Course Outline Information Systems M

INFS 5093 Study Period 2 - 2012 External - Distance Education

Introduction
Welcome
Information Systems M is a course delivered by the School of Computer and Information Science. It is a course in nine different programs. The course is currently delivered in external mode only. Information is a key resource in contemporary organisations. Once, information was a business by-product. Today, information drives business processes and innovations and, because of this significant role, the management of information is very important. Like most things in life, there are right and wrong approaches to managing information. Information systems entrench approaches to managing information. If an information system entrenches the wrong approach, the organisation will suffer from missed opportunities and unnecessarily onerous processes will impact on productivity. These things make an organisation less responsive and agile. Therefore, making sure the right information system is proposed, designed and developed is a factor in an organisation's success. This course will provide you with an opportunity to develop well-informed, robust and reliable skills in systems analysis and design. All students will have access to the courses online discussion forum and we strongly encourage you to use it. If you have a question it may already have been asked and answered in the forum, so always check first. You must read all assessment requirements carefully as it is your responsibility to submit your assignments on time. There are serious penalties for late submissions, so it is in your best interest to be informed of all assessment requirements and constraints. We trust that you will find the courses staff informative, helpful and encouraging. However, if you have a suggestion for improving either the course or a particular staff members approach to teaching please do not hesitate to inform us via the Course and Teaching evaluations that will be conducted towards the end of the Study Period. We look forward to working with you in this interesting course over a productive and engaging study period. We wish you the best of luck with your studies.

Course Teaching Staff

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Primary Coordinator: Ms Kirsten Wahlstrom Location: Email: Telephone: Fax: Staff Home Page: School of Computer and Information Science D2-28 [Link]@[Link] +61 8 8302 5248 +61 8 8302 5777 [Link]/[Link]

* Please refer to your Course homepage for the most up to date list of course teaching staff.

School Contact Details

School of Computer & Information Science
Postal Address: School Phone: School Fax: School Email: School Website: GPO Box 2471 Adelaide 5001 +61 8 8302 3582 +61 8 8302 3381 cis-enquiries@[Link] [Link]

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Course Overview
Prerequisite(s)
There are no prerequisite courses to be completed before this course can be undertaken.

Corequisite(s)
There are no corequisite courses to be completed before this course can be undertaken.

Course Objectives
On completion of this course, students should be able to: CO1. To describe the fundamental principles and methodologies for the analysis and design of typical business information systems. CO2. To capture stakeholder needs and transform these into a suitable set of system requirements. CO3. To transform requirements into a systems design. CO4. To communicate the requirements and various design artefacts through appropriate documentation to the stakeholders. Upon completion of this course, students will have achieved the following combination of Graduate Qualities and Course Objectives: Graduate Qualities being assessed through the course GQ1 GQ2 GQ3 GQ4 GQ5 GQ6 GQ7 CO1 CO2 CO3 CO4

Graduate Qualities
A graduate of UniSA: GQ1. operates effectively with and upon a body of knowledge of sufficient depth to begin professional practice GQ2. is prepared for life-long learning in pursuit of personal development and excellence in professional practice GQ3. is an effective problem solver, capable of applying logical, critical, and creative thinking to a range of problems GQ4. can work both autonomously and collaboratively as a professional GQ5. is committed to ethical action and social responsibility as a professional and citizen GQ6. communicates effectively in professional practice and as a member of the community GQ7. demonstrates international perspectives as a professional and as a citizen

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The business context for information system. Development life-cycle models. Systems analysis methodologies. Data modelling. System design methods. Modelling notations, including UML.

Teaching and Learning Arrangements

External Online componen

Unit Value
4.5 units

Additional assessment requirements

Students must pass the examination component plus pass the course as a whole.

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Learning Resources
Textbook(s)
You will need continual access to the following text(s) to complete this course. The library does not hold multiple copies of the nominated text books. You are strongly recommended to purchase the book(s). G. B. Shelly & H. J. Rosenblatt 2012, Systems Analysis and Design, 9th edition, Course Technology, Cengage Learning.

Materials dispatch
There have been no materials dispatched for this course.

Materials to be accessed online

learnonline course site
All other course related materials can be accessed through: [Link]

myUniSA
All study related materials can be accessed through: [Link]

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Assessment
Assessment Details
Details of assessment submission and return are listed under each assessment task. Assessment tasks will be returned to you within two to three weeks of submission. If submitting in hard copy, please attach an Assignment Cover Sheet which is available on the learnonline course site and in myUniSA.

Assessment Summary
# Form of assessment Length Duration Weighting Due date (Adelaide Time) Check the course web site for due dates and times. Check the course web site for due dates and times. Other - TBA Submit via Objectives being assessed CO1, CO2, CO4

Assignment

1500 words

N/A

25%

learnonline

Assignment

2000 words

N/A

35%

learnonline

CO1, CO3, CO4

Examination

N/A

3 hours

40%

In person

CO1, CO2, CO3

Assessments
Assessment #1 - Assignment
Please check the course web site for detailed assignment specifications.

