CLASS TEST (20%) 1 hour - covering learning outcome 2.

INDIVIDUAL POSTER and PDP artefacts (30%) - Covering Learning Outcome 1 & 2.

Group ASSIGNMENT (50%) assessed be the development of a web database artefact and a group demonstration - covering learning outcomes 3 & 4.

This module explicitly focuses on significant elements required for the achievement of the STAFFORDSHIRE GRADUATE ATTRIBUTES.

The module will examine the life of a project from the creation of the project team to deployment of the basic web presence.

Recruitment issues - creation of job specification and advertising, CVs, evaluation of, creation of a portfolio (living CV), recruitment process etc.

Group working and associated issues - formation of and the roles within, profiles, etc.

Professional Bodies, Ethics and Codes of Conduct- Legal Issues relevant to computer professionals, Globalisation Issues and the Computer Professional, DP Act, ethic issues of storage of data, risk assessment

Organisational context of professional work - Management styles, management structure and teams, organisational structures

Interview techniques, structure and analysis of

Methodology support - including
Fact finding and feasibility
Context and dataflow diagrams / dataflow modelling
Entity relationship diagrams and modelling, normalisation etc
Examples of other techniques (EAM, ECD etc.) that could be used to validate the design and enhance the design process

Introduction to project management

Introduction to marketing

Tactical and strategic decision making, quantitative and qualitative research techniques

Report writing

Introduction to Databases:
- Introduction to the concept and use of a Database Management System
- Implementation of a prototype database management system to include queries, forms and reports to meet user requirement specification
Backup and recovery
Security
SQL; DML; DCL; DDL

Introduction to GUI based Databases
Issues with GUI embedded databases

Conversion of the logical design into a physical system (prototype), using an application development environment suitable for a application that would support the computing industry.

Systems Analysis and Design, 6th Edition
Alan Dennis, Barbara Haley Wixom, Roberta M. Roth, 2014,John Wiley & Sons, ISBN : 978-1-118-89784

Database Systems: A Practical Approach to Design, Implementation and Management
Thomas M. Connolly, Carolyn E. Begg 6th edition, 2014 Addison Wesley; ISBN-10: 0321523067

1. DEMONSTRATE AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE PROCESSES BEHIND BUILDING A SUCCESSFUL SOFTWARE/WEB DEVELOPMENT TEAM AND UNDERSTAND HOW IT FITS INTO THE ORGANISATION.
(Knowledge and Understanding, Learning).

2. DEMONSTRATE AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE ETHICAL AND PROFESSIONAL ISSUES RELEVANT TO SOFTWARE AND WEB DEVELOPMENT PROFESSIONALS.
(Communication, Knowledge and Understanding).

3. DEMONSTRATE, APPLY AND DOCUMENT TO THE APPROPRIATE STANDARDS, THE KEY TECHNIQUES OF DATA ANALYSIS.
(Analysis, Problem Solving).

4. DESIGN A DATABASE USING A STANDARD SET OF TECHNIQUES SUITABLE FOR SUPPORT OF A SOFTWARE/WEB COMPANY.
(Analysis, Application).

52 hours of lectures and 52 hours of practical sessions. In the practical session, you will work through exercises to get hands-on experience of the principles taught in the lecture.