Module Descriptors
ANALYSIS, MODELLING AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS
COIS40500
Key Facts
Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Sciences
Level 4
15 credits
Contact
Leader: Susan Bailey
Email: S.Bailey@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 24
Independent Study Hours: 126
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
- COURSEWORK weighted at 100%
Module Details
Module Indicative Content
Personal Development Planning
Study skills
Analysis and Design in Context:
- What constitutes a system?
- The traditional systems development life cycle
Introduction to structured methods
- Requirements capture
- Process Modelling
- Data Modelling
- Event modelling
- Models to include documentation e.g. entity descriptions, process descriptions
- Correlation of different models process-data, data-event, process-event
- Use of CASE tools
Professional, moral, ethical and legal issues associated with IT and Computing
Study skills
Analysis and Design in Context:
- What constitutes a system?
- The traditional systems development life cycle
Introduction to structured methods
- Requirements capture
- Process Modelling
- Data Modelling
- Event modelling
- Models to include documentation e.g. entity descriptions, process descriptions
- Correlation of different models process-data, data-event, process-event
- Use of CASE tools
Professional, moral, ethical and legal issues associated with IT and Computing
Module Resources
MS. Project, MS. Office
Case Tool: Select SSADM
Case Tool: Select SSADM
Module Additional Assessment Details
A Coursework weighted at 100%
A portfolio worth 100% with three separate pieces of assessed work.
- A report (c. 1000 words) done individually, Learning outcomes 1,2 and 3.
- A piece of group work (small groups) involving a case study and resulting in design documentation (c. 4000 words per group), Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3 and 4.
- A presentation (c. 10 slides) and report (c. 1000 words) done individually, Learning outcomes 1, 2 and 3.
A portfolio worth 100% with three separate pieces of assessed work.
- A report (c. 1000 words) done individually, Learning outcomes 1,2 and 3.
- A piece of group work (small groups) involving a case study and resulting in design documentation (c. 4000 words per group), Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3 and 4.
- A presentation (c. 10 slides) and report (c. 1000 words) done individually, Learning outcomes 1, 2 and 3.
Module Texts
Information Technology Project Management, Kathy Schwalbe, 2005, Course Technology, ISBN: 0619159847
Modern Systems Analysis and Design, Gary B. Shelly, Thomas J. Cashman, Harry J. Rosenblatt, ISBN: 0619255102
Modern Systems Analysis and Design, Gary B. Shelly, Thomas J. Cashman, Harry J. Rosenblatt, ISBN: 0619255102
Module Learning Strategies
The delivery pattern for this module is flexible with each centre choosing a method suitable for the students involved. This module will be case study based and is intended to facilitate the development of transferable skills as well as providing students with useful guidance with respect to the use and effect of Computing and IT. Wherever it is studied, it is anticipated that independent study will play a major role and that some part of the module will be used to assist students in the development of skills which will help with this.
18 hours of tutorials will take place. There will be two per week for the first 8 weeks and one per week for the following 2 weeks. The last two weeks will be assessment weeks. The room will be available to students twice each week regardless of whether a tutor is present or not.
T(1:10)
18 hours of tutorials will take place. There will be two per week for the first 8 weeks and one per week for the following 2 weeks. The last two weeks will be assessment weeks. The room will be available to students twice each week regardless of whether a tutor is present or not.
T(1:10)
Module Special Admissions Requirements
None