CSE1204

Information systems 1 ( 6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL)

Leader: H Scheepers

Offered:
Caulfield First semester 2006 (Day)
South Africa First semester 2006 (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, MMS1403, BUS1021, GCO1813, GCO2601, GCO2851, CFR1001, CFR1120, CFR1123, CFR1129, CFR1305, SYS1001, SYS2761, SYS115, FIT1003