Gwybodaeth Modiwlau
Course Delivery
| Delivery Type | Delivery length / details |
|---|---|
| Seminars / Tutorials | Delivered by open learning. Introductory tutorial, with a further tutorial to assist with assignment. |
Assessment
| Assessment Type | Assessment length / details | Proportion |
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Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
- Explain the development of soft and participative methodologies;
* Select and apply appropriate soft systems techniques;
* Discuss and define approaches to business process modelling;
* Apply business process modelling techniques and diagrams to a business problem;
* Explain the rationale for structured systems approaches and development of object oriented analysis;
* Formulate and draw a range of UML diagrams, and structured systems diagrams;
Brief description
The module covers a variety of techniques that may be used throughout the planning and implementation of new information systems. New information systems often upset current ways of working and therefore considerable emphasis is placed in the module on the techniques that analysts and users can use to help in planning for a new information system, analysing the current data and information flows and business processes so that discussion of system and process improvements can be productive. Students will compare various methodologies ? `recipes? ? for systems analysis to help understand why systems failures occur, and how they can be avoided.
Content
Unit 1: Soft and participative methodologies, techniques used in soft systems analysis (e.g. cognitive mapping, repertory grids, conceptual modelling), information systems philosophies
Unit 2: Business process modelling (approaches, techniques such as RIVA activity diagrams and process architecture)
Unit 3: Structured approaches to systems analysis, SSADM diagramming, object oriented analysis (principles, diagramming techniques, working with users)
Module Skills
| Skills Type | Skills details |
|---|---|
| Application of Number | N/A |
| Communication | Through practice with different methods of presenting information flows, and processes |
| Improving own Learning and Performance | By appreciation of their own likely preferred roles within a team |
| Information Technology | Through use made of ICT for graphics |
| Personal Development and Career planning | By acquisition of a range of practical skills that can be applied to organisational problems |
| Problem solving | Through practical work on systems analysis and business process modelling techniques |
| Research skills | By critical appraisal of the evidence for the factors affecting the success or failure of projects |
| Subject Specific Skills | a) Systems analysis, b) Business process analysis, c) Project management, d) Research skills |
| Team work | Through appreciation of the roles of systems and process analysts within organisational change teams |
Notes
This module is at CQFW Level 7