit hours
ITC 301: System Administration - Win NT	3
IT 302: Graphics User Interface Programming Using C++	3
IT 303: Computer Based Financial Engineering	3
IT 304: Electronic Reporting and Auditing	3
IT 305: Object Oriented Database Management	3
IT 306: Software Project Management	3
IT 307: Operating Systems	3
ITC 308: Data Mining and Data Warehousing	3

Internship and Summer Project

Subject	Credit hours
IT 350: Internship	3
IT 351: Summer Project	3

Graduation Requirements

The BIM program extends over eight semesters (four academic years). The BIM degree is awarded on its successful completion. All candidates for the BIM degree must fulfill the following requirements:

The successful completion of 120 credit hours as prescribed with passing grades of D or GPA of 1.5 in all the papers with an aggregate CGPA of 2.00.
A minimum of grade 'C' obtained in the Project Work.
Completion of courses for the fulfillment of the requirements of the BIM Program must occur within seven years from the time of registration.

Careers

Graduating with a bachelors in Information Management highly beneficial as it opens up a plethora of career options and routes for students. This is manly due to the fact that employers now-a-days show a growing interest for applicants with both a business management education as well as an IT background. Paul Matthews from the Institute of IT Professionals stated that "Employers tell me the key thing holding them back is the ability to get skilled people".^[1] This degree would be beneficial as it is employable all over world. Every company has an IT department, which even in non-tech firms, play an essential role in the company's daily functions.^[2]

The fine combination of IT and management that this degree offers, has shown career prospects in fields such as:

Software Designers and Engineers
Advertising and Marketing Executives
IT Consultants and Planners
Sales and retail assistants
Chartered Accountants
Computer programmers and programmer developers
As well as many others^[3]

Graduates from these types of degrees have also found themselves working for some of the world's top organisations including Ernst and Young, Deloitte, Goldman Sachs, and Bruder Mannesmann ^[4]

Post Graduate Programs

Keep in mind that although you can start a career straight after your bachelors, you may also be interested in furthering your study by enrolling in a masters program. Employers seem to be finding that business management undergraduates are too keen on starting work immediately, without actually having attained the essential skills need for a professional workplace. This may be in terms of general maturity and also the students ability to 'hit the ground running'.^[5] This is where masters students have the greater advantage.

There are many different masters programs available to graduates from an Information Management degree. However at this point, the studies tend to narrow down to more specific areas. As you have a solid background in both Business Management and IT, you have a large range to choose from.

If after studying you seem to be more keen in IT then perhaps you should consider doing a masters in either computer science^[6] or information systems.These two programs are some of the best for finding postgraduate jobs with high earning salaries.

Student Life

Information Management students enrolled in a full-time degree generally have 8–13 hours a week in class, whether its lectures, tutorials, or seminars.^[7] However time must be spend outside of class working on coursework and assignments as well as doing prerequisite readings for certain modules.

One of the hardest parts about being a student is learning how to survive on a budget. To compensate for this, many students choose to get a part-time job while studying. In the United States, about 50% of students have a part-time job whilst enrolled in a full-time degree.^[8] However it becomes increasing difficult to balance a part-time job along with course work, classes, good grades, self study time, and social life. Often self study time suffers the most from part-time jobs.^[9] Therefore it would be recommended to work no more than 10 hours a week.^[10]

References

↑ Gifford, Adam. "Surge in demand for IT graduates". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
↑ "Surfing a digital wave, or drowning?". The Economist. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
↑ "Top destinations for "Information Management" graduates". University of London. Archived from the original on 29 October 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
↑ "Information Management for Business BSc". UCL. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
↑ "What makes a business graduate more employable?". The Conversation. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
↑ "No. 2 Best Master's Degree For Jobs: Computer Science". Forbes. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
↑ "BA in Information Management". Copenhagen Business School. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
↑ Orszag, Jonathan. "LEARNING AND EARNING: WORKING IN COLLEGE". Brockport. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
↑ Richardson, Mark. Academic plate spinning: The difficulties of balancing full time degree study with a part-time job (Report). University of Worcester.
↑ "BA in Information Management". Copenhagen Business School. Retrieved 29 October 2014.

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