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.

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 Student Feedback

Some students found the open-ended nature of the assignments challenging.

The nature of the open-ended descriptions of assignment requirements must be clearly communicated to the students in the assignment description to avoid possible confusion.

Feedback from Unit Coordinator

Most of the content is based on one textbook, so students that do not connect with the textbook approach can find the content difficult.

Introduce more diverse content resources, for example, industry use cases.