Availabilities:
| Location | Domestic | International |
|---|---|---|
| SCU Online |
Unit description
Develops awareness of the techniques, tools and methods of information systems analysis and design in a business environment. Develops analytical skills in the systems development lifecycle including: system requirements analysis, problem identification, feasibility assessment and case analysis. Provides insight into the specifications and management of socio-technical issues.
Unit content
Topic 1: Information systems: concepts, development approaches and project management
Topic 2: Systems planning, feasibility analysis and risk management
Topic 3: Determining requirements
Topic 4: Analysing requirements: use cases and entities
Topic 5: Modelling requirements and alternatives for implementation
Topic 6: System design, implementation and support
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.
| On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | |
|---|---|
| 1 | describe the activities involved in the System Development Life Cycle for a computer-based information system |
| 2 | simulate the role of the systems analyst with respect to the analysis, design and implementation of information systems |
| 3 | analyse the feasibility and risks associated with information systems design and development |
| 4 | apply various techniques to the analysis of current systems and modelling of future systems, as well as use a range of analysis and design tools and techniques |
| 5 | produce project management charts |
| 6 | describe quality assurance procedures in software development. |
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- describe the activities involved in the System Development Life Cycle for a computer-based information system
- simulate the role of the systems analyst with respect to the analysis, design and implementation of information systems
- analyse the feasibility and risks associated with information systems design and development
- apply various techniques to the analysis of current systems and modelling of future systems, as well as use a range of analysis and design tools and techniques
- produce project management charts
- describe quality assurance procedures in software development.
Prescribed texts
- Needed from Week 1: Satzinger, J, Jackson, R & Burd, S, 2016, Systems Analysis and Design in a Changing World, 7th edn, Cengage Learning, Boston MA. ISBN: 978-1-305-11720-4.
Teaching and assessment
| Teaching method |
| Structured online learning |
| Assessment | |
| Discussion board | 10% |
| Report | 35% |
| Presentation | 10% |
| Report | 45% |
Fee information
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