Assessment #2 - Assignment
Please check the course web site for detailed assignment specifications.

Examination
Please review the week 13 lecture for exam hints and tips.

Exam arrangements
If this course includes an exam as part of the assessment you will be allocated to an approved University exam centre. The examination centre allocation will be made according to your mailing address recorded on the student record system five weeks before the scheduled examination period. Confirmation of the centre that you need to attend will be provided approximately three weeks prior to the exam. Individual alternative arrangements will be made for a small number of students who are in remote locations and not within reasonable distance of an approved centre.

Supplementary Assessment
Supplementary assessment will only be granted to students under the following conditions, and only if, in the opinion of the course coordinator, there is a reasonable expectation that the student could achieve a supplementary pass in the course: 1. For students undertaking a full-time load (i.e. 13.5 units or more per study period), the student will require a grade point average (GPA) of 2.80 or greater for studies undertaken in the six months immediately preceding and relevant to the academic review period, to be considered for supplementary assessment.

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For students who have undertaken less than 75% of a full-time load (i.e. less than 13.5 units per study period) in the six months immediately preceding and relevant to the academic review period, the use of the GPA is discretionary. However, supplementary assessment will not be awarded if more than 50% of the course load undertaken in the preceding six months has been failed. The student must have received a final grade of F1 (Fail Level 1) in the course. The student may be awarded supplementary assessment in a maximum of two courses in a given study period where a final grade of F1 is obtained, provided the student has passed at least one course in the six months immediately preceding and relevant to the academic review period. Supplementary assessment will not be awarded for a final grade of Fail Level 2 (F2), except under the conditions described in 7.2.7.f below. Special arrangements regarding supplementary assessment (including examination) may be made for a student who is undertaking the final courses of their program. A student is defined to be undertaking the final courses of their program if they have nine or less units remaining to complete their program.

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More information about supplementary assessment may be found by consulting the relevant policy: [Link]

Important information about all assessment

All students must adhere to the University of South Australia's policies about assessment: [Link]

Students with disabilities or medical conditions

Students with disabilities may be entitled to a variation or modification to standard assessment arrangements. Information for students with disabilities is available at: [Link]

Variations to assessment tasks

Variation to assessment methods, tasks and timelines can be provided in: 1. Unexpected circumstances, for example bereavement, unexpected illness. Variation to assessment in unexpected circumstances should be discussed with your course coordinator as soon as possible. Expected circumstances, for example religious observance grounds, or community services. Variations to assessment in expected circumstances must be requested within the first two weeks of the course (or equivalent for accelerated or intensive teaching).

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More information about variation to assessment may be found by consulting the relevant policy: [Link]

Academic Integrity
The university aims to foster and preserve the scholarly values of inquiry, experimentation, critical appraisal and integrity, and to foster these values in its students. Academic Integrity is a term used at university to describe honest behaviour as it relates to all academic work (for example papers written by staff, student assignments, conduct in exams, etc) and is the foundation of university life. One of the main principles is respecting other people's ideas and not claiming them as your own. Anyone found to have used another person's ideas without proper acknowledgement is guilty of Academic Misconduct and the University considers this to be a serious matter. The University of South Australia wants its students to display academic integrity so that its degrees are earned honestly and are trusted and valued by its students and their employers. To ensure this happens and that students adhere to high standards of academic integrity and honesty at all times, the University has policies and procedures in place to promote academic integrity and manage academic misconduct for all students. Work submitted electronically by students for assessment will be tested using text comparison software Turnitin.

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More information about Academic Integrity and what constitutes academic misconduct can be found in Section 9 of the Assessment policies and procedures manual at: [Link] or on the Learning and Teaching Unit website at: [Link]

Submission and return of assessment tasks

See above under Assessment details.

Evaluation of the course

During the study period, feel free to send feedback to staff. Please let us know if there are minor errors in lecture slides, on the web site, etc. This feedback will not be anonymous. At the end of semester, an online questionnaire will be used to gather your feedback on the course and its teaching. This feedback will be anonymous. Your feedback will be carefully considered and used to improve the course and the way it is taught.

Conceded and Terminating Passes

Conceded and Terminating passes are not available in this course.

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Course Calendar
Study Period 2 - 2012
Weeks 1 2 3 4 5 6 27 February - 04 March 05 - 11 March 12 - 18 March 19 - 25 March 26 March - 01 April 02 - 08 April 09 - 15 April 16 - 22 April 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 23 - 29 April 30 April - 06 May 07 - 13 May 14 - 20 May 21 - 27 May 28 May - 03 June 04 - 10 June 11 - 17 June Topic Communication tools Systems planning: introduction Systems planning: analysing the business case Systems analysis: requirements modelling Systems analysis: data and process modelling Systems analysis: object modelling Mid-break Mid-break Systems analysis: development strategies Systems design: user interface design Systems design: data design Systems design: system architecture Modelling notations: UML Modelling notations: UML Revision and exam preparation Swot-vac Assessment Details (Adelaide Time)

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