IL33010

Module Identifier	IL33010
Module Title	PRINCIPLES OF SYSTEMS ANALYSIS
Academic Year	2000/2001
Co-ordinator	Dr Christine Urquhart
Semester	Semester 1
Course delivery	Lecture	16 Hours
	Seminars / Tutorials	5 Hours
Assessment	Essay	1,500 words discussing a systems analysis issue	50%
	Group project	One Group Project (planning a systems analysis project)	50%

Brief description

This module should prepare students to participate in the analysis and design of an information system as a system user or co-designer.

Outline syllabus
Systems thinking and systems behaviour, including the systems approach to management; the role of organisational culture in change and the application of chaos theory to organisational behaviour; assessment of user information requirements by questionnaire and interview; principles of soft systems methodologies and structured systems analysis and design; use of rich pictures and charting techniques (including data flow diagrams and decision tables); introduction to project management techniques (CAL tutorial).