Module Descriptors
INFORMATION SYSTEMS ANALYSIS MODELLING AND DESIGN (DISTANCE LEARNING)
COIS70932
Key Facts
School of Computing and Digital Technologies
Level 7
15 credits
Contact
Leader: David Thomas
Email: D.T.Thomas@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 3
Independent Study Hours: 147
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
- ASSIGNMENT weighted at 100%
Module Details
Module Indicative Content
Software and system metrics
- Software package
- Systems development methodologies
- Requirements determination
- Team organization and communication
- Feasibility and risk analysis
- Design reviews
- Systems development life cycle
- Conceptual and logical data modelling
- Database implementation
- Data organization
- Human computer interaction
- The Participants and Their Roles (end user, IS professional, computer, information)
- Human-based Issues (perception, cognition, memory constraints, problem solving, affect, behaviour)
- Evaluation Issues (evaluation methods, usability evaluation, user experience evaluation)
- Interactive Technologies (visual displays, information presentation, control devices input/output media)
- HCI Design (design principles and guidelines, design process, practical applications)
- Impacts of HCI (humans, work, organization, society, culture, international)
- Software package
- Systems development methodologies
- Requirements determination
- Team organization and communication
- Feasibility and risk analysis
- Design reviews
- Systems development life cycle
- Conceptual and logical data modelling
- Database implementation
- Data organization
- Human computer interaction
- The Participants and Their Roles (end user, IS professional, computer, information)
- Human-based Issues (perception, cognition, memory constraints, problem solving, affect, behaviour)
- Evaluation Issues (evaluation methods, usability evaluation, user experience evaluation)
- Interactive Technologies (visual displays, information presentation, control devices input/output media)
- HCI Design (design principles and guidelines, design process, practical applications)
- Impacts of HCI (humans, work, organization, society, culture, international)
Module Additional Assessment Details
AN ASSIGNMENT length 4000 WORDS weighted at 100%
Including:
A GROUP ASSIGNMENT weighted at 70% (Learning outcomes 1, 2 and 4).
This will involve the analysis, design and implementation of a required information system based on a given case study.
An Individual ACADEMIC POSTER length 1000 WORDS weighted at 30% assessing Learning Outcomes 1 and 3 providing the student's individual critical reflection on the group work.
Including:
A GROUP ASSIGNMENT weighted at 70% (Learning outcomes 1, 2 and 4).
This will involve the analysis, design and implementation of a required information system based on a given case study.
An Individual ACADEMIC POSTER length 1000 WORDS weighted at 30% assessing Learning Outcomes 1 and 3 providing the student's individual critical reflection on the group work.
Module Learning Strategies
The style of the module is based on a series of on-line worksheets that present material, refer you to internal and external references and guide you in further study. You will be expected to follow these references and others of your own to build on the body of knowledge presented in the worksheets.
You will work as a virtual team with other students enrolled on the module and build up your report as you proceed.
Electronic learning strategies will be used extensively.
The 3 hours contact time will typically include provision of On-line, telephone and email support as necessary.
You will work as a virtual team with other students enrolled on the module and build up your report as you proceed.
Electronic learning strategies will be used extensively.
The 3 hours contact time will typically include provision of On-line, telephone and email support as necessary.
Module Resources
Access to suitable development environments, Modelling tools eg. QSEE Superlite
Web Page Editors such as Adobe Master Collection CS5, Microsoft Expression Studio
Database Management System such as Oracle, SQL Server
Web Page Editors such as Adobe Master Collection CS5, Microsoft Expression Studio
Database Management System such as Oracle, SQL Server
Module Texts
Software System Development A gentle introduction (4th Edition), Carol Britton, Jill Doake, 2006, McGraw Hill, ISBN-10: 0-07-711103-6
Designing Effective Database Systems (Available as e-book in University library), Rebecca M. Riordan, 2005, Addison-Wesley Professional, ISBN-10: 0-321-29093-3
SQL Fundamentals, John Patrick, 2002, Prentice Hall (2nd Edition), ISBN: 0-13-066947-1
Designing Effective Database Systems (Available as e-book in University library), Rebecca M. Riordan, 2005, Addison-Wesley Professional, ISBN-10: 0-321-29093-3
SQL Fundamentals, John Patrick, 2002, Prentice Hall (2nd Edition), ISBN: 0-13-066947-1
Module Special Admissions Requirements
None