Availabilities:
| Location | Domestic | International |
|---|---|---|
| Gold Coast | Session 1,2,3 | Session 1,2,3 |
Unit description
Studies the techniques, tools and methods of systems analysis in a business environment. Aims to assist students to develop analytical skills in information requirements analysis, problem identification, feasibility assessment, data modelling, use case analysis, specifications and socio-technical issues of the systems development life-cycle.
Unit content
Topic 1: Development of Information Systems
Topic 2: Approaches to Systems Development
Topic 3: Project Management
Topic 4: Risks and Feasibility
Topic 5: Investigating Requirements
Topic 6: Analysing Requirements - Use Cases
Topic 7: Analysing Requirements - Entities
Topic 8: Modelling Approaches
Topic 9: Alternatives for Implementation
Topic 10: Systems design
Topic 11: Systems Implementation and Support
Topic 12: Current Trends in System Development
Learning outcomes
Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.
Learning outcomes and graduate attributes
| On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | GA1 | GA2 | GA3 | GA4 | GA5 | GA6 | GA7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | describe the core processes involved in the System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) for a computer based information system | Intellectual rigour | Knowledge of a discipline | |||||
| 2 | simulate the role of the systems analyst with respect to the analysis, design and implementation of computer systems | Intellectual rigour | Knowledge of a discipline | Communication and social skills | ||||
| 3 | apply various techniques to the analysis of current systems and modelling of future systems | Knowledge of a discipline | ||||||
| 4 | use a range of analysis and design tools and techniques | Knowledge of a discipline | ||||||
| 5 | compare and contrast current trends in development of computer information systems | Intellectual rigour | Knowledge of a discipline | |||||
| 6 | produce project management charts | Knowledge of a discipline | Communication and social skills | |||||
| 7 | describe quality assurance and testing procedures in software development. | Intellectual rigour | Knowledge of a discipline | Communication and social skills | ||||
Prescribed texts
Session 1
- Needed from Week 1: Satzinger, J, Jackson, R & Burd, S, 2015, Systems Analysis & Design in a Changing World, 7th edn, Cengage Course Technology. ISBN: 1-305-11720-4.
Session 2
- Prescribed text information is not currently available.
Session 3
- Prescribed text information is not currently available.
Teaching and assessment
Gold Coast
| Teaching method |
| Lecture on-site 1 hour (12 weeks) |
| Workshop on-site 2 hours (12 weeks) |
| Assessment | |
| Report | 20% |
| Report | 30% |
| Presentation | 10% |
| Exam: closed book | 40% |
Fee information
Domestic
Commonwealth Supported courses
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Commencing 2020 Commonwealth Supported only. Student contribution band: 2
Fee paying courses
For POSTGRADUATE or UNDERGRADUATE full fee paying courses please check Domestic Postgraduate Fees OR Domestic Undergraduate Fees
International
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