P Steele
6 points - 4 hours per week - First, summer semester - Peninsula - Prerequisites: CFR2126 or CFR2161 - Prohibitions: SYS3040, SYS3044
Objectives By completing this subject students
should know how CASE tools may be used to effectively support the development
of information systems and be able to use CASE tools successfully; understand
data, process and behaviour modelling techniques and be able to use CASE tools
to develop an application using an integrated set of modelling techniques and
diagram types; and be able to use CASE tools to generate code directly from
application models and to understand the process.
Synopsis An information engineering approach to system development.
Integrated CASE and software support for the system development life cycle. The
role of the information repository. Modelling techniques and diagram types used
to represent application models. Relationships between diagram types. CASE tool
support for business area analysis, business systems design, technical design,
construction, transition, production and maintenance. Model management,
repository management, version control and configuration management issues.
Assessment Examinations: 50% - Practical work: 50%
Prescribed texts
Simon A R, The integrated CASE tools handbook Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1993
Recommended texts
Braithwaite S K Applications development using CASE tools
Academic Press, 1990
Chikofsky E Computer-aided software engineering (CASE) 2nd edn, IEEE
Computer Society Press, 1993
Layzell P and Spurr K CASE: Current practice/Future prospects Wiley,
1992