GCO7832

Information systems II

C F Lau

6 points
* First semester
* Distance and Gippsland
* Prerequisites: GCO7825

Objectives Students completing this subject should be able to acknowledge the importance of the interrelationship between the business plan and the information systems plan; understand the various techniques and tools used in project management and in design methodologies; produce basic designs of systems networks; and recommend suitable controls and prepare implementation guidelines for a new system.

Synopsis Review of the systems analysis process, tools, and role of the analyst. Project selection and management. Cost-benefit and cost control. Systems methodologies and application development tools. Basic design of distributed and on-line systems. Data communication requirements. Implementation: training and planning for implementation. Evaluation. Systems security and control.

Assessment Examination (3 hours): 60%
* Other assessment modes: 40%

Prescribed texts

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