IMS5024

Information systems modelling

(IT)

P Darke

6 points + 2 hours per week + Second semester + Caulfield + Prerequisites: IMS9001, IMS9003 + Prohibitions: SYS5120

Synopsis: Approaches to information systems modelling and their use in information systems development and information management. Topics include philosophical foundations of information modelling, a comparison of approaches to information modelling, evaluating the quality of information systems models, information modelling in practice - the information model design process, generic models and patterns, corporate data modelling, the data management role within organisations.

Assessment: Written: 100%