IMS9001

Systems analysis and design

Offered subject to approval

A Barnden

6 points - 3 hours per week - First, second semester - Caulfield, Clayton - Prohibitions: SYS1252, SYS2001, SYS2071, SYS2151, SYS2901, SYS3076, SYS4071, SYS5140, CFR1252, CFR2161, TEC3641

Objectives At the completion of this subject the students should know the role of information systems in organisations, some of the techniques used to analyse and design information systems, the framework used to organise development projects and some of the major contributing factors to the success or failure of an information system. They should understand when the use of a particular technique is appropriate, that the measures of success of an information system are subjectively determined by interested parties and that different styles of information systems are appropriate in different situations. They should have the skills to apply some of the analysis and design techniques, to communicate their requirements for functionality of an information system and have developed attitudes which allows them to participate effectively as an information participant in developing an effective an information system.

Synopsis The subject introduces students to the key principles which underlie the analysis and design of computer-based information systems (CBIS) to support business and other organisational undertakings. It describes the development life cycle of a CBIS and teaches the techniques of requirements elicitation, data modelling, process modelling, interface design and workflow design in sufficient detail for informed participation as a management participant in the information systems development process.

Assessment Practical work: 100%

Recommended texts

Borenstein N S Programming as if people mattered Princeton University Press, 1991
Cooper A About face: The essentials of user interface design. IDG Books, 1995
Combs M R Information systems for business management Pitman, 1995
Curtis G Business information systems: Analysis design and practice 2nd edn, Addison-Wesley, 1995
Skidmore S Introducing systems design 2nd edn, Macmillan, 1996

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