Overview

The unit introduces you to systems analysis and design as a problem solving activity, within the framework of a selected methodology. It will focus on contemporary industry practice; investigating understanding and documenting system requirements; a range of design and implementation activities; and professional skills required for systems development.

Offerings

S1-01-CLAYTON-FLEXIBLE
S2-01-CLAYTON-FLEXIBLE

Requisites

Prohibition

Rules

Enrolment Rule

Contacts

Chief Examiner(s)

Associate Professor Phoebe Toups Dugas

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you should be able to:
1.

Identify a range of system development methodologies and key activities within those methodologies;

2.

Determine when to use relevant system development approaches based on the specific context;

3.

Apply techniques to conduct analysis, design and implementation activities based on the specific context;

4.

Implement practical system development techniques at different levels of abstraction to a business problem within a contemporary development framework;

5.

Apply a range of professional skills required for effective systems development practice.

Teaching approach

Active learning

Assessment summary

This unit has threshold mark hurdles. You must achieve at least 45% of the available marks in the final scheduled assessment, at least 45% in total for in-semester assessments, and an overall unit mark of 50% or more to be able to pass the unit. If you do not achieve the threshold mark, you will receive a fail grade (NH) and a maximum mark of 45 for the unit.

Assessment

1 - Tutorial participation and pre class activities
2 - Assignment 1
3 - Assignment 2
4 - Assignment 3
5 - Scheduled final assessment (2 hours and 10 minutes)

Scheduled and non-scheduled teaching activities

Applied sessions
Seminars

Workload requirements

Workload

Learning resources

Recommended resources

Availability in areas of study

Business information systems
Software development