Module Descriptors
INFORMATION SYSTEMS IN ORGANISATIONS
COIS50910
Key Facts
Digital, Technology, Innovation and Business
Level 5
30 credits
Contact
Leader: Robin Oldham
Email: Robin.Oldham@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 72
Independent Study Hours: 228
Total Learning Hours: 300
Assessment
- COURSEWORK weighted at 50%
- COURSEWORK weighted at 50%
Module Details
Module Texts
The following are not essential texts but will provide useful background reading:
Systems Analysis and Design : Techniques, Methodologies, Approaches, and Architectures (Available as e-book in University library), Chiang, Roger Siau, Keng Hardgrave, Bill C. 2009 , M.E. Sharpe, Inc. eISBN: 9780765623768 (Edition: 4)
Designing Effective Database Systems (Available as e-book in University library), Riordan, R.M., 2005, Addison-Wesley Professional, ISBN-10: 0321290933 , ISBN-13: 978-0321290939 (Edition: 1)
Information Systems Development: Methodologies, Techniques and Tools, Avison, G., Fitzgerald D.,2006. McGraw-Hill, ISBN-10: 0077114175, ISBN-13: 978-0077114176 (Edition: 4)
Object Oriented Systems and Design using UML, Bennett, S, Mcrobb, R., Farmer, S. 2010, McGraw Hill ISBN-10: 0077125363, ISBN-13: 978-0077125363, (Edition: 4)
Systems Analysis and Design : Techniques, Methodologies, Approaches, and Architectures (Available as e-book in University library), Chiang, Roger Siau, Keng Hardgrave, Bill C. 2009 , M.E. Sharpe, Inc. eISBN: 9780765623768 (Edition: 4)
Designing Effective Database Systems (Available as e-book in University library), Riordan, R.M., 2005, Addison-Wesley Professional, ISBN-10: 0321290933 , ISBN-13: 978-0321290939 (Edition: 1)
Information Systems Development: Methodologies, Techniques and Tools, Avison, G., Fitzgerald D.,2006. McGraw-Hill, ISBN-10: 0077114175, ISBN-13: 978-0077114176 (Edition: 4)
Object Oriented Systems and Design using UML, Bennett, S, Mcrobb, R., Farmer, S. 2010, McGraw Hill ISBN-10: 0077125363, ISBN-13: 978-0077125363, (Edition: 4)
Module Additional Assessment Details
A Coursework Weighted at 50% meeting Learning Outcomes 1-3, A second Coursework Weighted at 50% meeting Learning outcomes 4-6
You will work with a case study
Coursework 1: (circa 3000 words) to include
- A requirements specification
- Analysis documentation
- Design models and associated documentation.
Coursework 2: to include
- A working database which corresponds to the design.
- A User Manual
- A report containing a requested query statements and their output.
- A report covering testing strategies, testing outputs and analysis of results
You will work with a case study
Coursework 1: (circa 3000 words) to include
- A requirements specification
- Analysis documentation
- Design models and associated documentation.
Coursework 2: to include
- A working database which corresponds to the design.
- A User Manual
- A report containing a requested query statements and their output.
- A report covering testing strategies, testing outputs and analysis of results
Module Indicative Content
This module is divided into two parts:
Part 1 will cover the following areas of Systems Development which are part of several the benchmark statements for awards in Computing and IT:
- Systems Analysis and Design in Context: What constitutes a system? The history of systems development, the reasons for system failure.
o The traditional systems development lifecycle
o Requirements elicitation and specification
o Introduction to method related techniques: eg. mind maps, entity relationship models, dataflow diagrams, use case models
o The formal documentation of a system resulting from the application of tools and techniques of the systems development lifecycle
o Use of a chosen notation, for example, structured systems analysis and design methodology (SSADM), the UML
o Introduction to the corresponding documentation, for example process descriptions, entity descriptions, use case descriptions to complete the model
- Introduction to the concept and use of a Database Management systems (DBMS)
o SQL: DML, DDL and DCL
o Developing applications with database tools
o Information Retrieval
o Levels of Information
o Information Management
o Use of Information
- Systems Architectures
- System testing methods
Part 1 will cover the following areas of Systems Development which are part of several the benchmark statements for awards in Computing and IT:
- Systems Analysis and Design in Context: What constitutes a system? The history of systems development, the reasons for system failure.
o The traditional systems development lifecycle
o Requirements elicitation and specification
o Introduction to method related techniques: eg. mind maps, entity relationship models, dataflow diagrams, use case models
o The formal documentation of a system resulting from the application of tools and techniques of the systems development lifecycle
o Use of a chosen notation, for example, structured systems analysis and design methodology (SSADM), the UML
o Introduction to the corresponding documentation, for example process descriptions, entity descriptions, use case descriptions to complete the model
- Introduction to the concept and use of a Database Management systems (DBMS)
o SQL: DML, DDL and DCL
o Developing applications with database tools
o Information Retrieval
o Levels of Information
o Information Management
o Use of Information
- Systems Architectures
- System testing methods
Module Special Admissions Requirements
Prior Study of CESCOM10089-4: Professional and Academic Skills II or similar
Module Resources
An appropriate CASE tool
Moduloe Learning Strategies
The module content for part 1 may be delivered in a series of lecture/tutorial sessions. Non-contact time will be used for independent research and completion of the assessed work. 26 lecture hours and 52 tutorial/practical hours.