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GCO2852

Business systems analysis

B Nath and S M Rahman

6 points
* 4 hours per week
* Second semester
* Gippsland, Distance
* Prerequisites: GCO1851
* Note: This subject is not available to computing students

Objectives Students completing this subject will be able to describe various categories of business information systems and their role in an organisation; define and apply each of the steps in a system development lifecycle (SDLC) in terms of its objectives and relationship to the other activities in the SDLC; apply traditional and prototyping approaches to systems analysis.

Synopsis Introduction to business information systems. The systems development lifecycle illustrated with case studies: planning and problem definition; evaluation and feasibility study; modelling of processes and data of current and new systems; testing and evaluation. Analysis tools; information gathering techniques - interview and questionnaire; organisation charts; decision tables; data flow diagrams; documentation standards; data dictionary; prototyping, CASE tools.

Assessment Two assignments: 40%
* Examination (3 hours): 60%

Prescribed texts

Whitten, Bentley and Barlow Systems analysis and design methods 3rd edn, Irwin, 1994


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