Business systems
B Nath and S Rahman
6 points * 4 hours per week * Second semester * Gippsland/Distance * Prerequisite: GCO1851 * Note: This subject is not available to computing students
The systems development life cycle illustrated with case studies: problem definition; feasibility study; current system analysis; new system design; programming, debugging, testing, implementation, evaluation and maintenance. Analysis and design tools; information gathering techniques - interview and questionnaire; organisation charts; systems design flow charts; decision tables; data flow diagrams; documentation standards; forms design and screen formatting; file design; data dictionary; structure charts, prototyping, CASE tools.
Assessment:
Assignments: 50% * Examination: 50%
Prescribed texts
Hawryszkiewycz I T Introduction to systems analysis and design 2nd edn, Prentice-Hall, 1991
Recommended texts
Fertuck L Systems analysis and design with CASE tools W C Brown, 1992
Kendall K E and Kendall J E Systems analysis and design 2nd edn, Prentice-Hall, 1992