Module Information
Module Identifier
DS33010
Module Title
Business Systems Analysis
Academic Year
2017/2018
Co-ordinator
Semester
Available all semesters
Other Staff
Course Delivery
Assessment
| Assessment Type | Assessment length / details | Proportion |
|---|---|---|
| Semester Assessment | Project 1,250-1,500 words | 100% |
Learning Outcomes
At the end of the module students should be able to:
- Design questionnaires and interview schedules;
- Identify and represent users'information requirements, using a variety of charting techniques;
- Consider the organisational issues involved in changing an information system;
- Analyse in outline the information flows within a system.
Brief description
Systems thinking and systems behaviour, including the systems approach to management; the role of organisational culture in change and the application of chaos theory to organisational behaviour; questionnaire and interview techniques for assessing user information requirements; principles of soft systems methodologies; use of rich pictures and charting techniques UML use cases, introduction to project management techniques.
Notes
This module is at CQFW Level 6