Information System Analysis

Module code: ECS419U

Credits: 15.0
Semester: SEM2

Contact: Dr Anne Hsu

The course locates the design methods and the development of computer systems in the wider context of the use of information technology and its impact upon organisations. The topics covered are:
What are Information Systems and requirements. Why is analysis needed. Systems theory and types of information systems; their relationship with organisational processes and structures. Stakeholders.
Requirements analysis and project failures Elicitation of Requirements. Techniques for eliciting requirements; user participation. Impact on project success. Object-Oriented Analysis Techniques. UML notation, including use cases and class diagrams. Overview of the software development processes. Soft Systems Methodology. Introduction to SSM and the limitation of conventional systems analysis.

Connected course(s): UDF DATA
Assessment: 100.0% Coursework
Level: 4