System Analysis and Design 251

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, students are expected to be able to apply appropriate problem solving processes based on logical and critical thinking to produce the system’s scope, analyse system requirements and design potential Information System solutions ; select appropriate elicitation techniques, including interviews and group facilitation (e.g., Joint Application Development) to obtain information about a problematic situation and potential Information System solutions ; use systems modelling techniques during systems analysis and systems design, including techniques to analyse and design user and system interfaces for an Information System solution ; discuss professional and business ethics involved in the development of an information system for the global business environment ; prepare a business case for a proposed business problem solution and produce a suitable system specification report.

Topics

Overview of Information Systems Development Lifecycles (SDLCs), activities, tools, techniques and methodologies, Overview of business problem analysis, Introduction to Information System requirements elicitation and specification, Introduction to Systems Analysis and Design, Introduction to User Interface Design Principles and Practices for User Interface Design. This course is controlled by Curtin University of Technology and is offered only to students participating in the Double Degree program with Curtin University of Technology. Refer to the Curtin website for up to date information about this course.

Pre-requisite : IS105 Systems Thinking