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FIT5111

Faculty of Information Technology

18 September 2017 22 December 2024

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This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2016 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.

Monash University

6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL

Postgraduate - Unit

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Faculty

Information Technology

Offered

Not offered in 2016

Synopsis

This unit is designed to provide students with an understanding of a range of tools and techniques for systems development and knowledge of a number of specific systems development methodologies. The main topics include the tools and techniques for systems development, the evaluation of the tools and techniques, evolution of development methodologies, the organisational context in which systems development takes place and a number of systems development approaches. These include participative development, soft systems approaches, object-oriented development, structured systems development approaches, data and information-oriented approaches and rapid application development.

Outcomes

At the completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. describe the evolution of systems development methodologies;
  2. analyse the organisational context within which systems development takes place;
  3. assess the tools and techniques that are used in the development of information systems;
  4. select appropriate tools and/or techniques for the development of information systems;
  5. evaluate a real world project using systems development methodologies;
  6. critique and evaluate different system development methodologies.

Assessment

Examination (2 hours): 40%; In-semester assessment: 60%

Workload requirements

Minimum total expected workload equals 12 hours per week comprising:

(a.) Contact hours for on-campus students:

  • Two hours of lectures
  • One 2-hour tutorial

(b.) Additional requirements (all students):

  • A minimum of 8 hours independent study per week in order to satisfy the reading and assignment expectations.

See also Unit timetable information

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Henry Linger

Prerequisites

FIT9130 or FIT5130 or FIT9003 or equivalent

Additional information on this unit is available from the faculty at:

http://www.infotech.monash.edu.au/units/