Systems design and implementation
C Rodrigues
8 points * 5 hours per week * First/Second semester * Caulfield/Clayton * Prerequisites: SYS1252; one of BUS1041, CSC1111, SFT1111 * Corequisites: One of BUS2111, COT2131 * Prohibitions: BUS2071, CFR2126, CFR2161, CSC3151, SYS2071, SYS2161
Systems design: the need for good system design, collecting statistics and constraints for partitioning and packaging, development of systems architecture, transform and transaction-centred design, coupling and cohesion, system structure chart design heuristics, design of security and backup. Physical systems design. Software ergonomics: the need for user-friendly software, screen and dialogue design, report design, user documentation. Implementation: conversion, file creation, parallel running, system testing, acceptance testing, post-implementation actions, efficiency, tuning maintenance, documentation which needs to be maintained during design and implementation, user training. Alternative methods of development, prototyping and system design techniques, other design approaches. Developing and achieving quality systems: quality assurance (QA) techniques, reviews, standards, project control methodologies, organisation and management culture.
Assessment
Examination (3 hours): 60% * Practical work: 40%
Recommended texts
Burch J G Systems analysis, design and implementation Boyd and Fraser, 1992