Overview
Information systems analysis and design is a complex, challenging, and stimulating organisational process, that a team of business and systems professionals use to develop and maintain computer-based information systems. In this unit, you will learn the importance of responding to and anticipating problems through the innovative use of systems development process. You will learn how understanding user-centered design and task-centered design are fundamental to good systems design. In order to understand these concepts, you will study how to determine user-requirements and convert user requirements to system design. You will demonstrate this understanding by designing web-interfaces of given case studies and practical examples. You will study different phases of the systems development life cycle, which includes developing a system proposal, determining user requirements, designing a system, and applying key principles to the implementation of a system. You will also explore the organisational context and the iterative nature of systems analysis and design.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Anti-Requisites: COIS20025 Systems Development Overview. Students who have studied COIS20025 in the past cannot take COIT20248.
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
Offerings For Term 3 - 2020
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes – in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Postgraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.
Class Timetable
Assessment Overview
Assessment Grading
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%). Consult the University’s Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades.
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- Grades and Results Policy
- Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework)
- Review of Grade Procedure
- Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure – Domestic Students
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure – International Students
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Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Feedback from Through Moodle site
Students requested more constructive feedback.
All tutors and markers will be asked to provide detailed constructive feedback so that students can learn from it.
Feedback from Through Moodle site
Some students sought additional help with academic writing.
Invite Academic Learning Center (ALC) to run workshop in class and to provide tips on academic writing.
- Develop requirements, specifications and provide academic and practical arguments to defend the solutions by employing core principles of information system analysis and design
- Develop prototypes for computer-based information systems demonstrating initiative and problem-solving judgement to meet client briefs
- Employ effective interpersonal and professional skills to collaborate with and influence team members to achieve a negotiated team outcome while maintaining responsibility and accountability for their own learning and work
- Analyse critically and reflect on the alternative methodologies used in developing business information systems
- Critically analyse and evaluate different modelling techniques for developing business information systems.
Australian Computer Society (ACS) recognises the Skills Framework for the Information Age (SFIA). SFIA is in use in over 100 countries and provides a widely used and consistent definition of ICT skills. SFIA is increasingly being used when developing job descriptions and role profiles.
ACS members can use the tool MySFIA to build a skills profile at https://www.acs.org.au/professionalrecognition/mysfia-b2c.html
This unit contributes to the following workplace skills as defined by SFIA. The SFIA code is included:
- Information Analytics (INAN)
- Systems Design (DESN)
- User Experience Design (HCEV)
- IT Strategy and Planning (ITSP)
- Systems Design (DESN)
- Business Modelling (BSMO)
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
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1 - Project (applied) - 30% | |||||
2 - Project (applied) - 30% | |||||
3 - Online Test - 40% |
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
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2 - Communication | |||||
3 - Cognitive, technical and creative skills | |||||
4 - Research | |||||
5 - Self-management | |||||
6 - Ethical and Professional Responsibility | |||||
7 - Leadership | |||||
8 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures |
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
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1 - Project (applied) - 30% | ||||||||
2 - Project (applied) - 30% | ||||||||
3 - Online Test - 40% |
Textbooks
Essentials of Systems Analysis and Design
6th edition (2015)
Authors: J.S. Valacich, J.F. George, J.A. Hoffer
Pearson
Boston Boston , US
ISBN: 978-1-292-07661-4
Binding: Paperback
Additional Textbook Information
If you prefer to study with a paper copy, they are available at the CQUni Bookshop here: http://bookshop.cqu.edu.au (search on the Unit code).
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft Project
- Microsoft Visio
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: Harvard (author-date)
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
r.sarin@cqu.edu.au
Module/Topic
Systems development environment; sources of software
Chapter
Chapters 1 & 2 (Essentials of Systems Analysis & Design, by Joseph S. Valacich, Joey F. George & Jeffrey A. Hoffer, 6th edition, 2015, Pearson)
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Managing the information systems projects; systems planning & selection
Chapter
Chapters 3 & 4 (Essentials of Systems Analysis & Design, by Joseph S. Valacich, Joey F. George & Jeffrey A. Hoffer, 6th edition, 2015, Pearson)
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Determining system requirements; use case modeling
Chapter
Chapter 5 (Essentials of Systems Analysis & Design, by Joseph S. Valacich, Joey F. George & Jeffrey A. Hoffer, 6th edition, 2015, Pearson)
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Structuring system requirements: process modeling
Chapter
Chapter 6 (Essentials of Systems Analysis & Design, by Joseph S. Valacich, Joey F. George & Jeffrey A. Hoffer, 6th edition, 2015, Pearson)
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Structuring system requirements: conceptual data modeling; object-oriented (OO) analysis & design
Chapter
Chapter 7 & Appendix A (Essentials of Systems Analysis & Design, by Joseph S. Valacich, Joey F. George & Jeffrey A. Hoffer, 6th edition, 2015, Pearson)
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Designing the human interface; agile methodologies
Chapter
