Systems design and implementation
C Rodrigues
6 points * 4 hours per week * First semester * Caulfield * Corequisites: SYS7500
Design: quality techniques including formal reviews, walk-throughs and adherence to standards; structured design techniques including structure charts, coupling, cohesion and the morphology of systems; design heuristics; transform analysis; software ergonomics including screen and report design, input and output controls, computer controls and the security of information. Implementation: project planning; the implementation plan and user training; documentation including training guides and user, operating and system manuals; testing including system, acceptance and conversion testing; the cut-over process including file establishment or conversion; parallel running, benchmarking, test running, system tuning and the post-implementation review; maintenance.
Assessment
Examination (3 hours): 50% * Practical work: 50%
Prescribed texts
Bourne G M and Rodrigues C B Systems design and implementation subject notes Monash U, 1994
Page-Jones M The practical guide to structured systems design Yourdon Press, 1989
Recommended texts
Pfleeger S L Software engineering: The production of quality software Macmillan, 1991