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Last updated: 4 June 2021
Enrolment modes: Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online Credit point(s): 1 EFTSL value: 0.125 Unit Chair: Trimester 1: Guangyan Huang Prerequisite: Nil
Corequisite: Nil
Incompatible with: Nil
Typical study commitment: Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.
Scheduled learning activities - campus: 1 x 1 hour class per week, 1 x 2-hour workshop per week.
Scheduled learning activities - cloud: 1 x 1 hour online seminar per fortnight.
Content The aim of this unit is to develop students' skill and provide training essential for information systems development through the application of methodologies, techniques and professional practices of system analysis. Students will study a set of core and contemporary concepts, principles and development approaches of system analysis. Students will also apply those on real world requirement analysis and system modelling activities by using emerging industry standard Computer Aided Software Engineering (CASE) tools and practices. Students will be able to incorporate and apply knowledge, skills and professional practices attained in this unit to substantial real world information system development projects in workplaces. Hands on experience (HOE) achieved in this unit will help students to apply and become an effective system analyst in business organizations. Completion of this unit will also help students to continue further study on advanced units of systems analysis and design.
ULO
These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can:
Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes
ULO1 Make sense of stakeholder ideas to identify and document software system functional requirements by applying core principles and approaches of system analysis GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities ULO2 Create and explain logical models that represent systems and their operations to document requirements. GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities ULO3 Identify and explain non functional requirements and analyse the feasibility of non-functional constraints on the operation of the system. GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities ULO4 Produce a logical plan that explains the process for translating the requirements into a working software system drawing from established methodologies. GLO2: Communication ULO5 Justify achieved outcomes through providing relevant evidence and critiquing the quality of that evidence against given criteria. GLO6: Self-management
These Unit Learning Outcomes are applicable for all teaching periods throughout the year
Assessment Assessment Description Student output Weighting (% total mark for unit) Indicative due week Learning portfolio Modelling artefacts, diagrams, proposal and reflections 100% Week 12
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Hurdle requirement To be eligible to obtain a pass in this unit, students must meet certain milestones as part of the portfolio.
Learning Resource The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: SIT773 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
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