Unit Synopsis
In this unit, you will explore problems that require technological solutions, as systems analysis involves determining what a system needs to accomplish. This unit covers concepts such as systems feasibility, requirements elicitation, and systems modelling. You will learn to distinguish and analyse user and system requirements, and to select and plan the process for guiding the system through each stage of the system development life cycle.
Details
| Level | Undergraduate |
|---|---|
| Unit Level | 1 |
| Credit Points | 6 |
| Student Contribution Band | SCA Band 2 |
| Fraction of Full-Time Student Load | 0.125 |
| Pre-requisites or Co-requisites |
There are no pre-requisites for the unit.
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). |
| Class Timetable | View Unit Timetable |
| Residential School | No Residential School |
Unit Availabilities from Term 1 - 2026
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 Undergraduate 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.
Assessment Tasks
| Assessment Task | Weighting |
|---|---|
| 1. Written Assessment | 20% |
| 2. Written Assessment | 40% |
| 3. Examination | 40% |
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%).
Past Exams
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Term 2 - 2024 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 72.41% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 9.46% response rate.
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.
Source: External review
Students need to learn agile system concepts.
An assessment component can be introduced/modified to include the agile system methodology.
The assessment structure for the unit has been updated, and the inclusion of the agile system methodology will be considered.
Source: Teaching team suggestion
Presentation style assessments.
To include presentation component in an assignment.
A presentation style assessment is not suitable due to the large student cohort.
Source: Unit Coordinator self reflection / student comments
The unit would benefit from more hands-on activities in tutorials to enhance student engagement.
Explore the use of engaging, activity-based learning methods during tutorials to encourage active student involvement.
In Progress
Source: Unit Coordinator self reflection / student comments
Student evaluations and prior curriculum reviews indicated a need for clarity in unit requirements and learning outcomes.
Review and update the ULOs and key unit competencies to enhance clarity of unit requirements.
In Progress
Source: Unit Coordinator self reflection / student comments
Concerns were raised about the risk of GenAI misuse and unclear assessment expectations.
Revise the assessment structure to incorporate a contextualised business case and an invigilated examination to reinforce academic integrity.
In Progress
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- Explain systems analysis concepts, tools, techniques, and methodologies
- Select and plan appropriate models, tools, techniques, and methodologies of a systems development project
- Apply information gathering techniques to derive system functionalities
- Develop modelling diagrams to depict system functionalities for user requirements
- Apply appropriate software testing/deployment techniques.
The Australian Computer Society (ACS) recognises the Skills Framework for the Information Age (SFIA). SFIA is adopted by organisations, governments and individuals in many 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.
This unit contributes to the following workplace skills as defined by SFIA 8. The SFIA code is included:
- Business situation analysis (BUSA)
- Feasibility assessment (FEAS)
- Requirements Definition and Management (REQM)
- Business Modelling (BSMO)
- Data Modelling and Design (DTAN)
- Testing (TEST)
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| 2 - Written Assessment | • | • | • | ||
| 3 - Examination | • | • | • | • | • |
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1 - Communication | • | • | • | • | • |
| 2 - Problem Solving | • | • | • | • | • |
| 3 - Critical Thinking | • | • | • | • | • |
| 4 - Information Literacy | • | • | • | ||
| 5 - Team Work | • | • | • | ||
| 6 - Information Technology Competence | • | ||||
| 8 - Ethical practice | • | • | |||
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