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Leader: I Jagielska
Offered:
Caulfield First semester 2005 (Day)
South Africa First semester 2005 (Day)
Caulfield SA-02 2005 (Day)
Caulfield Second semester 2005 (Day)
Synopsis: The unit examines and discusses the following topics: the concept of the system and its application to management of organisational information; the process of information systems development; the roles played and skills needed by professionals in that process; the techniques used by systems analysts, emphasising the concept of abstraction and its application in process modelling as DFDs; techniques of information elicitation for problem appreciation and analysis; types of information systems and their application to business problems; systems analysis as a social process; the need for high-level interpersonal communication skills, and knowledge of presentation techniques.
Assessment: Examination: 60% + Assignments: 40%
Contact Hours: 3 hours per week
Prohibitions: IMS1001, IMS1805, BUS1021, GCO1813, GCO2601, GCO2851, CFR1001, CFR1120, CFR1123, CFR1129, CFR1305, SYS1001, SYS2761, SYS115