Chapter 8 & Appendix B (Essentials of Systems Analysis & Design, by Joseph S. Valacich, Joey F. George & Jeffrey A. Hoffer, 6th edition, 2015, Pearson)
Events and Submissions/Topic
Assignment 1 Submission Due Date: Week 6, 21st December 2020 Monday, 9:00 pm AEST
Assignment 1 (Individual) Due: Week 6 Monday (21 Dec 2020) 9:00 pm AEST
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Designing databases; data warehousing
Chapter
Chapter 9 (Essentials of Systems Analysis & Design, by Joseph S. Valacich, Joey F. George & Jeffrey A. Hoffer, 6th edition, 2015, Pearson)
Chapter 15 (Analysis & Design of Information Systems, by Arthur M. Langer, 3rd edition, 2008, Springer)
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Systems implementation & operation
Chapter
Chapter 10 (Essentials of Systems Analysis & Design, by Joseph S. Valacich, Joey F. George & Jeffrey A. Hoffer, 6th edition, 2015, Pearson)
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Website design & architecture
Chapter
Chapter 16 (Analysis & Design of Information Systems, by Arthur M. Langer, 3rd edition, 2008, Springer)
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Concepts of ISO 9000
Chapter
Chapter 17 (Analysis & Design of Information Systems, by Arthur M. Langer, 3rd edition, 2008, Springer)
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Business process reengineering (BPR)
Chapter
Chapter 13 (Analysis & Design of Information Systems, by Arthur M. Langer, 3rd edition, 2008, Springer)
Events and Submissions/Topic
Assignment 2 Submission Due Date: Week 11, 1st February 2021 Monday, 9:00 pm AEST
Assignment 2 (Group) Due: Week 11 Monday (1 Feb 2021) 9:00 pm AEST
Module/Topic
Revision
Chapter
All the book chapters previously covered
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Unit Coordinator
Rajesh Sarin
Location - Brisbane Campus
Email - r.sarin@cqu.edu.au
Phone 07 3295 1141
1 Project (applied)
Assignment 1 is an individual assessment. You will plan and manage the project as well as investigate and document its systems requirements. For your Assignment 1 submission, you will produce a report that discusses the project based on your understanding of it and the related investigation results through the tasks given. The structure of the report and the case study will be provided to you on Moodle in Week 2. This assignment will assess the unit knowledge gained between Weeks 1 and 5 about different facets of systems development.
Week 6 Monday (21 Dec 2020) 9:00 pm AEST
Week 8 Monday (11 Jan 2021)
Marking & feedback of Assignment 1 will be returned to you via Moodle
Assignment 1 Assessment Criteria: (The details of individual tasks will be provided on Moodle in Week 2)
1. Introduction (5 marks)
2. Approaches to Systems Development (10 Marks)
3. Systems Requirements (15 Marks)
4. Project Cost Benefit Analysis (15 Marks)
5. Project Schedule (20 Marks)
6. System Information Requirement Investigation Techniques (25 Marks)
7. Reflections and Conclusions (5 marks)
8. References (5 marks)
The total mark of this assignment is 100. Because this assessment only accounts for 30% of the whole unit, so your actual mark will be scaled down accordingly.
- Develop requirements, specifications and provide academic and practical arguments to defend the solutions by employing core principles of information system analysis and design
- Critically analyse and evaluate different modelling techniques for developing business information systems.
- Knowledge
- Cognitive, technical and creative skills
- Research
- Self-management
- Ethical and Professional Responsibility
2 Project (applied)
Assignment 2 is a group assignment (a maximum of 4 students in a group). Your unit knowledge gained about how to model the system requirements in both the object-oriented and traditional system analysis approaches will be assessed through this assignment. You need to submit a design of a website. You should complete the following tasks in the order given based on the case study provided to you on Moodle:
1. Find out all Critical Use Cases.
2. Draw Context Level diagram.
3. Draw Level-0 data flow diagram depicting all the business process description provided.
4. Draw ERD showing all required entities and its relationships.
5. Draw CRUD diagram.
6. Identify and provide all the required data elements you will need for your data entities for the case study provided.
7. Provide a prototype of website design and architecture you have developed based on the case study.
8. Details of individual group members contribution towards the project development.
During Week 11, there will be a group presentation based on the case study. Please refer to the Unit Moodle website for more details about this assignment.
Week 11 Monday (1 Feb 2021) 9:00 pm AEST
Exam Week Monday (15 Feb 2021)
Marking Criteria of Assessment:
1. Introduction (5 marks)
2. Identify all critical use cases (5 marks)
3. Draw context level diagram (5 marks)
4. Draw Level-0 data flow diagram (5 marks)
5. Draw ERD showing all entities & relationships (5 marks)
6. Draw CRUD diagram (5 marks)
7. Provide a prototype of website design & architecture (10 marks)
8. Details of individual group members contribution towards the development of the project (10 marks)
9. Conclusion & summary (5 marks)
10. Group presentation (45 marks)
The total mark of this assignment is 100. Because this assessment only accounts for 30% of the whole unit, so your actual mark will be scaled down accordingly.
- Develop prototypes for computer-based information systems demonstrating initiative and problem-solving judgement to meet client briefs
- Employ effective interpersonal and professional skills to collaborate with and influence team members to achieve a negotiated team outcome while maintaining responsibility and accountability for their own learning and work
- Knowledge
- Communication
- Cognitive, technical and creative skills
- Research
- Self-management
- Ethical and Professional Responsibility
3 Online Test
This test will cover all the topics taught in this term. Online Test advice will be provided in week 12 of the unit to assist students in preparing for this online test.
Exam Week Monday (15 Feb 2021) 11:45 pm AEST
The online test will be conducted after Week 12. The exact date for the test will be announced later.
This test will consist of multiple choice, and short answer questions that students have to complete online.
- Develop requirements, specifications and provide academic and practical arguments to defend the solutions by employing core principles of information system analysis and design
- Analyse critically and reflect on the alternative methodologies used in developing business information systems
- Knowledge
- Communication
- Cognitive, technical and creative skills
- Self-management
- Ethical and Professional Responsibility
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