SYS2168

Systems design and implementation

B Hodgson

8 points
* 5 hours per week
* First, second semester
* Caulfield, Clayton
* Prerequisites: SYS1252; one of BUS1041, CSC1011, SFT1101
* Corequisites: BUS2111 or COT2131
* Prohibitions: BUS2071, CFR2126, CFR2161, CSC3151, SYS2071, SYS2161, SYS3076

Objectives At the completion of this subject students should know the activities involved in the systems design, implementation and maintenance phases of the systems development cycle; understand the place of systems design and implementation in systems development; be able to use suitable design methods and techniques to design system modules; and appreciate the value of a systematic approach to systems design, implementation and maintenance.

Synopsis Systems design: the need for good system design, collecting statistics and constraints for partitioning and packaging, development of systems architecture, transaction-centred design, coupling and cohesion, system structure chart design heuristics, design of security and backup. Physical systems design. Software ergonomics: the need for user-friendly software, screen and dialogue design, report design, user documentation. Implementation: conversion, file creation, parallel running, system testing, acceptance testing, post-implementation actions, efficiency, tuning maintenance, documentation to be maintained during design and implementation, user training. Alternative methods of development, prototyping and system design techniques, other design approaches. Developing and achieving quality systems: quality assurance (QA) techniques, reviews, standards, project control methodologies.

Assessment Examination (3 hours): 60%
* Practical work: 40%

Recommended texts

Burch J G Systems analysis, design and implementation Boyd and Fraser, 1992
Hoffer J A, George J F and Valacich Modern systems analysis and design Benjamin Cummings, 1996
Whitten L, Bentley L D and Barlow V M Systems analysis and design methods 3rd edn, Irwin, 1994