Unit of Study ISYS5005 Designing Information Systems (2024)

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Unit Snapshot

Unit type

PG Coursework Unit
Credit points

12
Faculty & College

Faculty of Science and Engineering
Placement

No

Anti-requisites

ISYS1005 - Systems Analysis and Design OR ISY00243 Systems Analysis and Design

Unit description

Studies the techniques, tools and methods of systems analysis in a business environment. The unit aims to assist students in developing analytical skills for information requirements analysis, problem identification, feasibility assessment, data modelling, use case analysis, specifications and socio-technical issues of the systems development life-cycle.

Unit content

Module 1: Development and approaches to systems development

Module 2: Project planning

Module 3: Investigating and analysing requirements

Module 4: Modelling approaches

Module 5: Systems design

Module 6: Systems implementation and support

Availabilities

Location	Domestic	International
Gold Coast	Term3	Term3
Melbourne	N/A	Term3
Online	Term3	Term3
Perth	N/A	Term3
Sydney	N/A	Term3

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

analyse a business need for a contemporary information system.

develop an appropriate strategy and plan for system development using Agile methodologies in a team-based environment.

construct a variety of system description documents, including models, screen designs, and report layouts.

communicate systems specifications, analysis and design in an effective manner as a systems analyst.

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (weekly)

Tutorial 2 hours (weekly)

Assessment
Portfolio	30%
Portfolio	50%
Presentation	20%

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (weekly)

Tutorial 2 hours (weekly)

Assessment
Portfolio	30%
Portfolio	50%
Presentation	20%

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (weekly)

Tutorial 2 hours (weekly)

Assessment
Portfolio	30%
Portfolio	50%
Presentation	20%

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (weekly)

Tutorial 2 hours (weekly)

Assessment
Portfolio	30%
Portfolio	50%
Presentation	20%

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (weekly)

Tutorial 2 hours (weekly)

Assessment
Portfolio	30%
Portfolio	50%
Presentation	20%

Prescribed learning resources

Prescribed Texts

No prescribed texts.

Prescribed Resources/Equipment

The Cengage Brain website provides supplementary information on many topics from each chapter of the textbook. You will need an access code from the prescribed text to access this material. You will need to register for a free account with Cengage Brain, then use the access code from your text without dashes to access the material online.

Supplementary materials (e.g. textbook slides) are also available on the MySCU site for this unit.

Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.

Fee information

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