FIT9011 is equivalent to FIT2001 which is a core unit introduced as part of the common core for first year undergraduates in the Faculty of Information Technology. FIT9011 is replacing existing GCO9803.

This unit has been updated as part of a 2009 review and comparison of data with current Handbook, Syllabus + and Callista data.

30/11/2017 - Unit disestablished at FEC 5/17 Item 7.3.

This unit is equivalent to FIT2001, which is a second year unit of study in the common core. FIT9012 Database management systems is a co-requisite unit. All IT graduates need to understand the fundamentals of systems analysis and design. This uni offers theoretical knowledge and practical application of the area of systems analysis and systems design to enable students to be competitive and informed in their further study or future employment.

This unit aims to provide students with: an understanding of the fundamentals of systems analysis and design; experience in designing solutions to information problems; ability to evaluate the quality of the design of a proposed system; and an understanding of the role and nature of professional analysis and design practice.

At the completion of this unit students will have -

A knowledge and understanding of:

• the roles of systems analysts and designers system development;
• various system development methodologies;
• the processes of systems analysis and design in structured and object-oriented systems development methodologies and life-cycles;
• planning and problem definition in simple information technology problems;
• the principles of systems design, and the relationship of systems design to systems analysis;
• the criteria that can be used to evaluate the quality of a model of a system;
• the purpose of different types of models in the UML;
• the role and application of automated tools in systems modelling.

Developed attitudes that enable them to:

• appreciate that a range of valid solutions exist for any given problem.

Developed the skills to:

• model and design logical and physical systems using industry standard object oriented techniques;
• interpret and evaluate systems analysis and systems design models created using both structured and object oriented techniques;
• create analysis and design models using the main elements of the unified modelling language (UML);
• develop and practice the skills and competencies necessary to undertake a requirements analysis for a business application;
• apply problem solving techniques at different levels of abstraction and understand the effect this may have on a system specification.

Demonstrated the communication skills necessary to:

• explain the interdependence and relationships between all stake-holders in the systems development process.

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This unit will provide students with an introduction to systems analysis and design. It will provide a broad overview of the main techniques commonly used for carrying out the analysis and specification of the design for an computer system. The unit will examine the nature of systems analysis and design as a problem-solving activity and the nature of modelling as an analytical and a communicative process. Major topics covered include: systems analysis and design in context, analysis and problem-solving, fact-finding and data gathering, systems analysis using UML and systems design using UML.

On-campus and Off-Campus Learning(OCL)

Examination (3 hours): 60%; In-semester assessment: 40%

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Madhu Chetty