Business systems
BB BS BT
Dr Baikunth Nath and Dr Syed Rahman
6 points * Second semester * 4 hours per week * Gippsland/Distance * Prerequisite: GCO1851
The systems development life cycle illustrated with case studies; problem definition; feasibility study; current systems 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 text
Hawryszkiewycz I T Introduction to systems analysis and design 2nd edn, Prentice-Hall, 1991
Recommended references:
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
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