Systems analysis
P Darke
6 points * 4 hours per week * First semester * Caulfield
Information systems as systems, typical information flows in a business. Types of information system. Some common business systems, eg inventory control, sales order entry, debtors etc. The systems development life cycle, roles of systems analyst and users. Information gathering and presentation. Data modelling: entity relationship modelling, data collection and normalisation. Process modelling: function decomposition, data flow diagrams, minispecs. Methodologies: data-centred approaches, process-centred approaches, quality assurance, standards and deliverables from systems analysis.
Assessment
Examination (3 hours): 50% * Practical work: 50%
Recommended texts
Shanks G and others Introduction to systems analysis: Course notes for SYS7500 and TEC3641 Dept Information Systems, Monash U, 1994